Dom Weinberg
@domweinberg.bsky.social
Freelance researcher | Youth, mental health, inequality, injustice, civil society, evidence | Formerly UK youth charity sector (YMCA George Williams College / NCVYS) Dutch academia (Utrecht Uni / Erasmus) | he/him
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Today I'll be arguing that AI tools (specifically LLMs and AI agents) are NOT the future of health and social science but are more likely to be the death of health and social science.
Here's a sneak peak slide with the main components of my argument.
Here's a sneak peak slide with the main components of my argument.
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today I'll be arguing that AI tools (specifically LLMs and AI agents) are NOT the future of health and social science but are more likely to be the death of health and social science.
Here's a sneak peak slide with the main components of my argument.
Here's a sneak peak slide with the main components of my argument.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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“Women who think critically are always labeled difficult because it saves the world from admitting they’re right” — bell hooks
Repost of Charmaine Simpson, on LinkendIN: www.linkedin.com/posts/blackh...
Repost of Charmaine Simpson, on LinkendIN: www.linkedin.com/posts/blackh...
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Women who think critically are always labeled difficult because it saves the world from admitting they’re right” — bell hooks
Repost of Charmaine Simpson, on LinkendIN: www.linkedin.com/posts/blackh...
Repost of Charmaine Simpson, on LinkendIN: www.linkedin.com/posts/blackh...
"History is not just about kings and wars. It’s about people. And half of those people have been missing from the story for far too long."
I found a school reading list recently. It wasn't quite as white and male as I'd expected, but that's only because my expectations were very low.
I found a school reading list recently. It wasn't quite as white and male as I'd expected, but that's only because my expectations were very low.
"Of the 991 history exam questions set in 2023, 357 featured a named individual, but only 31 were women – and nine of those were references to Elizabeth I or her reign."
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
Dr Natasha R. Hodgson of Nottingham Trent University writes this week in The Conversation bit.ly/49ZqTiq
Women are still absent from how history is taught and assessed in England
Over a third of GCSE, AS and A-level exam papers in 2023 made no mention of women at all.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"History is not just about kings and wars. It’s about people. And half of those people have been missing from the story for far too long."
I found a school reading list recently. It wasn't quite as white and male as I'd expected, but that's only because my expectations were very low.
I found a school reading list recently. It wasn't quite as white and male as I'd expected, but that's only because my expectations were very low.
Apparently young people voting @greenparty.org.uk (& Reform) are "giving up on mainstream politics & instead turning to parties that promise to burn it all down & start again".
Aside from false equivalence of G&R, this also misrepresents Green appeal - Greens opposition to the world being burned!
Aside from false equivalence of G&R, this also misrepresents Green appeal - Greens opposition to the world being burned!
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Apparently young people voting @greenparty.org.uk (& Reform) are "giving up on mainstream politics & instead turning to parties that promise to burn it all down & start again".
Aside from false equivalence of G&R, this also misrepresents Green appeal - Greens opposition to the world being burned!
Aside from false equivalence of G&R, this also misrepresents Green appeal - Greens opposition to the world being burned!
Tbh, the "clinical review" bit worries me. Not clear what's meant by 'clinical', but I fear a medical approach. Yet, as @eric-reinhart.com argues, we must reverse the "overmedicalization of mental health & illness... to confront the political determinants of health"
undark.org/2025/08/21/o...
undark.org/2025/08/21/o...
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Tbh, the "clinical review" bit worries me. Not clear what's meant by 'clinical', but I fear a medical approach. Yet, as @eric-reinhart.com argues, we must reverse the "overmedicalization of mental health & illness... to confront the political determinants of health"
undark.org/2025/08/21/o...
undark.org/2025/08/21/o...
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Related: the ways that mainstream social science & related US education (K-12 & higher ed) STILL downplay the various supremacisms that define our society & politics, to avoid upsetting the people from dominant groups who want to continue benefiting from those unearned advantages.
1. Historically, eugenics was not a pseudoscience. It was *science* Almost every scientist, social scientist, academic, etc. believed in the validity of eugenics. You would have to search far & wide to find a scientist that didn't believe in some form of it. They taught it in college!
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Related: the ways that mainstream social science & related US education (K-12 & higher ed) STILL downplay the various supremacisms that define our society & politics, to avoid upsetting the people from dominant groups who want to continue benefiting from those unearned advantages.
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It's almost like every single reputable expert who has been saying this exact thing for years was right.
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Hardline migration policies are fuelling people smuggling, report finds
As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's almost like every single reputable expert who has been saying this exact thing for years was right.
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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I’ve been thinking (thanks to a well-timed @keeanga.bsky.social question at an online event) about how the idea of “wealth” is itself serving as the individualized “solution” rationalizing destruction of social supports.
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I’ve been thinking (thanks to a well-timed @keeanga.bsky.social question at an online event) about how the idea of “wealth” is itself serving as the individualized “solution” rationalizing destruction of social supports.
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
“wealthbuilding” not insurance, not benefits, not pensions, not public housing
Reading report on "the views of today's young people".
Much focus on 'social media' as a key contextual driver for understanding yp, but little on what it means to grow up in a world where it's normal for a US president to spout such fascist bullsh*t on social media. Medium *and* message matter.
Much focus on 'social media' as a key contextual driver for understanding yp, but little on what it means to grow up in a world where it's normal for a US president to spout such fascist bullsh*t on social media. Medium *and* message matter.
Donald Trump finally posts a Thanksgiving message — and uses it to call Governor Tim Walz “seriously retarded.”
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reading report on "the views of today's young people".
Much focus on 'social media' as a key contextual driver for understanding yp, but little on what it means to grow up in a world where it's normal for a US president to spout such fascist bullsh*t on social media. Medium *and* message matter.
Much focus on 'social media' as a key contextual driver for understanding yp, but little on what it means to grow up in a world where it's normal for a US president to spout such fascist bullsh*t on social media. Medium *and* message matter.
“I’ve been looking since 2016 for the phrase that means I’m personally okay, but I am not oblivious to the hideous destruction and suffering all around. Which I thought maybe could be, 'I’m okay, but I’m aware of all the things that aren’t.' ”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“I’ve been looking since 2016 for the phrase that means I’m personally okay, but I am not oblivious to the hideous destruction and suffering all around. Which I thought maybe could be, 'I’m okay, but I’m aware of all the things that aren’t.' ”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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A real head scratcher as to why Farage, who allegedly never intentionally directly racially abused anyone, keeps hiring people to his political party do numerous racisms
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A real head scratcher as to why Farage, who allegedly never intentionally directly racially abused anyone, keeps hiring people to his political party do numerous racisms
Interesting study, but shame BBC highlight the claim brains peak in adulthood. This is the adultist agenda and it's simplistically silly. Our brains evolved to function beautifully through lifespan. At all ages, brains are getting better at some things, worse at others
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Interesting study, but shame BBC highlight the claim brains peak in adulthood. This is the adultist agenda and it's simplistically silly. Our brains evolved to function beautifully through lifespan. At all ages, brains are getting better at some things, worse at others
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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Wow what could go wrong with denying people access to services based on their physical appearance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wow what could go wrong with denying people access to services based on their physical appearance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“there is something wilful about indifference. It is never by chance. It is either willed by the individual or eased by the institutions that structure their practices”
Epistemic dignity
I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith
Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith
Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
November 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“there is something wilful about indifference. It is never by chance. It is either willed by the individual or eased by the institutions that structure their practices”
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The Greens don’t believe providing safe refuge for endangered asylum seekers is an “out-of-control” policy.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Greens don’t believe providing safe refuge for endangered asylum seekers is an “out-of-control” policy.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
Nor do we believe making life more difficult for those in need is the way to unify British society.
Refugees are welcome.
A Labour Party so utterly spineless (worse, complicit) in the face of fascism no longer serves any use at all. Suddenly feeling rather motivated to join the @greenparty.org.uk and turf them out of Bristol South for good.
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A Labour Party so utterly spineless (worse, complicit) in the face of fascism no longer serves any use at all. Suddenly feeling rather motivated to join the @greenparty.org.uk and turf them out of Bristol South for good.
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This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This puts the "solar farm is spoiling the view where I walk my dogs" complaints into perspective
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We shouldn't need to wear protective clothing to stay warm, dry and healthy in our own home.
But since 1 in 4 of us in the UK are living in homes with issues like damp, cold and mould – it's an absurd solution for a very real problem.
Demand change – email your MP today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
But since 1 in 4 of us in the UK are living in homes with issues like damp, cold and mould – it's an absurd solution for a very real problem.
Demand change – email your MP today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We shouldn't need to wear protective clothing to stay warm, dry and healthy in our own home.
But since 1 in 4 of us in the UK are living in homes with issues like damp, cold and mould – it's an absurd solution for a very real problem.
Demand change – email your MP today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
But since 1 in 4 of us in the UK are living in homes with issues like damp, cold and mould – it's an absurd solution for a very real problem.
Demand change – email your MP today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo
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While Musk must be held accountable for his role in so much suffering and death…
… at this point I need us to dismantle the systems that made this possible.
His success is the manifestation of massive societal failure.
… at this point I need us to dismantle the systems that made this possible.
His success is the manifestation of massive societal failure.
"At the meeting, Musk claimed that Optimus robots 'will eliminate poverty,' 'give everyone amazing medical care,'...He also said the robots could be used for 'containment of future crime' by following criminals around and stopping them from 'doing crime.'"
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
While Musk must be held accountable for his role in so much suffering and death…
… at this point I need us to dismantle the systems that made this possible.
His success is the manifestation of massive societal failure.
… at this point I need us to dismantle the systems that made this possible.
His success is the manifestation of massive societal failure.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
Some learning for youth services too here...
Although, it's also more interesting than that, as this paper excerpt (and the conclusion) reveals. By highlighting the limitations of current evaluation practices, there is hope for some de-medicalisation of public mental health discourse
Although, it's also more interesting than that, as this paper excerpt (and the conclusion) reveals. By highlighting the limitations of current evaluation practices, there is hope for some de-medicalisation of public mental health discourse
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Some learning for youth services too here...
Although, it's also more interesting than that, as this paper excerpt (and the conclusion) reveals. By highlighting the limitations of current evaluation practices, there is hope for some de-medicalisation of public mental health discourse
Although, it's also more interesting than that, as this paper excerpt (and the conclusion) reveals. By highlighting the limitations of current evaluation practices, there is hope for some de-medicalisation of public mental health discourse
This bit also struck me:
"racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
"racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social writes: " They know that “working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This bit also struck me:
"racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
"racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
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I've a new essay out at The Nation on Trump's mass firings at the CDC earlier this month and what they mean––not just for public health, but for the entirety of US politics.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I've a new essay out at The Nation on Trump's mass firings at the CDC earlier this month and what they mean––not just for public health, but for the entirety of US politics.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...