What if we just believed young people when they say it’s because of climate change and being broke?
Gillian Brockell
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.
Significant update to my guide for integrating LLM's into #Rstats workflow. This new version puts a Quick Start at the top based on Positron for the most #RStudio-like experience (but then gives all the info needed to use VSCode or other tools).
github.com/tpavlic/docs...
Significant update to my guide for integrating LLM's into #Rstats workflow. This new version puts a Quick Start at the top based on Positron for the most #RStudio-like experience (but then gives all the info needed to use VSCode or other tools).
github.com/tpavlic/docs...
FYI – I just did a big update. I think this new version will be clearer (start with the Quick Start, Section 1).
bsky.app/profile/tedp...
A shared molecular timer circuit synchronizing development in C. elegans:
"A molecular timer couples organism-wide temporal identity to developmental checkpoints"
by Wu et al. (2026, PNAS)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Colleagues are often curious about how best to integrate LLM's into their #Rstats workflow. This guide covers different options from direct integration into #R IDE to keeping #LLM separate. Should apply to #ClaudeCode, #Codex/#ChatGPT, #Gemini CLI, #Copilot, and others.
github.com/tpavlic/docs...
Back in 2025, NEWSMAX called out a sterile screwworm breeding program as a government boondoggle that DOGE should shut down. I wonder how Texans would read this now.
www.newsmax.com/platinum/scr...
'Footage captured the elephant briefly stopping during the procession while urine streamed onto the floor, leading to noticeable reactions from those watching. At least one attender could be heard shouting, “Oh no,” as others laughed or reacted with surprise.'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Ancient deep-sea isopod acquires ND1 gene from bacteria via HGT, amplifies expression, and picks up ability to live for 5 years without food. 🧪
"Deep-sea megafauna co-opts microbial energy metabolism genes to withstand ultra-long starvation"
by Yuan et al. (2026, Cell)
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
www.pnas.org
Coordinated development requires that growth and cell-fate transitions occur in a
defined temporal order across tissues, yet how multicellular orga...
Significant update to my guide for integrating LLM's into #Rstats workflow. This new version puts a Quick Start at the top based on Positron for the most #RStudio-like experience (but then gives all the info needed to use VSCode or other tools).
github.com/tpavlic/docs...
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
github.com
github.com
By acquiring an energy metabolism-related gene via ancient horizontal transfer from
a bacterial symbiont, the deep-sea supergiant isopod gains the ability to reprogram
its energy allocation, enabling ...
A government agency spending $300 million in taxpayer dollars to produce sterilized flies sounds like a dream scenario for a DOGE team looking to cut waste, fraud, and abuse.
A new study in Nature Metabolism has evidence that glucosamine oral supplements can increase the speed of Alzheimer's progression.
Primary source can be found at end of article:
"Popular joint supplement glucosamine linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression"
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Ted Pavlic (he/him/his)
www.sciencedaily.com
A major study suggests glucosamine, a popular supplement for joint pain, could be linked to faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found a 25% higher lik...
