AI should be engineered for specific problems, not try to be a general-purpose cure-all, as with current chatbots, argues @garymarcus (convincingly, in my view). nytimes.com/2025/10/16/opi…

Professors Need to Diversify What They Teach: A quantitative survey of college syllabi show that they are massively tilted toward a few tendentious left-wing sources, especially on race & crime and on Israel-Palestine. open.substack.com/pub/persuasion…

Over the last fifteen years, Reddit's relationship advice has shifted towards recommending: - Breakups - Boundaries - Therapy And against compromise, communication, and letting people have their space.

"Since the ceasefire began, Hamas has executed 80-100 people ... not counting those who were abducted and 'disappeared.'" Amin Abed — whose legs, teeth, and hands were broken by Hamas last year — speaks out about Hamas atrocities. WATCH: Know more; follow @peacecomcenter.

I’ve published some controversial pieces before, but this is the first time I’ve felt the pull of self-censorship. The climate around Israel in Europe—especially in academia—has become suffocating (see my @UGent rector). Still, I’ve decided to throw down the gauntlet. Screw it.

Had a good chat with the Davids about the so-called self-conscious emotions

“Life for women under Hamas hasn't been easy. My husband took a brave step Hamas may try to kill, but this idea is too big to be stopped.” Meet anti-Hamas fighter Yasser Abu Shabab's wife Amina. To their supporters, she's the new First Lady of Rafah. جسور نيوز WATCH:

I think the philosopher Dan Williams has it right: Social media are not destroying democracy, but reinforcing its worst feature. Elite gatekeeping, an accident of expensive media channels, bundled access with at least minimal standards of truth-seeking. Open them up, and you get

Honored to testify before Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control alongside these bright minds, each of whom has appeared on my Hezbollah podcast. Check it out here washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi… Washington Institute

Agree with Luke (former grad student at Harvard) - This feeds the most damaging anti-science narratives.

We live in an age of technological and scientific miracles. The great tragedy of our time is that so much ignorance and stupidity can coexist with this.

Next year my book How To Train Your Boyfriend (Penguin Random House) drops. I’m hiring an illustrator to turn evolutionary + behaviorist ideas into compelling visuals. If you’re a sci-minded artist, or know one, get in touch. Paid gig. Brief + examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1TE…

Listen as antisemite Linda Sarsour admits CAIR (Council for American Islamic Relations) is funding the majority of Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral campaign. CAIR is allegedly being investigated for its ties to Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood.

I've read wild, unverified rumours that X is no longer downranking links. Here is my most recent article, 5000 words on the pathologies of our most prestigious knowledge-producing institutions and why "alternative media" is nevertheless much, much worse: conspicuouscognition.com/p/on-highbrow-…

"Hamas, what happened to the billions that were collected from the blood of our people?" Palestinian journalist @Nkatari181232 asks those around the world who gave to Gazan charities to join her in demanding accountability of Hamas. WATCH:

Hezbollah's getting worried...... In an open letter, #Hezbollah tells Lebanese leaders: Focus on forcing Israel to comply with ceasefire, not disarming us timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

BREAKING: The wife of Hamas propagandist @AhmedHijazee has fled her husband's home in Qatar — alleging four years of violent abuse, two recent attempts to kill her, and Qatari gov't complicity. She is begging the world for help. جسور نيوز WATCH:

I made this. Here's the source. open.substack.com/pub/aella/p/th…

Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim theguardian.com/law/2025/nov/0…

"Major news organisations such as Reuters and CNN have systematically obscured the cycle by which Hamas funds itself through stolen aid, exerts violent control over Gaza, and manipulates the global media into broadcasting its narratives." quillette.com/2025/11/07/sta…