Carlos Orsi, BSS, FSMC Rvn.🔍

My @SkeptInquirer Presents video on astrolgy has 996 views so far! Let's push it above 1,000? youtube.com/watch?v=NS4kEE…

I am not one to brag, but come on! I made "Book of the Week" in @TheAtlantic 's David Frum Show Podcast! theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/…

There's a new post on the IdeaSmasher Substack! What are people really talking about when they ask if science is "neutral" or "objective"? carlosorsi.substack.com/p/scientific-o…

More for podcast lovers! I am on @NPRCodeSwitch, talking astrology and my new book on "What Science Says" about it! npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-…

@renedepaula @bigthink Let's hope so! I need to sell books so I can buy books!

@carlosom71 @bigthink 👏👏👏👏 the stars favour you!

AAAAAND my new book is now excerpted on @bigthink ! bigthink.com/books/what-sci…

TODAY IS LAUNCH DAY! My new book "What Science Says About Astrology" is officially avaiable! If you are curious, you can have a foretaste in the excerpt below: livescience.com/human-behavior…?

Hey, podcast fans, I discuss astrology in today's @grokscience ! Listen here: grokscience.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/ast…

Claude consciousness, Dawkins and zombies open.substack.com/pub/carlosorsi…

@CogitaTuti sim, e à objeção de que as LLMs apenas consultam dicionários, dá para responder que fazemos o mesmo, nossos dicionários sendo nossos genes e cultura. A conversa vai longe…

@carlosom71 Excelente! São questões fascinantes e deve levar ainda muito tempo para responder, me parece que faltam dados, nem sabemos definir ou avaliar consciência. Mas pensar, pode ser algo muito mais "mecânico" mesmo. E lembrei do Quarto Chinês :-)

As I don't know what connectivity conditions I'll be under next week, here's an extra essay for this one: Are machines conscious? Should we care? carlosorsi.substack.com/p/claude-consc…

If you are curious about my forthcoming book, "What Science Says About Astrology" (you know you are!), there's now an excerpt online at @LiveScience! livescience.com/human-behavior…

Próximo sábado estarei no @YouTube falando sobre meu livro de contos de crimes impossíveis! youtube.com/live/BFzH-1gIZ…

An official announcement, an explanation, and why generic BS sometimes sounds so convincing -- and how it can be dangerous. carlosorsi.substack.com/p/stop-waiting…

And I have an article on @Slate ! slate.com/technology/202…

"A ciência é neutra?" está mais ou menos no mesmo nível de "Capitu traiu?" na lista de perguntas feitas para paralisar pela confusão, não para avançar pela curiosidade. revistaquestaodeciencia.com.br/artigo/2026/05…

We have just published an article in nature criticising meta-analysis , which is a widely used way of putting studies together and making decisions. Read for free here rdcu.be/fgqIE @KPUNews

Hey, everybody! With all the hyped BS about aliens around, what about helping an honest, fact-based documentary happen? kickstarter.com/projects/skept…

The ease with which it is nowadays possible to locate anything said or written by anyone, plus the speed expected in online exchanges, is an engine of malicious debate. carlosorsi.substack.com/p/quotation-de…

My article on the legacy of the great Frederick Crews, Freud biographer and staunch critic of the spurious love affair of the Humanities with psychoanalysis, is now online at @SkeptInquirer : skepticalinquirer.org/2026/04/freuds…