Science communicator with McGill University's Office for Science and Society. Separating sense from nonsense. Not all studies are created equal. McGill.ca/OSShttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mv4xrpqdp22xSo, I have to talk about this AI adaptation of an excellent Star Wars novel and how it’s being embraced by fans who hate Disney Star Wars. 🧵 https://youtu.be/QsXvvmWy-Ew?si=em2lYs_8VhkGV_q810 Sep 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4xrpqdp22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mv3ugtuzfc2cI get those, too. Every bro out there wants to turn "science" into a profitable, AI-driven app. Good luuuuuuuck. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ugtuzfc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mv3o3t45722cDubbed movies look uncanny because the mouths don't move right? Enter AI. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/prime-video-ai-sync-actors-mouths-dubbed-maxton-hall-1236855286/09 Sep 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3o3t45722chttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muzjlhwzfs2uThe line between parody and near-future clairvoyance is microscopic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzjlhwzfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muxapmeozk2wDoes anyone know what this show is?07 Sep 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxapmeozk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mux57uogdc2wInteresting development. Yes, it solves the "risk of brain injury" problem of contact martial arts, but without the physical contact, the reading of the body language, and the actual physics of interacting with another human being, it's really not the same. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux57uogdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muwutvebdc2wWhat do you do when your AI influencers get recognized as AI slop? You feed your AI script to real human actors. All the world's a stage.... Great reporting by @semafor.com https://youtu.be/0xYxAbr1Alw?si=OLgsRltq35heunuI07 Sep 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwutvebdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muwezdbobs2fNathan Fielder’s latest has arrived, and I can’t wait to see it. Based on this review, possibly another notch in my “they’re not lying; they’re seriously delusional” belt, right next to Mercola. https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/nathan-fielder-surprise-film-telluride-elizabeth-holmes-1236853513/07 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwezdbobs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mupsgsepkm2gI'm looking into an MD making questionable claims, and I was puzzled to find *two* websites for her... except one looks like an AI-generated knock-off. Get a load of this picture!04 Sep 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupsgsepkm2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mupnn6a7mt2gThis is a story about the interstitium, a “new” “organ” discovered in 2018. It’s also a story about a pathologist in love with Buddhism and mysticism, and how his mother talked to dead people. Sometimes science gets distorted by the scientist himself. My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-pseudoscience/organ-proved-everything-connected04 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupnn6a7mt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mupmokaxjs2gThis should be a bombshell in the world of science communication. Dietram Scheufele and Dominique Brossard are big names, and the allegations here are nauseating and revolting. 🧵 https://captimes.com/news/education/uw-madison-students-records-detail-investigation-of-professor/article_4b8b9d21-c929-4d8e-87cb-ba638eb1b9de.html04 Sep 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupmokaxjs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mumwxn377f2wA lunatic left me a voicemail message claiming that my article on med beds was false. He says he works for Trump and that Trump has federalized 1m National Guardsmen specifically to arrest people like me. I will be arrested for crimes against humanity. Go read my article while you still can! https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-pseudoscience-technology/med-beds-not-today-maybe-tomorrow03 Sep 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumwxn377f2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mump3jfy3v2w"Gold-standard science" means the ability for the people at the top to manipulate data to fit their ideology. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mump3jfy3v2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mumncqz7vv2wI find it interesting that, on streaming, music albums no longer really exist. When a single is released in anticipation of the full album, that corresponding track in the album carries over the plays from the single. The album is essentially a playlist.03 Sep 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumncqz7vv2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mumj6tzmvc2wYouTube is overrun by edutainment slop made with AI that liberally steals from channels that hire human beings to do research, create animations, and record voiceover. Fern does a brilliant job of exposing the problem. https://youtu.be/-Gnrp_caPvo?si=0nixjLV79BrMZ3Um03 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumj6tzmvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mukbjudyj22eMilo's next grift has begun. "Like it or not, this makes me a political prisoner, a persecuted human rights icon. I am Mahatma Gandhi. I am Nelson Mandela. I’m not exactly sure who Aung San Suu Kyi is, and can’t be bothered to look it up, but, yes, I am him too." HAHAHAHAHA! https://spectator.com/article/i-am-a-persecuted-human-rights-icon/?edition=us02 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukbjudyj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mukahjxz5s2eThis week's article takes one hell of a turn. It starts with an overhyped discovery in medicine and Tokyo-drifts into Jewish mysticism and dementia-as-clairvoyance.02 Sep 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukahjxz5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muk6luzmj22eMust read! At first glance, I'm not sure I agree with Aaron's conclusion... but I can't imagine a better one at the moment. Living in perpetual suspicion that a piece of media is out to "get you" makes it impossible to enjoy anything. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk6luzmj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muhkhdhzqs2tIf it's not physical, you do not own it. The books I love, I buy as paper editions. The movies I love, I buy on Blu-ray and archive them. The music I love, I buy on CDs and archive them. The 90s are coming back, baby. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhkhdhzqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3mufqco7sok2zhttps://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2026-08-30/fini-l-auscultation-de-routine.php31 Aug 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufqco7sok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathanjarry.bsky.social/post/3muffwa7r7c2qI keep saying it: a battery of tests in the absence of symptoms is a bad idea. Here's an actual doctor, @medcrisis.bsky.social, making the point really well. Listen to him! https://youtu.be/XECfQNnaEKA?si=31nT1u9AlEK2ouzH31 Aug 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:6da46v7qasijhf2baetbstrn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muffwa7r7c2q