Ever heard of Palindromic DNA? Check this out!. I made this with @TaylorLabGroup from the @MilnerCentre

I'm half way through RFK jr's hearing. No spoilers please!. So far from Jr: Industry is so in bed with CDC that we can't trust most of our data. Critics: Jr's claims are overblown & dangerous. Fear & new policies are reducing vaccine uptake. Preventable catastrophe imminent.

This X-ray of a Komodo dragon is rad!. That is all.

RT @carlsagandotcom: “If science were explained to the average person in a way that is accessible and exciting, there would be no room for….

God and vaccines: The Death of Critical Thinking

Clearly this is just David Bowie.

Critical thinking is the discipline of analyzing facts, arguments, and challenging even our own assumptions to form the most rational, honest, evidence-based conclusions possible.

This was a great conversation but what I'm most proud of is, about half wayish through, we stick up for the linguists! . #Linguistics is real science but gets treated like pop-psychology. It's not pop-psychology! Biologists should embrace linguistics!.

New video for Patrons only:

I was interviewed by Eric Peterson on the slime mold "controversy".

RT @DragonsofWales: A reminder to my US friends that tomorrow (August 23rd) is the last day to order from my Etsy store before I have to (t….

Concept Doping: It's a growing problem in science. I suspect it will get worse now that public science funding is evaporating. @TEDTalks @drmichaellevin @colossal

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Safe

Game Over?

RT @koenfucius: Nearly 20 years old… @rkurzban & @athenaaktipis’s argument for a modular—rather than a unitary—self, which better fits obse….

My interview with Professor Ram Krishnamurthy on the origin of life: Shout out to @cogito_JC for the great photos of Ram used in the intro and thumbnail.

RT @Cmdr_Hadfield: Flight safety used to be different.

RT @smartereveryday: I just watched Hank Green's latest video about investing money. He's not a financial advisor and is not giving you adv….

Here's the paper by @yoginho:

Here's the video:

In my new video on fears of an "AI Apocalypse" I cover a fascinating paper by @yoginho. Link to video and the paper below