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More than just the science of superheroes -- the skeptical angle on pop culture! Co-presented by @AIPTcomics and @NYCSkeptics. aiptcomics.com/category/scien… New York, USA Joined November 2017-
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Bloodhounds are known for their excellent sniffers, but it turns out other dog breeds' noses are physiologically just as good at smelling. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser: science.org/content/articl…
Working on a cerebellum cross-section embroidery 🪡
Earth Formation Site xkcd.com/2925
The observation is the first time such motion has been documented in snakes. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/6JQ
Study explores why human-inspired machines can be perceived as eerie techxplore.com/news/2024-04-e…
Mutants, karate, huge shells, renaissance artists, and pizza: That is the formula for success. Listen as we break down the #TMNT, including how to design a martial art for turtle (and a rat), and why #pizza is the perfect food: bit.ly/FGGGbT_TMNT
The telescope's studies could help end a long-standing disagreement over the rate of cosmic expansion. But scientists say more measurements are needed trib.al/Yo56BNB
How people think our solar system works vs how it really works.
Conspiracy theory communities: New research highlights the online pathway to indoctrination psypost.org/understanding-… via @PsyPost "...they often reported finding the same things: a new sense of certainty, a new community they could talk to, and feeling they had regained some…
“With fears and phobias, psychologists like to say that you are afraid of this because you don’t have coping mechanisms or you are afraid because of anxiety, but where is this anxiety coming from?” What psychology research says about acrophobia: nautil.us/why-you-feel-t…
First look at LEGO NASA Artemis Space Launch System set with 3,601 pieces! The unreleased set was spotted on a store shelf at the Taipei airport. A price and release date have not yet been revealed. What do you think? Image via Spare_Promotion661
"Blue Book: 1947" #3, out today, buttons up the Maury Island #UFO incident. It's one of the rare cases when just about everyone agrees it was a hoax! @JamesTheFourth @ReadTinyOnion @Oeming #SkepComm #UAPTwitter #UFOs #NCBD aiptcomics.com/2020/03/07/his…
Congratulations to the entire crew @undarkmag for such a thought-provoking series on environmental dna, or #eDNA. It's a technology and technique that is quietly upending everything, with some important implications. Read the whole series: undark.org/shreds-of-evid…
Affordable and accessible generative AI tools have led to a rise in false video, images and audio on social media. Can you spot the difference? Asks @markscott82 for @politico. politico.eu/article/spot-d…
The history of astronomy is a history of conjuring intelligent life where it isn’t – aeon.co/videos/the-his… via @aeonmag
The Roger Williams Zoo has both Cthulhu and Dover Demon animatronics on display as part of a 'Dragons and Mythology exhibit'... gone bonkers. @CryptoLoren
Mysterious odd radio circles—curious rings that pop up in sky surveys at radio wavelengths—could be the result of gas blasted out of a central galaxy after a burst of star formation, astronomers find. scim.ag/6BQ @NewsfromScience
Darren Naish @TetZoo
49K Followers 11K Following Zoologist, author Dr Darren Naish | Dinosaurs animals evolution | Books: DinosaursHTLE - All Yesterdays - DINOPEDIA. PREHISTORIC PLANET lead consultant AppleTV+
David Brooke @Nosocialize
11K Followers 839 Following AIPT owner, podcast host, manager, and writer - AIPT Comics Podcast: https://t.co/uT7BIiEZTi - Creative Dev & Digital Marketing Manager by day! He/Him
AIPT @AIPTcomics
22K Followers 985 Following News, reviews, and more in comics, gaming, movies, pro wrestling and more. Patreon: https://t.co/zFmvAEoiHy Newsletter: https://t.co/kDMnJnmcOI…
Doctor Atlantis @DoctorAtlantis
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The Skeptics' Guide T.. @SkepticsGuide
80K Followers 253 Following The official Twitter for The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe.
AIPT TV @AIPTTV
223 Followers 126 Following Television news, reviews, opinions, and more from @AIPTcomics.
@etvpod.bsky.social @ETVPod
10K Followers 3K Following Good luck. https://t.co/jCq0xfuZtf Sibling Show: @0gPhilosophy
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Debo @dariusthewriter
98 Followers 613 Following Just some dude who likes writing, wrestling and video games. Peep my articles for @AIPTwrestling and @AIPTcomics. He/him. All thoughts expressed here are my own
Bob - is not my real .. @BBelafat
65 Followers 69 Following
Comics and Crosses @comicsncrosses
731 Followers 1K Following #Comics and Crosses is dedicated to exploring the eternal truths behind our #modernmythology Follow on YouTube & Instagram 4 more great content! 👍👌🏽😁🗯⚡️💥
Steph Kemmerer @StephInDOUBT
351 Followers 418 Following Former conspiracy theorist. Freelance writer Pub in Skeptical Inquirer & AIPT Comics. DOUBT-Support group for former CTs. https://t.co/KqX76SuKF2 https://t.co/E000ZTvQ8Y
Genetic Literacy Proj.. @GeneticLiteracy
20K Followers 8K Following The Genetic Literacy Project fosters dialogue about the scientific, social and ethical implications of human and agricultural genetics.
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FMGR @Aqua4_Bearer9
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882 Followers 4K Following “To be a Young American in muskrat love, soft as an easy chair not even the chair, I am I said, have I never been mellow?” My Body, My Frequency
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380 Followers 211 Following Founder of Critikid, a critical thinking site for kids. Science teacher and educational video creator.
Thapseth @thapseth26734
54 Followers 1K Following I live alone now and enjoy business, traveling, shopping, food and music. I have a calm personality and I hope we can be friends.
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25 Followers 828 Following
Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott
3K Followers 2K Following Into science, epistemology, politics, media, journalism and public relations, #CdnMedia, public discourse, philosophy, design & communications. He/him.
Damian Nahuel Benitez @DamianNahuelBe1
16 Followers 162 Following I'm Damian Nahuel Alejandro. I'm from and live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm 35 years old and born in 3-22-1987. books reader, gamer, shows and movies fan.
Christopher Labos @drlabos
3K Followers 465 Following Cardiologist/epidemiologist, contributor to @mtlgazette, @CJAD800, @CBCMorningLive, @CTVMontreal & others. Opinions my own cause whose else’s would they be?
Brian Sharpless @briansharpless
282 Followers 240 Following Clinical psychologist; author; researcher of common and unusual disorders (e.g., sleep paralysis); purveyor of strange information. Books: https://t.co/jjutGBENcR
Brian Regal, PhD @RomeoA25
116 Followers 151 Following Consulting historian of science, the occult, esoterica and obscuranta, pseudoscience, monster studies, Darwiniana, knows who really discovered America
Jeny @29_holt
679 Followers 5K Following
Joshua Franzen @Tender_Yenta
242 Followers 1K Following Fully aware no one reads my tweets. Using account as a filing system for things I enjoy. Thank you!
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12K Followers 6K Following The Swaledale Mutton company, a small family business. We supply top quality prime mutton direct, and also run Sheep Keeping courses for smallholders!
✨⭐️✨ @Wish2dream23
431 Followers 2K Following Please wear a n95 respirator (mask) 😷 to protect the vulnerable AKA everyone. #covidisNOTover #SARS2isAirborne
MarketEdge Int. @MarketEdge202
360 Followers 5K Following 🚀 Welcome to my profile! I'm Toliha pro from MarketEdge Int. A🎯 crowdfunding marketing expert 📈.
David Widener @dwide
247 Followers 2K Following there's a wire gif for every comment Who Dat and Geaux Tigahs
The Manic Man @ManicMan20
127 Followers 3K Following Don't follow me. I don't want the responsibility.
Pete Cajigal @PeteCajigal1789
2K Followers 4K Following Fed LE Executive | Personal page—my opinions only, not my agency’s | Latinx 🇺🇸 🇨🇺 | Instagram same handle | Miami native
Chibi Kowai 🇺🇦 .. @Sukoshi_kowai
271 Followers 2K Following student for life: nft/crypto n00b. trying to keep up with the world and how things are changing. Hoping for solutions and what can I do to help out.
howisthisnamenottaken.. @AntiEntropicMan
371 Followers 4K Following i am The Internet, this is my real name, i can see you reading this, you think it's a joke b/c how could this handsome fella be The Internet, but i am, wsup
Darren Naish @TetZoo
49K Followers 11K Following Zoologist, author Dr Darren Naish | Dinosaurs animals evolution | Books: DinosaursHTLE - All Yesterdays - DINOPEDIA. PREHISTORIC PLANET lead consultant AppleTV+
Phil (Newsletter link.. @BadAstronomer
592K Followers 480 Following SCIENCE! I love this stuff. Sign up for my Bad Astronomy Newsletter! Link is below. I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him.
Jason Colavito @JasonColavito
7K Followers 398 Following Author, researcher. Pop culture, science, & history. Bylines @esquire, @NewRepublic, @CNN, @Slate, etc. My new book, "Jimmy," about James Dean coming this fall.
AIPT @AIPTcomics
22K Followers 985 Following News, reviews, and more in comics, gaming, movies, pro wrestling and more. Patreon: https://t.co/zFmvAEoiHy Newsletter: https://t.co/kDMnJnmcOI…
Health Nerd @GidMK
81K Followers 2K Following https://t.co/hkLzdpoOQd Epidemiologist. Writer (Slate, TIME, etc). ' Research fellow at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email [email protected] he/him
Doctor Atlantis @DoctorAtlantis
5K Followers 3K Following *Pro-Reality Activist* https://t.co/kyhtwO0BBy https://t.co/U3dyK6w299 https://t.co/QCkW0Rb4T7 (tweets managed by @MrsDrAtlantis as of 6/2/2020)
Thinking Is Power @ThinkingPowers
9K Followers 498 Following Melanie Trecek-King. Critical thinking & science educator, writer, speaker. Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Ask me about my cat.
The Skeptics' Guide T.. @SkepticsGuide
80K Followers 253 Following The official Twitter for The Skeptics' Guide To The Universe.
Skeptical Inquirer @SkeptInquirer
49K Followers 383 Following Promoting scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues with our magazine, Skeptical Inquirer
Michael Marshall @mar.. @MrMMarsh
11K Followers 1K Following Project Director: @GoodThinkingSoc Editor: @TheSkepticMag President: @merseyskeptics Writer: @BadPRblog Podcasts: Be Reasonable, Skeptics with a K. He/Him.
Creative Beast Studio @Beast_SculptKit
17K Followers 357 Following Action Figure Designer and Sculptor at https://t.co/KEJ30sKNlp
Natalia "Vaccinate Yo.. @natalia13reagan
12K Followers 3K Following Anthropologist-Comedian-Host-Writer-Professor-Monkey Chaser-Producer @natgeo @discovery @StarTalkRadio she/her #scicomm #blm #BiInSci Celeb crush: Mel Brooks
AIPT TV @AIPTTV
223 Followers 126 Following Television news, reviews, opinions, and more from @AIPTcomics.
@etvpod.bsky.social @ETVPod
10K Followers 3K Following Good luck. https://t.co/jCq0xfuZtf Sibling Show: @0gPhilosophy
Steph Kemmerer @StephInDOUBT
351 Followers 418 Following Former conspiracy theorist. Freelance writer Pub in Skeptical Inquirer & AIPT Comics. DOUBT-Support group for former CTs. https://t.co/KqX76SuKF2 https://t.co/E000ZTvQ8Y
Jonathan Howard MD @19joho
20K Followers 4K Following Author: We Want Them Infected: How the Failed Quest for Herd Immunity Led Doctors to Embrace Anti-Vaccine Movement https://t.co/LrW2um1R01
Foundation for Critic.. @4thethinkers
1K Followers 1K Following The work of the Foundation is to integrate the Center's research and theoretical developments, and to create events and resources designed to help educators.
Sander van der Linden @Sander_vdLinden
16K Followers 2K Following @Cambridge_Uni Psychology Professor. Author of FOOLPROOF: Why We Fall for Misinformation (2023) & The Psychology of Misinformation (2024).Paul Rudd Doppelganger
Stephanie Simoes @critikids
380 Followers 211 Following Founder of Critikid, a critical thinking site for kids. Science teacher and educational video creator.
🪩 Emily Louise �.. @Weirdreadsemily
2K Followers 808 Following I make documentaries and sometimes they're on YouTube 🤠✌️ https://t.co/h0v9ynjESm
Sherwin Arnott @sherwinarnott
3K Followers 2K Following Into science, epistemology, politics, media, journalism and public relations, #CdnMedia, public discourse, philosophy, design & communications. He/him.
mallory (she/her)💬 @this_is_mallory
30K Followers 1K Following hi, I’m mallory 🙋🏻♀️ let’s talk about misinformation, the ✨Wellness✨ industry, influencers, and MLMs | views are my own
Brian Regal, PhD @RomeoA25
116 Followers 151 Following Consulting historian of science, the occult, esoterica and obscuranta, pseudoscience, monster studies, Darwiniana, knows who really discovered America
STEMsapien Games @STEMsapiengames
193 Followers 154 Following We create educational board games that give back | Bringing together biology and anthropology 🧑🔬🦴
Aeon+Psyche @aeonmag
167K Followers 2K Following Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit https://t.co/rFyQHxJru9 and https://t.co/IZy9ul9f6q for more.
Paul M. Sutter @PaulMattSutter
14K Followers 34 Following Theoretical Cosmologist | NASA Advisor | Author | Host | U.S. Cultural Ambassador
AIIA @InfoIntegrityUS
135 Followers 7 Following The American Information Integrity Alliance (#AIIA). Dismantling misinformation culture. Helping people escape the rabbit hole. De-junkifying the infosphere.
RobertoTenore - Rober.. @RobertoTenore
250 Followers 242 Following Independent skeptic. Author/Blogger, "Bad UFOs." Investigator of UFO claims for more than 50 years.
Cryptid Quest @CryptidQuest
3K Followers 23 Following Come learn a new cryptid every single day! Stay tuned for more cryptidy stuff. Run by @mcdonaldbros2
Fan Studies Network N.. @FSNNorthAmerica
2K Followers 480 Following Promoting the academic study of fanworks, fan cultures, & fandoms across disciplines since 2018
eugenie scott @EugenieCScott
1K Followers 44 Following Former ED of National Center for Science Education, defender of good science in schools.
Legendary Cryptids @BestCryptids
9K Followers 180 Following I post Cryptids and Cryptid stories. Also a Cryptid youtuber! Occasionally will talk about animals, lost media and paleontology Run by @TruthScarier
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6K Followers 599 Following A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
Plastic Plesiosaur Po.. @PlesiosaurPod
65 Followers 8 Following A Podcast about the natural world, things that people claim are part of the natural world, and things that used to be. With @Trey_Explainer and @Goldrushcomic
Manuel J. Galvan @SciSocialProbs
1K Followers 1K Following PhD. in social psych | Science communicator | https://t.co/5lxo8DB2MW | Co-host of @ABitMorePod | @HPRScholars | @UNC_SWAC President
Suveen Mathaudhu @smathaudhu
572 Followers 807 Following
SciCommBites @scicommbites
1K Followers 159 Following Digesting and translating the latest science communication research into bite-sized pieces! A @science_bites project with @scicommtrainers #scicomm #sciengage
Professional Wrestlin.. @ThePWSA
807 Followers 1K Following The Professional Wrestling Studies Association: Studying the Past, Present, and Future of Professional Wrestling.
The Saucer Life @saucerlife
2K Followers 116 Following 🛸A podcast exploring the history and lore of flying saucers.🛸 @[email protected]
Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @DrSusanOliver1
15K Followers 2K Following Scientist who is passionate about correcting misinformation
Samantha Wren - AKA ".. @FossilPunk
444 Followers 2K Following 🏳️⚧️ Transwoman. Tabletop Game Dev. Author. Battletech Fanatic. She/Her, 35
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6K Followers 1K Following Metal & Mosasaurs 🤘🦎 : PhD Candidate @RGGSatAMNH : @SkeleCrewPaleo Co-Founder : NSFGRFP Fellow : #BlackLivesMatter : she/her 🖤🤍💜 : views my own
The Cosmic Shed @thecosmicshed
804 Followers 1K Following One of the Guardian's Favourite Podcasts. Science fact. Science fiction. And everything in between. Guests inc. Tim Peake, Nichelle Nichols & Marina Sirtis
The Cochrane Library @CochraneLibrary
81K Followers 139 Following The Cochrane Library is THE place to find the most up-to-date evidence-based systematic reviews.
Lifeology @LifeologyApp
3K Followers 2K Following Innovating science & health communication for all, by bringing together artists, scientists & storytellers. Mobile-friendly platform for #scicomm #sciart U/C.
Wendy Bohon, PhD 🌏 @DrWendyRocks
36K Followers 4K Following Earthquake Geologist 🪨 #scicomm | AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador | Mother of twins +1 | she/her | views are mine, my own, my precious
Letizia @LetiziaDiamante
381 Followers 2K Following Science communicator in #Cambridge and writer of science books for children. My new book is "Your adventures at CERN" https://t.co/E1oLvU47kG
Fascinating Gadgets, .. @FGGGBTpod
1K Followers 1K Following Your fav fictional tech explained - The Braintrust :👨🔬Physics Phenom @denninmichael 👨🔧Enigmatic Engineer @bsiepser & 🤔Analytical Mastermind @danieljglenn
Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein
20K Followers 21K Following She's an award-winning documentary filmmaker & investigative journalist. Sidney Judge for @SidneyHillman. (inglés y español) Shared a 2021 NY Press Assoc Award.
Daniel Gilford, PhD (.. @danielgilford
906 Followers 1K Following FL Climate scientist interested in hurricanes, sea levels, & attribution. Husband, father, gamer, comic reader. FSU/MIT alum. Mastodon: @[email protected]
Joschua Knüppe @JoschuaKnuppe
31K Followers 849 Following German paleoartist, he/him, doing all sorts of prehistoric critters and spec evo too, streams on Twitch every weekend, #paleostream
Scientists Speak Up @SciSpeakUp
677 Followers 433 Following @stanford #SciComm students. Initiative to inspire & empower #Scientists to effectively #SpeakUp abt #ClimateChange + combat #misinformation
Devil in the Details @SwordGerald
203 Followers 169 Following Host of the podcast The Devil in the Details, writer for Skeptical Inquirer. Member of the Center for Inquiry and the Church of Satan
Reyhaneh Maktoufi, Ph.. @TheCosmicRey
3K Followers 3K Following Sci of SciComm - SciComm & Outreach Fellow at hhmi|Tangled Bank Studios #SciComm research + producer
SuperScientists @SciSuperheroes
3K Followers 2K Following Real people, real superpowers! Putting scientists & science champions into the hands of young people - comic, museum exhibit, animation series. Free downloads!
Debunk the Funk @Debunk_the_Funk
33K Followers 850 Following 👋🏾 I’m Dan, I’m a Ph.D. in molecular biology that covers bad science while making good science accessible.
Superhero Sci & Tech @SuperSciTech
216 Followers 12 Following Open Access Journal for Superhero Science and Technology based at @TUDelft. Editor-in-chief: @BarryWScience. Open call for papers. New volume online Oct 2020.
Abbie Richards @abbieasr
46K Followers 591 Following i am professionally obsessed with TikTok | mis and disinformation researcher | research fellow at @TheARConsortium
The Skeptic's Book of.. @SkepticsOf
326 Followers 508 Following The Skeptic's Book of Lists is the ultimate compendium of critical thinking! https://t.co/7xgMvKsRee
Isaac Koi @isaackoi
4K Followers 3K Following British barrister afflicted with an interest in "UFOs", forteana, logic and science communication [#ufo #ufos #ufology https://t.co/JACd8Zy7J5]
Elissar Gerges @GergesElissar
468 Followers 2K Following Assistant Professor- College of Interdisciplinary Studies @Zayed_U Advocating for the critical analysis of science in media. #sciencemedialiteracy
Home from ER. Didn't die. Appendix taken out. Not doing great but I'll live.
Is the brain intelligent, or is it just good at pretending to be intelligent?
GLP Podcast: Is 'organic' just an expensive label? Dr. Andrea Love claims there's no evidence that organic foods are healthier than conventional ones. Are we paying more for a myth? @camjenglish, @DrLizaMD buff.ly/4b82xA7
Why is a statement like "50% increased risk of death" ambiguous? The difference between absolute change and relative change is one of the topics covered in the Building Critical Thinkers Statistical Shenanigans worksheet and lesson plan bundle, now available on Critikid!…
They’re also incredibly quick to ask how much money I make on my content (which at this moment in time is none), but again, don’t seem to do the same for the wellness influencers they follow.
It’s interesting how my trolls will demand my credentials (degree in marketing, diploma in fitness & health promotion, and I know to stay within my scope)… …but they don’t do the same for the wellness influencers they’re aggressively defending.
How does #misinformation and disinformation online affect our health? abc.net.au/listen/program… w @brianwong_ et al. "...it can have real world consequences including on health messaging and your health directly."
Is #nutmeg really hallucinogenic? 🌰 Yes, at high doses, nutmeg does have some psychedelic potential. The minimum dosage is around 5 grams of ground nutmeg, so unless you’re using some seriously unconventional recipes, there is no need to worry! mcgill.ca/x/wwj
@_lazycowboy The short answer: as per previous efforts, human proportions totally do match those of Patty, without issue. All those claims about the arms being too long for a human, the head being proportionally too large, or the thorax being too massive, are false and can be put to bed. 6/7
Modelling that shows how the world can remain below 1.5°C of warming assumes we can store vast amounts of carbon dioxide underground, but a new analysis reveals that achieving this is extremely unlikely, writes @MadeleineCuff for @newscientist. newscientist.com/article/242708…
One of the reasons I will never be impressed by Q is because I've been a Dungeon Master and know perfectly well that my players came up with some of "my" best plots by speculating on vague details about things I didn't bother to flesh out fully.
@AIPTscience @dappergander Kayfabe is part of their world. Good guys. Bad guys. Spectacle.
@StephInDOUBT @AIPTscience Yeah it's all part off their "you are watching a movie" mentality, they think everything is fake
Conspiracy theory communities: New research highlights the online pathway to indoctrination psypost.org/understanding-… via @PsyPost "...they often reported finding the same things: a new sense of certainty, a new community they could talk to, and feeling they had regained some…
Conspiracy theories recur because they're not evidence-based inquiries into specific fact patterns, but rather Deep Stories--familiar emotionally charged narratives that can be invoked to make sense of almost anything.
I've talked about this many times. This particular conspiracy theory cost untold lives because people wouldn't go to the aid clinics for treatment.
New study tracks how Generation X's views on evolution evolved from school to midlife, showing increased certainty over the decades. Education and career experience shape beliefs, highlighting the ongoing importance of scientific literacy. @UMich buff.ly/43ZkeQb
Out today from @DarkHorseComics
"Blue Book: 1947" #3, out today, buttons up the Maury Island #UFO incident. It's one of the rare cases when just about everyone agrees it was a hoax! @JamesTheFourth @ReadTinyOnion @Oeming #SkepComm #UAPTwitter #UFOs #NCBD aiptcomics.com/2020/03/07/his…
The history of astronomy is a history of conjuring intelligent life where it isn’t – aeon.co/videos/the-his… via @aeonmag
Problematic quote from a physician in a book I’m reading: “The concept that everything has to be evidence-based before it can be taught is a problem because when you have something new that you’re discovering, it takes a while to build an evidence base.”
The worst time to be relying on Twitter for accurate news is during an unfolding event The second worst time to be relying on Twitter for accurate news is the rest of the time
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