Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠

Who knows, maybe such a way of arguing - "this type of study might be enhanced by the availability of AI-summaries" - is already a result of AI algorithms speaking through these people?

MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits "With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

"In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence... Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.”
#AcademicSky
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In the university I worked, the office of medical ethics was replaced by the office of corporate compliance.

"The institutionalization of medical ethics, by which ethics as a practice of critically questioning the good is instead replaced by a professional morality that gives us ready-made answers"

Corporatization of America went hand in hand with its de-unionization, paving the way to the ongoing authoritarian takeover.

"Rebuilding worker power by strengthening unions is not just good policy—it is a democratic imperative in the face of authoritarian backsliding."

As reports of ‘AI psychosis’ spread, clinicians scramble to understand how chatbots can spark delusions Psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health providers are scrambling to understand the emerging phenomenon of "AI psychosis."

Chatboty, szczegolnie u osob podatnych, znieksztalcaja relacje z rzeczywistoscia.

www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/a...

As reports of ‘AI psychosis’ spread, clinicians scramble to understand how chatbots can spark delusions Psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health providers are scrambling to understand the emerging phenomenon of "AI psychosis."

Chatboty, szczegolnie u osob podatnych, znieksztalcaja relacje z rzeczywistoscia.

www.statnews.com/2025/09/02/a...

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really? Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

"A team of researchers found that some of the most popular of..AIs issued apparently homicidal instructions in a virtual scenario. The AIs took steps that would lead to the death of a fictional executive who had planned to replace them."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Sweden: The country 'prescribed' by doctors A cheeky new ad campaign claims that visiting the Nordic nation and embracing Swedish culture can improve your wellbeing – and it's turning to medical experts to make its case.

"The concepts of friluftsliv (literally: "open-air living") in which Swedes regularly unplug and seek out nature; stress-reducing activities such as forest bathing and deep-sleep retreats; and a holistic approach to life known as lagom..might make you feel better..."

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

An image showing the damaging effects of fossil fuels, from extraction to use, on human body organs and systems.

A recent report, "Cradle to Grave," outlines health hazards of #fossilfuels, from extraction to combustion, including raising infant mortality to 31 per 1000 births and lowering life expectancy to 50 near extraction sites.

via @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
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In my experience, tenure-track professors are discouraged from speaking up due to the lack of tenure-related protections. As a consequence, when reaching tenure, most professors are already well-trained to comply and not to speak up.

Agree! A tenure is a relationship between a faculty member and their corporate university, where the corporation has control over the process. A union is a union of peers.

In my experience, tenure-track professors are discouraged from speaking up due to the lack of tenure-related protections. As a consequence, when reaching tenure, most professors are already well-trained to comply and not to speak up.

In my experience in academia, tenure-track professors were often discouraged from speaking up due to the lack of tenure-related protections. As a consequence, when reaching tenure, most faculty were well-trained to comply.

Thousands of Trump Bibles were printed in China as he campaigned against trade practices Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in China, a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade...

PBS in 2024: "Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices: China."

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

The Independent: "Branded watches are one of the many attempts made by Trump to cash in on the presidency having previously hawked merchandise during his campaign and return to office including trading cards, guitars, golden high-top sneakers, and even Bibles."

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Early intake of the antidepressant fluoxetine alters brain development in rats, study finds Past neuroscience studies have consistently showed the profound effects of early life experiences on the brain's wiring, particularly on the formation of the junctions that enable communication betwee...

A recent study in rats shows that early-life exposure to fluoxetine during gestation or breastfeeding alters brain development.

medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

It's The Guardian, not The Onion:

"With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

What does the phrase "meat machine" reveal about the consciousness of those who use it?

“Humanity's true moral test..consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.. In this respect humankind has suffered..a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it” - Milan Kundera.

'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.

Solidarity, not focus on corporate finances and profits, is the way:

"Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation [and] ...are banding together in an alliance."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

The Constitution of the USA

U of A Faculty Senate opposes Trump compact; provost says no decision yet The University of Arizona Faculty Senate approved a resolution calling on the UA to reject the White House’s compact requiring ideological, political and financial commitments in return for federal fu...

"The University of Arizona Faculty Senate approved a resolution calling on the UA to reject the White House’s compact requiring ideological, political, and financial commitments in return for federal funding advantages."
#AcademicSky
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Why universities must flatly reject Trump’s ultimatum Universities need to form a large and powerful bloc to resist attempts to illegitimately remake higher education.

"To defend #academicfreedom, universities need to form a powerful bloc that can challenge the attempt to illegitimately remake higher education."

wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2025/10/...

“There’s the huge unspoken burden to save a world, which frankly, we didn’t break in the first place/ I think that pressure is so overwhelming for so many of us, it deteriorates and completely destroys our mental health in ways that I think we’re only beginning to understand.”

#ClimateSky

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

"Academic freedom policies came from faculties, not the government.. Any university leader who signs on to this compact would betray everything good and solid about the university and would do deep and permanent harm to the United States and the world."
#AcademicSky
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"Research funders, and many universities, only say ‘yes’ to working with people employed by other institutions. This enables institutions to retain their power... Those with extensive experience of doing research in the third sector, local government, and industry are...unable to participate."

"Research funders, and many universities, only say ‘yes’ to working with people employed by other institutions. This enables institutions to retain their power... Those with extensive experience of doing research in the third sector, local government, and industry are...unable to participate."

Congrats!

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

"Academic freedom policies came from faculties, not the government.. Any university leader who signs on to this compact would betray everything good and solid about the university and would do deep and permanent harm to the United States and the world."
#AcademicSky
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

“There’s the huge unspoken burden to save a world, which frankly, we didn’t break in the first place/ I think that pressure is so overwhelming for so many of us, it deteriorates and completely destroys our mental health in ways that I think we’re only beginning to understand.”

#ClimateSky

There is a difference between awaiting doom and preparing to face it. Collectively.

"young people, given the choice, will find meaning in more prosocial ways. Compared to older citizens... life satisfaction for them is more affected by issues related to trust, social support and hope"