Interesting approach that I have not come across before.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Doing better than usual - it's only taken me 7 weeks to realise that Only Connect is back for a new series.

@alomshaha.bsky.social I was at an open air museum in Denmark today and they had a watch exhibition, and I saw it and thought of you!

Just because they’re funny doesn’t mean they’re right. The Dr Fox Effect shows we mistake charisma for clarity. The more you know, the harder it is to see what novices don’t. That’s the Curse of Knowledge. Know your subject and how it’s learned. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...

New post just out: "Britain isn't broken" We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand. I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...

Absolutely this ⬇️

The damage that TwXter has done to British national discourse is obvious when politicians and their advisors talk about DEI and other strongly-US focused talking points. They can't even get the letters in the order we generally use them in the UK.

Education as both a window and a mirror.

My first thought was that it was April 1st, but apparently not.

And much more memorable than another branded pen, notebook or waterbottle.

Interesting blog about this paper on AI. Particularly important to think about what problem the AI is meant to be solving, and to involve practitioners and patients in the testing of the tech in actual settings, not just simulations.

But...surely children's picturebooks don't have to have narrative integrity?

Really helpful thread about the increasing invisibility of those children and adults for whom autism is not a 'superpower'.

It's always a pleasure to work with colleagues from Life Science Centre.

This is fascinating. Genuine errors in transcription and translation of papers have led to a weird phenomenon. #SciComm #AI

@[email protected] This is an interesting thread which relates to your work on volunteering.

FASCINATING piece of research from @rachelphysics.bsky.social and Alessio Bernadelli @IOPTeaching ! www.iop.org/about/blogs/...

Paging @bushofears.bsky.social

We've made this article from @cash4questions.bsky.social free to read, as it is proving very popular. University funding crisis: How to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered. "Beware employers bearing yoga mats..." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...

Jumped on the human-made action figure trend 🐡 Had ALOT of fun making this too.

I still occasionally ask for a poke of chips - and I left Scotland when I was 6!

This adds a lot of meaning to my Merlin bird call app.

This is very much the case, especially in science-themed books. I'd like to see picturebooks where diversity is important but also incidental to a cracking story.

Looking forward to listening to this series.

Photographing art instead of looking at it. Do we end up never seeing the picture on anything other than a screen?

Travelling to Paris by train feels like a very sophisticated and comsopolotan undertaking - until you get into the waiting area behind security a St Pancras, when all magic disappears.

I've told students about this inconvenient truth year after year after year. Makes precious little impact in my experience, but that (probably) won't stop me. Of course, it does presume that they still come to lectures in the first place.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Surely this is just a story about a rich person complaining about a tax that affects rich people

Good points about the challenges for the next REF in light of the current parlous state of universities and cuts to arts and humanities.

Happy half-term to all my North East teacher peeps.

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I have run out of patience with the apparent silence of most US science institutions (and not just US) in the face of Trump & Musk's rampage. There are of so many facets of that, but in this column for @chemistryworld.com I talk about the assaults on inclusion. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

Really looking forward to reading this, and sharing with my team @nustem.bsky.social

I got 4/5. But it is not straightforward.

Lovely weekend away singing with The Unthanks, with added opportunity to photograph my latest #quilt.

The blue dress was definitely the best one.

If “as per my previous email” was a person. #traitors #traitorsuk #thetraitors

Always good to know the lingo when writing short things.

This resonated a lot with me. I've been the only member of my immediate biological birth family left for about 13 years now, and it has made me very conscious of not saving things for best.

In my team we try to ensure that we have some days every week where we're all in the office. It might be less productive from a focused work point of view, but for 'can I just check...'or 'Any ideas about...' type of conversations it's invaluable.

Really valuable meeting at the Royal Society today about supporting schools with collaborative practical projects. Enjoyed spotting some interesting architectural features on my route.

Looking forward to listening to this later. We're just developing a workshop about life cycle analysis, so this will be helpful background info.

Today I have learnt that the name for the 'A is for apple, B is for bus... ' style of picture books is an abecedary. This makes me very happy.

"In the books we found that human characters were fairly balanced across gender, but when non-human characters were used they were far more likely to be portrayed as male." - @thedrdav.bsky.social on her recent paper on critical engagement with children’s literature by early years educators

Looking forward to the inevitable exploding hydrogen balloon in this year's @RI_science #xmaslectures

Only 1/2 a day into my Christmas holiday, and I've already forgotten what day of the week it is.

Well deserved @alomshaha.bsky.social.

Mini 'cruise' to Amsterdam this weekend. Reminded me how much I miss the flower markets. Stunning to see, even in December. #Holland #DFDS

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift for a space loving toddler? My picturebook 'Are we nearly there yet?' - the story of Rosie the Rovers journey to Mars - is only £6.99 on Amazon. www.amazon.co.uk/Are-We-Nearl...