YouTube throttled down the massive sci ed channel @kurzgesagt.org because it thought it was… AI slop. This may affect other genuine faceless channels….
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Jonathan Jarry
Профиль VivelyScience communicator with McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Separating sense from nonsense. Not all studies are created equal. McGill.ca/OSS
We are seeing more wildfires on Earth, right? Actually…. youtu.be/M9Hoy9Kn1u0?...
What everyone misses about wildfiresYouTube video by Simon Clarkyoutu.beHank Green likely to "pause" his main channel as he reexamines his relationship with LLMs and the 5 billion projects he's juggling right now. kotaku.com/famous-scien...
Hank Green Admits To Using AI After Fan Backlash Over Recent Video'The level of dopamine I've been getting from interacting with LLMs is not healthy for me,' said Hank Greenkotaku.comCan I return my tub of protein powder if it’s open? 🤔
Timothy Caulfield⚠️ Oh no, wellness & longevity gurus! Ya gotta switch your grift! The new hype-y research? To live longer (read: optimize!), eat LESS PROTEIN! 💪 www.news-medical.net/news/2026073... cc @mackinprof.bsky.social (Of course, 1 study that doesn't really say much - but shouldn't stop da grift machine!).
Some good news for long COVID, but the studies' problem is how do we define long COVID. This seems to be a recurring, major point of disagreement and I don't know how it's going to get solved. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can long COVID be prevented? Two drugs finally show promiseRigorous trials suggest the treatments reduce the risk of long-term disease after coronavirus infection.www.nature.com“Tobacco companies, almost entirely due to e-cigarettes and now pouches, have been able to increase nicotine sales for the first time in many decades." www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Young Canadians’ Nicotine Pouch Use Reaches New HeightsAre your patients Zyn-ing? Contraband nicotine patches are the latest wellness trend in Canada.www.medscape.comIf prayers work for health, we don’t need to prove a god exists; we just need to document health improvements. Right? Unfortunately, when science studies prayer, strange questions surface. My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
Can Science Even Test Prayers?Praying to heal from illness is possibly the oldest form of alternative medicine. When that prayer is made to a divine being on behalf of someone else—like asking a god to heal an ailing relative—it i...www.mcgill.caExcellent point!
Anne Kosseff-JonesI appreciate this thread, but I feel like you've missed an even more significant dynamic, which is that by using AI as a science communicator, you are risking your audience losing trust not just in you but in science communication more broadly. And that has devastating societal fallout.
You haven’t made it as a science communicator until your article has been digested and regurgitated by an AI for clicks… an AI affiliated with the Discovery Institute, which denies evolution. (Don't click if you don't have to) mindmatters.ai/2026/07/your...
Your Dog Presses a Button and … Poof! He Can Speak?Imagining a treasure trove of insight from teaching dogs to use buttons — that is not available just from paying closer attention to the dogs — is surely a loss for both parties.mindmatters.aiNot sure of the news source, but if true, Germany will no longer be reimbursing homeopathy as part of its health insurance. www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/...
German Health Insurance Overhaul Scraps Homeopathy, Raises Patient CostsGermany's new health law eliminates homeopathy and anthroposophic medicine coverage, raises drug co-www.ad-hoc-news.deJ'ai parlé des peptides au 98.5 FM plus tôt cet après-midi. J'en ai parlé beaucoup en anglais, moins en français. Alors, voici! www.985fm.ca/audio/792423...
Non approuvée par Santé Canada | Injections de peptides: une nouvelle pratique dangereuseÉcoutez Jonathan Jarry, communicateur scientifique de l Université McGill, aborder le sujet, jeudi, à l'émission Le Midi.www.985fm.caAVOCADO TOASTS ARE MAKING THE FREAKING GEN-ZERS GAY! -- Alex Jones or something
Ana Marie CoxThis is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog SuspectALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspectstatic.klipy.comSanho Tree“A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online.“ A watermark showed someone used OpenAI Tools.🙄
I concur: this screenshot absolutely looks like a Photoshop job by The Onion. Holy crap.
Brandy ZadroznySomeone posted this in slack and I actually thought it was The Onion. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...