I hope everyone in the States had a fantastic Thanksgiving (even if you’re a Dallas Cowboys football fan). I hate to ruin the holiday, but… We have a new variant. I’ve not seen this much anxiety ridden chatter among scientists about a COVID19 variant before. Even among the calm, cool, and collected scientists.

H5N1—also known as bird flu—continues to spread among animals and, for the first time, is spreading among cows. Thankfully, the risk to the public is low, but the more the virus spreads, the more chances it has to mutate and jump species to spread among humans. Given H5N1’s high mortality rate, we don’t want this to happen.

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The cold facts recorded in Jewish and Palestinian genetics today and historically

And the Hittites too!

Garbage in garbage out

April 2024

It's time to be honest about bad evidence and bad leadership

Mandrola and Prasad are back

A seemingly innocuous question masks a demand for conformity with a regressive ideology.

Three key differences between cancel culture and a traditional boycott.

The takeover by this Omicron sub-variant is not pretty

A Milestone, A New Look, Setting Preferences, a Poll, and a Big Thanks

Information forwarded by a reader, I am looking for feedback

Live stream recording from April 24

Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing

Never talk about Jurassic Park, etc.

Corruption everywhere, even in YouTube's kids content

More importantly, why to do it

The best huwhite man money can buy!

For paid subscribers only!

Lockdowns, Life, and Death

Peut-être, Ongomba, Maybe

Anxiety & adjustment

Charms from the afterlife

With cancer rates skyrocketing, it's time to shed some light on what we know.

Your children aren't being targeted by another Chinese bioweapon.

Psychedelic Science was an immense quasi-religious gathering. But what was left unmapped?

Talk about them, or don't talk about them?

Six ideas to arrest fertility decline...

A potential proxy for mutational load is positively related to certain leftist beliefs, and public opinion has shifted both between and within cohorts.

Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest: new AHA guidelines

BrainPath device saved functional independence, among a highly selected group of patients

A colleague sent two challenges to me, posted by Jordan Peterson, suggesting I should respond. I’m happy to do so because I greatly respect Dr Peterson’s courageous stance against a bossy, intolerant thought-police whose Orwellian newspeak threatens enlightened rationalism. The hero of

Richard Dawkins is embarking on his most extensive tour yet, covering the USA, Canada, the UK, and the EU. The events will feature a Q&A session and a limited meet-and-greet opportunity. Tickets are now on sale—secure your seat by booking soon! Book Now An Evening with Richard Dawkins - Reason Reignited | Tickets On Sale Now | USA, UK, EU 2024 - Trailer

Hypothyroidism often goes unnoticed because “several generations of primary care physicians and endocrinologists have been trained to treat blood tests and not patients.” - Dr. Mark Starr

People in the Mediterranean don't eat the "Mediterranean" diet

Typing isn't all that, if you want to actually *remember* anything.

Why the Spice Girls have a lot to answer for.

A no-holds-barred interview with Tom Jefferson

Should violent or graphic videos be posted on social media or should they be censored?

Isn't it a good thing if new drugs can help people lose weight?

Listen now | For once, a nice non-controversial topic

Idalia will make landfall on Wednesday. These are the surge, wind, rain, and tornado impacts Florida can expect.

Breaking down the total eclipse cloud cover prognosis as hyperactive hurricane season outlooks continue rolling in.

I was doing the background research for my lecture on Prostate Cancer in my IPAK-EDU Course, The Biology of Cancer, looking for treatments that enhance genomic instability - and Guess What?

It is time we have a scoping conversation.

Why calls for ethical technology are missing something crucial

Announcing NonOrdinary Impact, a new course I’ve developed with Trish Blain. Also, thanks to everyone who came to our first community call to share insights and make new connections - stay tuned for the next one in the summer. We may be the only animals who make maps of the world in our heads. It’s a gift, and a trap. We can imagine the most incredible futures, but unless we enact them, they never leave the hazy realm of possibility.