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George Hawker

@GeorgeHawker

Ph.D. student @ the IoA Cambridge. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, compassion, humor, and a smile :D

 Cornwall, UK
Joined January 2012
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New Physics Nobel Laureate Prof. @DidierQueloz’s celebratory public lecture in Cambridge!
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@astro_timpeake15 Jan 2016
Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever – quite an incredible feeling!
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9 million people have joined the movement standing #UpForSchool. Have you? Join them: Sign the petition today! upforschool.org/petitions/st…
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Dear Theresa May. We've got an important message for you. Pls watch & make #RefugeesWelcome on Monday @ukhomeoffice ctt.ec/x69ZK+
No to cuts for disabled jobseekers change.libdems.org.uk/disabi…
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.@George_Osborne Make #G20 headlines for the right reasons. End the #TrillionDollar Scandal one.org/scandal
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Stephen Fry: the letter that saved my life - video gu.com/p/3p4g3/tw via @guardian
BBC News - Frans van der Lugt: A Dutch priest in Homs bbc.in/1im4xZ5 inspirational story and a tragic loss for the world
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An EVA selfie. The space suit makes it very difficult to get a good selfie. I tried several today.
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Chris Grayling amend your new rules which restrict prisoners access to books and family items. change.org/petitions/rt-hon-… via @UKChange
''Remembering Apollo 1'' image: goo.gl/lAuGXW via #NASA_APP

Remembering Apollo 1 - NASA

In June 1966, the Apollo 1 crew practices water egress procedures with a full scale boilerplate model of the spacecraft. In the water at right are astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee (foreground)....

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Help find the stranger who saved this man's life metro.co.uk/2014/01/14/man-t… via @MetroUK
Help find the stranger who saved this man's life

Help find the stranger who saved this man's life

A man is searching for the kind stranger who persuaded him not to jump off a bridge into the River Thames in 2008.

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ACT NOW: Tell MEPs to crack down on #phantomfirms that help rob Africa of billions act.one.org/sign/stash-the-c…
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@edutopia17 Dec 2013
Today marks the Wright Brothers’ first flight. Encourage future inventors' interests: edut.to/1bN7oAO #edchat
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@NASA16 Dec 2013
What's our new cover image? The #ISS, of course. This was taken by a space shuttle astronaut in April 2010.
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BBC News - Chris Hadfield: 'You see the world as one place' bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir… well worth a listen!! :)

Hadfield: 'Space changes your outlook'

Former astronaut Chris Hadfield describes how seeing the earth from space changed his view on the world.

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BBC News Amazing news story and an incredible demonstration of compassion, well worth a read! bbc.in/1djDOqL
I just told @CocaColaCo, @PepsiCo and #ABF to make sure their sugar doesn't lead to land grabs. Go #BehindTheBrands behindthebrands.org
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