Scientist | author | traveler. My latest book - When the Drugs Don’t Work: https://teapawt.net/t.co/9qhSwVoqWS
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I’ve spent most of my life tracking trends and fads and especially over the past five years (you can look me up)— biohacking, peptides, probiotics and shakes, antiageing remedies— nearly all of them are hyped and show no demonstrable benefit yet.
I don’t believe most of the people selling them are snake oil merchants or scammers (some are of course). They take a small study in a rat or mouse or for a short duration in a controlled environment and try to come up with a product. But that’s not how the real world works.
The future for aspiring scientists looks bleak. I try not to infect my son with my cynicism regarding funding and freedom to pursue important projects, but it’s hard. AI is also changing everything. I wrote about this for @htTweets hindustantimes.com/editors-p…
My newsletter: Math is over. Astronomy is dead. What’s next? gyandemic.substack.com/p/mat…
Speaking of the death in Russia, Five years ago I warned of the risk of diseases emerging from melting permafrost. dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-…
Back home and thinking, I’ve flown to Delhi more than any other airport in the world, apart from my home airports in Washington DC.
No matter how many times you travel to Delhi and this is my third trip in two months, some things feel familiar… like the vomit orange carpet in the international arrivals.
Really impressed with the speed and ease of getting enrolled in the TTP system for e-gate entry and exit into India. 15 minute form and approval in 2 days. Should’ve done it earlier, would’ve saved limited passport pages from 12 entry/exit stamps.
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Day 3: The Final Chapter Unfolds! 🦠
Decoding microbial systems: Genomic Insights into Microbial Dynamics
One genome tells a story. Thousands reveal a landscape. This session explores how genomic and transcriptomic approaches uncover microbial diversity, adaptation, and interaction at scale.
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Newsletter: a non-zero chance AI kills all of humanity? gyandemic.substack.com/p/a-n…
The devastation in Nepal is beyond belief. Please donate if you are able: pmdrf.nchl.com.np/
Mid-level managers and directors: Do not send lengthy AI-generated analyses and email responses to company executives. Send one or two line authentic opinions, even if they’re bad takes with typos. No one hired you to be a copy-paster of biz queries and AI responses.
You will absolutely lose your credibility if you send long AI responses. No one will wade through them. No one wants twenty bullet points and lists with a dozen comma separated items. They will think you are paid a director salary for an intern/analyst work.