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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 2d

Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 5d

Most of these things can be solved by eliminating the assumption of operational alignment, and establishing ground rules to work together. Its annoying because it feels like you don't trust your partners, but it results in better outcomes in the long term

Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 5d

If you partner with an organization that you think aligns with your values, but asks you to not talk about vaccines because it is "too controversial," the alignment is only superficial. 4/

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 5d

If you're writing an op-ed, the editor might simplify your argument in a way that makes it weaker, but easier to parse for a mainstream audience. Did you go into the interaction understanding the operational norms of an editorial page? 3/

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 5d

Like it might make sense to work with someone with a large social media following to organize a protest, especially if they post a lot of stuff you agree with. But they might end up using your protest to promote themselves instead of using their following to promote the protest. 2/

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 5d

I think that one of the biggest challenges with any kind of advocacy is that we're generally very good at determining value alignment, but very bad at determining operational alignment.

To work with someone it isn't enough to agree about the overall thing you want to accomplish. 1/

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 12d

Our society has become decadent

Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 13d

Associate

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 21d

Flehmen hot Cheetah

Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 22d

Oh no

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 24d

If, hypothetically, your stance in 2015 was "I'm not super worried about attacks on speech from the left, but for the record 'free speech' is still an ideal we are going to need and sneering at it won't age well" — it would appear you had a point.

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 24d

Changing institutions. Until my new email starts I can be reached at [email protected]

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The Onion @theonion.com · 26d

NIH Director’s Pulsing Neck Tumor Announces Cancer Research Cuts

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 25d

Still a lot of state parks to go before I have visited them all

Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · 28d

Weirdly the previous episode has the opposite message: perception of evil is overcome by communication

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Sep 10

No, they mostly go off when people try to clean them with a round in the chamber since it's stupidly designed to need a trigger pull to disassemble

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Book launches today from MIT press.

The secret is that it isn't just for medical and graduate students. Everyone can benefit from critical thinking.

mitpress.mit.edu/978026255320...

Critical Thinking for Medical and Graduate Students

First-year medical and graduate students in biomedical sciences face a variety of challenges in learning to study, feeling as though they belong, and learnin...

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had someone asking to join my lab using an AI generated summary of one of my papers to show interest.

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Sep 3

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What Can RFK Actually Do and the History of Anti-Vaccine Movements with Jonathan Berman

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Aug 28

He's been weakest in the episodes where he has to play anything but regular pike. Holodeck episode, and the one where Dr. M'benga's daughter alters reality. Weird since actors usually use those to show off range

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M R. X. Dentith @mrxdentith.com · Aug 28

My, but Anson Mount’s Vulcan acting is rather terrible. I am somewhat surprised

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Aug 27

What Tufte's Visual Display of Quantitative Information has to say about the cracker barrel logo 1/25

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Maxim Leyzerovich @round.is · Aug 25

leave by example

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Jonathan Maxerman Berman, PhD @jonathanberman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Honestly once they're big enough to have even one weather system inside umbrellas start to lose their usefulness

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Politico @politico.com · Aug 25

Andrew Cuomo’s successful quest to shut down the Indian Point nuclear plant spiked electricity costs and dirtied the energy grid of the city he’s now running to lead.

Ghost in the grid: Cuomo’s Indian Point shutdown haunts New York’s electric mix

The former governor's success in shutting down the downstate nuclear plant increased emissions and raised energy costs.

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