Simon Cook
@drsimoncook.bsky.social
Researching Cell Signalling at @babrahaminst.bsky.social Walker; watching woodpeckers; tree hugger; listening to The Jam. European. Views my own. NToR (Never Tory or Reform). I could go on for hours and I probably will....
"UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis & hostile states" Ok guys, you're *starting* to get it - the climate crisis is urgent But maybe you could give people a proper National Emergency Briefing like @nebriefing.bsky.social say? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
theguardian.com
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
I've just submitted the manuscript for my next book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY. It's about the loss of England's chalk downland - a tale of flowers, fertility, fascism and freedom. Published by William Collins on 22nd April 2027; pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The reality is that this is more flat funding after years of flat funding and yet expectations continue to rise. It is not sustainable
Andrew Porter@retropz.bsky.social · 2d agoBBC News - Concern at impact of £162m science research "cuts" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... What's so short-sighted is the negative impact on many layers of research, innovation and training which rely on these facilities - the effects of STFC cuts will reverberate for a very long time
Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
Whatever the colour of your political persuasion, if this ISN’T your view… you’re on the wrong side. Simple.
The Red Riding Trilogy is grim watching but UK TV at its absolute best. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding
‘The show’s hardly an advert for Yorkshire. Sets would have a burnt-out car and maybe an upturned shopping trolley. Locals would say, “Can’t you put a nice floral arrangement there instead?”’
theguardian.com
Let's talk about AOC as a young scientist & her award winning research on antioxidants & C. elegans, a standard roundworm model. She grew up in the Bronx. Ethnically Puerto Rican, her dad Sergio, an architect, died when she was 19. Her mother cleaned houses, drove a school bus. Working class.
Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦@merz.bsky.social · 2w agoPeople just don't realize how smart AOC is. She came in second at the national Intel Science and Engineering Fair. An *incredibly* competitive field. That's roughly equivalent to being the second best forward in high school basketball in the United States.
Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period!
A novel—and, no doubt, fleeting—moment of self-awareness.
Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.
Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident
David Frum Said This July 30 2026. Frum Was The Former Speech Writer For George W. Bush........
Hard to keep track of the number of times he's declared victory in his illegal war-of-choice. #86-47
As everyone knows, the best humor is the kind you have to explain.
A quck shout to my friend and former colleague Matt Antrobus aka lnkd.in/edA3iWNe What he doesn't know about woodland biodiversity and nature sensitive woodland management is not work knowing
Hey @theguardian.com This photo is incorrectly labelled. Michael B Jordan is on the right and Ryan Coogler is on the left. Details and respect www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
Over the past 4 months, the United States has now spent just on this stupid war with Iran, what we spend on most of the biomedical research in this country for an entire year.
Hum...Let me guess....🙄 Because MOST journals are "for profit" and "trends based" instead of rigorous science publishers... 😜
Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · last mo.I also wonder -- all the other issues aside -- why is an Editor in Chief of a scientific journal publicly defending and normalising the use of a technofascist technology. In any case, will be avoiding Science, as author, reader, and reviewer, for as long as these practices persist
Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence.
