BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks” Stay tuned for more. #NobelPrize

Foolishly suggested to my 80+ year old mother - as she loudly complained about the current Irish government - that for the next election maybe she should talk to her grandkids about who they're voting for and why, and perhaps allow that to influence who will get her vote.

She’d better be just fine Or I’ll have to have words with whoever is responsible

Delta (& my husband) are in NZ while I'm visiting my family in Ireland. Doggy daycare tagged me in this video today 🤣😍

Every week I recruit more archaeologists and every week I run out of archaeologists again. Lol.

The Irish Times view on Manchán Magan: a singular expressive voice Ireland has lost a communicator of rare talent www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

So very sorry to learn that Manchán Magan has passed. He was a rare talent, and a lovely guy, and still had so much more to give. www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

Every trip back to Ireland, I go to the supermarket on the first day, partly to stay awake, partly to buy snacks I'll need when I inevitably wake up starving. And that's why at 3am, I was in my childhood bedroom munching on peanut butter on rice cakes, grapes, a banana and an orange #jetlag

Posting this as a record of how long the journey is from my home in NZ to my family home in Ireland. Just left my house.

The PM is off his rocker. The SCIENCE tells us we can’t afford to burn even known reserves let alone new ones if we want a hope of having a liveable future… Yet Luxon is asking @chrishipkins.bsky.social to support offshore gas exploration … for at least the next 10 years! #ClimateCrisis

It's my H2G2 birthday! 42 today. I'm in kind of a weird mood, TBH - heading to Ireland tomorrow (yay!) but leaving my person & our fur child in NZ (boo). I think I should take myself out for a lil sweet treat to celebrate / distract myself.

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Fully funded PhD opportunity in social science and civil society on the topic of the circular economy and digitisation. CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentships - ARU share.google/KveP5pckEwLV...

Dealing with earthquake hazard and risk is a complex and nuanced problem, with no easy answers. For the most part, the scientific experts think the changes announced today are a positive step forward

Hello friends. I don't think very many of you are in #Ireland, but I'm giving a talk at a National Women's Enterprise Day event in Kilkenny Castle on Thursday 16th Oct. I'll speak about my weird, unplanned career path. Tickets are €20. I'd be really happy to see some friendly faces there 😊 🧪👩‍🔬 #nwed

Had to witness this for myself – it’s real, and even worse as seen from the footpath. (Context: these narrow back-streets had a community-supported 30kmh speed limit… but in mid-2025, were forcibly reverted to 50kmh by the current govt.) Dangerous, petty, ridiculous kneejerk vice-signalling, ugh.

Seven years ago today, my love and I said 'I do' in the beautiful surrounds of the Royal Society of Chemistry. We then bundled all our guests into a vintage Routemaster and to a bar on the Albert Embankment for dinner, drinks and dancing. The best day ❤️

"It was never about terrorism. "It was always about Gaza, about what happens if you dare to speak up. "Your attempts to silence us have failed because we're right and you're wrong." #spéirghorm #Kneecap #MoChara

“This isn’t just being out of sync with our friends. It is morally reprehensible to be turning our back when we see an unfolding genocide.” A welcome clear statement from Chris Hipkins. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-pa...

Terribly disappointed that the New Zealand Government hasn’t recognised Palestine. Time and time again they disappoint.

BREAKING: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 58 Palestinians since dawn, medical sources in the besieged enclave have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ufg3xo

This is directly imperils universal franchise and puts a thumb on the scales of election results. It will also have the very bad side effect of making people uncertain about the voting process and suspicious of the systems in place. #nzpol

For my latest @forbes.com article, I visited a lab that sets construction materials - and even entire buildings - on fire, on purpose. #nz 👩‍🔬🧪⚛️ www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

Wowzers! Yet again, this is me recommending that you sign up for a @thisiscolossal.com membership. It's one of my fave places on the internet / in my inbox www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/2025...

do I know anyone who studies icebergs? I need to talk to icebergerians for an article! Please share and thank you! 🧪

I promised I'd share the article from this visit once it was published, so here you go #nz: www.forbes.com/sites/laurie...

LOVED hearing @kategevans.bsky.social talking about feijoa on the latest Gastropod episode 😊 share.google/6uk1MTOIORx7...

“There is no joy more intense than that of coming upon a fact that cannot be understood in terms of currently accepted ideas." Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who decoded spectral lines to deduce the elemental composition of stars, was born #OTD in 1900. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Harvard Observatory

NZ Green Party isn't "looney left". Their fiscal policy is pragmatic. Their alternative budget is well-researched. Their income tax policy is a match for Australia's. Their proposed wealth tax is close to Norway's successful implementation. This is a principled stand unconcerned about labels. #nzpol

Hi crafty Pōneke pals. The world is burning, so why not treat yourself to some crafting time? I'm running THREE felted baubles classes in Nov/Dec at Village Beads. Benefits of needle felting: 🗡️Stabbing wool is an excellent way to de-stress 🌸You can make lovely / interesting / unique things #nz

The worst thing about listening back to interviews / checking transcripts is realising just how deeply annoying I and my various vocal stims are. Really boosts my confidence 😅🥲

A picture is worth 1000 words: At what I think was one of the most extreme, kooky, anti-science press conferences in history, you see Trump & RFK Jr’s henchmen—3 medically trained men doing their anti-vaxx bidding, Drs Bhattacharya, Makary, & Oz The damage these MDs are doing is incalculable

On the day I found out I have two poems shortlisted for the Frances Browne Poetry Competition (Ulster Scots), just taking a moment to reflect on all minority languages. This poem by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill says it better than I can #poetry #poemoftheday #language #ulsterscots #gaeilge

I'm speaking at my old school in a couple of weeks, so had to dig out a photo to include. This is from my final formal day in high school (we still had the exams to go). I'm 17. My shirt is covered in signatures, as was tradition. And if you know me IRL, you won't be surprised by the jewellery 😅

Ahem...New Zealand #nzpol #nz #gaza www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... KARAWHIUA E TĀTOU E TE IWI!! GO FOR IT PEOPLE!!

Luxon himself handed me the Prime Minister's science prize last year. Let me say this in plain English: he's an idiot for running a govt who budgeted more for AI than for the Marsden fund. any journo reading this can quote me on it #nzpol

Pulp Friction is my personal favourite but Leaf-fall Weapon is also tremendous www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'd choose birds over utes any day. #nz

Delta says pōti pōti pōti (vote vote vote)! He also says that you should vote for local & regional representatives who want to build a fairer more sustainable future, not those that promise the impossible (rates aren't going down). And on the Māori wards question, he voted ĀE! (Yes!) #nz

If you must read an article about Kirk, make it this one by Ta Nehisi Coates in @vanityfair.com www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

The International Federation of Journalists Condemns Israel killing at least 9 journalists in Yemen.

'The fact is that Māori names belong here. They are part of the rich history of this whenua. The act of restoring Māori names – not simply adding them, but putting them back where they belong – is part of the normalisation, not the politicisation, of te reo Māori.' - Rawinia Higgins

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

~18 mins until the launch of the rocket carrying this uniquely #nz payload to the ISS. I was due to don my 'media' cap and join the team to watch the launch from their offices, but I'm a bit germy today, so I shall watch from home www.spacex.com/launches/ng23

Ara: Journey, pathway, way forward

100 Māori words every New Zealander should know #TeWikiOTeReoMāori

Bird of the Year voting opens tomorrow, and it is an outrage the takahē is yet to win. I'd like to take this opportunity to urge you to vote for the hide-and-seek legend from Fiordland, the roundest birb, and the one true pick for all you railfans out there

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”