Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de
I used to scan brains, now I talk about science for a living. Science editor, science podcaster, SPIEGEL-bestselling science writer. Founder of @realscientists.de and trainer at @nawik.de. Looks even worse IRL.
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Dr. Jens Foell
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· Oct 20
Remember: If it requires the deliberate and coordinated suppression of information by the scientists of the world to be true, it most probably isn’t.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
A problem that could easily be solved by demanding that actual government agents wear badges and name tags. But that's one of those silly old tenets of democracy that voters stopped caring about last year.
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A problem that could easily be solved by demanding that actual government agents wear badges and name tags. But that's one of those silly old tenets of democracy that voters stopped caring about last year.
As a German, the entire concept creeped me out to no end when my oldest was attending kindergarten in Florida. As a guest in the country, I didn't want to raise too much of a stink about it, but it did bother me. The problem solved itself when we moved away anyway
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
As a German, the entire concept creeped me out to no end when my oldest was attending kindergarten in Florida. As a guest in the country, I didn't want to raise too much of a stink about it, but it did bother me. The problem solved itself when we moved away anyway
("mangelndes Hirn" war hier zu fies, das sehe ich ein. Aber an Information über LLMs mangelt es ganz massiv, und häufig schalten die Leute bei dem Thema auch die eigene Vernunft ab)
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
("mangelndes Hirn" war hier zu fies, das sehe ich ein. Aber an Information über LLMs mangelt es ganz massiv, und häufig schalten die Leute bei dem Thema auch die eigene Vernunft ab)
Stimme ich ebenfalls zu. Die Begeisterung über ChatGPT in der Forschung schockiert mich mehr als die in den Klassenzimmern (besorgniserregend ist beides)
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Stimme ich ebenfalls zu. Die Begeisterung über ChatGPT in der Forschung schockiert mich mehr als die in den Klassenzimmern (besorgniserregend ist beides)
Niemand zweifelt an der absolut unfairen Arbeitsbelastung bei Lehrkräften. Aber wer ChatGPT für die Arbeit verwendet, nimmt in Kauf, den Leuten halluzinierten Ramsch vorzulegen. Ob da dann wohl mangelnde Motivation oder mangelndes Hirn dahinter steckt, darüber können wir uns gesondert unterhalten.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Niemand zweifelt an der absolut unfairen Arbeitsbelastung bei Lehrkräften. Aber wer ChatGPT für die Arbeit verwendet, nimmt in Kauf, den Leuten halluzinierten Ramsch vorzulegen. Ob da dann wohl mangelnde Motivation oder mangelndes Hirn dahinter steckt, darüber können wir uns gesondert unterhalten.
I’ve blocked Jimbo and will mute the thread if that’s ok. I have my doubts that there’s anything valuable left in the conversation
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve blocked Jimbo and will mute the thread if that’s ok. I have my doubts that there’s anything valuable left in the conversation
We’ve entered pigeon chess territory. Just do us all a favor and delete your cursed account.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We’ve entered pigeon chess territory. Just do us all a favor and delete your cursed account.
Yeah, feels like we’re getting close to blocking time now.
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Yeah, feels like we’re getting close to blocking time now.
Oof. My 5-year-old is better informed about the world than you are.
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Oof. My 5-year-old is better informed about the world than you are.
Nah, pointing out your incompetence was just for fun. The other stuff is where the meat is. I’d ask you to ponder the nonsense you’ve typed out tonight but I have no doubt that you’ll just find a Quillette article supporting your prejudices instead.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nah, pointing out your incompetence was just for fun. The other stuff is where the meat is. I’d ask you to ponder the nonsense you’ve typed out tonight but I have no doubt that you’ll just find a Quillette article supporting your prejudices instead.
I love the fact that you’ve doubted my English skills but still typed out the word “allegatation.”
Just go and read a book, Jimbo. Any book will do, it doesn’t even have to be about gender or biology.
Just go and read a book, Jimbo. Any book will do, it doesn’t even have to be about gender or biology.
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I love the fact that you’ve doubted my English skills but still typed out the word “allegatation.”
Just go and read a book, Jimbo. Any book will do, it doesn’t even have to be about gender or biology.
Just go and read a book, Jimbo. Any book will do, it doesn’t even have to be about gender or biology.
In combination with your earlier statement, this just means that you’re sending everyone into the men’s rooms 😂
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In combination with your earlier statement, this just means that you’re sending everyone into the men’s rooms 😂
An entire philosophy of gender just based on “seems legit” and nothing else. You can’t make this stuff up.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
An entire philosophy of gender just based on “seems legit” and nothing else. You can’t make this stuff up.
lol, so your opinion is just based on vibes and nothing else. Got it 👍🏻
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
lol, so your opinion is just based on vibes and nothing else. Got it 👍🏻
I'm much, much, much more interested in your answer to Alison's question.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm much, much, much more interested in your answer to Alison's question.
I'll have to do a rewatch some time. I keep going back to some specific scenes that have found their way onto YouTube.
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'll have to do a rewatch some time. I keep going back to some specific scenes that have found their way onto YouTube.
I realize this isn’t the most pressing issue with that headline, but I’m pretty sure that a piece of art can either be abstract or a portrait, but not both.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I realize this isn’t the most pressing issue with that headline, but I’m pretty sure that a piece of art can either be abstract or a portrait, but not both.
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Rest in Power! Thank you for continuing to fight against all the odds. Thank you for keeping the story alive & going.
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www.whatimreading.net/p/viola-ford...
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rest in Power! Thank you for continuing to fight against all the odds. Thank you for keeping the story alive & going.
www.whatimreading.net/p/viola-ford...
www.whatimreading.net/p/viola-ford...
Meine persönliche Hypothese ist, dass ein gewisser Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung sofort und komplett das Hirn ausschaltet, sobald es um ChatGPT geht. Das erklärt alles mögliche, von solchen Fehlern bis hin zu Börsenkursen.
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Meine persönliche Hypothese ist, dass ein gewisser Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung sofort und komplett das Hirn ausschaltet, sobald es um ChatGPT geht. Das erklärt alles mögliche, von solchen Fehlern bis hin zu Börsenkursen.
Es gibt ja Fälle, in denen der Nachweis für KI-Verwendung unmissverständlich in die Arbeit eingebacken ist (z.B. wenn noch drinsteht „hier ist eine professionell formulierte Zusammenfassung von…“).
Meine Strategie wäre, mit solchen Fällen sehr hart umzugehen, um die anderen zumindest abzuschrecken.
Meine Strategie wäre, mit solchen Fällen sehr hart umzugehen, um die anderen zumindest abzuschrecken.
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Es gibt ja Fälle, in denen der Nachweis für KI-Verwendung unmissverständlich in die Arbeit eingebacken ist (z.B. wenn noch drinsteht „hier ist eine professionell formulierte Zusammenfassung von…“).
Meine Strategie wäre, mit solchen Fällen sehr hart umzugehen, um die anderen zumindest abzuschrecken.
Meine Strategie wäre, mit solchen Fällen sehr hart umzugehen, um die anderen zumindest abzuschrecken.
I’m getting flashbacks to that one “who was the most well-dressed Nazi” article in the 1990s.
But anyway: The answer is no.
Mr. Brainworm McSexPoem will *not* be able to lead the scientific establishment. Wtf is wrong with y’all
But anyway: The answer is no.
Mr. Brainworm McSexPoem will *not* be able to lead the scientific establishment. Wtf is wrong with y’all
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m getting flashbacks to that one “who was the most well-dressed Nazi” article in the 1990s.
But anyway: The answer is no.
Mr. Brainworm McSexPoem will *not* be able to lead the scientific establishment. Wtf is wrong with y’all
But anyway: The answer is no.
Mr. Brainworm McSexPoem will *not* be able to lead the scientific establishment. Wtf is wrong with y’all
RIP Udo Kier. You will be missed.
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
RIP Udo Kier. You will be missed.
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Gegen die unkritische Anwendung und Implementierung sog. Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der deutschen Wissenschaft und im Hochschulalltag
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November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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