John Benning @_jbenning
humanist, scientist, optimist | assistant professor, Cornell EEB johnbenning.net Ithaca, NY Joined February 2015-
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when the tylenol hits
I don't think anyone who's salivating at the prospect of mass political violence or civil war has the foggiest idea of how bad these things are in real life. It's beyond their memory and their imagination.
The algorithm is making us hate and kill each other.
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.…
I've been a Tangle subscriber from early on. Isaac and his team do a great job covering major issues of the day from left and right. We won't get anywhere as a society until we disavow the belief that we *know* what other people are thinking.
I've been a Tangle subscriber from early on. Isaac and his team do a great job covering major issues of the day from left and right. We won't get anywhere as a society until we disavow the belief that we *know* what other people are thinking.
I wrote about how genetic risk works in the context of embryo selection and how people often think about it all wrong. A short 🧵:

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