Munisa Tabarova

A biologist from Central Asia residing in Germany. In constant search for "the Weird and the Eerie"

[Jonas @JonasSB2000]

Aufdeckung der Heuchelei von EU-Bürokraten.
Wenn Putin angeblich Verhandlungen verweigert und die ukrainische Kultur zerstört - warum schicken wir dann nicht unsere eigenen Truppen?
Bis jetzt wählen wir die schlimmste Option: zuschauen, wie die Ukrainer sich aufreibt.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@andre_ukh мы тут собираем постсоветских антивоенных левых Германии, активно ищем украинских и российских дезертиров/ухилянтов. Напиши пожалуйста мне, если заинтересован :) @postsovietleft

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@meralhece I was reading the Torah the other day: "When you lay siege to a city for many days, do not destroy the trees therein by swinging an ax against them, because from them you will eat..." Devarim 20:19. Even their religion prohibits this...

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@ProfTomEllis Congrats! Enjoyed your lecture in Heidelberg :)

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

If you are looking for something to watch on the weekends, consider watching "Threads," a BBC documentary about the impact of nuclear exchange on human civilization. It is absolutely devastating but, sadly, quite relevant today.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@neubadah They sound stupid, but the logic of randomness requires stupid experiments like these to stumble upon positive Black Swans

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

Erich Maria Remarque must be turning in his grave, watching today’s weak German leadership fan the flames of another world war.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

As a lifelong immigrant born to parents who escaped the civil war in Tajikistan, most wars are not justified. Long-term economic prosperity is only possible through long-term peace and competition through healthy diplomacy and trade instead of war.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@Pseudome17 @nntaleb The impact of the research also matters. We are talking about public and commercial policy changes with healthcare, agricultural, and industrial consequences. Hence, there is a lot of resistance to seeking out negative effects - bad incentives all around.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@skndd @nntaleb Because they have already proven their long-term effects. Concentrating, purifying, and modifying them are already big enough changes. Wholly artificial substances are foreign to us, and the body can have expected AND unexpected problems in dealing with them.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@Pseudome17 @nntaleb Well, more studies started recognizing the role of omega-6 in driving systemic inflammation. Also, the consensus on cholesterol and LDL levels has become more nuanced, not just "cholesterol bad". Who knows where it will take us in 5-10 years?

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@ZKForTre @nntaleb You perfectly got what I meant. It is said that 8-10% of Western calorie intake is from industrial seed oils. This number has been zero for millions of years. We are not used to such high amounts of PUFAs in our diet. Maybe it's no big deal, but it needs to be carefully studied.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

Our members escaped forceful mobilizations in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. I see these issues in all our countries as one - forceful conversion of innocent men into cannon fodder for an unnecessary war that serves the governments that do not represent us.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

If you are reading this, please check our small grass-roots organization that promotes peace in the post-Soviet region, connects radical pacifists, and helps obtain humanitarian visas for political dissidents and conscientious objectors in Germany.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

Here is our website: https://t.co/VWq8VM0hYN and IG: @postsovietleft. Our work may seem obscure to you, but I believe we are the only ones who strive for the "third way" in the current Russia-Ukraine war and are committed to building bridges between our countries.

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@snowalgo @nntaleb Unfortunately, it rarely happens with this type of research. Positive effects are often overrepresented because 1) of financial or/and political incentives 2) it is the "norm" and the alternative would require a radical revolution of the model (see Thomas Kuhn)

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@snowalgo @nntaleb My reply was not against the OP, but rather to add another angle. Speaking from a biologist, again, it would be nice to study both positive and negative effects, if all the statistical matter is accounted for

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@nntaleb Hey, just wanted to thank you for your incredible work as an author. You taught me how to approach complex reality without falling into traps like these. As a biologist, you helped me avoid the fallacies of many academics I saw around me. The academia is listening to you

[Munisa Tabarova @sqonthemoon]

@IMPRS_ML @hopfnerlab @LMU_Muenchen @MPI_Biochem @MPIforBI @TU_Muenchen Hi! Where can one find the Zoom link?