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Flora Graham

@floragraham.bsky.social

I write the Nature Briefing, a daily email for Nature (@nature.com) about all the science, which I hope you will enjoy.

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Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 3w ago

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nine years since I started writing the Nature Briefing, and while searching for the very first issue I found this 😁 Thanks to my dad, my godfather and all the other dads who contact me via the Briefing inbox

Email from my dad saying he likes the newsletter :)
Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · 4w ago

GET HEARING AIDS ❤️ stop worrying if they're cool they're like glasses just get them and wear them this one's for the dads out there (except my dad, he's cool and wears his aids)

Hearing loss is a significant risk factor for dementia
Dan Vergano@danvergano.bsky.social · last mo.

Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover: group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification. My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - Argonaut2026@gmail.com

Springer Nature to divest its consumer media businesses | Springer Nature Group | Springer Nature

Strategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term development

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Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · last mo.

Should you switch on a fan during a heatwave? The answer depends on both temperature and humidity. "The findings lend support to a simple public health message: Avoid fan use above ~40°C."

infographic summarises findings from a large dual-site randomised crossover trial conducted by the Heat and Health Research Centre at the University of Sydney and the Université de Montréal assessing older adults, including many with coronary artery disease. The findings lend support to a simple public health message: Avoid fan use above ~40°C.
Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · 2mo ago

TIL "how to correctly use the sash windows"! "Open equally at the top and bottom [so that] cooler incoming air flushes the warm air out of the room. The warm air inside the room tumbles out of the top opening and the cooler air from the outside comes in through the lower opening."

'Open the window', scientists advise This article is more than 22 years old Donald MacLeod Wed 6 Aug 2003 16.15 BST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Tips ranging from the proper use of sash windows to taking a late lunch are amongst advice from scientists at Imperial College London on how to keep cool in the heatwave. "Many of us have forgotten how to correctly use the sash windows so carefully installed by the Edwardians and Victorians to maximise airflow," explains Dr Gary Hunt, of the department of civil and environmental engineering, who is leading research at Imperial on the fluid mechanics of natural ventilation. "The trick to getting the maximum flow of air through the window is to slide the sashes so the window is open equally at the top and bottom. By separating the in-flow and out-flow, cooler incoming air efficiently flushes the warm air out of the room. The warm air inside the room tumbles out of the top opening and the cooler air from the outside comes in through the lower opening," he adds.
Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I quite liked this news coverage. Everything fine. Interviewed a bunch of stakeholders they said everything was fine. There were some worries but everything turned out OK www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Vancouver's first men's FIFA World Cup game saw no major incidents: police | CBC News

Hosting a global event brings a myriad of security concerns, including terrorism, rioting and conflict on the streets. Following the city's first match as a host city, police and organizers say there ...

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Flora Graham@floragraham.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Something I find fascinating is that surgeons say that they never know what they're going to find. Could be all reverso in there, or three kidneys, or anything. People are amazing and nobody, absolutely nobody, is exactly like the textbooks say. www.livescience.com/health/anato...

Diagnostic dilemma: Man who donated his body after death had rare 'triple penis'

Supernumerary, or extra, penises are very uncommon. Medical students uncovered a particularly rare case while dissecting a cadaver.

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