@BiolNor

Epigenetics, Molecular Biologi, Politics and everything else of interest...

 Norway
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Joined March 2014
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Phil Hoyeck
@PAHoyeckOct 24
Breaking! Rare photograph of Socrates discovered in recently unearthed ruins in Athens (c. 410 BCE, colourized)
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Lawrence M. Krauss
@LKrauss1Oct 23
The physics books almost always get relativity wrong, as if it was just some revelation Einstein had, instead of being an implication he was forced to by Galileo and Maxwell. A short from @OriginsProject podcast (youtube.com/watch?v=UOIci8VH…) #Science #Physics #LawrenceKrauss #Einstein
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Prof. Brian Keating
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"I am a computer program!" Embodiment is basically irrelevant for consciousness, so says @DavidDeutschOxf... and he brings the proof.
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Michael Shermer
@michaelshermerOct 18
Neuroscientists Giulio Tononi, Christof Koch, et al. make a strong case for real free will (not an illusion) if Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is the correct explanation of consciousness: "If IIT is right, we do have free will in a genuine sense: we have alternatives, reasons, and values, we make decisions, and we—not our neurons or atoms—are the cause of our willed actions and bear responsibility for them." arxiv.org/abs/2206.02069

Only what exists can cause: An intrinsic powers view of free will

This essay addresses the implications of integrated information theory (IIT) for free will. IIT is a theory of what consciousness is and of how its presence and quality can be accounted for in...

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Phil Hoyeck
@PAHoyeckOct 14
Gonna show all my students this meme to explain what philosophy is
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Another reminder that the familiar story of logical positivism’s demise is largely a myth. Its verificationist criterion failed, but its broader empiricist, naturalistic, and anti-metaphysical project survives in analytic philosophy.
Phil Hoyeck
@PAHoyeckOct 13
Opponents of logical positivism like to quote A.J. Ayer’s quip to Bryan Magee that the problem with the philosophical movement is that “nearly all of it was false.” What they typically fail to note is that he immediately adds that it was still “true in spirit”! 1/🧵
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Covie
@covie_93Oct 12
Bot test: Vaccines save lives.
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James Martell@James_Martell_Oct 11
how I think I look in my library / how I really look
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Øyvind Steinklev@SteinklevOct 12
Ukrainas bombing av russisk datasenter har ikke bare medført voldsom reduksjon i GOP- og AfD-støtte på Twitter. Det har også medført at norske Trump-fans har mistet kontakten med nettkjæresten sin.
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JoanA@JABarn76Oct 10
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Just leave this HERE @LFC
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Simon Maechling
@simonmaechlingOct 8
A farmer uses chemistry to protect your food. A pharmaceutical company uses chemistry to protect your health. Somehow, both are villains on the internet.
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Skøyter 15.46.6@Skoyter15466Oct 6
Minneord om Amund Sjøbrend (1952-2026). 15-46-6.net/2026/10/06/hvil-… #skøyter

Hvil i fred, Amund Sjøbrend

Som skøytefan er en gjerne litt ekstra fascinert av tall. Nå er ikke Amund Sjøbrend blant oss lenger, men for min del vil nok alltid 7.08,88 stå som den aller mest klassiske skøytetiden.  Hvorfor d…

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Simon Maechling
@simonmaechlingOct 6
“Do your own research” is excellent advice. Provided you understand what research actually means.
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Headquarters
@HQNewsNowSep 29
Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. The charges against President Trump were the result of the evidence. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power.
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"The EFL are expected to deny Man City entry into any of their divisions, with City now facing up to fifth tier football"
Liam Gallagher
@liamgallagherSep 28
Only thing MAN CITY are guilty of is making the red cartel look like SHITCUNTS hit me with your rhythm stick CITY CITY
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Plant Physiology@PlantPhysSep 28
NEWS & VIEWS: A bidirectional shift: how DNA methylation dynamics protect polyploid rice from heat stress (Guannan Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag2… @ASPB #PlantSci
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Cell Press@CellPressNewsSep 23
"Fire amoeba" found in hot spring breaks heat tolerance record, as it's able to survive temperatures up to 158F (70C)--the highest of any complex organism. Learn more in Cell: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092… Angela M. Oliverio & colleagues @CellCellPress
first page of Cell paper: \"A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes\"

ALT first page of Cell paper: \"A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes\"

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Plant Physiology@PlantPhysSep 22
LHP1 promotes axillary bud dormancy by epigenetically repressing TIE1 in Arabidopsis (Camila Schild , María Florencia Mammarella , Natanael Mansilla , Delfina Maslein , Federico Ariel , Leandro Lucero) doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag4… @ASPB #PlantSci
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