Dr Chris Earl (MOL-BIO)
@drcsearl.bsky.social
Follow to learn the latest science on the nature of life and our place in the cosmos, from a molecular biologist. https://linktr.ee/mol_bio Find me on SubStack: https://substack.com/@drchrisearl?utm_source=user-menu
🧪 Is our inability to solve the origin of life evidence that it cannot be explained? Some think life is impossible and that a supernatural intelligence must have been responsible for its origins. In the free article I explain why this way of thinking is erroneous 👇 #science #atheism
The Origin of Life on Earth
How Cells Emerged from Lifeless Matter
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New article (free)👇I discuss how life may have originated on Earth🌏. I also make the important distinction between the actual emergence of life versus our capacity, within the limitations of our current science, to actually describe those events. #science #philsky #philosophy
The Origin of Life on Earth
How Cells Emerged from Lifeless Matter
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This article I wrote draws inspiration from the bands Queen and Pearl Jam to explore the confrontation with death that each of us will experience. It's my most personal writing, and I hope you find it meaningful too. #science #philsky #philosophy #existentialism
Amidst the Vast Darkness of Space
Earth is an Island of Meaning
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🧫⚠️ A college laboratory exposure prompted 32 people to receive preventive #antibiotics after potential contact with a dangerous #bacterial pathogen ... #LabSafety #Plesiomonas #PublicHealth #Bacteria #Microsky via @arstechnica.com
College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure
Lab students were supposed to ID a mild germ. They all identified a deadly pathogen.
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On the value of Curiosity by Annelise Jolley. Curiosity. Flexibility in thinking. Viewing new information with a positive regard. We need a world with more curiosity please 🙏 #learning #education #meaning #philsky
Opening the Door to Lifelong Curiosity
Lifelong learning is one way to bring more delight into our ordinary lives. Jirout suggests seeking out new experience for the delight it elicits. And the practice has beneficial ripple effects on soc...
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🌏 The 2026 El Niño event will be historical. The last remarkable, big historic El Niño in 1998 didn’t even raise the temperature to the basal level of our current globally warmed world. Now add an El Niño to that. #science #nature #climatechange
New Scientist@newscientist.com · last wk.The super El Niño now developing in the tropical Pacific has a 90 per cent chance of becoming the strongest in 150 years, breaking global temperature records and unleashing extreme weather
Amidst the Vastness of Space: The Earth is an Island of Meaning. This is a bit different from me. Essentially a kind of death meditation for myself as the writer and you as the reader. Content warning: themes of death and despair. (New Free Article 👇) #philsky #existentialism #philosophy #writersky
Amidst the Vast Darkness of Space
Earth is an Island of Meaning
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🧪Did you know Wildfires can potentially create electrical storms? 🌩️ I explain how in the video 👇 Please follow if you like this kind of stuff. #science #wildfire #climatechange
The weather in Scotland has been remarkably dry and hot for an extended period. Yes, in Scotland ☔🌧️ This fire has been burning in the Cairngorm's National Park, it has just worsened due to change in wind direction and a lack of relief from the dry, hot weather. #science #climatechange #globalwarming
Police declare 'major incident' as wind change increases Cairngorms wildfire risk
All residents in the village of Nethy Bridge have been evacuated over the threat the wildfire spreading.
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🧪 Should scientists use the term religious? Prof Goodenough is a scientist 🔬 with no supernatural beliefs AT ALL. But uses the term religious to describe her deep, meaningful relationship with nature. Do you find the term religious to be off-putting? Full episode- youtu.be/JdTnp8eaq6Q?... #science
🔬Very excited to say I had my first special guest on my Podcast Prof Ursula Goodenough. It was a fascinating conversation about meaning, purpose, connection, all within an entirely non-supernatural, scientific worldview. What an incredible person she is. #science #atheism #religion #philsky
MOL-BIO Podcast- The Sacred Depths of Nature #science #atheism #religion #biology #microbiology
YouTube video by Dr. Chris Earl (MOL-BIO)
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Incredible. Josh Kerr, in 3 min 42.66 seconds, breaks the world record for a mile, which had stood for 27 years. Previously held by Hicham El Guerrouj, a legend of athletics and still the world record holder for 1500m. A huge achievement for a Scottish athlete. #sport #athletics #scotland
London Diamond League results: Josh Kerr smashes men's mile world record
Great Britain's Josh Kerr smashes the long-standing men's mile world record in a spectacular performance at the London Diamond League.
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The Cyclospora Outbreak in the U.S.A. a foodborne illness spread by contaminated fresh produce (fruits, salads, fresh herbs). But the exact source is unknown. Symptoms can be mild or absent, but 86 hospitalisations have occurred. CDC info here: www.cdc.gov/cyclosporias... #microbiology #publichealth
🧪 My new podcast episode is live on YouTube: youtu.be/E6iTle1R4TM?... And on Substack: drchrisearl.substack.com/p/the-atheis... If you like science, philosophy, existentialism, self-help, and therapy, it's one for you. Have a listen while you clean the house? #science #philsky #existentialism
The Atheist’s Guide to Meaning and Purpose #science #atheism #existentialism #philosophy
YouTube video by Dr. Chris Earl (MOL-BIO)
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My new article, "Atheist's Guide To Meaning...", is my attempt to understand the human predicament and our place in a vast cosmos. I wrote it after being left feeling wanting, reading some famous atheists like Dawkins and Alex Rosenberg. substack.com/home/post/p-... #atheism #philsky #science
🧪 Check out my new article: “The Atheist’s Guide to Meaning and Purpose”. It’s the culmination of a long journey through science, philosophy, self-help, and ultimately a conversation with an existential psychotherapist. #science #philsky #atheism
The Atheist’s Guide to Meaning and Purpose
A Journey toward the Meaning of Life through Science, Philosophy, and Therapy
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Good news, the WHO have declared that the Hantavirus outbreak associated with the cruise ship M/V Hondius appears to be over. A terrifying ordeal for all those involved. 13 people were infected, and sadly, 3 lost their lives. www.who.int/emergencies/... #microbiology #epidemiology #publichealth
#Hantavirus outbreak is over! In the meantime, PDB structures can help us better understand the virus More at Molecule of the Month: pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/319
PDB101: Molecule of the Month: Hantavirus
Family of rodent-borne viruses that can cause severe illness in humans
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus@drtedros.who.int · last mo.The #hantavirus outbreak is over. However, @who.int will continue working with governments and partners to advance our understanding of the cause of this outbreak and of hantavirus more generally.
Jordan Henderson got booked (yellow-carded) and injured his wrist last night for England against Mexico. But he didn't even play; he was an unused substitute! He got booked for being a nuisance on the touchline and got injured while celebrating.
Reached 1 k subscribers on YouTube (just 3 days after hitting 500). This is key for monetising but currently I am at ~300 watch hours (it needs to hit 3000!!! 😲). check it out: youtube.com/@mol-bio This photo is from my last day in the lab in April, before this new life. #science #philsky
🧪 For this week's Free STEM resources, we have a range of Open Access books by world-leading experts on current topics in science from @mitpress.bsky.social Find MIT Open Access books here: direct.mit.edu I'm particularly interested in the book by Ford Doolittle #science #STEM #evolution #philsky
🧪 Please check out my new YouTube video where I give my reactions to "The Story of Everything", a new intelligent design movie, and save you £12 in the process. Special guest appearance from the Flying Spaghetti Monster incl. #science #philsky #evolution #biology #edusky #scicomm
Atheist Reacts to new intelligent design movie
YouTube video by Dr. Chris Earl (MOL-BIO)
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Check out popsciencebooks.bsky.social here on Bluesky. I have already found a list of books that I wasn't aware of (and that I'll now need to buy 💳). Looking forward to hearing about the newest releases. They do longer reviews here too: popsciencebooks.blogspot.com #science #biology #booksky
Popular Science Books (@popsciencebooks.bsky.social)
Books! Also, science, reason, humanism and progress. PhD in the molecular biology of T2D.
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Very pleased to announce that I have signed my first contract today for a book all about the nature of life 🧬📖 It's been an ambition I've had for at least 18 years. I'm very excited and can't wait to make a meaningful contribution to our scientific understanding. #science #booksky #writingcommunity
Richard Dawkins lacks the ability to critically reflect on his own ideas, in contrast to the freedom with which he criticises ideas he doesn't like. I discuss the Selfish Gene at 50 in a full-length podcast episode: youtu.be/BsWgY5Ej4SM #science #philsky #atheism youtu.be/ZbFe5bWKFPY?...
Richard Dawkins: AI, Memes, And Why I’m Angry About The Gender Debate
YouTube video by Times News
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🧪 Are we “survival machines” with the ultimate biological purpose to propagate “replicators” in the form of genes into the future? Or is this a mistaken account by Richard Dawkins? #science #philsky #philosophy Longform discussion on what Dawkins thinks about TSG at 50: youtu.be/BsWgY5Ej4SM?...
The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Selfish Gene #science #atheism #evolution #biology #genetics
YouTube video by Dr. Chris Earl (MOL-BIO)
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