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Childhood Vaccines with Safety Studies and Placebos

5 April 2025 at 07:19

The safety of childhood vaccines are questioned, in light of the lack of long-term placebo-controlled trials. I specifically note that Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine had only a short trial, where the placebo control arm was quickly unblinded and injected with the vaccine which raises concerns about efficacy and safety.

Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’

The Guardian - Technology

By: Sanya Mansoor

30 May 2026 at 14:00

Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination

Why did Anthropic’s founder sit beside the pope during a warning about AI?

In the first major written teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV took artificial intelligence to task. The pontiff delineated the technology’s most concerning threats to humanity: replacing workers, accelerating war and exploiting the environment. At a ceremony honoring the holy teaching the day of its release at the Vatican, the pope was flanked by an unusual guest speaker: Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, one of the people behind the AI boom so worrying Leo.