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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 26/08/2026
Has AI really surpassed physicians at cognitive medical tasks? • A closer look at a JAMA perspective piece arguing AI may replace physicians
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Has AI really surpassed physicians at cognitive medical tasks?
A closer look at a JAMA perspective piece arguing AI may replace physicians
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 20/08/2026
The most common mistake science communicators make • Seven ways to move beyond the deficit model
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The most common mistake science communicators make
Seven ways to move beyond the deficit model
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 11/08/2026
What those Fauci texts actually show • Rumors are swirling over 2021 texts about COVID vaccines in pregnancy
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What those Fauci texts actually show
Rumors are swirling over 2021 texts about COVID vaccines in pregnancy
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 03/08/2026
The cognitive tricks fueling the peptide craze • A breakdown of the tactics behind peptides' surge in popularity
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The cognitive tricks fueling the peptide craze
A breakdown of the tactics behind peptides' surge in popularity
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 20/07/2026
Getting started on Threads (or another Twitter descendant) • How to capture attention in just a few characters
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Getting started on Threads (or another Twitter descendant)
How to capture attention in just a few characters
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 12/07/2026
Why there's so much conflicting advice on the cyclospora outbreak • An explosion of diarrhea and conflicting information
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Why there's so much conflicting advice on the cyclospora outbreak
An explosion of diarrhea and conflicting information
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 07/07/2026
Getting started on Instagram • Reels, carousels, and navigating the elusive algorithm
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Getting started on Instagram
Reels, carousels, and navigating the elusive algorithm
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 29/06/2026
A new mom's experience falling down the algorithm rabbit hole • People aren't 'looking' for health info on social media, it finds them
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A new mom's experience falling down the algorithm rabbit hole
People aren't 'looking' for health info on social media, it finds them
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 23/06/2026
How to build a newsletter from the ground up • The advice I wish someone had told me starting out
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How to build a newsletter from the ground up
The advice I wish someone had told me starting out
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 15/06/2026
Building an audience as a science communicator • The ins and outs of different platforms and where you should invest your time
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Building an audience as a science communicator
The ins and outs of different platforms and where you should invest your time
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 08/06/2026
How to create science content people actually like • My number one rule for science communication
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How to create science content people actually like
My number one rule for science communication
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 01/06/2026
Dare I post it? • The Communication Lab episode 1: Imposter syndrome, vulnerability hangovers, and just getting started
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Dare I post it?
The Communication Lab episode 1: Imposter syndrome, vulnerability hangovers, and just getting started
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 25/05/2026
Introducing The Communication Lab, and one more thing... • A few very exciting announcements
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Introducing The Communication Lab, and one more thing...
A few very exciting announcements
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 07/05/2026
A hantavirus update • I'm sending this not because I'm worried, but because the internet is stressing
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A hantavirus update
I'm sending this not because I'm worried, but because the internet is stressing
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 01/05/2026
Did AI really beat ER doctors at ER triage? • Nope. A look at an interesting AI study that has led to some very overhyped headlines.
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Did AI really beat ER doctors at ER triage?
Nope. A look at an interesting AI study that has led to some very overhyped headlines.
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 20/04/2026
5 (more) logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr. • Common rhetorical tricks that are used to spread false health information
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5 (more) logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.
Common rhetorical tricks that are used to spread false health information
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 15/04/2026
If your heart stopped right now, would a stranger save you? It depends on your sex. • Why women are less likely to receive CPR—and less likely to survive
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If your heart stopped right now, would a stranger save you? It depends on your sex.
Why women are less likely to receive CPR—and less likely to survive
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 17/03/2026
Read the judge's comments from the RFK Jr. vaccine lawsuit • After a year of chaos, these comments gave me life
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Read the judge's comments from the RFK Jr. vaccine lawsuit
After a year of chaos, these comments gave me life
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 09/03/2026
What life was like before vaccinations • A grandparent-led movement reminding younger generations what vaccines have done
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What life was like before vaccinations
A grandparent-led movement reminding younger generations what vaccines have done
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 06/03/2026
This week's public health roundup (March 6 edition) • My top 5 public health stories of the week
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This week's public health roundup (March 6 edition)
My top 5 public health stories of the week
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 02/03/2026
5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr. • Common rhetorical tricks that are trending right now
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5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.
Common rhetorical tricks that are trending right now
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 27/02/2026
New study shows ChatGPT Health failed to identify medical emergencies • Of clinical scenarios requiring the ER, over 50% were told to stay home
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New study shows ChatGPT Health failed to identify medical emergencies
Of clinical scenarios requiring the ER, over 50% were told to stay home
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 16/02/2026
Faith, Facts, and Trust • What faith has to do with trust in science, and what we can do about it
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Faith, Facts, and Trust
What faith has to do with trust in science, and what we can do about it
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 13/01/2026
Words that confuse people: vaccine schedule edition • Vaccine requirements, vaccine recommendations, and "shared decision-making"
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Words that confuse people: vaccine schedule edition
Vaccine requirements, vaccine recommendations, and "shared decision-making"
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 09/01/2026
How do I find accurate health information online? • Some tools to guide you through the noise
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How do I find accurate health information online?
Some tools to guide you through the noise
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 29/12/2025
Who am I writing for? • It's been a year, now time for some feedback
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Who am I writing for?
It's been a year, now time for some feedback
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 23/12/2025
Worth the read: Food Intelligence • Nutrition science, diet fads, and the environment that drives us to eat
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Worth the read: Food Intelligence
Nutrition science, diet fads, and the environment that drives us to eat
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 15/12/2025
What happens when public health says “we're not sure?" • A new study suggests trust may actually increase
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What happens when public health says “we're not sure?"
A new study suggests trust may actually increase
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 03/12/2025
When “work” doesn’t work • Words that confuse people when talking about vaccines
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When “work” doesn’t work
Words that confuse people when talking about vaccines
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 21/11/2025
Do dogs cause autism? • The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
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Do dogs cause autism?
The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 31/10/2025
Hot takes and cold fronts: public health and weather comms in the new era • A recording from Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD's live video
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Hot takes and cold fronts: public health and weather comms in the new era
A recording from Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD's live video
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 24/10/2025
Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind • A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
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Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind
A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 24/09/2025
Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know • Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
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Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know
Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 15/09/2025
The birth dose: why are babies immunized against hepatitis B so early? • A look at the evidence behind the birth dose and the push to take it away
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The birth dose: why are babies immunized against hepatitis B so early?
A look at the evidence behind the birth dose and the push to take it away
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 11/09/2025
Why I stopped using the word 'misinformation' • To many, it feels like a slap in the face
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Why I stopped using the word 'misinformation'
To many, it feels like a slap in the face
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 27/08/2025
Is science inherently political? • It depends on which "science" we're even talking about
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Is science inherently political?
It depends on which "science" we're even talking about
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 13/08/2025
Public health in the face of trauma and violence • And what you can do
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Public health in the face of trauma and violence
And what you can do
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 06/08/2025
Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani • A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video
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Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani
A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 05/08/2025
Preview: Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani and Dr. Jeremy Faust. • Join us tomorrow, August 5, at 3 p.m. ET on Substack Live.
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Preview: Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani and Dr. Jeremy Faust.
Join us tomorrow, August 5, at 3 p.m. ET on Substack Live.
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 04/08/2025
We need to train more health communicators • Our new NEJM piece on the need for formal training for informal communication
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We need to train more health communicators
Our new NEJM piece on the need for formal training for informal communication
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 28/07/2025
That's a great question: what happens when we can't perform large trials? • The story of baby Gilbert and the conundrum of rare disease
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That's a great question: what happens when we can't perform large trials?
The story of baby Gilbert and the conundrum of rare disease
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 21/07/2025
What just happened • A look back at 6 months of dismantling America's health infrastructure
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What just happened
A look back at 6 months of dismantling America's health infrastructure
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 09/07/2025
Introducing the Scale of Flawed Science • An updated hierarchy of evidence for the age of memes, rumors, and AI hallucinations
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Introducing the Scale of Flawed Science
An updated hierarchy of evidence for the age of memes, rumors, and AI hallucinations
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 19/06/2025
What we misunderstand about 'doing your own research' • It’s become a punchline—but it points to something broken in how we share health information
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What we misunderstand about 'doing your own research'
It’s become a punchline—but it points to something broken in how we share health information
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 13/06/2025
RFK Jr fires vaccine advisory committee and replaces members with vaccine skeptics • We need to restore trust in vaccines, but not like this
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RFK Jr fires vaccine advisory committee and replaces members with vaccine skeptics
We need to restore trust in vaccines, but not like this
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 03/06/2025
That's a great question: health information, influencers and the problem of scale • The importance of local messengers in the era of social media
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That's a great question: health information, influencers and the problem of scale
The importance of local messengers in the era of social media
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 23/05/2025
Many healthcare workers may lose access to COVID vaccines • Revoking access for healthcare workers puts vulnerable patients at risk
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Many healthcare workers may lose access to COVID vaccines
Revoking access for healthcare workers puts vulnerable patients at risk
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You Can Know Things @youcanknowthings.skystack.xyz · 02/05/2025
Science, Policy, and Values • Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin
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Science, Policy, and Values
Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin
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