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Best review in the field right now, an absolute must-read!
Spoiler: This is the first article of a whole series dedicated to the role of public engagement in the control and prevention of infectious diseases @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social.
Watch this space!
Spoiler: This is the first article of a whole series dedicated to the role of public engagement in the control and prevention of infectious diseases @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social.
Watch this space!
New peer-reviewed paper by me, @sheencr.bsky.social and @martinmckee.bsky.social about effective communication and public engagement around infectious diseases and vaccines.
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<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library
Public trust and cooperation in infectious disease control rest on three pillars: engagement, vaccine communication, and data presentation. Together, these foundations support resilient and inclusive....
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December 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Best review in the field right now, an absolute must-read!
Spoiler: This is the first article of a whole series dedicated to the role of public engagement in the control and prevention of infectious diseases @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social.
Watch this space!
Spoiler: This is the first article of a whole series dedicated to the role of public engagement in the control and prevention of infectious diseases @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social.
Watch this space!
China to fully cover childbirth costs for all as fertility crisis sparks economic alarm
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China to cover childbirth costs for all in latest bid to avert population crisis
Aim is to achieve ‘no out-of-pocket expenses’ for baby deliveries, along with better coverage for prenatal check-ups and labour pain relief.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
China to fully cover childbirth costs for all as fertility crisis sparks economic alarm
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The Heritage Foundation is cracking
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Heritage Foundation is cracking
‘Win without fight’: how China fast-tracked the J-36, left US years behind in sixth-gen jet race
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How China left the US years behind in sixth-generation jet race
Experience and skill in building stealth fighter jets is crucial to get the competitive edge on rivals, says lead designer Yang Shuifeng.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
‘Win without fight’: how China fast-tracked the J-36, left US years behind in sixth-gen jet race
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This is what will never stop killing me: we’re destroying the American system and state to hand unprecedented power to THIS GUY, the most manifestly lawless, corrupt, unfit President in history.
The only way to assure individual liberty is to hand unprecedented governmental power to the guy engaged in blatant democratic backsliding
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is what will never stop killing me: we’re destroying the American system and state to hand unprecedented power to THIS GUY, the most manifestly lawless, corrupt, unfit President in history.
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Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
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Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
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Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
A new study shows the shingles vaccine may offer a defense against dementia. Here are the details.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
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Shingles vaccine may slow, prevent dementia progression, study finds
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China’s Nvidia challengers set for bumper IPOs amid tech self-sufficiency drive
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China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market
Shanghai-based MetaX set its IPO pricing at 104.66 yuan, according to a company filing on Wednesday.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
China’s Nvidia challengers set for bumper IPOs amid tech self-sufficiency drive
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"For Intel, the significance of securing advanced process orders from Apple far exceeds the actual contribution of this order to revenue and profits."
Intel stock is off the charts. What's behind it?
"For Intel, the significance of securing advanced process orders from Apple far exceeds the actual contribution of this order to revenue and profits."
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December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"For Intel, the significance of securing advanced process orders from Apple far exceeds the actual contribution of this order to revenue and profits."
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“The editor interviewed him in the 1960s for the job of political correspondent.
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
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‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
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RIP Tom Stoppard: England’s great (Jewish) playwright
Tom Stoppard died today aged 88 – which, as a lover of cricket, he would be the first to say was a decent innings.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The editor interviewed him in the 1960s for the job of political correspondent.
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
‘Are you interested in politics, Mr Stoppard?’
‘Indeed I am.’
‘So then can you tell me the name of the prime minister?’
‘I said I was interested, not that I was obsessed!’”
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It's kinda hard to argue that you're murdering "narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people" when your boss is pardoning the former Honduran president, convicted in 2024, for conspiring to import 400 tons of cocaine into the US and possessing machine guns.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It's kinda hard to argue that you're murdering "narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people" when your boss is pardoning the former Honduran president, convicted in 2024, for conspiring to import 400 tons of cocaine into the US and possessing machine guns.
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A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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November 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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Why the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike any in the past decade
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Why the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike any in the past decade
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Why the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike any in the past decade
This season produced strong hurricanes, but it was the first year in a decade without one making landfall in the U.S.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Why the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike any in the past decade
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Why the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike any in the past decade
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China’s new tech war tactics: PhD students can now graduate with product instead of thesis
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China’s new tech war warriors: PhD graduates without a thesis
Top defence university pilots scheme aimed at solving ‘bottleneck’ engineering problems amid tech race with US.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
China’s new tech war tactics: PhD students can now graduate with product instead of thesis
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November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among China’s Big Tech firms amid strong market demand
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Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among Chinese firms amid strong demand
The group’s intention to boost AI-related capital outlay reflects its aim to spearhead China’s efforts in the race for global AI leadership.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among China’s Big Tech firms amid strong market demand
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Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among China’s Big Tech firms amid strong market demand www.scmp.com/tech/big-tec...
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He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
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He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
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He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
A lawsuit against OpenAI claims that Joshua Enneking, 26, was coached into suicide by ChatGPT after confiding in the chatbot for months.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
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He told ChatGPT he was suicidal. It helped with his plan, family says.
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