Richard Doran-Sherlock
@richardmactire.bsky.social
Irish healthcare professional
Working on the intersection of human and planetary health
Biopsychosocial model of health, rewilding, ecology, etc.
Working on the intersection of human and planetary health
Biopsychosocial model of health, rewilding, ecology, etc.
May I ask the book title?
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
May I ask the book title?
I haven't got it in me to read the article. Your synopsis just floored me. No words.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I haven't got it in me to read the article. Your synopsis just floored me. No words.
Wishing you every happiness!
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wishing you every happiness!
Fully agree. Assuming Gates is arguing from a position of good faith (not my perspective), when you are that rich, you can just fire anyone who points out holes in your logic. Democratic accountability and scientific peer review exist because complex problems cannot be solved by individuals.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Fully agree. Assuming Gates is arguing from a position of good faith (not my perspective), when you are that rich, you can just fire anyone who points out holes in your logic. Democratic accountability and scientific peer review exist because complex problems cannot be solved by individuals.
On an individual and collective level, I hope they're getting support through the process. My heart and gratitude go out to them.
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
On an individual and collective level, I hope they're getting support through the process. My heart and gratitude go out to them.
... - the map, not the territory - but complex systems have emergent properties which we could never predict. 2/2
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
... - the map, not the territory - but complex systems have emergent properties which we could never predict. 2/2
I often think it's similar to Newtonian mechanics - relatively simple ideas which sort of make sense for most people's lived experience, but the reality of quantum mechanics and general relativity are basically incomprehensible for the most part. Some reductive models are guides... 1/2
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I often think it's similar to Newtonian mechanics - relatively simple ideas which sort of make sense for most people's lived experience, but the reality of quantum mechanics and general relativity are basically incomprehensible for the most part. Some reductive models are guides... 1/2
I certainly do. And it is the uncertainty, the fantastic improbability of it all, which allows me to reconcile my emotional resonance with nature alongside (hopefully - this is for others to judge) cognitive humility.
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I certainly do. And it is the uncertainty, the fantastic improbability of it all, which allows me to reconcile my emotional resonance with nature alongside (hopefully - this is for others to judge) cognitive humility.
Wonderful and challenging thread, Philip. Hope you're keeping well, sir!
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Wonderful and challenging thread, Philip. Hope you're keeping well, sir!
It's understandable. The onus on people to have to fact check and verify every single piece of information we encounter leads to a lot of cognitive overload. AI slop equates to digital microplastics - everywhere in the information ecosystem, and nobody is immune.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
It's understandable. The onus on people to have to fact check and verify every single piece of information we encounter leads to a lot of cognitive overload. AI slop equates to digital microplastics - everywhere in the information ecosystem, and nobody is immune.
I wish someone had taken that on board, Philip. We certainly need a robust, independent, ethical and critical media.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I wish someone had taken that on board, Philip. We certainly need a robust, independent, ethical and critical media.
Sorry for your loss - may he rest in peace.
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sorry for your loss - may he rest in peace.
I'm sure _one_ of these billionaires seeking to massively change democratic structures and regulatory agencies has our best interests at heart.
Right?
Right?...
In an unrelated note, I must have a look and see if there's been any news from the USA in the last few decades.
Right?
Right?...
In an unrelated note, I must have a look and see if there's been any news from the USA in the last few decades.
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm sure _one_ of these billionaires seeking to massively change democratic structures and regulatory agencies has our best interests at heart.
Right?
Right?...
In an unrelated note, I must have a look and see if there's been any news from the USA in the last few decades.
Right?
Right?...
In an unrelated note, I must have a look and see if there's been any news from the USA in the last few decades.
100% agree. It's astonishing that a piece like this was published.
October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
100% agree. It's astonishing that a piece like this was published.
economies", journalists should be critically unpacking every one of his claims.
www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/u...
www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/u...
www.fiscalcouncil.ie
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
economies", journalists should be critically unpacking every one of his claims.
www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/u...
www.fiscalcouncil.ie/wp-content/u...
Solid point, Prof Hegarty! One aspect of his arguments was that the fiscal council was undemocratic - given that the body published an assessment of tax policies in Ireland which concluded that they are favorable to the ultra-wealthy and "in stark contrast with the tax policy of other developed
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October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Solid point, Prof Hegarty! One aspect of his arguments was that the fiscal council was undemocratic - given that the body published an assessment of tax policies in Ireland which concluded that they are favorable to the ultra-wealthy and "in stark contrast with the tax policy of other developed
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Fair play - I actually howled laughing at that!
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Fair play - I actually howled laughing at that!
Somewhere between oesophagus and triangle.
October 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Somewhere between oesophagus and triangle.
OMG that's gorgeous
October 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
OMG that's gorgeous
Just read Davis' wikipedia page on your recommendation - that's a remarkable story! I'll be looking into more of his work.
October 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Just read Davis' wikipedia page on your recommendation - that's a remarkable story! I'll be looking into more of his work.
Pleasure - mind yourself, Dr!
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Pleasure - mind yourself, Dr!
Appreciate this thread a lot. I have a lot of time for Christian Picciolini and his work on deradicalising violent white-nationalists. It's proof that extraordinary change is possible, but it takes a significant amount of work to get there.
October 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Appreciate this thread a lot. I have a lot of time for Christian Picciolini and his work on deradicalising violent white-nationalists. It's proof that extraordinary change is possible, but it takes a significant amount of work to get there.
... fruit and veg' becomes 'you must add this/avoid that' which serves to increase confusion in the general public and leads to people finding comfort in the theatrically 'precise' claims spouted by the para-social authority.
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
... fruit and veg' becomes 'you must add this/avoid that' which serves to increase confusion in the general public and leads to people finding comfort in the theatrically 'precise' claims spouted by the para-social authority.
It allows for a lot of science-adjacent claims with false specificity - ideal for algorithms and supplement marketing. It's the exact same way that most effective exercise programmes are about basics done well, but become filtered into 'this one exercise you must do/avoid', 'eat a wide range of ...
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It allows for a lot of science-adjacent claims with false specificity - ideal for algorithms and supplement marketing. It's the exact same way that most effective exercise programmes are about basics done well, but become filtered into 'this one exercise you must do/avoid', 'eat a wide range of ...
Enacting the moral responsibilities which arise from self-reflection, and redefining strength as the quality you build in others rather than cultivating it as armour for the individual ego.
October 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Enacting the moral responsibilities which arise from self-reflection, and redefining strength as the quality you build in others rather than cultivating it as armour for the individual ego.