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Could you not just use DeepFake technology to replace Greg Wallace with Carrie Fisher? #masterchef

The specific part of my brain Freddie is boosting is the yelling—shut—up—area. Generally.

This video shows the passage of my puppy smuggling bill, from raising the issue my maiden speech to the third reading in Parliament yesterday. I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!

#Eurovision… and Switzerland invented… the internet???

Found a new trick to see *why trending* on bsky at least. Running bsky in Edge, click on the trending topic then ask copilot to summarise? May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!

I see ClaudeAI are now advertising $200 a month plan! That seems extraordinarily expensive doesn’t it?

A near universal annoyance of sci-fi. Helmet lights point in which would render the wearer blind to anything outside of the helmet! Always style over substance.

These rockhopper penguins have had it easy for too long, and dont get me started on so called King penguins. Who do they think they are strutting about like they were emperors? About time we sorted them out. Tariffs #tariffs Pic from @justinwolfers

Illegally imported puppies

@fullfact.org another one for your list?

Not much being said on what the Trump Tariff table (LHS) really shows? It is distributed widely, but what is the column on the left? Buried on the BBC website it suggests =round(100 x (trade surplus)/GDP)? Seems strange to get so little discussion. Deficit does not equal tariff or barrier obvs.

An image is being shared online with claims it shows a man who came to the UK by boat and is taking the government to court over his housing. But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.

PhD position at UCL…

There is an irony, is there not, in an employer sending emails to staff about compulsory cyber-security training courses… that contain an html link to an external site…. that one is supposed to click to do the course?

A bit late on this, but it’s cool. Who gets it!?

What 9 months in space does to the human body. The human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. 🧪🚀🦵🏼 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Who else buries the vodka, Gavascon and Imodium under the vegetables in the supermarket trolley, when you see an influx of your students filling the shop.

Finally meeting peep IRL I have known from zoom over about 5years. Also one fellow scientist I’ve not met in person for over 30 years…. And we still had anecdotes about mutual colleagues from back then. @ukri.org

Vestibular modulation by stimulant derivatives in a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel @britpharmsoc.bsky.social @[email protected] #Ionchannels https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.70011

Desperate times….

A controversial choice I know…. (Apologies to vegan friends)

I hear Arne Slot had a good shout at the #LFC players during the break. I wonder why he doesn’t just shout at them before the start and save us all the stress?

As a measles outbreak spreads across western Texas, Dr. Ana Montanez is trying to convince some parents that vitamin A, touted by vaccine critics as effective against the highly contagious virus, will not protect their children reut.rs/4kxgvRC

The most important thing you can do for a fearful dog is help them feel safe. Management is one of the ways to do that. There are some tips (and what to do when it goes wrong) here: www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2022/03/stay...

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads2145 BBC 5-live reporting “Cambridge study showing it’s all down to your genes”. Well neither of these are quite true (study joint with Liverpool & others). But it’s an interesting observation and I have to update my forthcoming lecture to include it!

Pancakes, with maple syrup. ….wherever that comes from.

I love the way Fred, thinking he’s being persued by an 8inch dog, breaks for the cover of the trees!

Supposed be helping the students with their vet CNS prac… But I am fixated by the timer!

After all the Red Carpets, the ceremony itself, the after party & the after-after parties, nothing compares to the warm welcome upon my return home. 🐕 🐶 🐾 #Oscars2025

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

3rd March deadline! 1 post = G8 2 posts = G7 (postdoc) Join us to work, using AI for genome annotation Please RP!

Sunday morning is

And so it begins…. Finally…

Following the Daily Star’s characterisation of #Trump as Putin’s poodle, I see they have been forced to issue an apology…. To poodle-kind.

Nice “heart” but missed Valentine’s Day by a week!! #ionchannels

Not sure I ever expected the academic life would lead me to “sex and drugs”. Now I just need to work “rock and roll” into my analysis….

@maitlis.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @newsagents.bsky.social Does the #Ukraine US mineral “deal” remind you of the GB USA “cash and carry”, prior to “lend lease”(circa 1930s -> 1941)? Might be worthy of discussion. It really helped fill Fort Knox.

The government didn’t really spend £8 billion on ‘woke projects’, as you may have heard this week. That figure is the total annual budget for UK Research and Innovation. About £10.4 million was awarded to projects the TaxPayers’ Alliance has called “woke”.

@dji-drones.bsky.social it your drone footage I guess?

After decades of dogs in the family, Fred dumbfounded me by actually bringing in a toy back in from the garden when instructed (Mr Disco Boogie-Bear). This is a reconstruction: He wasn’t going to do it twice!

Old bed versus luxury new bed. Can you guess which he prefers!? #Dogs

There are probably bigger things to worry about, but anyone else noticed that jumpers marginally too small always shrink in the wash, and jumpers marginally too big always stretch? How’s that work?

Are you a researcher within 6 -15 years of your PhD or MD? We are happy to announce that nominations for our Mid-Career Researcher Prize are open! This award acknowledges mid-career researchers as future leaders in #physiology! 📅 Apply by 28 February 🔗https://buff.ly/3l2c5oW

Undergrads: grab a slice and career advice at the Undergraduate Pizza "Breakfast" in Room 403A from 11:30-1:00. Space is limited- come early! #bps2025

There's a pet food recall for Wild Coast LLC Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula because of H5N1 flu www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/02/arti...

Feline scientists would like your help with a survey! If you currently have a cat, or have had a cat within the last 5 years, you are eligible to take part. Their message is below.

My latest neural network model is producing unbelievably brilliant predictions/results. So do I track down the obvious leak now or save that “joy” until Monday and go home cheerful? #TheresAlwaysALeak #AI

Come join us! 3 new posts, using AI, structural bioinformatics and genomics. To work with me, @danielrigden.bsky.social and @veupathdb.bsky.social team. 3 years initially, extendable to 5. Please RP. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLT944/b... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU064/s... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU969/b...