Matthew Horsnell
@matthorsnell.bsky.social
Project Sleep’s Inaugural Sleep Advocacy Champion, Narcolepsy Renaissance Man, Pharma Consultant, Advocate-Author, Social Support Guru, Actigraphy, Go Heels!
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My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
@sleepnp.bsky.social is second to none. Ellen’s credentials include FAASM and DBSM. She is cooking on research projects and she is sharing her wisdom with advocacy. Her present is bright, her future is brighter. Plus she is cool.
1. Squee! Worked on a poster together and vibed irl 2. AASM 2025 Fellow, it’s me! 3. Couldn’t resist this Spider-Man meme 4. Selfie with the incomparable @matthorsnell.bsky.social
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
#SLEEP2025 was chock full of fun: cutting edge research, clinical practice pearls, and the best part, #sleeppeeps
June 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@sleepnp.bsky.social is second to none. Ellen’s credentials include FAASM and DBSM. She is cooking on research projects and she is sharing her wisdom with advocacy. Her present is bright, her future is brighter. Plus she is cool.
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leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
Waiting for my selfie @tonycunningham.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Waiting for my selfie @tonycunningham.bsky.social
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VOTER: “But people will die!” (if you kick them of Medicaid)
ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”
ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
VOTER: “But people will die!” (if you kick them of Medicaid)
ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”
ERNST: “Well, we all are going to die.”
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RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
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As a white dude I agreed to this…. 👇🏼👇🏼
May 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As a white dude I agreed to this…. 👇🏼👇🏼
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Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA—Promising his podcast listeners an engaging and enlightening conversation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly sat down Tuesday with a serial killer who targets the homeless populat...
theonion.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
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Psychedelics linked to religious disaffiliation—but not spiritual change—in large-scale study
Psychedelics linked to religious disaffiliation—but not spiritual change—in large-scale study
Psychedelics are often described as spiritual tools—but do they change people’s religious beliefs? A large new study found that while psychedelic use was associated with religious disaffiliation, it did not cause lasting changes in religiosity or spirituality over time.
www.psypost.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Psychedelics linked to religious disaffiliation—but not spiritual change—in large-scale study
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While America slept, House Republicans quietly unveiled their Medicaid plan. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it strips health insurance from 13.7 million Americans.
May 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
While America slept, House Republicans quietly unveiled their Medicaid plan. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it strips health insurance from 13.7 million Americans.
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I knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.
May 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.
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Please let me off this ride, I’m feeling ill.
A Republican lawmaker wants to rename Greenland “Red, White, and Blueland.”
May 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Please let me off this ride, I’m feeling ill.
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
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Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
May 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Linda McMahon wrote Harvard a letter to which they responded by noting areas that are in need of corrections and then posted it on social media.
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
Great job Harvard!👏👏👏
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PSA: If you use a gender/sex-based insult then poof! Blocked. If it's a reply, I'll hide it from everyone, too. Insults are fine when deserved, but base them on the person themself and not their sex, gender, body type, attractiveness, fashion sense, etc.
May 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
PSA: If you use a gender/sex-based insult then poof! Blocked. If it's a reply, I'll hide it from everyone, too. Insults are fine when deserved, but base them on the person themself and not their sex, gender, body type, attractiveness, fashion sense, etc.
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Sleep is the only ubiquitous behaviour whose function remains unknown. The Miesenböck group is looking for—and finding—clues to the mystery of sleep in the properties of sleep-inducing cells in the brain. www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...
Remembering the Need for Sleep
Sleep is the only ubiquitous behaviour whose function remains unknown. The Miesenböck group is looking for—and finding—clues to the mystery of sleep in the properties of sleep-inducing cells in the br...
www.dpag.ox.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Sleep is the only ubiquitous behaviour whose function remains unknown. The Miesenböck group is looking for—and finding—clues to the mystery of sleep in the properties of sleep-inducing cells in the brain. www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/remembe...
Interesting tidbit that jives with the creativity of some of my PWN (people with narcolepsy) peers:
“The findings indicate that damage to this circuit—caused by brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases—may sometimes enhance creative abilities. “
“The findings indicate that damage to this circuit—caused by brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases—may sometimes enhance creative abilities. “
Neuroscientists identify a shared brain circuit for creativity
Neuroscientists identify a shared brain circuit for creativity
A large neuroimaging study has identified a brain circuit linked to creativity—and found that damage to this network, from injury or disease, can sometimes enhance creative expression. The findings offer new insight into how the brain enables creative thinking.
www.psypost.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Interesting tidbit that jives with the creativity of some of my PWN (people with narcolepsy) peers:
“The findings indicate that damage to this circuit—caused by brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases—may sometimes enhance creative abilities. “
“The findings indicate that damage to this circuit—caused by brain injuries or neurodegenerative diseases—may sometimes enhance creative abilities. “
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after stealing every word they could find, they ran out of english text and couldn't improve the models further by volume, so they started generating fake text to help improve them more and also a bunch of the english text they fed in the first time is unreliable garbage because they didn't vet it
May 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
after stealing every word they could find, they ran out of english text and couldn't improve the models further by volume, so they started generating fake text to help improve them more and also a bunch of the english text they fed in the first time is unreliable garbage because they didn't vet it
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Over the past few years, I’ve shared my personal journey as a sleep scientist living with sleep apnea with other scientists and students to raise awareness and reduce stigma. I’m excited to reach an even broader audience in my recent interview with Parade 🎉
parade.com/health/i-fel...
parade.com/health/i-fel...
I Fell Asleep While Driving, Which Led to This Diagnosis
This health condition is often overlooked in women.
parade.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Over the past few years, I’ve shared my personal journey as a sleep scientist living with sleep apnea with other scientists and students to raise awareness and reduce stigma. I’m excited to reach an even broader audience in my recent interview with Parade 🎉
parade.com/health/i-fel...
parade.com/health/i-fel...
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#SleepPeeps, You may not know this, but apparently preventing SIDS is a woke neo-Marxist fraud.
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
www.statnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#SleepPeeps, You may not know this, but apparently preventing SIDS is a woke neo-Marxist fraud.