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Dr. Jens Foell

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I used to scan brains, now I talk about science for a living. Science editor, science podcaster, SPIEGEL-bestselling writer. Founder of @realscientists.de and trainer at @nawik.de. Looks even worse IRL. He/him. NEW BOOK IN MAY 2026 πŸ”— https://jensfoell.de

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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 6149 πŸ” 3085 πŸ’¬ 385 πŸ“Œ 491

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06.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WΓΌrde mich freuen wenn’s klappt! :)

06.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s have some fun together in TΓΌbingen! 😁 Will I see you there?

06.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Using generative AI, including for illustrations, necessarily decreases authenticity and accuracy in science communication. (The latter point becomes apparent once you realize there’s no letter Q in the image you posted about ubiquitin)

06.03.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! It’s truly timeless.

06.03.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When someone asks you what a woman is, ask them to tell you what water is first and watch them struggle. If they say β€œwater is an element,” laugh at them for subscribing to medieval, unscientific ideas.

06.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Trumpβ€˜s responses have become indistinguishable from what Satan would say if he was president.

If you still know a Trump voter, it’s not too late to yell hurtful insults at them until they’re out of your life forever.

06.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The β€œI can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty” meme

The β€œI can excuse racism, but I draw the line at animal cruelty” meme

The Trump regime firing Kristi Noem like

05.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It wasn't "cancel culture" when women and people of color got used up, silenced, and dismissed before their careers even began. It only became "cancel culture" when powerful abusers started having established careers momentarily inconvenienced by revelations of what they'd done.

05.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1811 πŸ” 520 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 10
scanned page of a poem: β€œto the young who want to die” by Gwendolyn Brooks

scanned page of a poem: β€œto the young who want to die” by Gwendolyn Brooks

by Gwendolyn Brooks
β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

04.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1029 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 9

Perfect response, because I feel like blocking you but it didn't seem like reason enough to actually do it.

05.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can I at least boycott every company that provably stole my copyrighted work or does that go against the fragile sensitivities of the pro-AI bubble

05.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, wonderful! Be sure to send a message if you end up stuck at the train station (not an unlikely scenario), because I'm close enough to come by there for a coffee πŸ˜„

05.03.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kriegt man irgendwie ΓΌber ordentliche Isolation und gΓΌnstige LEDs geregelt

05.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Kann man drΓΌber nachdenken. WΓ€re fΓΌr den Immobilienmarkt vielleicht gar nicht so ungΓΌnstig.

05.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Great code is extremely well structured.
Great writing challenges conventional structure to create something new.

04.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He seems barely conscious, let alone aware of what's going on

03.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ab Sonntag geht’s wieder rund! Wo sonst bekommt man knallharte Wissenschaft auf diese Art prΓ€sentiert? Das gibt’s nur bei MAITHINK X, mit unserer neuen Staffel ab 8. MΓ€rz 🀩
(Und Hand hoch wer mich in dem Clip entdeckt hat ☝🏻)

03.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

One big challenge for me is the question of how deep you might want to dive into different partial topics that detract from your main point. Sometimes it’s necessary to clarify a concept, sometimes it’s a fun distraction, sometimes it’s just a distraction. Carl always finds the best balance.
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03.03.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Recently I started reading β€œLifeβ€˜s Edgeβ€œ by @carlzimmer.com and it’s reminding me again of how Carl has been one of my very favorite science writers for 15 years now (ever since his β€œA Planet of Viruses.” Working as a science writer myself for the last 5 years has given me new appreciation.
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03.03.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s almost verbatim what Al-Zawahiri said about the US after 9/11

02.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congressman Brandon Gill

@RepBrandonGill
How many Americans have to get Allahu Akbar’ed before we realize Islam is a problem?

Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill How many Americans have to get Allahu Akbar’ed before we realize Islam is a problem?

The way sitting politicians can say this stuff about Muslims while facing zero consequences is an indication of just how entrenched Islamophobia still is in our institutions and culture.

02.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2636 πŸ” 520 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 32

One of my books was published in Korean a few months back and I just received my first piece of fan mail from Korea πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ€©
κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€ !

02.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAt last, a just war” they say about this:

02.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I listened to a podcast recently where the podcasters were against using AI for art and writing… but what disturbed me is they were like β€œI accept it can think, I can accept it’s intelligent, but it can’t produce creative work because it can’t feel.”

Why the hell do they believe that it β€œthinks?!”

02.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This. So much this.

What enshittifies everything right now is not LLM use itself, but a general lack of knowledge about what LLMs are and what they do

02.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

27.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 1269 πŸ” 720 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 189

I’ve seen a horse throw up once, and still that chart is made up.

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