Billboard seen in London.

The entire narrative around "scientists need to learn to be better communicators" is seriously misguided.

Scientists communicate just fine. They communicate with accuracy and purpose. That is a core skill for good science and has been for a very very long time.

We need to stop blaming scientists and recognise that the media landscape is devoid of skills to understand basic science methodology and communication. And absolutely lacks the most fundamental motivations to even bother engaging with real science.

Our society is flooded with misinformation and clickbait. This is not a "science doesn't communicate well enough" problem. Media is no longer about information, it's about entertainment. The solution is not to force scientists onto TikTok. It's great when you see some scientists who happen to be effective on social media or TV... But this is not going to be true for everyone in science and neither should it be. Don't turn science communication into a popularity contest.

You're looking at the wrong end of the horse if you think the solution is just "scientists need to communicate better".

Bei der BSG Stahl Brandenburg feiert der Trainer einen Sieg gegen den Stadtrivalen. Doch das geschieht auf mehr als umstrittene Weise.
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Kolumne (jetzt auch auf der @derspiegel-Seite): Angela Merkel wusste noch, dass man Staatsbürgerschaft nicht am Gesicht erkennt. Friedrich Merz und Markus Söder scheinen das vergessen zu haben. So kriegt mal die AfD nicht kleiner, man macht sie größer.
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Dieser ständige Kulturkampfnonsens verbraucht so viel Zeit, Energie, Aufmerksamkeit und Ressourcen,dass man sich fragt, ob die Union wirklich nichts Besseres zu tun hat, als der eigenen Wirtschaft ohne Not zu schaden.Maria Marquart hat natürlich völlig Recht. Was soll das? #Wurst

So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth.
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/premature-baby-dies-of-measles-in-alberta-outbreak-s-1st-death-1.7649692

You don’t need to understand the math behind large language models in order to get that they are not minds.

trying not to watch the news right now, I don’t want any spoilers for the book I’m reading