Hahaha! I considered explaining it like that but I’ve just finished marking papers for the day and words are a bit wibbly wobbly right now.

Because I am an insufferable problem solver, I couldn’t resist the compulsion to solve that one…

Also, my tip for figuring out nonsensical flat-pack instructions: I squint at them like those Magic Eye images. 🤣

We’ve been given unfettered access to a powerful (and powerfully flawed) tool we don’t understand. We allow world changing new technologies into the world without any real reckoning with the risks. Never has the need for guardrails been more evident. #AIEthics #TechRisks #AIRegulation

Crucially, no one in authority actively undermined the science—unlike today, where unqualified, anti-science figures like RFK Jr. have significantly eroded that painstakingly earned #trust. We maintain trust through consistent, transparent action. #publichealth #misinformation #scicom

Why it got under my skin:
There are so many primary source images—creating fake images is unnecessary. This type of manufactured image is designed to manipulate. Whether historical or current events, fake images fuel genocide denial. #AIEthics #criticalthinking #ProtectTheRecord #MediaLiteracy

We have "the weather event of our lifetime" every year, sometimes more than once a year. We’re seeing longer droughts, bigger & more dangerous hurricanes, deadlier blizzards, & things are only getting worse.

Daniel Medina, USA 🇺🇸
cartoonmovement.com

Thank you! Did I mention I’m not in the US? 😬😬😬 But I care deeply regardless. We all should.

Yes, I guess I’m just feeling uncharacteristically pessimistic about the capacity of the world (whatever that may mean) to mount that resistance. Or at least I suspect we will have to see truly heinous outcomes before enough people mobilize.

How serendipitous! I was just this very moment thinking that sharing @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy is one way I could contribute to putting joy and beauty into a very dark world right now. 🥰

Mixed feelings. Certainly a fascinating read which gives me a very different perspective on US history and on the failures of the Democratic Party. However, I did not come away feeling positive. I came away despairing. I can’t see a way out in this climate. What made you feel hopeful?

Indeed. It’s grotesque. And chilling.

Reminds me of the impact false balance had on vaccine safety discussions in the media. There always had to be a “debate”. An often unsuspecting scientist or doctor would be put next to a conspiracy theorist and be gish-galloped into a polio epidemic.

Thanks for this. Well aware of that mindset, but remain mystified by idea that anyone “deserving” of wealth at other’s expense—especially when there’s enough global wealth for everyone to live with dignity.

I sound naive, but I’m often kept awake by the “it doesn’t have to be this way” of it all.

Keen to work with others in the #bioethics space to address this erosion—not by demanding trust, but by helping institutions earn it. This is an ethical crisis as much as a communication one. If you’re doing this work—or want to—please reach out. I’m keen to collaborate.

There’s so little insight into how those we trust to protect us—public institutions, health systems, even #science itself—have often failed to behave in ways that would actually foster trustworthiness. That failure has a moral weight and demands deeper scrutiny.

I don’t pretend to have the answers. I often reflect on our past tactics—we had many successes but I do feel compelled to consider what may have been counterproductive. I keep returning to Baroness Onora O’Neill’s work on #trust vs trustworthiness.
🔗 youtu.be/XWwTYy9k5nc?...
#bioethics #publichealth

But the pandemic—and the social media landscape it unfolded in—was a disaster. The infrastructure to push back was too little, too late and in the US, the disinformation battle was far greater. I won’t deny I feel a sense of despair—and I’m usually an optimistic person.

Many of us involved in public health advocacy here in Australia have been warning about the antivax movement for decades. We were constantly told we were overreacting—that these were just fringe lunatics best ignored.
#publichealth #vaccines