Boxed wine lies to you. The last one I got said it lasts 4-6 weeks, but it only lasted the weekend

New study finds that the rapid growth of electric vehicles in China has prevented over 300,000 premature deaths. Conversely -- and this is just math -- everything done to prevent the rise of EVs in the US leads to more preventable deaths of Americans. It's not an academic debate.

Reduced urban air pollution and mortality from the transition to new energy vehicles in China - Nature Health

Using satellite data and interpretable machine learning, the widespread adoption of new energy vehicles was shown to reduce particulate matter particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less and carbon mo...

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The test of a first-rate AI will be its ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function … with apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald

Teachers are reporting that some students who would miraculously turn in grades of 8 or 9 on online tests … … have, unsurprisingly, gone on to score 4s, 5s and 6s in their 2026 GCSE // image shamelessly stolen from AI via Dr James Frankel. Alt Text by me.

In which we learn that not all things make sense.

If anyone fancies sharing a Starter Pack or five ...

Sky Follower Bridge seems to work. It should be interesting to see who's still here in 2026.

OK. So how do I actually find all the people that I currently follow on Twitter? Someone please tell me that there’s an app for that

How come only a Minister for Common Sense? I want one a Minister for Things Just Aren't What They Used to Be.