Apophenia

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When dealing with pseudoscience, the devil is in the detail - in this case, narrowing down a specific "Lab Leak" hypothesis. In Dr. Chan's @nytimes.com OpEd there is, however, a very specific hypothesis for COVID-19 origin. It's a prime example of conspiracism vs empiricism, so let's dive in. 🧵

On the day of Dr. Fauci's testimony, @nytimes.com decides to run a deeply unethical OpEd with snazzy graphics and snappy headlines about the Lab Leak. The article itself contains multiple falsehoods and deep mischaracterizations. Let's take every point in turn 👇🧵 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Pointswww.nytimes.com The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.

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Counties in states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA saw a 25% decrease in drug arrests, a 19% drop in “violent offense” arrests, and a 24% decrease in “low-level” offense arrests (Simes & Jahn 2022). Expanding public benefits leads to lower crime rates!

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In depression screening, we often query for core symptoms sad mood & anhedonia, and "skip" the other 7 symptoms (e.g. sleep, appetite) if neither of the core symptoms are present. What are the consequences of this practice? Brief thread 🧵: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36972115/

Quantifying skip-out information loss when assessing major depression symptoms - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Large-scale mental health surveys screen participants for the presence of the core diagnostic criteria of a mental disorder such as major depressive disorder (MDD). Only participants who screen positi...

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1/12 New paper on psychedelics as treatments for mental health problems is out! We discuss 10 challenges which limit conclusions that can be drawn about safety/efficacy of psychedelic therapy. We share a checklist for journalists, policymakers & others to assess quality of studies. Brief thread:

History repeating: guidelines to address common problems in psychedelic science - Michiel van Elk, E...journals.sagepub.com Research in the last decade has expressed considerable optimism about the clinical potential of psychedelics for the treatment of mental disorders. This optimis...

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Aesthetic literary experience may be conceived as the integration of cognitive and emotional events leading to transformative processes in the phenomenal aspect of conscious experience. This form of learning -conceptual and affective- may be helpful in creating...

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Fascinating new study from @smfleming.bsky.social finds an illusion of overconfidence in AI decision making - humans judge artificial systems to be more confident and take their advice more readily. psyarxiv.com/mjx2v/ #psyscisky 🧠🤖

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