Next month - Singing Science on the road to support The British IBM at the Retro Computer Museum in #Leicester! #museumgig #computermuseum www.eventbrite.com/e/the-britis...

The British IBM (Live at Retro Computer Museum)

An evening of live music performed by The British IBM at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester with support from Singing Science.

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Can you guess what this picture is? It's an image of vitamin C, taken with polarised light. Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure.

why do we ❤ to have awful things so much?😭

I am going to be joining in with The Concrete Gazebo at the 12 September experimental improv session, but there is plenty of good stuff happening at The Summer At The Beach event in Waterbeach (a cycle or train stop from Cambridge) over the next few weekends.

The End of Oak Street... Finally, feathered dinosaurs! #dinosaurs #dinosaursofafeather #dinomovies

I definitely share finding The Selfish Gene a clear explanation of the subject of how Evolution worked from the inside that became a moment of clarity in understanding the world with Alice Roberts here.

Alice Roberts@profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“The books of my life” Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Want to know more about BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury? 🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪

BepiColombo arrival media kit

Download this media kit to learn more about the arrival at Mercury of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, the spacecraft's eight year journey, and the science goals of the mission.

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A short piece of early Sci-Fi - from 1752! publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...

Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)

Early sci-fi short story by Voltaire recounting a visit to Earth by Micromégas, an inhabitant of a distant planet which circles the star Sirius, and his companion hailing from Saturn.

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I missed the Southern part of England solar eclipse of 1999 as I went to visit the Czech Republic rather than Cornwall. Boots did mix up my photographs from that trip, so I did get someone else's eclipse experience photos, which were mostly just a campsite.

I am one of the 662 waiting for a new liver on this list. My current existence is a pale shadow of what it could be. It's so important for people to talk about this; imagine it was you, or a loved one, in need. You'd hope someone else would be that generous. Please read: liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...

New NHS figures highlight growing demand for liver transplants across the UK - Liver UK

For anyone living with advanced liver disease, or supporting a loved one through treatment, the wait for a liver transplant can feel overwhelming. NHS Blood and Transplant have today launched a report...

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Finished OPUS: Prism Peak on the #NintendoSwitch2, a game I had wishlisted at some point in the past, but couldn't remember what it was about when I purchased it on sale. It turned out to be a wonderful way to explore the people in the protagonists life, with great world building.

Had a wonderful time at the #MCEscher exhibition at #SomersetHouse in London. An hour and a half flew by, with the ground floor items showing his early works, his mentor, and the development of his techniques being a quite fulfilling taster before yielding to the more well-known of his works.

Playing OPUS: Prism Peak, which is a lovely story where the mechanic is taking photographs and showing them at the correct time. A story that works for me as well at this time in my life makes it really powerful experience. #nintendoswitch #narrativegame

Some people just want the world to burn, or Burnham in this case. Seriously, how can you just ignore the climate science, or the thousands of deaths and discomfort thousands have had to endure? Hope this #ClimateVandalism does not go ahead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling

Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.

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Latest #SciFi book completion - An excellent noir detective bent with a surprise detective - #HalcyonYears #AlastairReynolds

A classic charity shop find, a game of Mastermind, still great fun to play!

I won't be offering a comedy set at this event myself alas, but the rest of the gang have a fun evening planned for you! The Variables Present: An Evening of Science Comedy!

The Variables Present@thevariables.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Another night of #sciencecomedy from: The Variables Present....Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at The Portland Arms, #Cambridge www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-variab...

We watched the Better Than Life episode with that quote two days ago. Thanks for the wonderful co-creation. #RedDwarf

Christmas Eve evening tree

What did Watson and Crick discover in 1953?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes!” Now would be a good time to listen to my interview with the brilliant @matthewcobb.bsky.social about Franklin, Watson, Crick and the discovery of the double helix. geneticsunzipped.com/blog/2023/8/...

What really happened between Franklin, Watson and Crick in the discovery of the DNA double helix? — Genetics Unzipped

Kat Arney chats with Professor Matthew Cobb about what really happened between James Watson, Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin during the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

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A lazy morning rating 100 #nintendo games, with Fire Emblem Three Houses coming out on top. www.ign.com/faceoffs/the...

The 100 Best Nintendo Games Ever Faceoff - IGN

68/100 Mario? Zelda? Metroid? With so many great games to pick from its not going to be easy, but we want you to vote in this IGN Faceoff and decide the best Nintendo release of all time.

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British electricity grid is on a real renewable (windy) roll this week and at the moment, during the day, we're exporting more electricity (to Norway, Ireland, Belgium and Denmark) than we're producing in fossil fuel generation. We often do this overnight - during the day is ... a bit more novel!

Donate for the #NHS YOUR blood! singingscience.org/all-you-need...

Second viewing of #Tron:Ares confirms it is of the most properly cinematic experiences I have ever enjoyed on an IMAX screen. Thumping #NIN soundtrack, superb light cycle chase, something old, something new. Just needed a line about big doors to get perfect.

I hadn't realised Louis Pasteur had discovered molecular chirality edition.cnn.com/2025/10/17/s...

Meet the scientists sounding the alarm about the doomsday risks of mirror life | CNN

Kate Adamala started work on a cell in which the natural molecular structure is reversed. Then a possible doomsday scenario became clear.

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Humanism has always been global. 🌍✨ From philosophers like Epicurus in ancient Greece, to Cārvāka in India, Mengzi in China, the goðlauss of the Nordic sagas, and the philosophy of ubuntu in Africa — humanist ideas can be found in traditions all over the world.

Humanism: a global history

Humanism is not just a modern Western phenomenon but has roots across the globe

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#NobelPrize announcement time: Immunology, and why our immune system doesn't just shred us to pieces, is the theme for this one! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to scientists for immune system research

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win for work on preventing immune system harming body

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#chimps drink #alcohol from fruits... Did they invent the pina colada?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chimps 'lager a day' in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory

Scientists say chimps consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager a day from dining on ripe fruit.

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No one should have to make a journey like this alone. Let's hope the House of Lords continues along the historic path towards giving terminally ill people the choice, dignity, and compassion they deserve at the end of their lives. It's time to end to this cruelty. news.stv.tv/world/dame-e...

Dame Esther Rantzen: I am making arrangements to travel alone to Dignitas

The 85-year-old Childline founder and former broadcaster, who is terminally ill with cancer, says she is 'afraid of dying badly.'

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Nintendo revealed there is an easter egg in the 'change grip/order' section of the Controller settings. Sounds will play when you press the L/R buttons and you can even create a musical scale.