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See #Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

scientificamerican.com/article

Because Bobby Brainworms is okay with you getting sick and/or dying of preventable diseases and has gutted US vaccine recommendations.

Detail of a table of recommended immunizations for individuals from birth through age six, per the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as of November 22, 2024.
Scientific American · See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy ChartsBy Jen Christiansen
#RFKjr#CDC#WHO

#SciAm:
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We’re Not Going to Mars Anytime Soon—Despite What Musk Says

.. Musk and ..Trump have announced ambitious plans to send a mission to Mars in 2026 and 2028. It’s not going to happen
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"..up to trillions of $. .. real aim—to funnel enormous sums of money away from researchers at NASA + its partners + into his privately-held company w/o having to answer to shareholders or deliver on promised schedules."

scientificamerican.com/article

20.5.2025

Elon Musk holds up a miniature model of SpaceX's Starship as Donald Trump and other visitors look on
Scientific AmericanSending People to Mars Now Would Cost Trillions and Can’t WorkElon Musk and Donald Trump have announced ambitious plans to send a mission to Mars in 2026 and 2028. It’s not going to happen
#Mars#Musk#NASA

"Stress may make us feel anxious or angry; humor replaces that feeling with a moment of joy, lightness, surprise or connection."

"You’re not denying that there is some trouble in the world or there is great despair and grief. It’s giving yourself a break. And we all need a little break.”

scientificamerican.com/article

Illustration of comedy and tragedy theater masks on reflective background
Scientific American · How Humor Can Help You Get through Hard TimesBy Meghan Bartels

I read that an author in the Scientific American had written a book called “A little man who wasn‘t there” - that I’m sure is a reference to a poem I learned (and loved) in my teens:

I saw a little man upon the stair
A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Gee, I wish he’d go away

"What characterizes the bullshitter, [the late American philosopher Harry] Frankfurt said, is that they just don’t care whether what they say is true. ChatGPT and its peers cannot care, and they are instead, in a technical sense, bullshit machines."
#llm #chatGPT #sciam #scientificAmerican scientificamerican.com/article

Robot with bullhorn and fingers crossed behind back
Scientific AmericanAI's Bullshitting Obscures Who's to Blame for Its MistakesIt’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information