Collin O’C
@skepticksci.bsky.social
Geography Ph.D., science nerd, skeptic, tick-borne disease researcher and epidemiologist.
Give me a fucking break
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Give me a fucking break
Ooh that’s a fun game! Let’s play!
The claim “vaccines do not cause superhuman strength” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause superhuman strength
The claim “vaccines do not cause superhuman strength” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause superhuman strength
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ooh that’s a fun game! Let’s play!
The claim “vaccines do not cause superhuman strength” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause superhuman strength
The claim “vaccines do not cause superhuman strength” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause superhuman strength
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social It takes all of us
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social It takes all of us
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We didn’t smash any tables. We didn’t eat a garbage plate. But you better believe the Bills got that W today.
Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul for bringing the #BillsMafia energy to Astoria today—and to Murphy’s Bar for having us.
Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul for bringing the #BillsMafia energy to Astoria today—and to Murphy’s Bar for having us.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We didn’t smash any tables. We didn’t eat a garbage plate. But you better believe the Bills got that W today.
Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul for bringing the #BillsMafia energy to Astoria today—and to Murphy’s Bar for having us.
Thanks to Gov. Kathy Hochul for bringing the #BillsMafia energy to Astoria today—and to Murphy’s Bar for having us.
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48 cites on your job paper? good luck getting a TT position...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
48 cites on your job paper? good luck getting a TT position...
You know you’ve become desensitized to the serenity of field work when you walk through the woods playing a 2000’s breakbeat playlist out loud
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You know you’ve become desensitized to the serenity of field work when you walk through the woods playing a 2000’s breakbeat playlist out loud
@psavary.bsky.social Is it possible to parallelize the graphab_metric R function in graph4lg with an argument inside the function? I've tried with foreach, but it seems that the workers step on each other when accessing the java file.
September 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@psavary.bsky.social Is it possible to parallelize the graphab_metric R function in graph4lg with an argument inside the function? I've tried with foreach, but it seems that the workers step on each other when accessing the java file.
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I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
August 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I don’t need a self driving car. I need a vehicle that runs between major areas and can transport large numbers of people at once to reduce environmental impact…wait it’s a train. I’m describing trains.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Build more goddamned TRAINS, America.
Predatory journal invite or ransom note?
August 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Predatory journal invite or ransom note?
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‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
PARIS—In an effort to modernize the principles and empirical procedures of examining phenomena and advancing humanity’s collective knowledge, the International Council for Science announced Thursday t...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Seek Funding’ Step Added To Scientific Method
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Just learned from LinkedIn that a Heritage Foundation affiliate is now FOIA-ing (or equivalent) instructors’ syllabi to go snooping for supposed illegal DEI at state universities. It’s hard to describe how far past McCarthyism we’re headed here.
July 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just learned from LinkedIn that a Heritage Foundation affiliate is now FOIA-ing (or equivalent) instructors’ syllabi to go snooping for supposed illegal DEI at state universities. It’s hard to describe how far past McCarthyism we’re headed here.
Now that Kulldorff is on the committee, I think it’s called a “cluster” of cranks
A little more on RFK's new vaccine committee:
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
Malone - claimed vaccines cause AIDS
Kulldorff - promoted mass COVID infection
Meissner - opposed vaccines and masks for kids
Pebsworth - worked at antivax nonprofit
Levi - FL Surgeon General cited his paper when recommending not to get COVID vax
June 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Now that Kulldorff is on the committee, I think it’s called a “cluster” of cranks
If only… @mapcenter.com
World’s Cartographers Continue Living Secret Life Of Luxury On Idyllic, Never Disclosed 8th Continent theonion.com/world-s...
May 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If only… @mapcenter.com
I would bet some serious coin that they used AI to write this and that’s what gave them fake citations
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Cites Research Studies That Don't Exist
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA Report featured several seemingly fake studies and incorrect attributions.
www.rollingstone.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I would bet some serious coin that they used AI to write this and that’s what gave them fake citations
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I think I know my geography pretty damn well @ubuffalo.bsky.social #PhD
May 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I think I know my geography pretty damn well @ubuffalo.bsky.social #PhD
AKA by September my fake study will be released giving me the exact results I want.
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
AKA by September my fake study will be released giving me the exact results I want.
@theskepticsguide.bsky.social Here’s what that “incorrect intuitive answer” problem looks like when applied to a more interpretable question - running a 4 minute mile!
April 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@theskepticsguide.bsky.social Here’s what that “incorrect intuitive answer” problem looks like when applied to a more interpretable question - running a 4 minute mile!
Going from the #entomology lab to the office.
April 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Going from the #entomology lab to the office.
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Enjoy our interview with @mrmmarsh.bsky.social and Cecil Cicirello? Want to prepare yourself to counter claims from the Rogan lovers in your life? Check out The Know Rogan Experience at www.knowrogan.com
@knowrogan.bsky.social
@knowrogan.bsky.social
The Know Rogan Experience
The Know Rogan Experience is a show where two podcasters with no previous Rogan experience get to know Joe Rogan.
Joe Rogan is one of the most listened to people …
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March 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Enjoy our interview with @mrmmarsh.bsky.social and Cecil Cicirello? Want to prepare yourself to counter claims from the Rogan lovers in your life? Check out The Know Rogan Experience at www.knowrogan.com
@knowrogan.bsky.social
@knowrogan.bsky.social
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Thought about posting something about the confluence of EPA investigations into climate contractors and what's been happening at Columbia, and before I could get to blogging it, this happened. Scary fucking times. They'll come for all of us, folks
From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
March 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thought about posting something about the confluence of EPA investigations into climate contractors and what's been happening at Columbia, and before I could get to blogging it, this happened. Scary fucking times. They'll come for all of us, folks
Hey @wsj.com, any particular reason this piece by Joe Pinsker explicitly says “battery-electric vehicles” when complaining about over-engineered door handles (and touchscreens), instead of, idk, mentioning Tesla by name? You have no problem mentioning Toyota and Volkswagen? @teslatakedown.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hey @wsj.com, any particular reason this piece by Joe Pinsker explicitly says “battery-electric vehicles” when complaining about over-engineered door handles (and touchscreens), instead of, idk, mentioning Tesla by name? You have no problem mentioning Toyota and Volkswagen? @teslatakedown.com
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It's that time of week again!
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's that time of week again!
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday