Jared Smith

In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation

“And doubts about vaccines are increasingly spilling into refusal of other mainstays of pediatric medicine… At a hospital in Boise, Idaho, for example, three infants died last year after their parents declined a shot of vitamin K, administered to newborns to prevent bleeding, said Dr. Amanda Lee”

what else is in potato?

That thread is a tour de force

damn that must have been a ton of blood

best division

Oh hell yes

“It is no longer sufficient to rely on reactive moderation from technology companies, especially if that moderation is unpopular with users.” Perspective “Dual Public Health and Regulatory Dilemmas of ‘Relational’ Artificial Intelligence” by Nicholas Peoples, M.D., M.Sc., M.S., and Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Ph.D., M.A.

The authors of a new Perspective warn that emotionally dependent attachments to #AI companions may potentially carry significant risks and argue for proactive clinical, research, and policy responses to anticipate harm and maximize societal benefits. nejm.ai/3YqXczH

#MedSky #MLSky

🎼 crimson and plover, the season’s not over

Also Alchemy of Souls (Netflix) is a fantastic fantasy romance K drama but there is a definite vibe shift in season 2 where it’s noticeably darker/more serious

Wonder Man (Disney) is pretty great and not at all like most marvel shows (a superhero story without much superheroing) plus Yahya Abdul Mateen II and Ben Kingsley have good chemistry!

The Residence (Netflix) was also great if you’re into whodunnits (and probably even if you aren’t!)

A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

“In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career & his field slip away. He knows what lies ahead…
“All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long —because we’re going downhill,” Plotkin said” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Applications open for the summer school on Reasoning & Agency in AI (Venice International University) organised by LMU Munich's chair of phil of mind Ophelia Deroy, together with Hermann Cappelen (HKU), Rachel Stern (HKU), Alex Grzankowski (KCL), & Barry Smith (IP): forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Alex John London: "Moral Loopholes, Senior Executives, and Ethical AI"

Wednesday, March 4 @ 4:00-5:30 pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting Alex John London, who will be giving a seminar on “Moral Loopholes, Senior Executives, and Ethical AI.” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all. events.fairfield.edu/event/alex-j...

Going to get this when it’s released! As an undergrad I bought Living Without Free Will by Pereboom after my first intro class, only to find most of the chapters focused on detailed counter arguments to Frankfurt-style cases and much less about living without free will until the final chapter

a cacophony of philosophers

Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: * The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. * In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. * Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

“Have it your way…”

“While I have your attention, here are seventeen errors I found in other publications from this journal.”

I’m sorry, Phoenix 💙

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.

(Published Dec. 2024)

A brunette white woman in a pink business casual cardigan and blouse faces the camera and says “They’re the same picture.”

roleplaying

N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up

NIH Director Will Temporarily Run CDC in Leadership Shake-Up - Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director. | The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

No taxation without representation!

there is an option for chart notes to be in pirate language

What’s the deal with affordances? Am I right? Anyway, I’ll only be taking one question with seven follow ups

I’m pretty sure one of the main characters walks out as a central plot point

Last call, health law profs!

Abstracts for the Health Law Professors Conference are due this Friday, Feb. 20. Georgia State Law is excited to host and welcome you to ATL for the best conference of the year! June 3-5, 2026

More info and submission portal available here: healthlawprofconf.org

For Sega Genesis, see if it has Sonic, the Aladdin game, the lion king game, earthworm Jim, the crash dummies, the animaniacs game - those were all ones I loved as a kid!