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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 16h

Fake university UATX wants its students to know that Nazis were actually socialists. I mean, it's in the name, right? Keep on UATXing, UATX.

November 10th event at UATX: Nazi-Communism: Why Marxists-Leninists and Nazi Fascists are Ideological Twins.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They've gone ahead and done it: they've "woked" Doctor Who! He's a blue-haired feminist!! I can't believe they did this to my favourite conservative character. I will not be watching Doctor Who: TARDIS Crew. (the above was sarcasm)

Image from the upcoming children's show DOCTOR WHO: TARDIS CREW, featuring colourful characters.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The banner image for my article this week. Can you guess the topic? Cc @mcgilloss.bsky.social

A brick wall with a gaping hole, through which we can see distant mountains and a stream of dollar bills.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was interviewed by Sam Woodson for @theguardian.com. Excellent piece on how testosterone is being used by the U.S. government as regressive propaganda. Vaccines are liberal and TRT is MAGA. The needle is apolitical but.... Cc @caulfieldtim.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Quote from me: "The needle is apolitical but the content of the syringe is decided by who you vote for.”

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And while ivermectin does have a wide margin for safety, it’s not a 100% safe drug to use, and many of the protocols shared on X and Telegram call for doses much higher than what is typically use to fight off parasitic infections.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We shouldn’t underestimate the raw power of Joe Rogan’s podcast to influence people’s medical decisions. His guest, Mel Gibson, giddily talked about how ivermectin had cured the cancer of three of his friends, and Google searches shot up dramatically.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m shocked that Jon Krakauer used AI to write his celebrated book Into Thin Air in 1997. AI has truly infected every part of human creation.

Photo of a page which shows Krakauer using—SHOCK!—em dashes.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My article this week will be a beefy one. How the hell did an anti-parasitic drug once wrongly positioned as our COVID saviour become the chemotherapy of the anti-woke? Luckily, I'm friends with a student who's doing a Ph.D. on ivermectin's anti-tumour potential. The full story on Friday!

A bottle of ivermectin being moved from COVID-19 to cancer cells.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another "science short" from me, this time answering an uneasy question: If cancer is a disease of ageing, why do kids get cancer? (Cc @mcgilloss.bsky.social + medsky)

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

At a time in which pseudoscience is becoming state policy, I look forward to digging into @docmcohen.medsky.social's upcoming book about wellness culture (which officially releases in January). And what a striking cover!

Advance copy of Dr. Michelle Cohen's Her Body, Her Cure, in striking shades of pink and fluorescent yellow

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What I had "fun" painstakingly measuring was the fake progress bar embedded in the video. They make it look as if the video is halfway done, when in fact it's only been 5 minutes... out of 60. This is crass manipulation.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Not mine, found on the Internet, but it's my phone wallpaper and I think it should be yours too :)

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Does anyone know what this show is?

I could describe it, but if you can't see it, I don't think you can help me here ;)

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm looking into an MD making questionable claims, and I was puzzled to find *two* websites for her... except one looks like an AI-generated knock-off. Get a load of this picture!

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is *the* textbook on science communication. Look whose name is on the cover. Look who one of the contributors is. These are important people! These accusations do not invalidate the content of this book; but it's a reminder that you can be skilled at what you do and act immorally.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

What's interesting is that it's geospecific: we Canadians still get shown "Lake Ontario" on Google Maps.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

To no one’s surprise, Nathan Cofnas has been on the DarkHorse podcast this week.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BUT ALSO: Kunal Nayyar on the secret to staying present! LOL. She sprinkles a few of her friends in between the woo-woo.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you think Mayim Bialik of the Big Bang Theory is an ally to science, you haven't checked her podcast in a while. She has gone cuckoo... or maybe she always was.

A tasting platter of her recent episodes, about the afterlife, reality not being real, reprogramming your subconscious, and UFO secrets.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This UATX promotional email reads like those WB/CW TV shows that portrayed college as going out on the lake in a rowboat and asking questions like, “What is love?” until the smart kid mentions Aristotle and the professor smiles and nods.

Dear Friend,

Right now, college freshmen across the country are unpacking dorm rooms, scrolling through campus maps on their phones, and figuring out which dining hall has the best options.

Our freshmen are doing something different.

This month, our newest class begins orientation by putting their phones away for days. Instead of staring at screens, they will hike the Barton Creek Greenbelt, swim at Barton Springs, and discuss the Iliad in daily seminars. They will learn to debate with rigor and generosity. They will be challenged physically, intellectually, and personally before their first day of class even begins.

This is not a summer camp. It is a deliberate introduction to what we expect of them: show up fully, engage seriously, and rise to the occasion.

And every year, they do.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Another short explainer from me: WHAT IS A GENE? You've probably heard the word but may not know exactly what it is. Enjoy!

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"We can totally find even more dystopian stories to tell... we swear! Uh... what if an ice cream machine was haunted??"

Announcement that Black Mirror season 8 is underway

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Guest: “My dog just broke in. Is it OK if we—“ Interviewer: “Absolutely. We’re editing this.” Ron Howard: “They did not, actually, edit this.”

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

They're basically shooting The Fellowship of the Ring in a tanning booth.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Podcast recording at a biohacking conference. The man in the foreground doesn't have a mic, so we're hearing bleedthrough from the mic of the guy in the back, who is so far from the camera that he looks like an extra.

Imagine a tanning bed blown up to hold three people. The interviewer is sitting on the left. The two guests are sitting on the right.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Last week, our Office lost another one of its founding members, Ariel Fenster. He was a kind man who taught chemistry and who loved to explain the science behind cheese, wine, and chocolate. He's on the right in this photo. David Harpp, who passed away last Valentine's Day, is in the middle.

Screenshot of Joe Schwarcz and David Harpp pointing at Ariel Fenster

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Tell me they didn't just steal this off the set of 1980s Doctor Who. Actually, this is a wellness gadget worth US$18,000. 😳🙄

A mix between a laboratory vortex mixer or PCR machine and the time vortex from the TARDIS on Doctor Who.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Isn't it cool that we can buy "chemical-free" food now? Actually, that's impossible. I dig into this in my latest short.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Just stumbled upon this weird-ass paper.

$Abstract The width of a human hair sourced from a female elementary school student was measured by light diffraction using red and blue laser pointers. The two laser sources both provided consistent estimates of the hair diameter of approximately 50 μm. The overall experiment and writing process provided a temporary respite from COVID-19 shelter-in-place requirements and deteriorating spring weather that precluded outdoor activities.$

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have begun to make short science explainer videos for @mcgilloss.bsky.social on Instagram, and I figured I should probably post them here as well. Go subscribe to McGillOSS on Instagram if you can. If not, I'll try to post them here weekly. (Fingers crossed it works!)

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

But a recent study shows a promising way of better communicating the issue: binary data visualization instead of continuous distributions. Instead of showing rises in temp over time, experiments seem to show that plotting “the lake froze” vs “the lake didn’t freeze” that year opens people’s eyes.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Something I read and which really resonated with me was Daniel Pauly’s 1995 essay on how fish populations can decline without fishers really noticing. It’s called “shifting baselines syndrome.”

There is a distressing essay from 1995 that illustrates this using fish. The number and diversity of fish in a body of water can collapse over a long enough period of time without fishers noticing. It’s not that they don’t have eyes; it’s that when they retire, the number of fish is down from when they started, but the next generation of fishers doesn’t know. To them, this lower number is normal. They have never experienced what the lake looked like fifty years earlier.

The essay’s writer, Daniel Pauly, called it “shifting baselines syndrome.” The first time you enter an ecosystem sets the baseline for you as to what is normal; if change is slow enough, it won’t seem drastic. For Vox, David Roberts summarized it this way: “No generation experiences the totality of the loss.” The kind of major air pollution we are experiencing in summer due to forests burning is new to us; to babies born now, it will be expected. Little by little, our species gets accustomed to a worsening situation without ever fully perceiving the change. We are, in effect, boiling frogs.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Tomorrow's article will be about... AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! And why we don't scream enough.

An apathetic young woman saying, "This is fine", while looking at an infinite scroll of manifestations of climate change: forest fires, tornadoes, tsunamis, droughts.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I think Decoy Plane should be the sequel to Money Plane.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Gotta love that we now have to maneuver, obstacle-course-like, around AI-written websites when sifting through search results. I stumbled upon this write-up on when to give your AC unit a break. LOL.

How Many Hours Should Ac Run Per Day

There’s no definitive answer to this question since it can vary depending on the climate, the size of your home, and other factors. However, most experts agree that AC units should run for at least two hours per day in order to be effective. If your unit is running for less than that, it might not be cooling your home properly.

Additionally, you’ll want to make sure that your AC unit is sized correctly for your home. If it’s too small, it will have to work harder and run longer in order to cool your space effectively.

Running Ac Only at Night

There are many reasons to love running at night. The cooler temperatures make for more comfortable running, and the darkness can provide a feeling of solitude and peace. But there are also some important considerations to keep in mind when running in the dark.

Here are a few tips for staying safe and comfortable on your night runs. Make yourself visible. Wear reflective gear or clothing with bright colors so that drivers and others can see you.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I spent the last week doing loads of media interviews denouncing unapproved injectable peptides, and see what my spam folder looks like now.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hey, @joho.bsky.social & @panaccindex.bsky.social, There's *another* Vinayak Prasad! He seems to be the good one.

WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge
May 15, 2026.

"The use of nicotine pouches is spreading rapidly, while regulation struggles to keep pace," said Dr Vinayak Prasad, Unit Head of the Tobacco Free Initiative for WHO.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Right-wingers got tired that everything in medicine was woke. They're creating their own medical gases now.

Conservative Oxygen for Unresponsive Patients after Cardiac Arrest
The LOGICAL Investigators and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group
N Engl J Med 2026;395:571-581 | Published Online June 10, 2026

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New podcasts released every year. I wonder what happened in 2020?

Graph of new podcasts every year, and it looks like a normal distribution, with the peak in 2020.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I regret to inform you that my article tomorrow will cover this and other similar alarming developments, all propped up by deeply flawed research papers.

Faception can analyze faces from video streams (recorded and live), cameras, or
online/offline databases, encode the faces in proprietary image descriptors and match
an individual with various personality traits and types with a high level of accuracy.
We develop proprietary classifiers, each describing a certain personality type or trait
such as an Extrovert, a person with High IQ, Professional Poker Player or a Terrorist.
Ultimately, we can score facial images on a set of classifiers and provide our clients
with a better understanding of their customers, the people in front of them or in front
of their cameras.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My article this week somehow has to do with this scene.

Heath Ledger's Joker assaults Maggie Gyllenhaal's Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Truly mind-boggling. A paper coming out of a Vietnamese university presented at a computer science conference on how AI can make physiognomy more accurate. Zero mention of how it’s a pseudoscience.

Five face shapes. Triangle = fire. Round = water. Square = earth. Oval = gold. Inverted triangle = Wood.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Everyone is on high alert for AI contamination of their favourite artistic medium. I have to wonder how the arts will survive this looming crisis of confidence. (h/t @etvpod.bsky.social)

YouTuber on Threads posts a screenshot from upcoming movie WICKER and calls it AI slop. Reply indicates that 50 people built the suit at Weta Workshop, so it’s not AI.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

YouTube throttled down the massive sci ed channel @kurzgesagt.org because it thought it was… AI slop. This may affect other genuine faceless channels….

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If you’re a science communicator and you use AI, read this. This is about what’s happening to Hank Green.

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Jonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you were wondering whether or not germ theory denial is still a thing 6 years into COVID... yes, yes, it is. They even drew the proof with AI!!!

An AI-illustrated post by "The Health Ranger" claiming that germ theory is fraudulent and that the mere presence of germs doesn't equal disease; it's the terrain that really matters.

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