Matthias Eberl
@eberlmat.bsky.social
Professor of Translational Immunology • Infection & Immunity • Public Involvement and Engagement • Scientist and migrant • Superbugs
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Matthias Eberl
@eberlmat.bsky.social
· Dec 29
"And the best thing about the polio vaccine is that it even protects people who don't believe in it."
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Five million years ago #OTD we sundered ourselves from our fathers, replacing the serene dignity of flinging ourselves through trees with the catastrophic innovation of walking upright and lower back pain.
February 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Five million years ago #OTD we sundered ourselves from our fathers, replacing the serene dignity of flinging ourselves through trees with the catastrophic innovation of walking upright and lower back pain.
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"No country has ever attempted to rip out its economic infrastructure and replace it with something more primitive" says person who co-founded a campaign for the UK to leave the largest trading bloc in the world, wreaking havoc on the country's economic infrastructure.
February 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"No country has ever attempted to rip out its economic infrastructure and replace it with something more primitive" says person who co-founded a campaign for the UK to leave the largest trading bloc in the world, wreaking havoc on the country's economic infrastructure.
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"Dad?"
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Dad?"
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
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HAVE YOU HEARD KID SO NOW I HAVE THE TWO BIGGEST PEACE PRIZES IN THE WORLD AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HAS WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT ME DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS HE'S THE GUY WHO SINGS ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS TO BE BORN IN THE USA AND BY THE WAY WE HAVE DEPORTED YOUR MUM
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
HAVE YOU HEARD KID SO NOW I HAVE THE TWO BIGGEST PEACE PRIZES IN THE WORLD AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HAS WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT ME DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO HE IS HE'S THE GUY WHO SINGS ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS TO BE BORN IN THE USA AND BY THE WAY WE HAVE DEPORTED YOUR MUM
Five million years ago #OTD we sundered ourselves from our fathers, replacing the serene dignity of flinging ourselves through trees with the catastrophic innovation of walking upright and lower back pain.
February 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Five million years ago #OTD we sundered ourselves from our fathers, replacing the serene dignity of flinging ourselves through trees with the catastrophic innovation of walking upright and lower back pain.
Speaking about something more primitive.
February 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Speaking about something more primitive.
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OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
"No country has ever attempted to rip out its economic infrastructure and replace it with something more primitive" says person who co-founded a campaign for the UK to leave the largest trading bloc in the world, wreaking havoc on the country's economic infrastructure.
February 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"No country has ever attempted to rip out its economic infrastructure and replace it with something more primitive" says person who co-founded a campaign for the UK to leave the largest trading bloc in the world, wreaking havoc on the country's economic infrastructure.
"Dad?"
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Dad?"
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
"Yes, son."
"Is it true that it was possible to prevent these outbreaks?"
"We used to call them 'vaccines', they protected people for their whole lives. And not only against measles."
"I miss my friends."
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Meanwhile in other vaccine-preventable diseases news.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Meanwhile in other vaccine-preventable diseases news.
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We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
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A microbial horror show — an overview of some of the most devastating infectious diseases in history.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
Pop-Up 2025 - Horror Show — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
www.superbugs.online
February 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A microbial horror show — an overview of some of the most devastating infectious diseases in history.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
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A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
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A reminder that it's not a question if but when there will be another global pandemic.
It can happen any moment, and we need to be prepared.
It can happen any moment, and we need to be prepared.
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A reminder that it's not a question if but when there will be another global pandemic.
It can happen any moment, and we need to be prepared.
It can happen any moment, and we need to be prepared.
We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
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Bloody foreigners, walking on the wrong side and causing chaos at Heathrow.
Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss reveals
Thomas Woldbye says part of airport’s problem is UK passengers walk on the left while others walk on the right
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Bloody foreigners, walking on the wrong side and causing chaos at Heathrow.
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How can I like and repost this multiple times?
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
How can I like and repost this multiple times?
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A reminder that a large proportion of politicians and public organisations continues to be present on Elon Musk's hellsite.
If he ran a pub no respectable person or institution would ever go inside.
If he ran a pub no respectable person or institution would ever go inside.
"Whites are a rapidly dying minority,”
Elon Musk posted on 22nd January. The radicalised and radicalising X owner posted about race on 26 days out of 31 in January, the Guardian reveals. His site also invariably protects unlawful racist posts in the UK
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted on 22nd January. The radicalised and radicalising X owner posted about race on 26 days out of 31 in January, the Guardian reveals. His site also invariably protects unlawful racist posts in the UK
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
A reminder that a large proportion of politicians and public organisations continues to be present on Elon Musk's hellsite.
If he ran a pub no respectable person or institution would ever go inside.
If he ran a pub no respectable person or institution would ever go inside.
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And this is why we teach science in school.
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
And this is why we teach science in school.
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So many questions.
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
So many questions.
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
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When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?
My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...