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Pavel Šmejkal<p>The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990 as a break from its totalitarian past, yet 52% of its citizens now support its return.</p><p>I looked into the data from recent survey, analyzing the generational divide and the emotional arguments (retribution) versus the rational ones (risk of irreversible error). It's a classic case of the head vs. the heart.</p><p>You can read it on my blog, which I'm slowly rebuilding (along with Atropos Blog) after a recent cyber attack.</p><p><a href="https://psax.mosl.cz/czech-death-penalty" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psax.mosl.cz/czech-death-penal</span><span class="invisible">ty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/DeathPenalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeathPenalty</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/CzechRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CzechRepublic</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sociology</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Traditional Chinese Medicine Has Not Been Vindicated by Science</p><p><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/no-traditional-chinese-medicine-has-not-been-vindicated-science" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-</span><span class="invisible">critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/no-traditional-chinese-medicine-has-not-been-vindicated-science</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TraditionalChineseMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalChineseMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthCriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalMyths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalMyths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Why I don't ride the AI Hype Train</p><p><a href="https://mertbulan.com/2025/06/26/why-i-dont-ride-the-ai-hype-train/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mertbulan.com/2025/06/26/why-i</span><span class="invisible">-dont-ride-the-ai-hype-train/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hype</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Critical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Critical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mertbulan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mertbulan</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Why don't Americans trust experts? Just ask a paranormal investigator</p><p><a href="https://bigthink.com/big-think-books/paranormal-investigators-public-trust/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/big-think-books/p</span><span class="invisible">aranormal-investigators-public-trust/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericansTrustExperts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericansTrustExperts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParanormalInvestigator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParanormalInvestigator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigThink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigThink</span></a></p>
mirror<p><strong>The "Alt National Park" Resistance Account is So Obviously Fake</strong></p> <p><a href="https://yt.lostpod.space/w/jonJZ3WLnGpBF7iBMZqTg4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yt.lostpod.space/w/jonJZ3WLnGp</span><span class="invisible">BF7iBMZqTg4</span></a></p>
Lupposofi<p>Igor Douven has revised his SEP-entry on Abduction, <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abduction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">plato.stanford.edu/entries/abd</span><span class="invisible">uction/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/abduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abduction</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/reasoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reasoning</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logic</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epistemology</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/tieto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tieto</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/filosofia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filosofia</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/paattely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paattely</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/explanation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explanation</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/induction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>induction</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/peirce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peirce</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/bayesianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bayesianism</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/selitys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selitys</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Ah yes, another riveting article pondering the earth-shattering mystery of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> 🤑—as if endless successful <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trials</span></a> aren't enough proof for the skeptics clinging to their "sacred struggle." 🙃 Wake me up when civilization actually collapses, Katie. 😴<br><a href="https://medium.com/the-no%C3%B6sphere/just-how-many-more-successful-ubi-trials-do-we-need-64ed124c7001" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-no%C3%B6sphere/</span><span class="invisible">just-how-many-more-successful-ubi-trials-do-we-need-64ed124c7001</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/societal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>societal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Pavel Šmejkal<p>🔍 Two Czech women murdered their spiritual guru — because he asked them to.<br>They believed his body would disappear.</p><p>✦ This isn’t a movie plot. It’s a true story of belief, manipulation, and the tragic cost of abandoning skepticism by well-educated people.</p><p>📔 Full article on Atropos Blog:<br>🔗 <a href="https://blog.mosl.cz/religion/a-body-that-would-not-disappear-czech-sect-murder-case/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mosl.cz/religion/a-body-t</span><span class="invisible">hat-would-not-disappear-czech-sect-murder-case/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/belief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>belief</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/cult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cult</span></a> <a href="https://skeptics.social/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>David Hume and the Logical Case Against Miracles </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00LMthL3wJU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=00LMthL3wJ</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p>In this video, we explore the powerful and timeless argument known as David Hume's Problem of Miracles. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DavidHume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidHume</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiraclesDebunked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiraclesDebunked</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Atheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atheism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LogicOverFaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LogicOverFaith</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnlightenmentThinkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnlightenmentThinkers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReligiousSkepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousSkepticism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumeOnMiracles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumeOnMiracles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PhilosophyOfReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilosophyOfReligion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RationalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RationalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AtheistContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtheistContent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiracleClaims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiracleClaims</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EvidenceBasedThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EvidenceBasedThinking</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>My AI Skeptic Friends Are All Nuts</p><p><a href="https://fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fly.io/blog/youre-all-nuts/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discussion</span></a></p>
COMCEPT<p>Tudo pronto para vos receber na livraria Castro e Silva (Av. Almirante Reis) para a nossa oficina sobre desinformação, co-organizada em conjunto com o Instituto José Tengarrinha. Com a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.pt/@diraquel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>diraquel</span></a></span> e o Paulo Pena. Até já!<br><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Cepticismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cepticismo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Desinforma%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desinformação</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/LiteraciaMedi%C3%A1tica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraciaMediática</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/TeamSience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeamSience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/RedesSociais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedesSociais</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"As these tools become more powerful and affordable, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> will grow. But the question isn't whether we can trust what we see and hear. It's whether we can trust who's showing it to us. In an era where anyone can generate a realistic video of anything for $1.50, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/credibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>credibility</span></a> of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/source" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>source</span></a> becomes our primary anchor to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a>. The medium was never the message—the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> always was."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-video-just-took-a-startling-leap-in-realism-are-we-doomed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/ai/2025/05/ai-</span><span class="invisible">video-just-took-a-startling-leap-in-realism-are-we-doomed/</span></a></p>
COMCEPT<p>A COMCEPT aliou-se ao Instituto José Tengarrinha na organização desta oficina acerca do fenómeno da <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/desinforma%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desinformação</span></a>. A nossa <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.pt/@diraquel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>diraquel</span></a></span> será uma das dinamizadoras, acompanhada do jornalista Paulo Pena.<br>As inscrições são gratuitas!</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyfe2svtnWUY0i6enMxw0r2bnTVQeLDKiw9ajxLQuBdJnmhg/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI</span><span class="invisible">pQLScyfe2svtnWUY0i6enMxw0r2bnTVQeLDKiw9ajxLQuBdJnmhg/viewform</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Cepticismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cepticismo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/PensamentoCr%C3%ADtico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PensamentoCrítico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Not%C3%ADcias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Notícias</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/RedesSociais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedesSociais</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Intelig%C3%AAnciaArtificial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteligênciaArtificial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/LiteraciaDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraciaDigital</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/DigitalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLiteracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Sam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sam</span></a> and <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Jony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jony</span></a> and <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a>: Right now, all we have are words and an awkward video of Sam and Jony drinking espresso. The words are all vague.« <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/05/sam-and-jony-and-skepticism/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sixcolors.com/post/2025/05/sam</span><span class="invisible">-and-jony-and-skepticism/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>Happy birthday to <a href="https://spore.social/tags/philosopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosopher</span></a> Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) who, amongst other things speculated about a teapot orbiting in space. This lino block print of Russell’s Teapot is part of my series of Imaginary Friends of Science of charismatic thought experiments. In this case, the alledged china teapot, in orbit between Earth and Mars is an analogy by philosopher Bertrand Russell 🧵</p><p>⠀<br><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/teapot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teapot</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Imaginary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Imaginary</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a></p>
Sheridan<p>I'm really disappointed in Adam Conover doing a paid-for review of a crypto company's product. 😑</p><p>I've been a fan of his for years; I even went to his live show a few weeks ago. </p><p>He didn't outright endorse it in his "review", but he's still essentially advertising for a grift. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USHCZCNjkgI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=USHCZCNjkg</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/skeptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skeptic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SkepChick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkepChick</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Cheryl Lindo Jones<p>As a person who seeks novelty and likes (sometimes, not as much as before) being on the leading edge of new tech, I don't necessarily agree with each item on the list, but it's a good thought experiment to consider today.</p><p><a href="https://kottke.org/25/05/nine-rules-for-evaluating-new-technology" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kottke.org/25/05/nine-rules-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-evaluating-new-technology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>As an experienced LLM user, I don't use generative LLMs often</p><p><a href="https://minimaxir.com/2025/05/llm-use/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">minimaxir.com/2025/05/llm-use/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLMusers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMusers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personalexperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalexperience</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>The AI skeptic's guide to AI collaboration</p><p><a href="https://hils.substack.com/p/the-ai-skeptics-guide-to-ai-collaboration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hils.substack.com/p/the-ai-ske</span><span class="invisible">ptics-guide-to-ai-collaboration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Insights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/of" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>of</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Hacker News<p>Lawmakers are skeptical of Zuckerberg's commitment to free speech</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/646288/congress-zuckerberg-wynn-williams-careless-people" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/646288/congr</span><span class="invisible">ess-zuckerberg-wynn-williams-careless-people</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawmakers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skepticism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>