Gen-Zers turn to AI for mental health support despite validity, privacy risks www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
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Just a +62 guy exploring the world || Previously postdoc @CNRS Grenoble FR and PhD @the University of Osaka JP || Ranting a lot in 🇮🇩 🇬🇧 and a bit 🇫🇷 IG/Threads: @langit.leciel
"The consequences of loneliness extend far beyond feeling unhappy. Across all regions and income groups, people who reported loneliness tended to have lower life satisfaction; both in the present and in expectations for the future..." theconversation.com/is-there-rea...
Is there really a global loneliness epidemic? Research reveals a more complex picture
Loneliness affects one in five people worldwide. But a new global study also finds it varies between countries, reflecting more than individual circumstances.
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A supplement comprised of dead bacteria seems to remove microplastics, and prevent their absorption into cells, by attracting them to the bacteria's rough surfaces
Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body | New Scientist
A supplement comprised of dead bacteria seems to remove microplastics, and prevent their absorption into cells, by attracting them to the bacteria's rough surfaces
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"On dirait qu'on a reçu une bombe atomique" : les pompiers utilisent des contre-feux pour lutter contre l'incendie des Pyrénées-Orientales 👉 https://l.sciencesetavenir.fr/Emn
Rather than just thinking about physical adaptations, such as installing ramps, Martin Torres says that they also need to ‘transform a chemistry lab into a space that could be more inclusive’. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/maki...
Making lab equipment more accessible for chemists with physical disabilities
'Chemical laboratories are often designed around a very narrow idea of standard talent,' says one academic striving to make such spaces more inclusive
chemistryworld.com
They were not lying when they said that one shouldn’t be too kind to people. Too much kindness will kill you.
"The AI-assisted participants did particularly poorly on questions that required them to diagnose errors in the code..." Could it also happen among computational chemistry scientists if they run commands using AI despite of the convergence of those commands? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
nature.com
As heatwave hits, French government tries not to appear overwhelmed by climate crisis
As heatwave hits, French government tries not to appear overwhelmed by climate crisis
According to the authorities, most measures in the national climate change adaptation plan are underway. However, critics say the plan lacks structure and adequate resources, as temperatures in France are expected to reach up to 40°C in the coming days.
lemonde.fr
A wonderful essay on overthinking. I feel kind of reminded that "overthinking" is actually an addiction. A thinking addiction, more precisely. deepfix.substack.com/p/the-cure-f...
The cure for your thinking addiction
A guide for unhooking from the voice in your head and stepping into a larger life
deepfix.substack.com
The more I follow any news about it, the more desperate and worried I feel on how prone academic science to any manipulation. www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
Indonesian research scandal: Academic misconduct under scrutiny
An Indonesian researcher's antics at an international conference have exposed alleged academic misconduct, putting Indonesian academia under intense scrutiny. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
straitstimes.com
Hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents, is suspected in the deaths of three people who were aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean. Here is what to know.
What Is Hantavirus, Which Is Linked to the Deaths of 3 People Aboard a Cruise Ship?
Three people aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died from what health officials suspect were hantavirus infections.
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It’s depressing to me that “reading“ is now framed as a hobby instead of, you know, a default activity for leisure and edification practiced generally by a literate populace.
Dans la revue « Science », l’inhabituelle prise de position de chercheurs français contre la proposition de loi « Duplomb 2 »
Dans la revue « Science », l’inhabituelle prise de position de chercheurs français contre la proposition de loi « Duplomb 2 »
Une vingtaine de biologistes appellent, dans un texte publié jeudi dans la prestigieuse revue, les parlementaires français à rejeter la proposition de loi visant à faciliter l’utilisation d’insecticides aujourd’hui interdits.
lemonde.fr
Mencoba belajar menulis di tengah badai & ketidakpastian kehidupan hanya karena berharap masih bisa waras. Belajar melepas hasrat yang diterjemahkan jadi parameter numerik ala medsos. Kalau ada yg berkenan membaca tulisan kecil ini, terima kasih banyak aku ucapkan. 🙂 lcadi.home.blog/2026/04/23/b...
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Ketika saya pertama kali menulis di blog ini sekitar 7 tahun yang lalu, apa yang saya harapkan? Ketenaran? Nama baik? Duit? Jadi narasumber di suatu siniar atau podcast? Jadi tokoh di Harian Kompas…
lcadi.home.blog
L'Anses préconise de classer, au niveau de l'Union européenne, le lithium et ses sels comme "perturbateur endocrinien pour la santé humaine"
Lithium : toxique pour la reproduction, mais aussi perturbateur endocrinien avéré
l.sciencesetavenir.fr
Our life so far has been engaged more closely with social media and some researchers even announce their reports on their personal accounts too. And in this particular matter, the definition of the term "social media addiction" becomes more debatable, I guess. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is social media addictive? Why a formal diagnosis is still out of reach
Limited methods and a lack of guidance around diagnostic criteria mean that many scientists are reluctant to use the term addiction.
nature.com
Is life simple? I cannot give my solid answer on that question. Nonetheless, Pramoedya Ananta Toer once said, “Life is simple. It is the interpretations of it that are grand.”
The bloc’s energy commissioner has said the EU is assessing ‘all possibilities’ including fuel rationing and releasing more oil from emergency reserves as it braces for a ‘long crisis’. ft.trib.al/TYLvik3
At last, there is good news after all... voi.id/en/news/567609
Amsal Sitepu was sentenced to be free, the prosecutor thought about the effort for further legal action
The Karo District Attorney's Office stated that it was still thinking about the decision to free the defendant Amsal Christy Sitepu in the alleged corruption case of the village profile video project ...
voi.id
Observation is never neutral, it’s shaped by how we ask. Heisenberg’s philosophy challenges the idea of a fixed world simply waiting to be uncovered: philosophynow.org/issues/172/H...
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “In a short span of time, we transformed the way we thought about health,” Cal Newport writes. “I’ve come to believe that a similarly rapid revolution is possible in how we respond to our diminishing ability to think.”
Opinion | Technology Weakens Our Minds. It’s Time to Resist.
Just as we changed our thinking around physical fitness, we need to change our attitude toward cognitive fitness.
nyti.ms
Day 1 removing Instagram from my phone completely. Now I do hope that this social media detox does work for me. My screen time has been worrying and so has my attention span been. I always use social media to read some news articles. May this Bluesky always be a healthy platform.
a man is sitting in a chair with his arm resting on the back of the chair
ALT: a man is sitting in a chair with his arm resting on the back of the chair
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Does philosophy have rituals? At the London Mithraeum, Stoic ideas were lived through ritual. Today: meditation, therapy, even academic debate follow patterns that shape thinking. Do these sharpen thought, or limit it? Explore Mithraism: philosophynow.org/issues/172/A...
Would you ruin your shoes to save a drowning child? Peter Singer’s idea: if you’d help nearby at little cost, why not far away? Death in a Shallow Pond by David Edmonds explores this, and Effective Altruism. Review by Dylan Neri pushes back, sharply: philosophynow.org/issues/172/D...
Ada banyak cara buat mengetahui gambaran watak orang Indonesia secara kasar. Salah satunya dengan mengamati kelakuan dan sikap mereka di rumah makan/restoran di tengah musim arus mudik/balik. Kalian akan bisa tahu seberapa egois dan angkuh mereka, misalnya dari cara mereka memperlakukan pelayan.
What’s the point of creating multiple social media accounts only to stalk people and be spying on them? Well, if someone persists in peeking at people whom she/he is curious about in negative ways, perhaps she/he is not happy with the life she/he lives in. And yes, some curiosity can kill too.
“Anything worth reading is not only worth reading twice, but worth reading again and again. If a book is worthwhile, then you will always be able to make new discoveries in it and find things in it that you didn’t notice before, even though you have read it many times.” --Karl Popper