Collin O’C
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Collin O’C
@skepticksci.bsky.social
Geography Ph.D., science nerd, skeptic, tick-borne disease researcher and epidemiologist.
But it’s “the least woke” of all the AIs!
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Give me a fucking break
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Predatory journal invite or ransom note?
August 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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July 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I’m sure it’s more complex, but can your explain how the stacked bar chart on the right supports your claim that, “coal isn’t the largest source”?
July 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Maybe this tickles your fancy?

Album artwork aside, this actually is in my top 10
July 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I think I know my geography pretty damn well @ubuffalo.bsky.social #PhD
May 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Wouldn’t have thought anything of this until I saw this post lol
May 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
May 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Holy mother of god #boniver
April 11, 2025 at 4:04 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!
April 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Going from the #entomology lab to the office.
April 1, 2025 at 2:58 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
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Agent-based model (ABM) simulating #ticks expanding from a central patch in a forest network:
February 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
February 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Might as well use my geography degree to join in on the fun...
#kneecap
February 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
While also bringing back, “dying by teeth.”
February 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A mating pair of Ixodes scapularis ticks under a dissecting microscope (2020)
December 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM