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Hi 👋 I’m Simon.
I’m a chemist with a PhD.
I spent years learning how science actually works.
Now I spend far too much time on the internet watching people confidently explain how it doesn’t.
So I write about chemicals, food, agriculture, medicine, AI and evidence.
I make ple.
I challenge claims that don’t survive the evidence.
And I explain what the headlines leave out.
Science is complicated enough.
The internet doesn’t need to make it worse.
Welcome.
I’m a chemist with a PhD.
I spent years learning how science actually works.
Now I spend far too much time on the internet watching people confidently explain how it doesn’t.
So I write about chemicals, food, agriculture, medicine, AI and evidence.
I make ple.
I challenge claims that don’t survive the evidence.
And I explain what the headlines leave out.
Science is complicated enough.
The internet doesn’t need to make it worse.
Welcome.
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Natural doesn’t mean safe.
Synthetic doesn’t mean dangerous.
Detectable doesn’t mean harmful.
Hazard doesn’t mean risk.
And correlation doesn’t mean causation.
That’s.
The.
Whole.
Point.
Of.
Science.
Synthetic doesn’t mean dangerous.
Detectable doesn’t mean harmful.
Hazard doesn’t mean risk.
And correlation doesn’t mean causation.
That’s.
The.
Whole.
Point.
Of.
Science.
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@TPurity_Alphas Elon says:
"we will not be able to boss around AI that are smarter than us"....
while having built his fortune on bossing around thousands of engineers and scientists who are way smarter than himself
🤣🤣🤣
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One simple question:
If the evidence against modern agriculture is so overwhelming, why do you need a staged video to convince people?
I’ll wait.
If the evidence against modern agriculture is so overwhelming, why do you need a staged video to convince people?
I’ll wait.
American strawberry fields are being DRENCHED in cancer-linked pesticides — while workers are in full-head-to-toe hazmat suits, respirators, and gloves!
Two workmen, spraying poison directly onto the berries that will soon hit grocery stores nationwide. These are the “fresh” y eats.
If the chemicals are so toxic that the *applicators* need full-body protection… what exactly are we feeding our kids?
This isn’t “farming.” This is chemical warfare on our food supply.
It’s time to Make America Healthy Again. Boycott the poison. Grow your own. Demand clean food. Seek out local 'pick your own' strawberry venders and farmer's markets.
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Calling someone a "shill" isn't an argument.
It's what people do when they can't challenge the evidence but desperately want to dismiss the person presenting it.
It's what people do when they can't challenge the evidence but desperately want to dismiss the person presenting it.
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Simon Maechling retweeted
Most people know Dr. Peter Hotez from his television appearances during COVID, his defense of vaccination, and the relentless attacks directed at him on social media.
I know Peter as a friend. And I want to tell you about another part of his life that rarely enters those an four decades, Peter has devoted much of his scientific career to diseases that afflict some of the poorest people on Earth. Diseases that cause enormous suffering but attract relatively little commercial investment because the people who need treatment often cannot afford to pay for it.
Hookworm. Schistosomiasis. Chagas disease. Leishmaniasis.
These are hardly household names. Their victims rarely make headlines, and the scientists working on them seldom become celebrities.
Peter chose this field long before COVID, long before the cable news appearances, and long before strangers began calling him a pharmaceutical industry shill.
His career deserves a closer look.
Because the work tells a story that is almost entirely absent from the accusations made against him.
I know Peter as a friend. And I want to tell you about another part of his life that rarely enters those an four decades, Peter has devoted much of his scientific career to diseases that afflict some of the poorest people on Earth. Diseases that cause enormous suffering but attract relatively little commercial investment because the people who need treatment often cannot afford to pay for it.
Hookworm. Schistosomiasis. Chagas disease. Leishmaniasis.
These are hardly household names. Their victims rarely make headlines, and the scientists working on them seldom become celebrities.
Peter chose this field long before COVID, long before the cable news appearances, and long before strangers began calling him a pharmaceutical industry shill.
His career deserves a closer look.
Because the work tells a story that is almost entirely absent from the accusations made against him.
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The most dangerous misinformation doesn't make you feel stupid.
It makes you feel smarter than everyone else.
It makes you feel smarter than everyone else.
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Simon Maechling retweeted
Elon Musk wants you to believe Ukrainians are dying because their elites are getting rich.
Here’s another explanation:
Russia invaded their country.
Ukrainians are fighting to keep it.
Who is really getting rich?
Here’s another explanation:
Russia invaded their country.
Ukrainians are fighting to keep it.
Who is really getting rich?
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I’m joining this space.
Should be a good one.
Should be a good one.
Brain worms? Find out what else you can catch from the raw meat, milk and egg craze!
Mother Nature is out to get you👇🏽
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Elon Musk wants you to believe Ukrainians are dying because their elites are getting rich.
Here’s another explanation:
Russia invaded their country.
Ukrainians are fighting to keep it.
Who is really getting rich?
Here’s another explanation:
Russia invaded their country.
Ukrainians are fighting to keep it.
Who is really getting rich?
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We've never had more access to knowledge.
We've never had so many ways to avoid learning anything.
We've never had so many ways to avoid learning anything.
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Some companies don’t just sell solutions.
They sell fear of the alternatives.
Chemicals are toxic.
Food is poisoned.
Technology is dangerous.
The system is broken.
Then comes the solution.
A safer product.
A cleaner alternative.
A technology that promises to save you.
But here’s the trick.
They don’t necessarily have to prove their product is better.
They just have to convince you that what you already have is dangerous.
Fear creates demand.
The most profitable problem is sometimes the one you convinced people to fear.
They sell fear of the alternatives.
Chemicals are toxic.
Food is poisoned.
Technology is dangerous.
The system is broken.
Then comes the solution.
A safer product.
A cleaner alternative.
A technology that promises to save you.
But here’s the trick.
They don’t necessarily have to prove their product is better.
They just have to convince you that what you already have is dangerous.
Fear creates demand.
The most profitable problem is sometimes the one you convinced people to fear.
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Simon Maechling retweeted
Imagine designing a machine that rewards people for being angry.
Then giving everyone access to it.
Then acting surprised when society becomes angry.
Welcome to social media.
Then giving everyone access to it.
Then acting surprised when society becomes angry.
Welcome to social media.
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Ignorance isn't the biggest problem.
Confidence isn't the biggest problem.
It's ignorance combined with absolute confidence.
Confidence isn't the biggest problem.
It's ignorance combined with absolute confidence.
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Imagine designing a machine that rewards people for being angry.
Then giving everyone access to it.
Then acting surprised when society becomes angry.
Welcome to social media.
Then giving everyone access to it.
Then acting surprised when society becomes angry.
Welcome to social media.
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Simon Maechling retweeted
Can you see this?
It’s my turn to be absolutely throttled by the algorithm.
It’s my turn to be absolutely throttled by the algorithm.
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