Kieran Smith
@mango-down.bsky.social
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.)
We have been the sole owners for all that time...
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.)
We have been the sole owners for all that time...
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.)
We have been the sole owners for all that time...
As of January 1st 2026, John and I are **no longer** the owners of Complexly (the educational media company we started 15 years ago that makes Crash Course, Eons, SciShow, Study Hall, and a bunch of other shows.)
We have been the sole owners for all that time...
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In the new episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we’ll learn how to interpret the statistics we see in our daily lives. And we’ll explore why we need stats to make informed judgments, be more precise about what we don’t know, and get closer to what we can know. youtu.be/Lw4oMXTEAkw
Statistical Thinking in Science: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #2
YouTube video by CrashCourse
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January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
In the new episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we’ll learn how to interpret the statistics we see in our daily lives. And we’ll explore why we need stats to make informed judgments, be more precise about what we don’t know, and get closer to what we can know. youtu.be/Lw4oMXTEAkw
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The last few years have been a vicious wake up call for privileged people like me as to just how vicious and empowered misogyny, racism, homophobia, ableism and transphobia are in the world - I was never blasé but I was naive
Whatever mockery of international “law” existed - any belief in it is surely eviscerated by the actions of Israel and of USA and the appeasement , even encouragement of them, by so many in power
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The last few years have been a vicious wake up call for privileged people like me as to just how vicious and empowered misogyny, racism, homophobia, ableism and transphobia are in the world - I was never blasé but I was naive
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Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
🧵1/13
December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
🧵1/13
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
🧵1/13
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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.
do yourself a favour and watch this. another stunning video by @thomasflight.nebula.tv
Why AI "Art" Feels So Wrong
YouTube video by Thomas Flight
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
do yourself a favour and watch this. another stunning video by @thomasflight.nebula.tv
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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March 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🎉Today is our 9th birthday!🎉
🎂 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you! ♥️♥️
🍰 Make sure you tune in to twitch.tv/easyallies this Tuesday for our anniversary marathon stream!
🎁 See you there!
🎂 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you! ♥️♥️
🍰 Make sure you tune in to twitch.tv/easyallies this Tuesday for our anniversary marathon stream!
🎁 See you there!
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March 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🎉Today is our 9th birthday!🎉
🎂 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you! ♥️♥️
🍰 Make sure you tune in to twitch.tv/easyallies this Tuesday for our anniversary marathon stream!
🎁 See you there!
🎂 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you! ♥️♥️
🍰 Make sure you tune in to twitch.tv/easyallies this Tuesday for our anniversary marathon stream!
🎁 See you there!