Very happy that This Book May Cause Side Effects is in the Publishers Weekly top 10 science books to watch for the fall #science #nocebo www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

When your book travels further than you ever have. #ThisBookMayCauseSideEffects Best read with beer. In Barbados. #science 🧪

Molecular clocks might tell us something about how we're aging, but it's vague and not predictive. I worry negative results cd make people feel predestined to an old age of frailty. Not good because beliefs can be physically transformative. #nocebo My column... 🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

STFC - Science and Technologies Facilities Council Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026A www.ukri.org/opportunity/... Award range: £5,000 - £20,000 Total fund: £100,000 Need to have a subject matter expert involved, relevant subject areas are in next post.

Study shows that cats only help humans when there's something in it for them. Dogs, on the other hand, are the loyal, faithful, helpful companions I always knew them to be. My story for #science focus mag. #cats #dogs 🧪 apple.news/Ax8FnMwsTT1-...

Want to win a copy of my new book? Just answer (correctly!!) one very easy question ... hughwarwick.substack.com/p/prize-give...

Book news - my audio book is out! Read by me. Best listened to with tea. Milk. No Sugar. And ideally a dog for good measure. Warning: This Audio Book May Cause Side Effects #nocebo #science #scicomm With thanks to @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

Bumble bees can apparently play with balls, count, recognize faces, & perceive rhythm. A new study out today in @science.org argues they can also solve novel tasks spontaneously without explicit training, challenging the idea that such cognitive skills are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.😲🐝🧪👇

‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution - The Guardian

How an innocent question from a 2 year old child prompted the discovery of a whole new class of worker #bee. My new fave piece of #science in @nature.com by Kai Wang. #Wildlife 🧪 Wd love to know of any other discoveries inspired by children. Mssg me please. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Want to do a hedgehog PhD? Want a hedgehog on a banknote? And want to know how I beat Muhammad Ali? All in the latest update ... hughwarwick.substack.com/p/it-was-eit...

Intriguing and unusual #science -backed ways to de-escalate stress before it starts. My top 3: Be more playful Hang out with a dog Experience something awesome #scicomm #stress 🧪 Me for @sciencefocus.bsky.social apple.news/AKc_FYbuLQqm...

It's a question as old as time... #science #wildlife 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

There r 2 genetically distinct groups of caiman in Florida - from Brazil & Columbia. If they hybridize, it cd create caiman that r more resilient & even more of a threat to the native crocs. Research by Sergio Balaguera-Reina Me 4 BBC #Wildlife #science 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Residues on medical equipment reveal that physicians in China over 600 years ago used aconitine, a highly toxic plant chemical, to alleviate pain during surgical procedures

What happens when a whale dies? It sustains life for decades, inc sulphophilic bacteria which digest lipid in bone, releasing nutrients for other species. Fascinating study by Fabio De Leo @ co, Uni Victoria. My take for BBC #Wildlife #science 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

My ‘the hill I will die on’ for @theguardian.com Grinds my gears when films make small, sloppy, seemingly inconsequential scientific mistakes. ‘THAT’ centrifuge in #ProjectHailMary anyone? #science #scicomm 🧪🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#InTheNews: Originally used in cancer treatment, CAR-T cell therapy acts as "living drug" to effectively treat autoimmune disorders for the first time. Read our X: www.cell.com/news-do/pr-c...#InTheNews@cp-med.bsky.social

It's a big question when you're releasing captive-reared crocs - will they stay where you put them or will they try to go 'home'? Stay put (ish) is the answer. Good news for croc rehabilitation #science #scicomm 🧪 For BBC #Wildlife www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

Had such a lovely time at @woodhq.bsky.social last weekend. Thanks for having me @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social

Scientists have spotted Mediterranean monk seals taking refuge in an unusual place off the western coast of Greece: a small, dome-shaped chamber accessible only through an underwater passage. https://scim.ag/4dgNUyt

Nature has learnt that a clinical trial of two therapies against the rare Ebola Bundibugyo virus spreading in Africa is in the works, pending approval by the governments of DRC and Uganda. go.nature.com/4uNZU0i

You've heard of it raining cats and dogs. Well, this is the day that thousands of frogs 'rained' from the sky onto a small town in Serbia... then miraculously hopped away. My story for BBC #Wildlife #science #scicomm #frogs 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

If you fall into the crevasse of a glacier, how long until it spits you back out? Answer: years to millennia, but you won't be alive to find out. Me for BBC #Wildlife mag #science #scicomm 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

In the event of a fire, exit the building immediately. Do not stop to look at the MASSIVELY INTERESTING 350 MILLION YEAR OLD CRINOID FOSSILS, LIKE STACKS OF POLO MINTS, SLICED IN EVERY POSSIBLE ORIENTATION, WHICH LINE THE ENTIRE STAIRWELL. #FossilFriday 🌏⚒⭐🔬🧪

For those with access to the iPaper, I have a piece about my new book, This Book May Cause Side Effects. Best read with tea. Milk, no sugar. #science #scicomm inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Cracking 4* review for This Book May Cause Side Effects in The Telegraph. "A wild and sometimes shocking ride.... doctors, take note" Happy with that. #science #scicomm #nocebo www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

One of the most fun pieces I've written. 2 guys blend conservation, engineering & the spirit of Scrapheap Challenge to create bespoke inventions that help wildlife. Behold, the underwater lawnmower! In this month's BBC #Wildlife mag. #science #conservation #seagrass 🧪 apple.news/Abcx91YRKQA-...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #genomics #science #medicine #SciChat

I’m talking at Lewes Speakers Festival today but in the meantime here’s me talking about my new book, This Book May Cause Side Effects #science #nocebi m.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmU...

And i also have a book review: 4/5 stars which I am very, very happy about #science #scicom #nocebo #thisbookmaycausesideeffects www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

I have a piece in @theguardian.com about my new book, in which I describe how I nocebo-ed my long suffering husband. #science #scicomm #nocebo #thisbookmaycausesideeffects 🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday. Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten until recently, when spotted by a volunteer & identified as new genus. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... #biology #wildlife #entomology #STEM #SciChat

A new wasp has been named in honour of Sir David Attenborough! 🥳🙌 This is Attenboroughnculus tau - a newly described 3.5 mm parasitic wasp. Find out more about this exciting discovery. 👇

Today feels kinda' big! My new book, years in the writing, decades in the musing, is out today! It's about the very profound effect that our minds have on our physical health. Also contains anecdotes about my dog. Best read with tea. Milk. No sugar. @atlanticbooks.bsky.social #science #scicomm 🧪

My fave feelgood story of the moment. Red-and-green macaws are breeding in the Atlantic Forest for the 1st time in 200 yrs. The new chicks are the offspring of birds that were kept in captivity for 25 years, b4 being rehabilitated & freed #science #widlife 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

My new feature in BBC #Science Focus mag asks what would happen if GLP-1 drugs were prescribed more widely? Sounds like a good idea but the 'miracle drugs' require wrap around care & could give a free pass to the food giants who produce unhealthy food. 🧪 #sciecomm #glp1 apple.news/A7sh_7UruSGm...

The Chief Moth Identifier is hard at work… or does she have other plans?… #science #moths #scicomm 🧪

I have a Linktree shop. Don’t ask me how it works. All I know is it exists and this is enough. #science #scicomm linktr.ee/helenpilcher

eDNA is a cool way to monitor, not just the species that live in a river, but the diet of those who live on its banks. In this case chicken-chomping New Yorkers My story for BBC #Wildlife #science 🧪 www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures

You know it's good for you, but do you realize just *how* beneficial regular walking is for your overall health? APS member Tamara Hew-Butler helps explain the power of your steps in this @realsimple.com piece: https://ow.ly/QkVK50YOgLX #ISpyPhysiology #WalkingBenefits #HealthyLiving 🧪

The Daily Mail have published an extract from my new book & I wd love for you to read it & tell me what u think. This Book May Cause Side Effects is out May 7. It explores the many ways that thoughts & illness collide. It's also deeply personal. #science #scicomm 🧪 www.dailymail.com/health/artic...

Loving & learning so much from this book. Including "gobsat". Historically, clinical practice was NOT based on evidence, but on the opinions & whims of the most senior doctor in the room. "Good old boys sat around a table." Sound a bit like today's politicians?..... #science #scicomm 🧪

The world’s biggest sinkhole is deep enough to hide skyscrapers and home to some truly unique species Me for BBC #Wildlife mag #science 🧪🧪 #scicomm www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

World first footage of Sumatran orangutan using rope bridge to cross road and connect habitat fragments. Watch to end - he stops half way, checks out the view, cheeky glance to camera then onwards! My story for BBX #Wildlife 🧪🧪 #science www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

"Our coral reefs are under severe stress. The planet has just experienced the most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded, lasting 33 months into 2025. Scientists warn that at 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost."

Another challenge is that organisations (surprisingly) regularly move their vacancies page during a website refresh, so old links no longer work. This solves that (as long as web person resets the forwarding...). Just been on a site where URL changed from /work-for-us to /work-with-us 😬🤷‍♀️

My piece for BBC #Science Focus about rising rates of myopia. Lots of interesting science including that education is one of the biggest risk factors. So for any young people with exams looming, it’s the perfect excuse to take a study break! 🧪🧪 #scicomm apple.news/AuXXl3_HOTNG...