Rachael A.

Trained as a nutritionist. Radicalized by the data | PhD scholar thinking in Systems, not just Servings
Insta/FB/Bsky: @TheRadicalPlate

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

Oh, and the 'popular' PDF programme, was 1.6GB in size. After uninstalling it from my desktop, it cleared out 5GB of hard-disk space!

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

Impressed by @PDFgear! Clean UI, great visuals, & its FREE!🤩
BEST option while reviewing research papers. Highlight, underline, convert, translate, OCR, + an IMPRESSIVE eye-protection mode.
The 'popular' PDF app & its pesky reminders to 'upgrade' can go to hell! #AcademicChatter

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

This is SO clever! 😆😆😆
@TheMadriyazi

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

A great analysis by @Mrwhosetheboss on the lesser-known problems associated with the increasing focus on AI. The shortage and price escalation of memory chips will undoubtedly affect all users of digital technology in the years to come.

https://t.co/NikQApNASI

[Climate Dad @ClimateDad77]

14,000 killed by Europe heat in a single week.

300,000 flee fires in France & Spain.

70 MILLION in the US to be hit with third heat dome in a month.

Our world as it approaches 1.5C above preindustrial temperatures.

Our kids face 4C+.

We claim to love them.
But we do nothing.

[David Attenborough @fandom_david]

Canada is on fire.
Europe is on fire.
The Amazon is on fire.
Cities are breaking heat records.
Rivers are drying up.
Other countries are drowning in floods.
Storms are getting stronger.
Seasons don’t feel like seasons anymore.

And somehow…
climate change is still a debate.

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

Intensive care doc here. Don't make us keep them alive because you feel guilty about something. Realise they're going and let us make it as good as it can be. Please.

[Dr.V.Mohan @drmohanv]

Nice article in @timesofindia by @Toi_pushpa_n highlighting the findings from the ICMR-INDIAB national study, which reveals that nearly 9 in 10 Indian adults have at least one abnormal blood lipid, underscoring the urgent need for early screening and preventive action against cardiovascular disease.

Thank you Pushpa Narayan for quoting Dr. R. M. Anjana, Dr. Deepa and me in this important article.

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

What a BRILLIANT website for academicians!
https://t.co/pzcpdYfMkO is an open-source site that parses academic references.
And its SOOOO GOOD!!!!

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

I have some major news for you.

In a nutshell:
The researchers misled the public by using mathematically impossible data to artificially inflate the effectiveness of a papaya leaf extract. In their published study, the authors divided patients into different analysis groups, specifically defining a smaller group of patients as a strict subset of a larger group. However, the authors reported a higher number of recovered patients in the smaller group than in the larger one, which is a glaring arithmetic impossibility. This manipulated mathematical error was only applied to the placebo group, effectively shrinking the placebo's success rate so the papaya treatment would look successful by comparison. When the data is looked at honestly - including all randomized patients without artificially excluding anyone - the extract showed absolutely no benefit at any point during the trial.

Furthermore, the researchers changed their own methodical rules after the fact, to hide the treatment's overall failure. The trial was officially registered beforehand to measure patient recovery by Day 7 of the study. Because the papaya extract failed to show any significant benefit by that pre-planned deadline, the authors completely shifted the goalposts, falsely presenting Day 4 as their primary focus in the final publication just to highlight their manipulated data.

On top of these changing rules, the researchers broke their own eligibility guidelines by including nearly 40% of patients who did not even meet the correct cancer stage requirements to be in the study. Ultimately, the study's positive conclusions are entirely unsupported and dangerous, potentially tricking vulnerable patients into using an unproven extract instead of reliable medical care.

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

The government has issued a stern notice to Meta on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram, sources said on Sunday (July 5, 2026).

https://t.co/0MLm0etX25

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

The BBC’s report follows earlier complaints against Instagram, with allegations of promoting illegal material and evading accountability.

https://t.co/SwFv4DrIfm

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

Shocked beyond belief!
'A BBC investigation finds Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India'
https://t.co/5vOnXK47F2

[Science News @SciencNews]

The Cost of Free Labor:
Will Nature Ever Pay for Peer Review?

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

The anti vaxxers are quiet about the HPV vaccine eliminating cancer

Most of humanity are celebrating the scientific breakthrough

They don't want to

Awkward

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events linked to covid-19 by about 40 percent, according to a new study.

The findings suggest that such benefits observed in earlier studies have persisted for years. https://t.co/eFWhZ9XfpF

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Understand. Don't memorize.
Learn principles, not formulas.

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

Hi @marioadrion,
This map seems to be inspired by your standup comedy.

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

Has your Nation ever lost 7-1 to Germany at the World Cup?

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

How women in China once managed menstrual hygiene

📹Seethee

[Rachael A. @TheRadicalPlate]

In the middle of reading it, and I highly recommend 'This is Going to Hurt' by Dr Adam Kay.

It reveals the stark reality of life as a doctor, and life as a medical service provider through (sometimes rather dark) humour.

Universal Healthcare NEEDS better protection worldwide!