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Dr. Jens Foell
@jensfoell.de
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I used to scan brains, now I talk about science for a living. Science editor, science podcaster, SPIEGEL-bestselling writer. Founder of @realscientists.de and trainer at @nawik.de. Looks even worse IRL. He/him.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · Dec 7
I guess my pinned post should probably be about my next book, so…

On May 4th (Star Wars Day, no less), how you think about your brain will CHANGE FOREVER!*

*actual change in thinking not guaranteed. offer of new perspectives void where prohibited.

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Mein Gehirn, das Denken und ich - Jens Foell | Droemer Knaur
Das Gehirn: Das komplexeste Werkzeug des Universums – eine Gebrauchsanweisung von Hirnforscher und Bestseller-Autor Dr. Jens Foell Man nutzt es jeden Tag, jede...
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josie.zone
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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The glee with which many people hate on defeatism feels very strange to me. Like, if someone thinks there won’t be any 2028 elections, and you don’t share that concern, that shouldn’t be too big of an issue? Certainly it’s no reason to start a thread about online etiquette?
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
jensfoell.de
If you haven’t played the last couple of Wolfenstein games, and even if you think they’re not for you, this text might still get you interested in them. If you ask me, they’re definitely worth your time.
January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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leyawn.bsky.social
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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He’s welcome to try them out himself
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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simonpegg.bsky.social
A simple question.

How is everyone coping?

More specifically, what small things/rituals do you do to make things a *little* better day-to-day in the face of *everything* going on?
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
jensfoell.de
That's the most accurate and succinct way that anyone has put it so far. And it's really what distinguishes this from any prior US administration, both Democratic and Republican, even including Trump 1.
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
jensfoell.de
Wir sind bei 9,9K Followern für @realscientists.de und haben auch diese Woche wieder eine super spannende Kuratorin -- wer möchte Follower:in Nr. 10.000 werden?
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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thewritegame.bsky.social
Several people have died in ICE custody and because of ICE detention. Renee Goode’s murder is a crime everyone could plainly see but make no mistake, there are many families who will never see their father, mother, sibling, or parent again because of ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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kenjennings.bsky.social
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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clutchscience.bsky.social
parents & caregivers should be very clear that this dramatic change in the schedule has NO scientific or medical basis. It’s the enactment of an extreme antivaccine ideology that has lurked in the margins for decades. Base your HC decisions, including vaccination, on trusted sources *outside* of HHS
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
jensfoell.de
The uncritical embrace of AI tools is destroying news media
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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shiplives.bsky.social
So, Texas A&M is telling its professors they can't teach Plato...in a philosophy course? And we're still supposed to take Texas A&M seriously as a university?
January 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
jensfoell.de
so, um, if you're a US citizen or resident, would you have the means to move to a different country if certain lines were crossed and would the US seizure of Greenland be such a line and if not why not
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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arrianna-planey.bsky.social
Beginning 2022, I started having arguments with people who didn't experience the loss of a loved one to COVID & associate "lockdown" with sourdough starters & WFH rather than Zoom funerals.

I just had to accept that we did not have a shared reality, nor were they willing to remember.
ziibiing.com ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · Oct 19
there’s a thread on reddit right now called “was COVID really that bad?” and it is interesting to read people’s accounts five years out

there seems to be a collective trauma response where people (outside of healthcare workers) don’t remember how many people died

someone called it anticlimactic
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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joegross.bsky.social
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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k8lister.bsky.social
Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
jensfoell.de
If you can read German: @zeitz.bsky.social wrote the most reasonable press piece on AI that I’ve read in a long while. For 2026, we need a lot less hype and a bit more thinking.
spektrum.de Spektrum der Wissenschaft @spektrum.de · 8d
2023 und 2024 waren die Jahre des KI-Hypes. 2025 wurde das Jahr der Ernüchterung. @zeitz.bsky.social kommentiert: Bevor noch mehr Ressourcen verschwendet werden, muss 2026 das Jahr für eine differenzierte Betrachtung werden: Wem nützt KI überhaupt?
Billionenspiel Künstliche Intelligenz: 2026 muss dem KI-Hype endlich ein Ende setzen
Während künstliche Intelligenz in fast jedem digitalen Produkt steckt, müssen wir die entscheidende Frage stellen, was uns das wert ist, kommentiert Mike Zeitz.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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mixedlinguist.bsky.social
The human rights violations on our own soil and the extrajudicial killings in the water were bad enough. But the actual kidnap of Maduro and murder of Venezuelans there is a full scale declaration of war. So many more people are going to die for decades because of his narcissism and stupidity.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8d
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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janelleshane.com
When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv
When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv
You can never change or guilt it
Just go find the guys who built it
When a chatbot says it’s sorry it’s improv
janelleshane.com Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · Aug 8
New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
Me: I'd like to revisit our conversation last month about hiring a new CEO for our startup. We had a candidate who was very tall and had great hair, but some of the board was hesitating because he was a giraffe. You urged us to go ahead with the hire, pointing out the broad popularity of giraffes among people of all ages. Now, a month into his tenure as CEO, the giraffe has failed to make a single executive decision, and instead spends his time in the campus courtyard stripping the trees of leaves. The board is extremely disappointed, and asked me to request an explanation and a formal apology. ChatGPT said: Thank you for the update, though I’m genuinely sorry to hear how things have unfolded. In retrospect, my recommendation to proceed with the hire was based too heavily on superficial traits—charisma, universal appeal, and a commanding physical presence—and not enough on executive competency, decision-making aptitude, or opposable thumbs. While the candidate’s towering stature and enviable hair made a strong initial impression, I failed to adequately account for his species-specific limitations, particularly his lack of business acumen, human language fluency, and capacity for boardroom strategy beyond “find tree, eat leaves.”
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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jamesrball.com
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
A gangster state at home, a rogue state abroad: and entirely because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional roles.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Because international media largely seems to struggle to choose the correct wording to describe what’s happening: the US, under the self describes „peace president“, attacked another country and kidnapped its president. That is factual, no matter how bad or illegitimate Maduro‘s rule is (very bad).
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
jensfoell.de
5 years ago to the day, the US committed a different international crime when they assassinated Iranian general Soleimani. At the time, some outlets reported that the US military offered Trump a range of possible actions and Trump, thinking the way a toddler thinks, just picked the most extreme one.
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM