Becca
sciencelizard.bsky.social
Becca
@sciencelizard.bsky.social
Science, snark, lizards
I mean "diet and exercise" were right there, and yet I see the economic value of GLP agonist drugs. "you could always improve yourself (this way that is time consuming and we make structurally more difficult than it needs to be)" is mostly Puritan work ethic holdover
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Billionaires or academics?
February 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Academia is a brainwashing machine for convincing people that calling themselves white collar is more dignified than opposing billionaires.
February 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I actually just want everyone who has faculty in the Epstein files to get $0. Alas my priorities appear unique.
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
?! Both MA and IN have about 7M people.
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Becca
Bhattacharya was cautious on the topic of vaccines, emphasizing multiple times he was trying to improve the trust of patients in their doctors and in vaccines.

Sanders pushed back, noting that spreading misinformation does not engender trust.

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Sanders: Do vaccines cause autism to the American people?

Bhattacharya: I do not believe the measles vaccine causes autism.

Sanders: I didn't ask about measles. Do vaccines cause autism?

Bhattacharya: I have not seen a study to suggest any **single** vaccine causes autism.

(emphasis mine)
Hearing today with the Senate HELP committee and NIH Director Bhattacharya.

www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
That the one time I said I wanted Google maps to tell me how many minutes it would save to take the toll road *and it did* it could've been doing that ALL THE TIME???
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM