Social contagion is a powerful force.

People copy the thoughts, feelings, & actions of those to whom they are connected. Understanding social network structure & function makes it possible to use social contagion to intervene in the world to improve health, wealth, & learning.

90s emotionally unstable was way more fun (and entertaining) than 2020s emotionally unstable

A short note on the encampment that's now set up here in Toronto University of Toronto. I snuck into it today (I told them I was a fellow comrade who'd stepped out to get a cig - not exactly crack security). I think it's only fair to talk to the folks and see what's going on before judging. 1/x

The dance and/or performance art - social justice major construct makes much more sense now

I’ve said it, legitimate or not.

Many patients cannot hear until they feel heard.
- Leston Havens

Disturbing new study about suicide and 'gender affirming care.' Not only is it not 'lifesaving care,' there's growing evidence that it may increase risks.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38699117/

Dr. Daniel J. Winarick Great context here 🧐 x.com/Afinetheorem/s…

Fear, defense, and emotion: A neuroethological understanding of the negative valence research domain criteria. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-79…

Remember all the “Marxism/Communism” ideas these “elite” UCLA students were waving, printing, shouting ??
Well, when it’s about WORK - like cleaning - they go back to the stupid spoiled brats privileged status and the poor working class is cleaning their mess.
EVERY SINGLE…

'Somebody is radicalizing out students' Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz spoke after NYU and New School raid this morning, 'we will find out who that is'. Chief of Patrol John Chell showed literature found inside the New School 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' after it was…

Human Brain Mapping

Response stopping under conflict: The integrative role of representational dynamics associated with the insular cortex
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

I talk a lot of trash about BigLaw, and most of it is deserved. But sometimes they do important things like represent victims of terrorism in a lawsuit that connects the dots between Hamas and Students for Justice in Palestine. This is a massive deal, filed today in the Eastern…

Wow. In writing.

Some observations about civil unrest, Jan 6th, the college campus protests, and the election.

Let's unpack...

MAGA was furious that Ukraine flags were waved in the halls of congress after a constitutionally enacted bill was passed to fund/fight for democracy.

However...

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I'm pleased to have been chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people improving health, #TIME100HEALTH . I think my main contribution is diagnosing the collective action problems, and pointing to ways we can escape, collectively.

time.com/6968942/jonath…

Trans-identified kids deserve an open debate on the science of care
The American Psychiatric Association learned the wrong lesson from the gay rights movement, I write for the @WashingtonPost.
See the 🧵⬇️for the editorial, including many citations

I once saw a comment that said 'social media is like a pacifier for adults' and I've been thinking about it ever since because it's often true...

Many open social media apps to deal with their sadness, stress, or boredom - basically to escape their own minds/lives for a moment.