Disrupted Science
@disruptedscience.bsky.social
Follow before the book “How the Internet Disrupted Science” is published in early 2026. We have a lot to say. https://www.disruptedscience.com/
@this-is-mallory.bsky.social @derekberes.bsky.social @julianwalker.bsky.social Good episode. Want someone to explain how the scientific record became a playground for misinformation and quackery? We have the receipts. Happy to talk. www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-th...
How the Internet Disrupted Science
Scientific evidence affects policies, business, health outcomes, and economies worldwide. But is that scientific claim you just read reliable? Or n...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
@this-is-mallory.bsky.social @derekberes.bsky.social @julianwalker.bsky.social Good episode. Want someone to explain how the scientific record became a playground for misinformation and quackery? We have the receipts. Happy to talk. www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-th...
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If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
And Peter Attia MD telling Epstein the biggest problem with being his friend is he can’t tell anyone about the life he lives. Nice.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.
Think of the ratings!
Think of the ratings!
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@maxkozlov.bsky.social @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
I just sent this to Director Bhattacharya.
Let me know if you think of anything else I can do to help.
I just sent this to Director Bhattacharya.
Let me know if you think of anything else I can do to help.
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
@maxkozlov.bsky.social @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social
I just sent this to Director Bhattacharya.
Let me know if you think of anything else I can do to help.
I just sent this to Director Bhattacharya.
Let me know if you think of anything else I can do to help.
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
If you’re listening to @skepchick.org talk about Mark Hyman, remember he’s the main source of the explanation of "functional medicine" in @openevidence.bsky.social
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Pay to Play In OpenEvidence
LLMs treat OA pay-to-play articles the same as any other, and that's a problem
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January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
If you’re listening to @skepchick.org talk about Mark Hyman, remember he’s the main source of the explanation of "functional medicine" in @openevidence.bsky.social
www.the-geyser.com/pay-to-play-...
www.the-geyser.com/pay-to-play-...
This past week had some doozies. The one about the myth of fungible data is particularly good.
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This Week’s Texted Discoveries
We are constantly sharing relevant stuff we find — here’s this week’s fetch
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January 29, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This past week had some doozies. The one about the myth of fungible data is particularly good.
www.the-geyser.com/this-weeks-t...
www.the-geyser.com/this-weeks-t...
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
A forensic artist tells us about skulls, cold cases, teeth, and golf.
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Pod: Interview — PJ Puterbaugh
Forensic art solves mysteries with a mixture of science, art, and care
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January 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
A forensic artist tells us about skulls, cold cases, teeth, and golf.
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"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy naming @markhyman3.bsky.social as a commentator is just another piece flooding the health information zone with nonsense. A paid promotional paper of his forms the basis of @openevidence.bsky.social when it "explains" functional medicine.
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Pay to Play In OpenEvidence
LLMs treat OA pay-to-play articles the same as any other, and that's a problem
www.the-geyser.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy naming @markhyman3.bsky.social as a commentator is just another piece flooding the health information zone with nonsense. A paid promotional paper of his forms the basis of @openevidence.bsky.social when it "explains" functional medicine.
www.the-geyser.com/pay-to-play-...
www.the-geyser.com/pay-to-play-...
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New Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart just released that covers a total of 137 sources: 100 from web/print, 19 podcast/audio and 18 TV/video programs.
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New Flagship Media Bias Chart Features 137 Web, Podcast and TV/Video Sources | Ad Fontes Media
New Flagship Media Bias Chart features 137 web, podcast and TV/video sources. But where are AP and Reuters???
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January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
New Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart just released that covers a total of 137 sources: 100 from web/print, 19 podcast/audio and 18 TV/video programs.
adfontesmedia.com/flagship-med...
adfontesmedia.com/flagship-med...
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
You don’t need permission to opt out of bad science publishing practices.
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Permission to Opt Out
You don’t need to ask, and non-participation is radical
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January 27, 2026 at 11:21 AM
You don’t need permission to opt out of bad science publishing practices.
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Poor babies.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Poor babies.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Reminder: Modern AI is not about knowledge, it's about power.
AI technologies now enable coordinated "swarms" of inauthentic social media activity that can manipulate public opinion at scale by mimicking human behavior, generating convincing falsehoods, and fabricating false consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy
The fusion of agentic AI and LLMs marks a new frontier in information warfare
www.science.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Reminder: Modern AI is not about knowledge, it's about power.
Rules without accountability. Perfect for a government that shoots its own citizens for no good reason.
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Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
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January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Rules without accountability. Perfect for a government that shoots its own citizens for no good reason.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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It’s impeachment time.
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It’s impeachment time.
Is AI a carcinogen in the scientific journals field? And are those physicians endorsing it — implicitly or explicitly — going to regret it? www.the-geyser.com/ai-as-inform...
January 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Is AI a carcinogen in the scientific journals field? And are those physicians endorsing it — implicitly or explicitly — going to regret it? www.the-geyser.com/ai-as-inform...
Still cold, not even warmer. We are waiting for some academic to understand exactly why this is happening . . .
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Some guest editors pack special issues with their own articles
Thousands have penned more than one-third of a journal issue, raising conflict-of-interest concerns
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January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Still cold, not even warmer. We are waiting for some academic to understand exactly why this is happening . . .
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
@arxiv-soc-ph.bsky.social puts up new velvet ropes to keep the AI riff-raff out.
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ArXiv preprint server clamps down on AI slop
First-time posters to venerable platform now need an endorsement from an established author
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January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
@arxiv-soc-ph.bsky.social puts up new velvet ropes to keep the AI riff-raff out.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...