Abigail Marsh

Is social media a failed experiment? Powerful @Guardian essay by @jayvanbavel explains how the tiny fraction of people who post malign content are vastly overrepresented in our feeds, warping our moods, beliefs, behavior, and understanding of each other. theguardian.com/books/2025/jul…

Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’ nature.com/articles/s4422…

The zero-sum trap: the more people believe that wealth, status, and well-being are zero-sum, the more they back policies that make the world zero-sum. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

A nice reminder of why online political arguments are pretty pointless and should be avoided. nature.com/articles/s4159…

What a privilege it has been to take part in Season 2 of #LimitlessWithChrisHemsworth in which @chrishemsworth journeys to the edge of his comfort zone and incorporates cutting-edge science to learn how we can all live better. Season 2 premieres August 15 on @DisneyPlus & @hulu.

UVA philosophy professor Elizabeth Barnes: "I have been truly humbled by many of the ways in which someone I disagree with so starkly can continually fail to be a cartoon villain. I’m really grateful to have been humbled in that way..." @DailyNousEditor dailynous.com/2025/07/08/the…

They couldn’t kill me in the first edition of Limitless, so we’re back for another one with @NatGeo 😂 Check out the trailer for Limitless: Live Better Now, premiering on August 15 on @DisneyPlus and @hulu

What does it take to live better? It's not just about training the body. From the Swiss Alps to South Korea, @chrishemsworth is pushing past limits to find the science—and the mindset—for a healthier, stronger life. #LimitlessWithChrisHemsworth premieres August 15 on @DisneyPlus…

.@chrishemsworth is back and he's going to the edge of his comfort zone to uncover ways of living better with the help of cutting-edge science. Season 2 of #LimitlessWithChrisHemsworth premieres August 15 on @DisneyPlus and @hulu. Season 1 is now streaming.

"I have glanced over in class at laptop screens opened to ChatGPT. Students proceed to read aloud from the AI output to earn their participation credit." 😬persuasion.community/p/yes-college-…

The mechanisms by which ultra-processed foods (UPF) drive obesity, an outstanding review article "the evidence is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption." nature.com/articles/s4157…

Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us? theguardian.com/books/2025/jul… by @jayvanbavel "Just 10% of users produce roughly 97% of political tweets." "It amplifies the loudest and most extreme voices while muting the moderate," "...distorts how the rest of us make…

Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Peer-led teaching leads to worse learning in STEM classes, especially for students with lower levels of preparation. Hard to imagine any other outcome if we view teaching as a profession that entails mastering a real skillset. @insidehighered insidehighered.com/news/student-s…

New on Bluesky: ift.tt/Uk2GZgT I wrote for Columbia University Press: I would like to say that whether to engage with the public is a career choice reasonably left to the individual scholar. In today’s world, I don’t think so. Everyone needs to… ift.tt/gLUyRck

Reddit helped Tommy Chan connect with the nurse who saved his life using CPR after he collapsed on a sidewalk from a heart attack. He vowed to honor her gift by living his life to the fullest from here on out. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025…

We’ve seen: 1) a dramatic short term increase in diagnosed mental illness and N-linked psychometric items first among teenagers and then among young adults 2) highly cohort specific bipartisan support for cold blooded murder mediated by (1) 3) A sudden and dramatic shift in…

"I've NEVER seen that type of heroism..." Man rescued from flooding in awe of Fairmont police officer who gave up his spot on a boat to evacuate others.

Today, @NIH announced a new policy to cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their work publicly accessible. This reflects our broader effort to restore public trust in public health by creating an open, honest, and transparent research atmosphere.…