Joe Hanson
@drjoehanson.bsky.social
Biologist, YouTube science dude. I moved to Austin back when it was still cool
Absolutely!
Pundits could explain all this nuance too, but I think they know that saying it the troll-ish way is what gets the clicks.
Pundits could explain all this nuance too, but I think they know that saying it the troll-ish way is what gets the clicks.
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Absolutely!
Pundits could explain all this nuance too, but I think they know that saying it the troll-ish way is what gets the clicks.
Pundits could explain all this nuance too, but I think they know that saying it the troll-ish way is what gets the clicks.
Politics is a game of perceptions & popularity
Is this how normal Dems think? No! But huge coordinated conservative media campaigns have succeeded in making Democrats look incredibly weird and out of touch. Saying that they could fix that by tripling down on popular things is not a bad idea?
Is this how normal Dems think? No! But huge coordinated conservative media campaigns have succeeded in making Democrats look incredibly weird and out of touch. Saying that they could fix that by tripling down on popular things is not a bad idea?
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Politics is a game of perceptions & popularity
Is this how normal Dems think? No! But huge coordinated conservative media campaigns have succeeded in making Democrats look incredibly weird and out of touch. Saying that they could fix that by tripling down on popular things is not a bad idea?
Is this how normal Dems think? No! But huge coordinated conservative media campaigns have succeeded in making Democrats look incredibly weird and out of touch. Saying that they could fix that by tripling down on popular things is not a bad idea?
Michio Kaku did this? I am shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Michio Kaku did this? I am shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!
People will lie to themselves and unconsciously invent post hoc rationalizations for why they think what they do, but most of the time they are doing just that: lying to themselves
Politics is a game of manipulating human belief in order to create action. Dishonest people are better at the game
Politics is a game of manipulating human belief in order to create action. Dishonest people are better at the game
September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
People will lie to themselves and unconsciously invent post hoc rationalizations for why they think what they do, but most of the time they are doing just that: lying to themselves
Politics is a game of manipulating human belief in order to create action. Dishonest people are better at the game
Politics is a game of manipulating human belief in order to create action. Dishonest people are better at the game
Please tell me it wasn't @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social that got cold feet
September 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Please tell me it wasn't @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social that got cold feet
Epidemiology is hard! We can find real associations between things, but they aren’t always cause and effect. There’s often a third, invisible thing controlling them both.
Luckily, we have a way of teasing out the difference: Careful, well-designed scientific research studies.
Luckily, we have a way of teasing out the difference: Careful, well-designed scientific research studies.
September 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Epidemiology is hard! We can find real associations between things, but they aren’t always cause and effect. There’s often a third, invisible thing controlling them both.
Luckily, we have a way of teasing out the difference: Careful, well-designed scientific research studies.
Luckily, we have a way of teasing out the difference: Careful, well-designed scientific research studies.
Interesting things pop up when you ask “Why was mom taking Tylenol in the first place?”
Was it because of an infection or chronic illness during pregnancy? Maybe mom has a genetic or psych condition that leads to more Tylenol use? Do moms who use it have more access to doctors/autism diagnosis?
Was it because of an infection or chronic illness during pregnancy? Maybe mom has a genetic or psych condition that leads to more Tylenol use? Do moms who use it have more access to doctors/autism diagnosis?
September 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Interesting things pop up when you ask “Why was mom taking Tylenol in the first place?”
Was it because of an infection or chronic illness during pregnancy? Maybe mom has a genetic or psych condition that leads to more Tylenol use? Do moms who use it have more access to doctors/autism diagnosis?
Was it because of an infection or chronic illness during pregnancy? Maybe mom has a genetic or psych condition that leads to more Tylenol use? Do moms who use it have more access to doctors/autism diagnosis?
If acetaminophen truly increased autism risk, you’d expect to see higher rates in an exposed sibling compared to an unexposed sibling.
But they didn’t see that. It means the previous studies that suggested some link were being fooled by hidden family or genetic factors. It’s not the drug itself.
But they didn’t see that. It means the previous studies that suggested some link were being fooled by hidden family or genetic factors. It’s not the drug itself.
September 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If acetaminophen truly increased autism risk, you’d expect to see higher rates in an exposed sibling compared to an unexposed sibling.
But they didn’t see that. It means the previous studies that suggested some link were being fooled by hidden family or genetic factors. It’s not the drug itself.
But they didn’t see that. It means the previous studies that suggested some link were being fooled by hidden family or genetic factors. It’s not the drug itself.
Last year a study of >2.4 million kids born in Sweden looked at Tylenol exposure and autism
At first, it seemed like there was a small association.
But then they compared siblings where one was exposed in utero and the other wasn’t and found no increased risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
At first, it seemed like there was a small association.
But then they compared siblings where one was exposed in utero and the other wasn’t and found no increased risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Last year a study of >2.4 million kids born in Sweden looked at Tylenol exposure and autism
At first, it seemed like there was a small association.
But then they compared siblings where one was exposed in utero and the other wasn’t and found no increased risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
At first, it seemed like there was a small association.
But then they compared siblings where one was exposed in utero and the other wasn’t and found no increased risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"You have my S word!"
Factual dorky bully posse assemble
Factual dorky bully posse assemble
a man with a beard wearing a suit and black turtleneck is on snl
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a suit and black turtleneck is on snl
media.tenor.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"You have my S word!"
Factual dorky bully posse assemble
Factual dorky bully posse assemble
Wtf are we supposed to do when our social contract is this infested with sickness?
There was a great movie in the 80s about mutually assured destruction: WarGames. Its lesson? The only winning move is not to play the game
bsky.app/profile/cwar...
There was a great movie in the 80s about mutually assured destruction: WarGames. Its lesson? The only winning move is not to play the game
bsky.app/profile/cwar...
Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous
Something Is Very Wrong Online
Our political conversations take place in very same spaces that incubate and perpetuate unthinkable violence.
www.theatlantic.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wtf are we supposed to do when our social contract is this infested with sickness?
There was a great movie in the 80s about mutually assured destruction: WarGames. Its lesson? The only winning move is not to play the game
bsky.app/profile/cwar...
There was a great movie in the 80s about mutually assured destruction: WarGames. Its lesson? The only winning move is not to play the game
bsky.app/profile/cwar...