Joel Duff
@NaturalHistoria
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R. Joel Duff, author https://t.co/OnixRczEua blog, father of 5, biology professor, photographer (https://t.co/p3vjQiQHxV), into reformed theology and chess.
Akron, OH
Joined October 2011
Ken Ham's Ark Encounter: More Effective Than Billy Graham? (Really?) https://t.co/XYPK1epuyZ via @YouTube
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. πππππ πππππ πππππ πππππ
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Check out the view from up here! As the Curiosity rover continues to climb the flanks of Mt. Sharp, it has captured an extraordinarily clear panorama of Gale Crater's rim...and even the lands beyond. Details: https://t.co/Zv9gQzybLO
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Was driving past Mono Lake at sunset a week ago and just jumped out and quickly snapped this shot. When I looked at it later I was struck by how much it looks like a painting rather than a photo.
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Trumps AI speech today made one things abundantly clear. AI systems long ago achieved ATI (artificial Trump intelligence) though we are likely some ways away from matching general human intelligence.
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Sharing this awesomeness. I have checked and it seems to be real and not AI generated but these days I find myself not fully trusting any image I see.
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We're About to Lose a Generation of Scientists - And It's Not an Accident https://t.co/duBTtGFdRi via @YouTube
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The scary version of one of my favorite books to read for my kids.
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Who knows more? My students about the contents of the syllabus of my class or Donald Trump about the contents of the Declaration of Independence. They both know these things exist but at least the class has some idea of what the syllabus is about even if they haven't read it.
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The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence "implications are profound" New @Nature
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Nature - Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a...
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In case RFK Jr convinced you that he is not anti-vax, but merely "skeptical" & concerned about vaccine safety...look here NIH is terminating awards to obtain reliable data on vaccine hesitancy & ways to improve uptake. This is an explicitly anti-vax policy. Link in replyπ
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Discussions of gains in in AI ability have been focused on STEM, but here is a history professor who works on the 18th century writing on how much GPT-4.5 improves on older models (like better-than-human handwriting recognition) and what βnew model smellβ means to a historian.
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This katydid from Ecuador has been affectionately named by photographers "candy-cane katydid". The truth is.. we are not sure which species it is. One possibility is a Harroweria nymph, but until someone witnesses the transformation into the adult stage it will remain a mystery.
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https://t.co/kFplHRyPu8 Premiering in one minute (12 EST). Why doesn't Ken Ham acknowledge research by other young-earth creationists?
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I was invited by @HouseJudiciary to testify at a hearing on "restoring enforcement of immigration law." They should have picture and picture to allow you to see the members' faces. Few ever heard these facts. My written testimony had pages of charts to back it up.
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Jack Smith releases report on Trump election interference/coup d'Γ©tat https://t.co/eG8wLT7bhw
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