Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych

@jonathanconp.bsky.social

Psychologist. Partner, Central Ontario Psychology, Barrie ON. Advisor, Badge of Life Canada. Host, ON Psych: Podcast of ON Psych'l Ass’n. Avoids COVID to protect others. Author w/ Nat Harris, Growth After Trauma https://a.co/d/0aq8DWan

First time I heard this vial meme quote today (and there’s no consensus on its original author) but it perfectly sums up a lot of concern with AI: “The underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.”

Wikipedia: “The Lightning Process…a lack of scientific basis, its cost, alleged characteristics associated with pyramid schemes, reports of deterioration after treatment or feeling blamed for failure of treatment, and the implication that certain conditions are not physical.[2] 1/

Mark Ungrin@mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Given past oversight failures around clinical trials and associated conflicts of interest at McMaster (e.g. the infamous N95 vs medical mask trial), ethics concerns need to be taken very seriously and trustworthiness demonstrated, or public confidence in the clinical trial ecosystem is at risk.

"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.

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Are the DNC in a bit of debt? Yes. Is that normal? Also yes. Don’t let the consultants convince you that shooting for the fences won’t create a bit of debt. Or that that debt is a bad thing. And no one could have explained all this better than @timwegenermn.bsky.social 1/

This is like "Vaccines don't work. So we'll test to see if they work." "Our randomized study compared two groups. One group didn't get vaccinated. The other group looked at the syringes on the table then rubbed the labels on their forearms and left." "See? Vaccines don't work."

Linsey Marr@linseymarr.bsky.social · 2d ago

New JAMA paper describes an RCT with portable air filters in nursing homes in the UK. Filters were undersized and not always on. Guess what...there was no difference in wintertime respiratory infections. It's like testing a new drug at 20% of the recommended dose. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/can...

Slightly off topic, but I note the dates in this article: Data collection ended in 2021 and it got published last week. Not unusual. A reminder of the roulettte we play when we abandon the precautionary principle before we know what we’re dealing with: It takes 5 years for data to make it to print

Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP@davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 2d ago

And people wonder why I've been arguing or masks in NSW Health I recommend forwarding this article to Dr K. Chant CHI NSW Health 1 Reserve Rd St. Lennarrs link.springer.com/article/10.1...