Yes. It's ok, good even, to be a "determined irritant, a piece of grit in the machine". Excellent.

We’re celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in (Atmospheric) Science! Read 10 inspiring diverse career path stories from women at NCAS: ncas.ac.uk/in-conversat... #February11 #WomenInScience

The UK community energy movement is replete with some of the most tenacious and relentlessly upbeat people in the country. It is tremendously exciting to finally have a government that wants to help them to make things happen! “This is what good news looks like!” Joe Fortune, Cooperative Party 💫

can't think of a better song for these times... "You don't even bother to hide behind The wall of filth embraced by your kind Just - stomach out with your vile mind like a medal on your chest" youtu.be/bcO7bPXgplc?...

Unfortunately, I think gen AI will be more like plastics: incredibly useful for a small number of applications, but pushed onto the masses in its least useful forms for the purposes of making a profit. The result will be an enormous impact on the environment.

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

Not the best picture ever but pleased to see woody back in the garden. #gardenbirds

I don't want to get too excited but I just saw some rays of sun on crocuses in the garden.

It's still all a bit Atkinson Grimshaw out here. But it ain't raining so small mercies.

Ive just remembered that I was in Milan during the Paris opening night. Out for dinner with colleagues when the threesome in the library started... love the Olympics.

When they said a warmer climate will be a wetter climate I hadn't quite clocked how fed up that would make me feel.

Actually went out looking for fog today as it seemed a step up from ordinary, grey, rainy misery. Quite nice on the Chevin. If you like that sort of thing... Salvaged something from the day.

Everything is relentlessly grey out there. Apart from this tiny beech tree that has clung on to a few leaves. Please send us a new weather system soon.

Reminder about Prof Louise Dye's seminar, this afternoon at 4pm at the Oxford Martin School. Attendance in person or online. Registration in the link below

Trying to imagine what would happen if engineering modellers took the approach of ignoring low probability, high impact events... I think at least the insurance industry is catching up.

This clip is marvelous. The best bits begin at 14:40 including a tour of the interior. Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...

People of Leeds and surrounding. We got a small crew doing a big ancient woodland restoration job 7th and 8th February and I need a LOT more of you to mangle all this rhododendron. Address – Weston Woods, Weston Lane, Weston, N Yorks. LS21 2HW W3W www.protect.earth/events/otley...

I'm fairly excited about the Winter Olympics starting. Cortina is beautiful. I've actually been down it's ski slopes myself. On my bike. It was terrifying. This is the bottom of one of them.

Interesting. As well as pointing the finger at Drax this highlights the difficulties in carbon accounting generally and tracing the sustainability of supply chains. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Heat pump users, are you generally using a constant flow temperature or a compensation curve? And if the former what temperature are you using? Thanks

It's funny how the far right don't seem to be able to create their own songs and find it difficult to understand the meaning behind the lyrics of songs from the other end of the political spectrum. It's almost as though they're a bit st.... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Yes vanity. That's it.

A super interesting thread.

Yes its a slippery slope...

The power of collective singing. Listen to the end.

It's foggy again this morning but the sun is up there somewhere. I'm sure it will be along in a minute.

When it rains, it now rains more. For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall. And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.

Is this for real? At the same time as telling young people they spend too much time on social media? Personally I think we need a new youth club and discos budget on top of sports funding. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

They're also removing the remaining glaciers from Glacier National Park.

Sums up January nicely I feel.

"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November." It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.

Oh I hate it when people are sharing great music and it means that someone important died. Sly this time. There's a reason why people test hifi systems with this song. Surely one of the best productions ever. youtu.be/nhMA6attV0Y?...

That's really interesting. theconversation.com/how-romantic...

Very excited by my new purchase now I've recovered it from delivery to the wrong address...

Mean and selfish people are convinced that everyone is like them. To such a degree that they reveal on live TV that their parents blatantly broke tax laws, because they assume that everyone would do the same.

Pleased to see this. Especially as I'm heading to Columbia Rd later today. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Yes, but sadly none of the proposed actions go far enough. We really should have on the table an option to ban domestic solid fuel burning in existing smoke control zones, unless there are good reasons for exemption.

Yes this. All of the things we enjoyed.

We have our Nesta reaction to today's Warm Homes Plan up! What does it mean for heating, fabric and electrification? What funding is available? What gaps are there in the plan? Read all about it here: www.nesta.org.uk/blog/how-wil...

This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...

The Department for Transport Science Advisory Council is advertising for new members if you would like to join us. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

I mean, if you dont want the oil and gas barons in charge, it can't do any harm to stop buying their stuff.

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126 g/kWh for last year. When I first started teaching environmental energy engineering, this no was >550 g/kWh, so a remarkable achievement, although still work to do. An excellent summary from Carbon Brief. Ps time to get that heat pump installed. The carbon savings are now substantial cf gas.

A feeling of improved health and well being is a great bonus to lower running costs. Will also extend to other road and pavement users.

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Womens' Tour to start in Leeds, how exciting! www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Loving it being light after 4 o'clock. Quality sunset tonight.