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radio/podcast producer

Manchester
Joined July 2020
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Over only a generation, early childhood in the UK has become radically different. @Geordiedav, @claudiabromley and @phildsansom speak to parents and children about themes emerging from our #NuffChildhood series. Listen to @tortoise's new podcast ⬇️ tortoisemedia.com/listen/lif…
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I don't tweet a lot on here but am v v proud of this series I've done with @Geordiedav @claudiabromley @NuffieldFound and this episode in particular has some really sweet stories about kids at nursery 😇
What’s the point of nurseries? Why are the ages of three to five so crucial? Are today’s children part of a giant, unplanned experiment? In episode two of Life, Changing: Welcome to the world of the nursery networkers.

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I'm presenting on live radio for the very first time at 7pm! We'll only be going out to the southern half of BBC Cambridgeshire because sportsball, but you can possibly listen in live on the website.
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If you love reading about increasing inequality and pandemic profiteering.... We got 700 new billionaires during COVID time. Total billionaire wealth rose from 5 to 13 $trillion. ft.com/content/747a76dd-f018…
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"The net zero policies that were being implemented - or are being promised - are dangerous." Great criticisms from James about how net zero has become an excuse!
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Tag yourself - I'm the immune system is at it again
Twelve types of scientific research papers:
Please would people stop saying Tether has been audited. It has never been audited. The accountant conducted an attestation, not an audit. The attestation merely said Tethers were fully backed with unspecified "reserves" at the time of the attestation. coindesk.com/wp-content/uplo…
I dunno, Peter. Tether recently engaged an auditor to attest to its reserves. The audit would have involved checking Tether's internal controls and minting & burning mechanism. So the theory that Tether is creating tokens out of nothing is getting harder to hold.
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"In a similar way, ZIP files are encoded versions of the files that they contain, interspersed with dictionary entries - which together allow us to decode the files." If you've ever wanted to understand how ZIP files work: thenakedscientists.com/podca…
.@NakedScientists listener Ellie wanted to know: "how do ZIP files work on my computer?" @phildsansom unzipped the question - with an answer from @turinghut23 Research Data Scientist Peter Foster bit.ly/32MelqP
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Trust me, this is an incredible job. You'll get to make radio with some of the brightest minds around (and also me). Please apply!
📢JOB ALERT! Are you a radio or podcast presenter or producer, or would you like to be? We're hiring and we'd love to hear from you if you're interested in joining our team to make science radio programmes and podcasts. Details are here: thenakedscientists.com/job
📢JOB ALERT! Are you a radio or podcast presenter or producer, or would you like to be? We're hiring and we'd love to hear from you if you're interested in joining our team to make science radio programmes and podcasts. Details are here: thenakedscientists.com/job
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I have a baby website! phildsansom.com/ Soon it'll be filled with even more junk!
The @NakedScientists folks -nail- how to engagingly explore science through listeners' own curiosity about the world. Much recommend subscribing -- and then binge-ing through to their phreshest track yet... ;-)
A new preprint from @covid19_hgi covers all the common genetic variants that - so far - seem to affect a) whether you get COVID b) whether you get it severely I went through the facts with @GenomeNathan: thenakedscientists.com/podca…
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A new preprint from @covid19_hgi covers all the common genetic variants that - so far - seem to affect a) whether you get COVID b) whether you get it severely I went through the facts with @GenomeNathan: thenakedscientists.com/podca…
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Our very own @mrauchs was invited to join the @NakedScientists recently as they delved into #crytocurrencies. Catch Michel’s section on #Bitcoin energy consumption at bit.ly/3239VLu Listen to the whole podcast at bit.ly/3d7Au93
The last month of my life has led up to this - and it's finally out. The latest Naked Scientists episode, where we ditched the news to make time for a full hour about... CRYPTOCURRENCIES 🪙🪙🪙 I'll be posting specific bits, but here's the full show: thenakedscientists.com/podca…
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Obviously all this is just the tip of the iceberg! There are so many cryptocurrencies that do different things, for one - and that's not mentioning all the tokens, derivatives, decentralised finance platforms, and more... NFTs need more coverage - that's hopefully another show.
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