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I just learned that Erich von Daeniken, who wrote the racist and massively ridiculous Chariots of the Gods book(s), has died. I loved that stuff before I learned how reality actually works, and now regard it as profoundly damaging to science and popular culture.
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Erich von Däniken - Wikipedia
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January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I just learned that Erich von Daeniken, who wrote the racist and massively ridiculous Chariots of the Gods book(s), has died. I loved that stuff before I learned how reality actually works, and now regard it as profoundly damaging to science and popular culture.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_v...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_v...
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Why do we feel starved for time? www.sciencenews.org/article/star...
"Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones."
Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier.
Key: fragmentation, less "flow" time, online environment...
"Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones."
Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier.
Key: fragmentation, less "flow" time, online environment...
Why we feel starved for time
Interruptions, to-do lists, lack of autonomy — “time poverty” depends more on perceived shortages of time than actual ones, recent research suggests.
www.sciencenews.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Why do we feel starved for time? www.sciencenews.org/article/star...
"Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones."
Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier.
Key: fragmentation, less "flow" time, online environment...
"Recent research shows that time poverty depends more on perceived shortages than actual ones."
Studies: people have MORE free time now, but we all FEEL busier.
Key: fragmentation, less "flow" time, online environment...
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I talked to the podcast "Explain It To Me" about why we still struggle with the flu and the common cold. Don't underestimate the power of viruses! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3r0h... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Why everyone is sick right now
Podcast Episode · Explain It to Me · 01/11/2026 · 30m
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January 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I talked to the podcast "Explain It To Me" about why we still struggle with the flu and the common cold. Don't underestimate the power of viruses! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3r0h... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THERE PILLS
RFK, Jr. promotes scads of supplements, unproven and potentially dangerous intravenous infusions, tinctures, and tonics.
The potion purveyors reap prodigious profits.
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
RFK, Jr. promotes scads of supplements, unproven and potentially dangerous intravenous infusions, tinctures, and tonics.
The potion purveyors reap prodigious profits.
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
Supplements Are a $70 Billion Industry. RFK Jr. Is Good for Business.
Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures and IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval.
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THERE PILLS
RFK, Jr. promotes scads of supplements, unproven and potentially dangerous intravenous infusions, tinctures, and tonics.
The potion purveyors reap prodigious profits.
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
RFK, Jr. promotes scads of supplements, unproven and potentially dangerous intravenous infusions, tinctures, and tonics.
The potion purveyors reap prodigious profits.
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
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Why does life explore so few of the forms it could possibly take? Using fractal descriptors, this #scienceadvances paper shows that Earth’s biosphere clusters around simple shapes, reflecting deep evolutionary constraints. @artemyte.bsky.social @manlius.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Why does life explore so few of the forms it could possibly take? Using fractal descriptors, this #scienceadvances paper shows that Earth’s biosphere clusters around simple shapes, reflecting deep evolutionary constraints. @artemyte.bsky.social @manlius.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Plot twist: Europe’s ceratopsians were hiding in plain sight, misidentified this whole time. www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new... #FossilFriday
Europe’s missing ceratopsian dinosaurs have finally been found | Natural History Museum
A dinosaur named Ajkaceratops has revealed that relatives of Triceratops lived in Europe after all.
www.nhm.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Plot twist: Europe’s ceratopsians were hiding in plain sight, misidentified this whole time. www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new... #FossilFriday
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Skeptics with a K: Episode #446
Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, Marsh takes a look back at the predictions psychics made for 2025 and how many came true.
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Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, Marsh takes a look back at the predictions psychics made for 2025 and how many came true.
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Episode #446 | Skeptics with a K | Merseyside Skeptics Society
<p>Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, Marsh takes a look back at the predictions psychics made for 2025 and how many came true.</p><p>Sign up for the Skeptics with a K Patreon at <a href="...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Skeptics with a K: Episode #446
Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, Marsh takes a look back at the predictions psychics made for 2025 and how many came true.
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ske...
Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, Marsh takes a look back at the predictions psychics made for 2025 and how many came true.
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/podcasts/ske...
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Just read through this whole series on various cryptids and the state of cryptozoology today, pop culture, and their ongoing slide into the paranormal, plenty to ponder.
The wrap-up. Day 12 of the 12 Days of Cryptids.
I ❤️ Monsters.
moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/m...
I ❤️ Monsters.
moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/m...
21st Century Cryptozoology
Modern cryptozoology is a complex mix of interests and viewpoints. The increased attention to claims of mysterious creatures is worthy of inquiry.
moderncryptozoology.wordpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just read through this whole series on various cryptids and the state of cryptozoology today, pop culture, and their ongoing slide into the paranormal, plenty to ponder.
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#Archaeology is about people; archaeologists care about & respect the cultures they study.
That's the difference: #Pseudoarchaeological sensationalism, as these so-called "alien" mummies, is a farce degrading the people & cultures it exploits.
Good video exposing the fraud: youtu.be/NI9DrFkH3vk
That's the difference: #Pseudoarchaeological sensationalism, as these so-called "alien" mummies, is a farce degrading the people & cultures it exploits.
Good video exposing the fraud: youtu.be/NI9DrFkH3vk
EXPOSING The Craziest Hoax of All Time - Nazca Mummies
YouTube video by INCREDIBLE HISTORY
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January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#Archaeology is about people; archaeologists care about & respect the cultures they study.
That's the difference: #Pseudoarchaeological sensationalism, as these so-called "alien" mummies, is a farce degrading the people & cultures it exploits.
Good video exposing the fraud: youtu.be/NI9DrFkH3vk
That's the difference: #Pseudoarchaeological sensationalism, as these so-called "alien" mummies, is a farce degrading the people & cultures it exploits.
Good video exposing the fraud: youtu.be/NI9DrFkH3vk
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It moves! We can watch as the Kepler supernova remnant changes over a quarter of century in X-rays from Chandra. #aas247
chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/k...
chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/k...
January 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It moves! We can watch as the Kepler supernova remnant changes over a quarter of century in X-rays from Chandra. #aas247
chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/k...
chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/k...
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Updated Spooky Geology post
The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it!
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The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it!
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The hammer entombed in rock
The London Hammer is an artifact beloved by Creationists because it appears to be a recent object embedded in old rock. While anomalous, it has a normal explanation.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Updated Spooky Geology post
The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it!
sharonahill.com/the-hammer-e...
The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it!
sharonahill.com/the-hammer-e...
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You're watching an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Gulf of Thailand "trap-feeding" or "tread-water feeding."
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
You're watching an Eden's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Gulf of Thailand "trap-feeding" or "tread-water feeding."
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
It was filmed by NatGeo videographer Bertie Gregory in 2021.
Let's talk about what it's doing, how humans are involved & along the way, identify the origins of a Norse legend.
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Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence? Asks Eli Elster. www.space.com/astronomy/ea...
Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories — experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence?
www.space.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence? Asks Eli Elster. www.space.com/astronomy/ea...
"Stranger Things" is ending, but they recently went back to the beginning. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social looks at a fabled conspiracy theory about a military experiment that went horribly wrong -- one that clearly inspired the show's creators. @schneiderjamz.bsky.social @tv.aiptcomics.com
‘Stranger Things’ finally references the Philadelphia Experiment
About time, for a show that was originally called 'Montauk'!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Stranger Things" is ending, but they recently went back to the beginning. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social looks at a fabled conspiracy theory about a military experiment that went horribly wrong -- one that clearly inspired the show's creators. @schneiderjamz.bsky.social @tv.aiptcomics.com
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“By talking to the public about our work, we can help rebuild a society that acknowledges the significance of science in everyday life and ensures that everyone has access to the information we need for informed decision-making.”
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www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Barriers to public outreach — and why scientists need to overcome them
When the author began to research why some scientists were hesitant to do this work, four main themes emerged.
www.asbmb.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“By talking to the public about our work, we can help rebuild a society that acknowledges the significance of science in everyday life and ensures that everyone has access to the information we need for informed decision-making.”
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
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In new research, scientists find fossilized bones and teeth can contain metabolites—tiny byproducts of internal chemical processes.
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
Chemicals in million-year-old fossils reveal animals’ lives in detail
Ancient meals and infections reconstructed from preserved metabolic markers
www.science.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In new research, scientists find fossilized bones and teeth can contain metabolites—tiny byproducts of internal chemical processes.
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
🏺🧪
New for @science.org
These metabolites can reveal unprecedented insights into an ancient animal’s age, diet, and environment.
#Paleometabolomics #Paleontology
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New for @science.org
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What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions of conspiracy theories: toward a unifying framework
Philosophical debate on conspiracy theories divides between particularism, which argues for an evaluation of conspiracy theories on a case by case, and generalism, which treats them — as a class — ...
www.tandfonline.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
What motivates conspiracy belief? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
Dimensions, include:
- Truth-seeking
- Group cohesion (eg, weaponizing narratives to scapegoat minority groups)
- Cognitive needs (eg, illusory pattern perception)
- Content-anomie
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The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
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Ant colonies prioritize quantity over quality when it comes to their workers, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/3L5oJUc
The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants
Ants rose by favoring the power of many over the might of few.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ant colonies prioritize quantity over quality when it comes to their workers, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/3L5oJUc
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A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down, writes Vitomir Kovanovic. theconversation.com/what-the-hyp...
What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down.
theconversation.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A new study shows AI writing is turning traditional measures of research quality upside down, writes Vitomir Kovanovic. theconversation.com/what-the-hyp...
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What could be more Christmas-y than a tube worm? Meet Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas Tree Worm.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
December 23, 2023 at 10:30 PM
What could be more Christmas-y than a tube worm? Meet Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas Tree Worm.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
It burrows into corals in tropical waters, adding to the protection offered by its calcareous tube.
The "Christmas trees" are mouth structures serving both feeding and respiration.
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'If your whole position relies on turning skeptics into a cartoon villain who will “never accept anything as evidence,” you’re building a rhetorical shield around your own assumptions, and that’s a shame...'
www.theghostgeek.com/p/watch-out-...
www.theghostgeek.com/p/watch-out-...
Watch Out, I Might Be an Armchair Skeptic!
On asking questions, fragile certainty, and why skepticism isn’t the enemy of wonder
www.theghostgeek.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
'If your whole position relies on turning skeptics into a cartoon villain who will “never accept anything as evidence,” you’re building a rhetorical shield around your own assumptions, and that’s a shame...'
www.theghostgeek.com/p/watch-out-...
www.theghostgeek.com/p/watch-out-...
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Updated this Spooky Geology post to include a recent incident of a hiker who became Trapped in Quicksand.
sharonahill.com/trapped-in-q...
sharonahill.com/trapped-in-q...
Trapped in Quicksand
Quicksand is a real thing and its creation (and your ability to escape from it) is a lesson in soil dynamics.
sharonahill.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Updated this Spooky Geology post to include a recent incident of a hiker who became Trapped in Quicksand.
sharonahill.com/trapped-in-q...
sharonahill.com/trapped-in-q...
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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
October 9, 2024 at 10:54 AM
The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
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We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing, writes Shaun Nolan, Malmö University. theconversation.com/visual-think...
Visual thinking: the strategy that could help you spot misinformation and manipulated images
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We are entering an era where seeing is no longer believing, writes Shaun Nolan, Malmö University. theconversation.com/visual-think...