Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

Watch the live recording of the @rigb.org #ChristmasLectures before they are shown on BBC! Featuring Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock. @wmgwarwick.bsky.social hosts a FREE livestream 11 & 16 Dec, for ages 11+. Register here: warwick.ac.uk/wmgoutreach/... #Space #STEM #ScienceForAll #STEMeducation

These lectures will be brilliant & you can watch the live recordings at @warwickuni.bsky.social, hosted by the always brilliant @philjemmett.bsky.social 🤩 Dame Maggie is an absolute icon, so these’ll be great events 👏🏼 Registration link in the post below 👇🏼

Very happy to be representing the hard work of the School Tasking team! Good luck to all the @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social projects shortlisted at #THEawards in 2025 🎊🎉🥳🏆

School Tasking is up for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year at tonight’s @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards 2025 🏆 Representing the best project team ever is the wonderful @philjemmett.bsky.social, so please wish us luck 🤞🏼 And well done & good luck to everyone nominated 🤩

We wrote a thing! But, perhaps more importantly, this @timeshighered.bsky.social article contains an exclusive on whether @alexhorne.bsky.social considers Jaffa Cakes to be cakes or biscuits... 👀

Some things are exciting even when you work for #Taskmaster 🏆

Special shout out here to @philjemmett.bsky.social who, every year, takes the winning trophy from the Champion of Champions Prize Task & makes it into the real trophy for the next year of the competition. Here is Phil with last year's trophy & the real trophy that the children won this year 🏆

Indeed @philjemmett.bsky.social What an incredibly brilliant day @warwickengages.bsky.social #ResonateFestival So many fabulous families engaged and ethused about STEM.

What a brill day today at @warwickengages.bsky.social #Resonate Festival of Science and Technology. Thanks to the awesome helpers from @wmgwarwick.bsky.social and the amazing @compscitsui.bsky.social for making the Engineers, Inventors, and Explorers room come to life! #WarwickSTEM #WMGoutreach

Happy #IWD25 Today, our predominantly female crew led the @ri-science.bsky.social #Engineering Masterclass at @wmgwarwick.bsky.social We explored #Manufacturing & Assembly creating beautifully framed patterns using @turtlestitch.bsky.social #InternationalWomensDay #IWD25 #WomenInSTEM #Engineering

My wife to my daughter: "Do you want the book about scientists that daddy's friend wrote, or do you want the one about bums?" My daughter: "Bums!" Sorry @dralistruthers.bsky.social.... this is what you're competing with 😆

I just searched for something that started with "How to make b..." and one of the suggestions was How to make black coffee. Isn't that obvious? Option a) do it in the dark. Option b) start with white coffee and take the milk out.

Today, two of my brilliant #SchoolTasking student team led a session at Warwick's Widening Participation Conference, putting none other that our own @philjemmett.bsky.social on the spot in this photo 😂 Ten of my now 28-strong student team are finalists & have been with the project since 2022. 1/2

Interested in creative cross-curricular #primary projects? Our paper #Engineering in the Classroom with @philjemmett.bsky.social explores #StitchInTime approach using @turtlestitch.bsky.social to create beautiful patterns on fabric: wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/18... #CSed #TeamCompSci #WMGoutreach

This trophy does look a bit like a star and a pineapple had a child.. I'm sure there's a CAD tool for that. Extrude, revolve, pineapple star.

Well, this was an exciting start to a Wednesday. What a gentleman.

With @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social now having an account, a couple of us thought a Starter Pack of Warwick staff, doctoral students & postdocs might be helpful for those hopefully migrating here alongside the University. Please post below if you work at Warwick & would like to be added.

#outreach and #publicengagement: be creative. If a task has one answer, the students who know how to work it out will, and then have nothing to do, while those who don't, won't, and then have nothing to do. You'll have to drag the momentum back up. It's going to tire you out as a presenter!

This time last year...30 kids, one lost sombrero, some sneaky clues in an antiquities cabinet, eggs and lots of tasks. All to celebrate the brilliant work done by @alexhorne.bsky.social in his support of @schooltasking.bsky.social

Where possible, I try through #SchoolTasking to support talented independent creators. Kimberley's work is one example, but we've also commissioned many crocheted & needle-felted Alex Hornes (details of these below) & rely to a huge extent on the 3D printing prowess of @philjemmett.bsky.social 🤩

This morning I was working with a company on how they can do #PublicEngagement work and heard the all-time classic "but our stuff isn't interesting". It always is. It's always fascinating! Here's a couple of things I think are useful to keep in mind:

Well, at least I'm valued, right? @aajemmett93.bsky.social "Oh no, this idea is going to cost £5k. Phiiiilll....." @dralistruthers.bsky.social "Oh no, I need someone to travel across the country to pick up hula hoops once the wrestling ring is taken apart. Phiiilll..." ...what is my life. 🤷‍♂️

I did my final rehearsal for the #WarwickChristmasLectures yesterday. My audience was my daughter, 3, my wife (not pictured), and all her cuddly toys. Your family are often your harshest critics, but always with love. Everybody needs practice. Don't forget to get those minutes in before a talk!

The #TheAwards and we're all dressed up! @schooltasking.bsky.social has been shortlisted for #WideningParticipation or #Outreach Initiative of the Year 🥂 @dralistruthers.bsky.social puts so much love into this project, so please wish her lots of luck!

Glad rags engaged! 🤩