Science journalist Boffin Media. Wrote @WallyFunksSpace Writing book on autism & empathy. Host @SpaceBoffins Former BBC science correspondent. Views own.
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Ok. It’s out there. Yes. I am that old. Autism: I was diagnosed at 60 - BBC Future bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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Latest podcast up featuring interviews with @esa reserve astronauts John McFall and Meganne Christian plus @BepiColombo mission project scientist Geraint Jones before the spacecraft’s arrival at Mercury - all recorded at the recent UK ESA open day at Harwell. Link below. Enjoy!
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We’re at the fabulous @esa open day at Harwell. Great to see so many people queueing to get in and so many children being inspired by space! You can hear our interviews with two ESA reserve astronauts and a @BepiColombo scientist in our next podcast.
Well @AlisonMoyet was magnificent at Cambridge tonight. Great lyrics, music, between song chat and what a voice!
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Unexpectedly, a visit to London’s Museum of Brands produced some fantastic space filled enjoyment!
A good piece on Lyme disease. I encountered many of the issues discussed. Statistically, yes, I was unlucky to get it along with several accompanying infections. But the lack of knowledge encountered and delays in testing and treatment had consequences too.
The importance of numeracy via protein bars. Buying in bulk is cheaper, right?
A box of 10 @ £23 = £2.30 a bar.
A pack of 4 @ £8.80? £2.20 a bar.
A single bar… £1.80 (with clubcard).
So I’d pay £5 more buying in bulk for a box of 10. Do supermarkets think we can’t do maths?
Introduce yourself by listing 10 bands you’ve seen live:
B52s, XTC, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Prodigy, Devo, ELO, Bananarama, Blur, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Half Man Half Biscuit.
The number of areas in society right now where women's rights, thoughts and feelings are ignored - in this case to simply not sit next to a man masturbating - never fails to shock me.
United employees forced a 25 year old woman to return to her seat next to a man who was masturbating because the flight was full. After landing, the airline told the woman it was her responsibility to contact police and gave her a $100 travel credit.
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The media training session for ‘how to look as if you’re listening and paying attention’ may need a tweak.
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BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer bbc.in/4799EIB
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Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."
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Virtue signalling substitutes applause for action. By turning conviction into costume, it cheapens the cause, alienates the unconvinced, and leaves the real work to those too busy doing it to pose for the cameras.
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Society needs a science writing community that is strong, skilled and trusted, never more than now, when misinformation and disinformation is so easy to produce.
Protecting the people who do that work becomes a crucial pillar of a functional society.
No association can promise a fail-safe against determined fraud. What we can promise is that our members will not face this new challenging landscape alone.
Our statement below.
A late entry to #wildflowerhour from the Cambridgeshire Fens including marsh woundwort, marsh mallow, purple and yellow loosestrife, devil’s bit scabious, Elecampane and alsike clover.
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Very sad news that the wonderful Bonnie Greer, playwright and novelist has died aged 77. I interviewed her a couple of times and watched her on BBC QT. She was a smart, sassy, firebrand who will be missed from our public discourse RIP 🙏🏽
