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More than just the science of superheroes -- the skeptical angle on pop culture! Co-presented by @aiptcomics.com and New York City Skeptics.
Site: https://aiptcomics.com/category/science/
Site: https://aiptcomics.com/category/science/
'Department of Truth' #0 began a supplemental story about Elvis, by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social & @joshixson.bsky.social. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social explains the real-life conspiracy theories about the King. @imagecomics.com @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @quacksanonymous.bsky.social
Exit Lore and Elvis Presley in ‘Department of Truth’ #0
It's all about who's dead, who's alive, and who never existed in the first place.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
'Department of Truth' #0 began a supplemental story about Elvis, by @ssnyder1835.bsky.social & @joshixson.bsky.social. @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social explains the real-life conspiracy theories about the King. @imagecomics.com @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @quacksanonymous.bsky.social
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Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
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Ozempic works for arthritis. And probably other pain.
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ozempic works for arthritis. And probably other pain.
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
Am I dreaming? Too good to be true? Nope. This is the real deal, actual good news we can have some confidence in.
Free summary, lots of nerdy details for members only:
www.painscience.com/blog/ozempic...
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NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions
In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.
futurism.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW: A Discord community with nearly 200 members serves as a support group for people whose minds and lives have been upended by episodes of AI delusion and psychosis.
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In some cases, members say, the group has helped people climb out of their destructive AI "spirals."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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From Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas: Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/15/b...
astrobites.org/2025/11/15/b...
What can ionised bubbles tell us about the expansion of the universe?
Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology.
astrobites.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
From Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas: Early galaxies create bubbles of ionised gas around them. Measuring their sizes could provide key insights into cosmology. ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/15/b...
astrobites.org/2025/11/15/b...
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Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Yawns are weird. You're tired? Why don't you open your mouth really big about it? What's that? You're not tired, but you saw someone else open their mouth big? Well, guess what.
Pareidolia is our brain's weird ability to recognize patterns, like faces. Caricaturist @celestiaward.bsky.social looks at how an alien uses it against us in Fantastic Four #4, by @ryannorth.ca & @ramosland.bsky.social. @tombrevoort.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @delgaduck.bsky.social
Aliens take advantage of our pareidolia in ‘Fantastic Four’ #4
It helps us see faces and, in this case ... puppy dogs?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pareidolia is our brain's weird ability to recognize patterns, like faces. Caricaturist @celestiaward.bsky.social looks at how an alien uses it against us in Fantastic Four #4, by @ryannorth.ca & @ramosland.bsky.social. @tombrevoort.bsky.social @aiptcomics.com @delgaduck.bsky.social
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
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Livestream on Thursday evening!
Do Aliens Speak Physics? | Daniel Whiteson | Skeptical Inquirer Presents
Science has advanced enormously in the past 500 years, guided by experimental tests of theory and practice. In that same time, science teaching and education—guided primarily by tradition and dogma—h...
skepticalinquirer.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Livestream on Thursday evening!
What's weirder than UFOs? The history of people seeing and studying UFOs. There's a new trend of studying the sociology of the phenomenon, and we're here to review one of the furthest-reaching entries.
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’ asks why we think UFOs are aliens
A historian writes on the social impact of the phenomenon.
aiptcomics.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What's weirder than UFOs? The history of people seeing and studying UFOs. There's a new trend of studying the sociology of the phenomenon, and we're here to review one of the furthest-reaching entries.
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Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
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"Planning Miracles by Jon Cohen—a veteran journalist at Science—introduces readers to the world of pandemic preparedness at a chaotic time for the field."
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/47CczJx
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/47CczJx
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"Planning Miracles by Jon Cohen—a veteran journalist at Science—introduces readers to the world of pandemic preparedness at a chaotic time for the field."
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/47CczJx
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/47CczJx
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The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) seeks donations to further our mission of guiding the use of comics in health.
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August 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Graphic Medicine International Collective is registered US 501(c)3 nonprofit that seeks to guide and support the use of comics in health.
Help make our work possible via a donation today!
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Help make our work possible via a donation today!
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
It might be comforting to think that prominent public figures are wearing masks, or have somehow been replaced by robots or doubles. Why else would Melania stand for the demolition of the East Wing?
Well, life is usually simpler and sadder than science fiction.
Well, life is usually simpler and sadder than science fiction.
Has First Lady Melania Trump been replaced by a robot?
No, of course not.
aiptcomics.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It might be comforting to think that prominent public figures are wearing masks, or have somehow been replaced by robots or doubles. Why else would Melania stand for the demolition of the East Wing?
Well, life is usually simpler and sadder than science fiction.
Well, life is usually simpler and sadder than science fiction.
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Just in time for #MediaLiteracyWeek, we’ve released a brand new DataWISE activity! In this activity, students will learn what the scientific consensus means and how it works. You can find the new activity along with our other DataWISE activities on our website - Check them out!
ncse.ngo/datawise
ncse.ngo/datawise
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just in time for #MediaLiteracyWeek, we’ve released a brand new DataWISE activity! In this activity, students will learn what the scientific consensus means and how it works. You can find the new activity along with our other DataWISE activities on our website - Check them out!
ncse.ngo/datawise
ncse.ngo/datawise
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Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide similarly fall sick from microbial pathogens lurking in meals. Bacteria-killing viruses called bacteriophages could offer an unusual solution. @science.org
To thwart food poisoning, tiny needles could inject bacteria-slaying viruses into your meal
Experimental patches on meat, fruits, and vegetables can destroy up to 99.9% of bacteria
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Each year, hundreds of millions of people worldwide similarly fall sick from microbial pathogens lurking in meals. Bacteria-killing viruses called bacteriophages could offer an unusual solution. @science.org
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Fake authors. Fake books. Fake remedies.
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI
Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fake authors. Fake books. Fake remedies.
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."
"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."
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Sociologist Barry Markovsky joins me to talk about science vs. pseudoscience, the sociology of the paranormal, and how we can find wonder in reality itself!
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Everyday Extraordinary: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable
Barry Markovsky joins me to talk about his course on the paranormal, the science of belief, and finding wonder without the supernatural.
matthewfacciani.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Sociologist Barry Markovsky joins me to talk about science vs. pseudoscience, the sociology of the paranormal, and how we can find wonder in reality itself!
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/everyday-e...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/everyday-e...
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Education KEY in fight against bunk! 💪
Study: Countering #Misinformation Early.
"...respondents were significantly better at discerning true from false information, altered their health preferences, relied more on science, & reduced their dependence on unreliable news..."
And effects persisted.
Study: Countering #Misinformation Early.
"...respondents were significantly better at discerning true from false information, altered their health preferences, relied more on science, & reduced their dependence on unreliable news..."
And effects persisted.
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Education KEY in fight against bunk! 💪
Study: Countering #Misinformation Early.
"...respondents were significantly better at discerning true from false information, altered their health preferences, relied more on science, & reduced their dependence on unreliable news..."
And effects persisted.
Study: Countering #Misinformation Early.
"...respondents were significantly better at discerning true from false information, altered their health preferences, relied more on science, & reduced their dependence on unreliable news..."
And effects persisted.
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Why do we pay good money to be terrified? The answer lies somewhere within our psychology, a good performance, and the primal thrill of surviving our inner boogeyman, report Isabel Rosales, Jason Morris and Cynthia Salinas Cappellano fo CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/t...
This is your brain on a haunted house | CNN
Why do we pay good money to be terrified? The answer lies somewhere within our psychology, a good performance, and the primal thrill of surviving our inner boogeyman.
edition.cnn.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Why do we pay good money to be terrified? The answer lies somewhere within our psychology, a good performance, and the primal thrill of surviving our inner boogeyman, report Isabel Rosales, Jason Morris and Cynthia Salinas Cappellano fo CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/t...
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Researchers harvested the coffee bean–containing scat of wild Asian palm civets, which is used to make kopi luwak, to do a chemical analysis of the beans. cen.acs.org/food/ferment... #chemsky 🧪
This coffee comes from civet poop. What makes it chemically distinct?
Kopi luwak is a specialty coffee that’s fermented in the gut of a civet. It’s also rich in fatty acids
cen.acs.org
October 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Researchers harvested the coffee bean–containing scat of wild Asian palm civets, which is used to make kopi luwak, to do a chemical analysis of the beans. cen.acs.org/food/ferment... #chemsky 🧪
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Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight, write Jedediah Lewis, Hedi Aguiar, and Adam Schiavi for Undark. undark.org/2025/10/23/o...
Misinformation About the End of Life Is Harming Organ Donation
Opinion | Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight.
undark.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight, write Jedediah Lewis, Hedi Aguiar, and Adam Schiavi for Undark. undark.org/2025/10/23/o...
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A much-anticipated scientific fraud case against a neuroscientist for his preclinical work on a potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease evaporated when the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly dropped the charges.
Justice Department unexpectedly drops fraud case against Alzheimer's scientist
Decision comes after disclosure of university letter concluding Hoau-Yan Wang did not engage in misconduct
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A much-anticipated scientific fraud case against a neuroscientist for his preclinical work on a potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease evaporated when the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly dropped the charges.