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Paul Ogden @ogden140.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

t.co/vCC6Jc5nY2 Worth reading this on polygenic scoring and AI-powered genomic health prediction (or AIGHP) first. The Ada Lovelace Institute warn against full scale DNA harvesting for a whole host of reasons.

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https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/predicting-the-future-of-health/

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Paul Ogden @ogden140.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Every single tobacco control measure (point of sale display, smokefree public spaces, vending machine ban, increasing age of sale to 18, standard packaging, ban on menthol cigarettes) the tobacco industry shils trot out the line it would lead to an increase in illicit trade.

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ALT: a man with a mustache is sitting in front of a sign that says " predictable disappointment sigh "

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

How cuts to youth clubs affected teen crime and education @theifs.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/articles/how... - did not just serve as ‘holding spaces’ - also positive activities and structured support - closures create greater societal costs than the sums saved from public spending by their closure

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How cuts to youth clubs affected teen crime and education | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Teenagers affected by austerity-induced youth club closures performed 4% worse in exams at age 16 and became 14% more likely to commit crimes.

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