Lana Sinapayen
@sinalana.bsky.social
Japan. miscellaneous ALife researcher https://lanasina.github.io/
Research @ Sony CSL, National Institute for Basic Biology.
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Research @ Sony CSL, National Institute for Basic Biology.
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"It's ok if I post disinformation because it could be true"
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
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ALIFE 2025's proceedings are officially published (open-access) on the MIT Press's website!
direct.mit.edu/isal/isal202...
direct.mit.edu/isal/isal202...
Volumes | ALIFE 2022: The 2022 Conference on Artificial Life | MIT Press
ALIFE 2025: Ciphers of Life: Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2025 | October 2025 | Kyoto, Japan
direct.mit.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ALIFE 2025's proceedings are officially published (open-access) on the MIT Press's website!
direct.mit.edu/isal/isal202...
direct.mit.edu/isal/isal202...
I hate LLMs rather more than the average person but it's surreal seeing so many bad takes about how 'AI' was created with nefarious humanity destroying goals by sociopathic techbros from day 1. That's what LLMs exemplify right now, but taking that as AI's origin story is just conspiracist thinking.
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I hate LLMs rather more than the average person but it's surreal seeing so many bad takes about how 'AI' was created with nefarious humanity destroying goals by sociopathic techbros from day 1. That's what LLMs exemplify right now, but taking that as AI's origin story is just conspiracist thinking.
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The Human Genome Project's Ethical Legal and Social Implications program dedicated more than 3% of its research budgets to this focus. Imagine 3% of public- and private- sector AI research budgets devoted to its societal impacts.
September 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Human Genome Project's Ethical Legal and Social Implications program dedicated more than 3% of its research budgets to this focus. Imagine 3% of public- and private- sector AI research budgets devoted to its societal impacts.
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🧵 The summer of 2025 has been AI's "cruel summer"—wrongful deaths, dangerous therapy chatbots, medical misinformation, facial recognition failures. These aren't isolated glitches but predictable harms from systems deployed without adequate oversight. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An ELSI for AI: Learning from genetics to govern algorithms
In the United States, the summer of 2025 will be remembered as artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) cruel summer—a season when the unheeded risks and dangers of AI became undeniably clear. Recent months h...
www.science.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🧵 The summer of 2025 has been AI's "cruel summer"—wrongful deaths, dangerous therapy chatbots, medical misinformation, facial recognition failures. These aren't isolated glitches but predictable harms from systems deployed without adequate oversight. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"We will show that the torment nexus can be used for predicting [crime/employability/IQ] from ID photos"
... a long-standing, undying obsession of academics
... a long-standing, undying obsession of academics
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"We will show that the torment nexus can be used for predicting [crime/employability/IQ] from ID photos"
... a long-standing, undying obsession of academics
... a long-standing, undying obsession of academics
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
[....]
Academic: Our project, if funded by the government, will considerably improve the efficiency of the existing Torment Nexus,
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"It's ok if I post disinformation because it could be true"
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"It's ok if I post disinformation because it could be true"
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
"It's ok if I misrepresent a thing as happening now even if the article is 5 yo, because it's probably worse now"
It's ok if I mislead people, because I'm on YOUR side.
Rings a bell? Unfollow and block them. Poison to your community.
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How do the genetics work on that crisp straight line?
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How do the genetics work on that crisp straight line?
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One order today so far!
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3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
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Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
One order today so far!
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So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
How do the genetics work on that crisp straight line?
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How do the genetics work on that crisp straight line?
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"It may be uncomfortable to conclude that a widely used study design has been producing spurious results. But the evidence is in, and telling uncomfortable truths is a part of doing science."
Problems with twin studies.
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
Problems with twin studies.
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"It may be uncomfortable to conclude that a widely used study design has been producing spurious results. But the evidence is in, and telling uncomfortable truths is a part of doing science."
Problems with twin studies.
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
Problems with twin studies.
theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...
This was really good. I learned a lot and I particularly liked the pet peeve section
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youtu.be/xtx7x_WaZhI?...
Are fewer babies … good? A research showdown.
YouTube video by Howtown
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November 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This was really good. I learned a lot and I particularly liked the pet peeve section
youtu.be/xtx7x_WaZhI?...
youtu.be/xtx7x_WaZhI?...
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Scientists from the Netherlands and @bluemarblespace.bsky.social discovered a new way that molecules copy themselves with fewer errors, using “selective binding.”
#SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol
sciworthy.com/how-molecule...
#SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol
sciworthy.com/how-molecule...
How molecules copy themselves with fewer errors – Sciworthy
Researchers found that molecules can self-replicate with fewer errors by selecting similar ingredients.
sciworthy.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Scientists from the Netherlands and @bluemarblespace.bsky.social discovered a new way that molecules copy themselves with fewer errors, using “selective binding.”
#SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol
sciworthy.com/how-molecule...
#SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol
sciworthy.com/how-molecule...
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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A gene therapy co-developed by UCLA's Donald Kohn has restored immune function in 59 children born without the ability to make immune cells, a disease that typically gives them only a few short years of life. With the therapy, they qre now living normal lives. 🧪
Gene therapy helps Virginia 12-year-old battle rare ‘bubble boy' disease
A rare disease that has cut off children from the outside world now potentially has a cure. News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke to a Virginia family about how gene therapy changed their daughter’s life.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A gene therapy co-developed by UCLA's Donald Kohn has restored immune function in 59 children born without the ability to make immune cells, a disease that typically gives them only a few short years of life. With the therapy, they qre now living normal lives. 🧪
And then Mamdani says yes, lol
Amazing
Amazing
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And then Mamdani says yes, lol
Amazing
Amazing
In pursuit of democracy
Analyzing every mention of 'democracy' in the Congressional Record
pudding.cool
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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I’m getting more and more of these too. It’s depressing.
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I’m getting more and more of these too. It’s depressing.
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Here's an idea, double parking fees (from $1 to $2), raise utility taxes by 1%, and make buses free. Iowa City did that and reduced traffic by 5,200 cars and emissions by 24,000 metric tons of co2/year.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's an idea, double parking fees (from $1 to $2), raise utility taxes by 1%, and make buses free. Iowa City did that and reduced traffic by 5,200 cars and emissions by 24,000 metric tons of co2/year.
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When I turned that off, the tabs "Updates, Promotions, Social, InBox" were deleted by default. The tabs that existed BEFORE Gemini. #rage
a cartoon drawing of a cat 's eyes with fire in them
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a cat 's eyes with fire in them
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November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
When I turned that off, the tabs "Updates, Promotions, Social, InBox" were deleted by default. The tabs that existed BEFORE Gemini. #rage
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Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method https://theonion.com/rogue-scientist-has-own-scientific-method-1819568501/
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method https://theonion.com/rogue-scientist-has-own-scientific-method-1819568501/
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After becoming the first foreign president of the prestigious Hosei University in March, Diana Khor has prioritized diversity on campus and fostering a spirit of globalization among the students.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Diana Khor, who was an international student herself, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
After becoming the first foreign president of the prestigious Hosei University in March, Diana Khor has prioritized diversity on campus and fostering a spirit of globalization among the students.