Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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People Aren’t Stupid: They’re Wary of False Information About COVID-19
Here is a brief overview of the article, which highlights that social media does not exert a negative influence on COVID-19 vaccination.
When the Wrong AI Gets Called “Bullshit”
A provocative paper claimed “ChatGPT is Bullshit,” applying Frankfurt’s philosophy to AI. But the more I examined the evidence, the more I realised the critique fit another model entirely — DeepSeek. This post shares how I challenged the argument and reframed the debate.
I'm a biologist. Here's why I wrote about U.S. history (1929-1939)
I was one of those Mexican American elementary school children in California who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s not knowing about the deportation or forced expulsion of 350,000-500,000 people of Mexican descent, including U.S. citizens, in the 1930s.
