Good morning #sophiefromromania - the prof will take you out soon, I’ve got to get ready to talk about gadgets on the Today programme at 8:50

Jet lag? What’s that? Very happy to be out with #sophiefromromania even if the weather is a little inclement

This evening, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look East explaining why the future of science in Cambridge is optimistic. But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region. Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Just landed at Heathrow - these reflections on what I learned at CES flew home before me

#sophiefromromania has the important task of inspecting every defunct Xmas tree to make sure it’s under 6 feet in height

It’s 0745 on January 6th and I’ve been watching the @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy morning show for 30 minutes. No mention of you know what so far….

Got two reports from the monster tech show in Las Vegas today. A diary piece on how plucky Danish toy firm Lego outsmarted the chip behemoth Nvidia for one day by being a better storyteller. open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announces that a self-driving Mercedes using its own opensource software Alpomayo will be on US roads in Q1, Europe Q2

My first report from #CES2026 - if the preview show is anything to go by expect lots of health tech but few products that are clinically proven open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

There are plenty of queues to be stood in at #CES2026 but this is the longest- it’s journalists waiting for a free sandwich lunch

One of us is working hard on a book draft, the other (#sophiefromromania) not so much

Got waved through the border by a very amiable woman, with barely a question. I put it down to my doddery old man act which is growing increasingly convincing, especially after about one hour’s sleep in the last 36. Good morning from Vegas

Yes, mad I know but I do appear to be off to #CES in Las Vegas

Just realised as I was sorting out my pills for a trip to the US that it was seven years ago to the day that I was diagnosed with #parkinsons - not sure we’ve got much further down the path to a cure in that time

Be careful out there - rain has fallen on icy pavements making them treacherous. Even #sophiefromromania did some involuntary skating

A really dull 0-0 draw but at least we got to applaud Thomas Frank and then sing “stayed at a big club, you should have stayed at a big club“ at him

Happy New Year everyone! #SophiefromRomania wants to know why nobody is up on this lovely morning

Hurrah - the new safe harness for #sophiefromromania has arrived. Not sure how impressed she is but we’ll feel more relaxed on walks

A frosty walk this morning with #sophiefromromania in her old not so safe harness after the foxes stole the safe one from our garden. Sophie was in an adventurous mood wanting to go further but we were just a little nervous

Back at the hospital for my post-cataract op check up and very happy to see that my data will be used in research

Listening to the item about hedgehogs on the Today programme reminds me of the great work of this organisation ealinghedgehogfriends.com/mission/

Took #sophiefromromania to a great new park today with pal Juno - she was mostly ok but always leaving the path in search of woods because wide open spaces scare her. So we finished with a romp off lead in our back garden

How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU

Mustafa Suleyman talking a good game about ethical use of AI on @bbcradio 4 Today but will nobody mention the elephant in the room? His boss Satya Nadella is busy cosying up to Trump who is squashing any attempt at AI regulation www.google.com/url?q=https:...

El is a mind reader!

“Where is everybody?” the prof asked as we set off on our Sunday walk in darkness at 0730.., #sophiefromromania and I said nothing, just got on with it, then home for a #bigbreakfast

Was walking from the Brentford ground to the pub after our stunning victory when I came across this little fellow who seemed bemused by the crowds…

Woke at 0540 with England needing 40 odd, listened until Stokes out with 10 to win. Turned radio off and went downstairs to make tea. By the time I got back upstairs we’d won. Lesson: NEVER listen to England batting, it makes them nervous

Transcribing interview with a great Parkinson’s scientist - love his advice to young researchers: “Pick your area, stick with it, and accept that at some point in your life it will be flavour of the month, and at some point in your career, it will be ’I can't believe you're still working on that’”

Solo walk with #sophiefromromania then home to Burford Blue boiled eggs

Merry Christmas everyone from me, the prof and #sophiefromromania - wrap up warm it’s bitter out there!

We’re very traditional about Christmas - always start with Muppet Christmas Carol and Delia’s sausage rolls. But #sophiefromromania is a bit anxious because the small people are here

Surely you’ve all been waiting for the Enlightened Economist book prize long list for 2025? www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...

Off to the movies

#SophiefromRomania went on a good walk with Juno and Nuna but got a bit over excited when we met a group of friendly dogs

An extra leg to our morning walk when #sophiefromromania decided to head up towards a busy road- then she suddenly stopped as we neared the junction and said “are you mad?We’re not going there!”

Well #sophiefromromania a nice person has shown me a shortcut to typing #sophiefromromania and I’m very happy

We started this morning’s walk in the dark but #zoohiefromromania was in a very frisky mood ~ perhaps she knew the #bigbreakfast was coming

Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months? Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA? But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis. Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

The Prof was very late home last night after her last foreign trip of the year – when I told #sophiefromromania that she was only five or 10 minutes away she got very excited and agitated

Walking in the dark with #SophieFromRomania - she’s fine with it, I’m looking forward to the mornings getting lighter

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... I am deep in research for a new book and every now and then I am going to give you a flavour of the conversations I’m having - today the brilliant Sonia Gandhi on what she’s finding as she maps the Parkinson’s brain

The prof and #sophiefromromania were out before dawn this morning

Three years ago this terrified dog arrived at our home. Since then we’ve been on a long and often difficult journey to make her feel safe with us and there’s more to do but we’re so glad that #sophiefromromania came into our lives

A foggy day in London town, but #SophieFromRomania is in cheerful mood and wondering how the bidding is going for her calendar, signed by me www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35802362...

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/35802362... One more chance to get the #sophiefromromania calendar - I’m auctioning one on eBay for Cure Parkinson’s and will sign it for the winner. Auction closes Friday evening

Hardly a surprise. Any ‘agreement’ with Trump is just the start of attempts to extort more, as his various tariffs on Canada & Mexico have shown. In that respect, his approach to negotiations is similar to Putin’s. Deals are essentially worthless.

First walk this year with #sophiefromromania to begin and end in the dark. But it was a cheerful outing as we ran into one of Sophie’s biggest fans who gave her a treat

open.substack.com/pub/jonty/p/... My old colleague Jonty Bloom makes the point well - live your life so that Trump celebrates your death

This morning #sophiefromromania was (mostly) very brave when we took her with her big pal Juno to a park we hadn’t visited for 18 months where the scary noise of children playing could be heard