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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 3d

Das verstößt aber gegen das Weber-Fechnersche Gesetz

Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 5d

Fühle mich gemobbt

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Martin Rücker @martinruecker.bsky.social · 6d

Gleich zwei Sozialgerichte urteilen, Versorgungsämter dürfen #LongCovid und #MECFS nicht als psychische Erkrankung einstufen - Betroffenen wurde die Tür zur Anerkennung einer Schwerbehinderung geöffnet www.riffreporter.de/de/gesellsch... @riffreporter.bsky.social

Gerichtsurteile: Long Covid ist keine psychische Erkrankung

Wegweisende Sozialgerichtsurteile stufen Long Covid und ME/CFS als körperliche Erkrankungen ein - und öffnen die Tür zur Anerkennung als Schwerbehinderung.

www.riffreporter.de

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 6d

Sozialgerichte stellen klar: Long Covid und ME/CFS sind keine psychischen Erkrankungen

From the CoronavirusDACH community on Reddit: Gerichtsurteile: Long Covid ist keine psychische Erkrankung

Explore this post and more from the CoronavirusDACH community

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 25d

Frau will nicht, dass ich „Willkommen in der Grauzone!“ auf die Geburtstagskarte schreibe

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 25d

Holländisch muss man einfach lieben

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 27d

Teile der Antwort könnten die Bevölkerung verstören

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 27d

Schrödingers Bahnfahrt

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 27d

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

www.nature.com

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Sep 5

KBV - ZEPAI: Angepasster COVID-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty für alle Altersgruppen bestellbar

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Sep 5

Serious setback in the fight against malaria:
"opposition to the project has grown, fueled in part by false accusations...social media...disinformation campaigns in the region often linked to Russian networks, says Mark Duerksen, a security expert"

After ‘humiliating’ raid, Burkina Faso halts ‘gene drive’ project to fight malaria

Disinformation campaign may have triggered “brutal” shutdown of mosquito lab

www.science.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Sep 5

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
#Arbovirus #mosquito

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe

Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

www.science.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 29

Where antivaxxers have taken over already:
"“zero-dose children” tragically account for nearly half of vaccine-preventable disease deaths"

Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress

The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in 1651 as “nasty, brutish, and short.” He was undeniably correct, with estimates of average life expectancy in the UK at the time ranging from 37 to 40 years, largely owing to a high infant mortality ...

www.science.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 29

Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability.
Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The rise of rideable horses

Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability

www.science.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 28

"known for his ability to take robust research evidence and translate it into practical strategies...urged countries to act quickly to suppress transmission through find, test, trace and isolate systems...stressed that lockdowns should be “a last resort”.

David Nabarro obituary: global-health leader who fought malnutrition, malaria, Ebola and COVID-19

Persuasive physician who brought research evidence to the heart of global policy decisions.

www.nature.com

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 28

"One broad conclusion to emerge from the available data is that genetics plays a huge part"
"environmental factors are “a smaller slice of the pie”...and studies have convincingly shown no link to vaccines"

Autism is on the rise: what’s really behind the increase?

RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research.

www.nature.com

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Findings show deworming before age five leads to 2.5 additional months of life...Further, decreasing hookworm exposure is related to improvements in...inflammation and skin-tested allergies, IN CONTRAST TO PREDICTIONS OF THE “HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS”

Early-life infectious disease exposure, the “hygiene hypothesis,” and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease | PNAS

Exposure to infectious disease in early life may have long-term ramifications for health and lifespan. However, reducing pathogen exposure may not ...

www.pnas.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Kennedy Jr.’s views and HHS policy ignore both reality and history. All vaccines undergo a lengthy process of careful testing and independent regulatory oversight in the USA and other nations."

Fool’s-gold science: The ethical and scientific perils of testing most vaccines using placebo-controlled randomized trials: EMBO reports: Vol 26, No 16

EMBO Press is an editorially independent publishing platform for the development of EMBO scientific publications.

www.embopress.org

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ganz offenbar, ja. Hat mich auch erstaunt. Vielleicht die Trockenheit

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 23

Und Impfstoffexperte!

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social · Aug 23

1/Deutschland berühmtester, einflussreichster und intelligentester (und schönster) Philosoph, Soziologe, Historiker, Politologe, Orthopäde, Ägyptologe, Politikberater, Ornithologe, Philatelist, Zehnkämpfer und Reisebuchautor, der Dramatiker Precht, hat endlich

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 23

Isso, selbst die Schatten sind fast identisch

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 23

Bryce Canyon 1998 - Bryce Canyon 2025

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 15

"Perhaps the singular goal of the Pandemic Agreement is to end the model based on charity and replace it with one based on equity and mutual legal obligation."

What success looks like

Nature Medicine - The 2025 Pandemic Agreement is a grand global social bargain that replaces charity with equity.

rdcu.be

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wert der Ausbildung: Warum muss ich mich dauernd rechtfertigen? via @faznet

Gymnasiastin muss sich verteidigen, dass sie nicht studiert

Eine siebzehnjährige Schülerin versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Sie besucht ein Gymnasium und möchte nach dem Abitur einen Ausbildungsberuf ergreifen. Das ruft immer wieder Irritation hervor. Hier schild...

www.faz.net

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Friedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · Aug 10

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting

Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union

www.theguardian.com

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