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Simon Maechling

@simonmaechling
PhD Chemist. Scientist. Science communicator. Chemistry | Biotech | AI | Agriculture Making complicated science simple.
Lyon, France
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Joined April 2011
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  • @simonmaechling
    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 28
    We built technologies capable of giving humans access to almost all the world’s knowledge. So what do we do with them? Watch 20-second videos. Feed algorithms. Argue with bots. At some point we should probably ask: What exactly are the humans for?
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    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 28
    Social media gave everyone access to experts. But somehow, it convinced everyone they were the experts.
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  • @simonmaechling
    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 27
    Nothing new under the sun: ❌ 1950s-70s: the tobacco lobby funds studies to spread disinformation on the dangers of tobacco… ❌ 2000s: the organic lobby funds a study to spread disinformation on the so-called benefits of organic… ⤵️ revealing debunk by @TerreTerre13
    @MacLesggy
    MacLesggy
    @MacLesggy
    Aug 27
    Rien de nouveau sous le soleil : ❌ années 50-70 : le lobby du tabac finance des études pour désinformer sur les dangers du tabac… ❌ années 2000 : le lobby du bio finance une étude pour désinformer sur les soi-disants bienfaits du bio… ⤵️ débunk révélateur de @TerreTerre13
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  • @simonmaechling
    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 27
    There are maybe 20,000 known human diseases. Anthropic would need to deliver more than 5 new cures every single day for the next 10 years.
    @Polymarket
    Polymarket
    @Polymarket
    Aug 16
    JUST IN: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could make it possible to “cure most human disease” within 5-10 years.
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  • @simonmaechling
    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 27
    For decades, scientists knew that KRAS caused cancer. There was just one small problem. They couldn’t drug it. KRAS was identified as a major cancer driver in the 1980s. But knowing the target existed wasn’t the same as knowing how to hit it. For more than 25 years, KRAS was
    @simonmaechling
    Simon Maechling
    @simonmaechling
    Aug 26
    It’s a beauty!
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