Derek So
@derekmkso.bsky.social
PhD Human Genetics, McGill University
Clarion 2016
Clarion 2016
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
...of course he was funded by Philip Morris 😑
Number of ‘unsafe’ publications by psychologist Hans Eysenck could be ‘high and far reaching’
Hans Eysenck A “high and far reaching” number of papers and books by Hans Eysenck could be “unsafe,” according to an updated statement from King’s College London, where the psychologist was a profe…
retractionwatch.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
...of course he was funded by Philip Morris 😑
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UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
#Climate #COP #UN #Environment
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
#Climate #COP #UN #Environment
UN climate talks are built on consensus. That's part of the problem.
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
grist.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
#Climate #COP #UN #Environment
At COP, the requirement that countries find consensus before taking action has stalled climate progress for decades. Experts say there's a better way.
grist.org/cop30/un-cli...
#Climate #COP #UN #Environment
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And to Tiny Tim — who did NOT die; who says that he will never die; who dances in light and in shadow and is a great favorite. He never sleeps, Tiny Tim. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
And to Tiny Tim — who did NOT die; who says that he will never die; who dances in light and in shadow and is a great favorite. He never sleeps, Tiny Tim. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die
Just added The Indicator to my podcast list - very good 10-min economics infobites.
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Just added The Indicator to my podcast list - very good 10-min economics infobites.
Rocking back and forth in the fetal position at the news of Avatar's 61 metacritic score
December 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Rocking back and forth in the fetal position at the news of Avatar's 61 metacritic score
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We’re so focused on the negative impacts of capitalist tech platforms on young people, but not nearly concerned enough about the screen dependence of older people.
Older people are spending more time on their phones than the kids are
Some think this is a good thing as we enter into an "app-based retirement." I am not so sure.
lloydalter.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We’re so focused on the negative impacts of capitalist tech platforms on young people, but not nearly concerned enough about the screen dependence of older people.
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I wrote about the bizarre case of Herasight, the embryo selection company going all in on eugenics.
Embryo selection company Herasight goes all in on eugenics
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open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I wrote about the bizarre case of Herasight, the embryo selection company going all in on eugenics.
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BREAKING TODAY: Vancouver Council finally passed UNANIMOUSLY building bylaw changes allowing single-stair buildings up to 6 storeys, with a @lucymaloney.bsky.social amendment for corresponding zone changes. Congratulations to all who’ve championed this including @lanefab.com & @holz-bau.bsky.social.
Single stair code changes coming to @cityofvancouver.bsky.social council today.
It’s been several years of work getting to this point.
It’s not everything that I’d want but it’s a good first step, with external single stairs and low/mid rise scissor stairs as entirely new housing options.
It’s been several years of work getting to this point.
It’s not everything that I’d want but it’s a good first step, with external single stairs and low/mid rise scissor stairs as entirely new housing options.
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
BREAKING TODAY: Vancouver Council finally passed UNANIMOUSLY building bylaw changes allowing single-stair buildings up to 6 storeys, with a @lucymaloney.bsky.social amendment for corresponding zone changes. Congratulations to all who’ve championed this including @lanefab.com & @holz-bau.bsky.social.
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I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
The missing heritability question is now (mostly) answered
Not with a bang but with a whimper
theinfinitesimal.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wrote a little bit about the "missing heritability" question and several recent studies that have brought it to a close. A short 🧵
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
Now available at doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Now available at doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
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The Wall Street Journal has more details on Preventive, the latest human embryo editing company. Sam Altman of OpenAI and and his husband are among its backers:
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Wall Street Journal has more details on Preventive, the latest human embryo editing company. Sam Altman of OpenAI and and his husband are among its backers:
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
Looking forward to poking through these
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November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking forward to poking through these
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Over on the other site, gene-editing scientist Lucas Harrington announced a new company to explore "preventive gene editing."
In case you're counting, this is the third startup openly pursuing plans to edit human embryos. More on the company here: www.preventive.bio/blog/announc...
In case you're counting, this is the third startup openly pursuing plans to edit human embryos. More on the company here: www.preventive.bio/blog/announc...
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Over on the other site, gene-editing scientist Lucas Harrington announced a new company to explore "preventive gene editing."
In case you're counting, this is the third startup openly pursuing plans to edit human embryos. More on the company here: www.preventive.bio/blog/announc...
In case you're counting, this is the third startup openly pursuing plans to edit human embryos. More on the company here: www.preventive.bio/blog/announc...
My paper "Laypeople's views on the narrative identity and societal treatment of genetically modified people" just got accepted at Bioethics!
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My paper "Laypeople's views on the narrative identity and societal treatment of genetically modified people" just got accepted at Bioethics!