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Pod: Altmetric — Are You OK?
An increasingly, in their words, “unhinged” Bluesky account has us wondering
Open Philanthropy Is Neither
Effective altruism means you can avoid taxes and make more money
More AI Slop Science for Money
Springer Nature's “ratatestes” contender shows this is all a financial game now
Song: “Devil You Know”
With ties to ZZ Top, the Boston Red Sox, and Nashville, this artist rocks
This Week’s Texted Discoveries
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Interview — Derek Lowe
A medicinal chemist and renowned science blogger talks science, stars, and pies
Beware the Genesis Mission
Government, AI slop, religious overtones, and pseudoscience walk into a bar . . .
AI Defends the Status Quo
When Big Tech is the status quo, is AI going to defend them first and foremost?
Friday Song: “Heartbreaker”
A breakthrough song by British songwriters required some Americanized lyrics