"Antiscience Is an Existential Threat" | My op-ed with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social for #TimeMagazine on our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege: time.com/7317436/scie...
GP researcher @BondUniversity focused on 4 big neglected healthcare problems (non-drug treatments; overdiagnosis; AMR & waste in research); fan of #evidence-based decision making, uncommon sense & surfing. https://healthy-evidence.com/about-2/
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"Antiscience Is an Existential Threat" | My op-ed with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social for #TimeMagazine on our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege: time.com/7317436/scie...
It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren. That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.
Not ambitious enough; but good to see specific resource allocation: a C+ “The Albanese government has finally set a 2035 climate course – and it’s a mission Australia must accept” theconversation.com/the-albanese...
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
A new review of multicancer early detection tests (MCED). Without any controlled studies in people without symptoms (and at increased risk), they are "not ready for popular use." @annalsofim.bsky.social www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... www.acpjournals.org/doi/epdf/10....
Is this Australia’s climate wake-up call? Official report reveals a hotter, harder future if we don’t act now @theconversation.com theconversation.com/is-this-aust...
Very helpful Substack article for making some sense of the diverse MAGA “factions” and their overlap & conflicting ideologies, especially Christian Nationalist cf atheist Tech Bros - thanks @asharangappa.bsky.social
Fascinating article. One amusing error -> “when researchers asked state-of-the-art models for the birthday of Adam Kalai, one of the paper’s authors, DeepSeek-V3 confidently provided three different incorrect dates across separate attempts: “03-07”, “15-06”, and “01-01”...”
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Trial-based economic evaluations of non-drug interventions in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions: a systemic review: "of 150 NDIs, 40% were cheaper and more effective, and 70% considered cost effective." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40889888/
Percent change in GHG emissions (CO2eq) per year since 1990, G7/EU. 🫣🇨🇦
The past is prologue, the trend inexorably grim. Here's the story since 1970 & where we are now. If this doesn't make us think, nothing will. How can this be ignored by anyone in tourism, agriculture or human, animal, plant or ecosystem (land & marine)health. climate.copernicus.eu/graphics-gal...
If the administration releases the data for the causes-of-autism study that is supposed to be reported this month, then it could be useful to have a crowdsourced many analyst/multiverse investigation ready to go that leans-in on pre-commitment to analysis plans. Interested? Alternatives?
“For our scientists” - wonderful song by @ellecordova.bsky.social that sums up what’s happening to science in the USA youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...
New research demonstrating a shift in online climate misinformation Rather than denying climate science, this 'new denial' comprises "attacks that seek to undermine and cast doubt on proposed climate solutions and those who support them." resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here's a ray of sunshine in a very dark world Germany has already exceeded its goal of shutting down 8 GW of coal plants - 3 years earlier than expected Amazing what a little sun and wind can do 😎 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Viewpoint: The definition of disease is vital for clinical and public health, but broad criteria risk overdiagnosis and overtreatment ja.ma/4nbWSzg
Sometimes I wish there really was a Hell … so that Turnip & his malignant fossil-fuel buddies received their well-deserved karma. But in reality, we have to provide that hell (and support to climate activists/policy-makers).
This is fundamentally insane. Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️ x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths. x8 in Zambia x7 in Botswana x6 in Sudan x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia 🧵
Heartfelt solidarity from Sydney. Our open-access book has a large chapter detailing claims & tactics used by our local fruitcakes. Happy to say they are today all but totally neutered & ridiculed here. Good luck! open.sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/files/978174...
Saying there's no point in cutting emissions because it won't work, is like saying "I'm going to run into that wall anyway, what's the point of braking?" Every kilogram of carbon (and other) emissions avoided will reduce the extent of climate change.
States vow to fight #Trump official’s stop-work order on offshore #wind farm Rhode Island and Connecticut officials say project, slated to power 350,000 homes, is essential to their #climate goals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Said it before ...would be happy to ignore the daily outrages from the U.S...if these fuckers were not an existential threat to the entire planet. They will not 'cook' alone. nypost.com/2025/08/21/b...
One quarter of Israelis protested.
Previous experience in another forum showed that attempts at polite dialogue were unproductive.
Some doctors & researchers do, but I know many who don’t. So don’t give up on them all, and on finding empathetic professionals.
Yes, training folk to critically read Methods & Results not the Discussion and Conclusions is so important (but hard work!). A problem across most disciplines but might be worse with time-poor clinicians.
A reasonable expectation, but often not done. That’s the reasons for developing PRISMA for Abstracts pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Sadly most systematic review abstracts are *very* poorly written - with guidance (PRISMA for Abstracts) mostly ignored (but guided-automation may help) - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I'm sorry to hear you're one of the few who can't exercise, but as these multiple randomized trials show, many are helped so please don't deny them that chance.
“Effects of therapeutic interventions on long COVID: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” - evaluation of 7 interventions across 51 trials found exercise the most promising www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
It is egregious that RFK Jr requested @annalsofim.bsky.social retraction of this paper because he didn't like the data www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... www.reuters.com/business/hea...
In 5 years, clean power surged to 40.9% of global electricity, solar doubled in 3 years & most new demand was met by renewables. EU clean share hit 47%, cutting fossil to 29% & saving €59B. Ember’s data now tracks 215 nations, turbocharging transparency in energy transition. The trend’s unstoppable.
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
Today global leaders in #EBHC are excited to launch the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’ – because how we share knowledge matters as much as the knowledge itself https://ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht
Science will survive, but we're leaning the lesson that it's foolish to be too dependent on one country The attack on NOAA is the biggest global disaster. Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Snapshot of US beliefs about science and flat-earthy stuff. [1000+ people surveyed, +/- 3%] carsey.unh.edu/publication/...
Great initiative by Wiley! The publisher has started marking retracted papers in reference lists. When you click on the retraction notice, you can also see the date and reason for the retraction. All publishers should adopt this practice. But also screen references during submission.
Great to see conservation science focusing more on drivers not just symptoms, and recognising the importance of shaping policy But building public support isn't enough, because we have opponents You can't win a battle if you don't know you're in one onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reminder: If you hear anyone claiming the #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge today in support of Palestine is somehow anti-Semitic,the Jewish Council of Australia supports it. 👇 And here's their full media release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/medi...
"Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity 'by 2026 at the latest', according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA)."
"people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites"
Thanks! Fascinating “Kemp’s book covers the rise & collapse of more than 400 societies over 5,000 years...lessons are often striking: people are fundamentally egalitarian but are led to collapses by enriched, status-obsessed elites, while past collapses often improved the lives of ordinary citizens”
Sustained private investment into European solar. 2024, US$10 invested into renewables for every dollar invested in fossil fuels. June 2025, more solar power in EU’s energy mix than any other power source for the first time ever. www.pv-tech.org/maintaining-...
Oops “withOUT the pharma”. And the evidence-based non-drug treatments are here -> www.racgp.org.au/clinical-res...
Third Degree: the pharmacopoeia with the “pharma” - an interview about ideas behind the “Handbook of NonDrug Interventions” - www.medicalrepublic.com.au/third-degree...
The benefits arise from reduction in CVD risk (not other causes) so would it not be better use absolute CVD risk (with renal function as 1 of several components)? (I’m a GP so don’t focus on a single organ ;-) www.cvdcheck.org.au/calculator
Agree, but its the benefit part of the modelling that is doubtful - as the authors state in their Limitations section:
The world’s fourth-largest economy, California, is generating power using 40% less natural gas than it did two years ago “If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”
That’s at the very costly end (over $100K / life year) of ”cost-effectiveness” and based on one model. I doubt that most prevention guidelines would not think this screening justified.
“Simply because it’s cheaper, better and ultimately more reliable, the transition is inevitable – but if we do it fast, we stabilize the climate and limit the destruction, and if we don’t, we don’t” - The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Astonishing graphs in The Guardian about Palestinian suffering:
Congrats. If its helpful, we’ve a free monthly update describing all new long covid clinical trials - bond.edu.au/iebh/our-res...
Good summary graphic in JAMA cdn.jamanetwork.com/ama/content_...
Worth noting that both groups improved, and both received the intervention - but the “structured” group improved more than the self-guided group.
Lifestyle interventions can slow cognitive decline in your 60s and 70s, according to a large randomized controlled trial. cnn.it/451M94d
GOP senators urge White House to release delayed NIH funding...
Apart from pressure to do the right thing & not eg subsidize fossil fuels & approve new gas fields & coalmines, the main consequence may be around reparations? Historic ruling finds climate change ‘imperils all forms of life’ and puts laggard nations on notice theconversation.com/historic-rul...
More than 90% of new renewable energy capacity is now cheaper than fossil fuels, study shows The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point”, according to two United Nations reports released on Tuesday.
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'Electricity Generated from Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable. Simply mind boggling. If it feels like the world is being deluged with bad news lately, here's an actual bright spot' futurism.com/electricity-...
Researcher, journalist, politician concerned citizen? You need to bookmark this fantastic resource...
And thanks @australia.theguardian.com for keeping attention on Netanyahu’s inhumane and illegal attacks.
“Australia joins 24 countries to demand immediate end to Gaza war” - better late than never. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“A UK government-funded study shows that without concerted action, increased rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could lead to global annual GDP losses of $1.7tn over the next quarter of a century” - www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social
Netanyahu is the sort of person Curtis Mayfield was alluding to in People Get Ready: “There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner Whom would hurt all mankind, just to save his own, “
Agree. Australia’s compulsory voting and the preferential system (vote goes to 2nd choice if your 1st loses) - which seems much fairer (Arrow’s theorem says there is no perfect voting system, but some better than others!)
India 50% installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Solar power booming in Pakistan. Share of solar electricity generation more than tripled in just three years. e360.yale.edu/features/pak...
What's especially funny here is that we do indeed have randomized trial data on artificial food dyes in children and hyperactivity. Specifically, this study, which Makary references 1/n
Solar is EU’s top electricity source for first time www.energylivenews.com/2025/07/10/s...
Good work @australia.theguardian.com “Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Feel like I’ve already shared this new @billmckibben.bsky.social banger but I’m sharing it again because I really needed this today and I bet you do too. This is an ACTUAL GOOD THING that is happening and I don’t think even Trump can stop it. Slow it down, yes. But this is the future.
Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says Office for Budget Responsibility #climatecrisis Story by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/obr-net-zero...
“Rare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics – video” - very helpful explanation of the processes & politics www.theguardian.com/business/vid...
Glad it makes clear gains are more than commercialisation “.. myth that the UK is ‘good at research, and bad at commercialisation’. However, this report shows that strengths within the research base have an impact throughout innovation pathways, whether that be at commercialisation or adoption”
Like a broken clock, Mush is occasionally right - I agree gutting clean energy is economic and security insanity.
Very helpful, and noted that “an overriding reason for China’s move towards green energy technologies was energy security” which is true for all countries.
How Trump is helping China by opposing green energy open.substack.com/pub/davidtok...
Last year, North America installed 56GW of renewable energy generation capacity. That’s just 8% of the global total & 4th by geopolitical region. And with the US budget under debate we could slip further behind. Saying no to clean, inexpensive energy is not in our best interest. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
MAGA? What Trump & ilk THINK they are globally #1 at, and what they actually ARE #1 at.
The Senate is scheduled to begin voting on the final budget reconciliation bill tomorrow — including a phaseout of America’s clean energy tax credits. We need to flood the Senate with calls now urging a “NO” vote. Click here to call ➡️ cclusa.org/iradefense
The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡
Musk’s destruction of USAID sentenced millions of HIV sufferers to lose medication. Now RF Kennedy commits a crime against the world’s children and pulls all US support for global vaccines (GAVI). Structural violence based on anti-science and lies. Utterly shameful Trump.
Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed that it will continue to follow its own evidence-based childhood vaccination schedule, regardless of the recommendations made by RFK Jr.'s American Institute for Childhood Protection (AICP). That’s what responsible leadership looks like.
We knew China's rush to install solar and wind was going to be wild but WOW😮. The solar panels & wind turbines China installed in May alone, in a single month, will generarate as much electricity as: -Poland -Sweden -Norway -the UAE -North Carolina&Maryland or -Washington&Wyoming
Solar + storage is now cheater than coal & nuclear. Combining solar with wind, water and/or geothermal reduces the amount of storage needed. We are closing in on 24/7/365 firmed renewable energy. #TheFutureWillBeElectric #FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets 💪👏🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
In the early 1990s, Ireland was getting more than 40% of its electricity from coal. Last week it closed its last coal plant: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ireland joins the growing number of nations that are now coal free for electricity generation. 💪 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 electrek.co/2025/06/20/i...
🚨 Do people know that Mike Lee snuck in a massive selloff of public lands in the reconciliation bill? There's a big chunk of the Wasatch & lower Uintas that would be for sale!! In green on this map. Call your Senators RIGHT NOW #utpol www.fieldandstream.com/stories/cons...
Sigh. LLMs don't lie, because they don't know anything. What all LLMs do, including the latest models, is produce statistically plausible outputs that sometimes resemble the truth and sometimes resemble falsehoods. That's all the tech *can* do www.ft.com/content/2b3c...
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal. www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
EU industry could cut energy use by 24%—saving 67 MTOE—by 2030, all cost-effectively. The potential is huge and the business case is clear. Decarbonisation and energy security aren’t just possible—they’re smart moves for competitiveness. Next step: turning this potential into real-world action.
This is the vulnerability that lots of pseudo-intellectuals take advantage of too! Just speaking fluently can convince some people that what you're saying must also be smart...
“[Of] 25 replication studies, 7 (28%) studies demonstrated robust replicability, meeting all three validation criteria: achieving statistical significance (p < 0.05) in the same direction as the original study and showing compatible effect size magnitudes as per the Z test (p > 0.05).”
