Damien Cateau
@TheDamienDaily
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I used tp be here, but I'm not any more... Come see me on Mastodon (https://t.co/77WSc36Ot4).
Genève, Suisse
Joined May 2014
OK, everyone, this my last tweet (or are we supposed to say xeet now?) here; I've permanently moved to Mastodon, and I'd be delighted if you joined me here: https://t.co/Le9NiEIRAS Not much happening on #deprescribing there at the moment, but You can change that! See you there!
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"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) has the most dramatic, most famous match-cut in the history of #cinema. #FilmTwitter
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I’m sorry, I simply cannot be cynical about a technology that can accomplish this.
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I'm excited to share our ongoing work describing the dessert diversity at the canteen @institutpasteur ! 🧁 This study included extensive sampling of 102 independent samples over 3 years. Here's a 🧵 of our key findings. 1/7
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The extreme warmth in October really is quite shocking when you zoom out. 🔴 = warmer than average 🔵 = cooler than average
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Look at Elmo managing Twitter. Now imagine living on Mars and he controls your air.
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Recently I learned about a man who has trained 1,000+ people to block wind and solar projects. I read through all his training materials, presentations, and seminars. Here's what I learned about him and how his students plan to "win the war on clean energy." 🧵
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We need to publish less, publish better, retract agressively articles that have been shown to include manipulated data (images or otherwise), and investigate thouroughly authors engaged in these manipulations.
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It is not something I have personally been confronted to (and I doubt I ever will, given my field), but it is a perfect illustration of all the perverse incentives all scientific actors face, from researchers to universities and journals.
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If you have any interest, however remote, in science and or integrity (preferably both), go read this piece by @MicrobiomDigest.
Science Has a Nasty Photoshopping Problem * Unfortunately, many scientific journals and academic institutions are slow to respond to evidence of image manipulation — if they take action at all. My opinion piece @nytimes - #MyGiftArticle
https://t.co/VLC0wb2hor
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The Battle of Bamber Bridge, 1943. Racist US military police attacked black US troops on British soil. US military authorities demanded the town’s pubs impose a colour bar, the local landlords responded with signs that read “Black Troops Only” which pissed them off. A THREAD
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All across the country, local governments are restricting and banning clean energy projects. I heard rumors that misinformation on Facebook was a major cause of this. So I joined ~40 anti-wind and solar groups to see some of it for myself. The results were bleak. 🧵
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Trouvé dans les toilettes d'un gîte sur le retour des vacances... #TputVaBien #TeTrompesPasDeBoite
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8 months since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s ability to wage conventional war keeps weakening. Russia’s defeat is slowly, painfully coming closer. It's crucial - and increasingly costly - to step up Western support. Some reflections 1/
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Well done! We could learn from how they lead digital transformation of public services and healthcare. Did you know 🇺🇦 launched ePrescribing for antibiotics during the wartime (as planned)..?🇨🇭eHealth strategy set ePrescribing as a priority goal in 2008… still nothing achieved!
🇨🇭will allocate CHF 15 mln for the digitization of Ukraine. Today signed the MoU with Patricia Danzi @SwissDevCoop. This will help us to launch even more new services in Diia. Thanks for standing with Ukraine & supporting our digital path!
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TIME has proven no benefit of evenening dosing of BP lowering drugs @ESHypertension @ISHBP Many thanks to the TIME team! https://t.co/aFygKfUqCh
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