...Edgar Wallace, Rudyard Kipling, Stella Gibbons, Philip Gibbs...even Siegfried Sassoon and Evelyn Waugh did stints on newspapers. I wrote about this in my book The Journalist in British Fiction and Film. Still love that cover...

Skyline above the Pyrenees tonight

Spacepower is becoming a defining force in global politics. Countries that see space as both a tech and strategic domain – and equip their universities accordingly – are likely to lead- writes John B Sheldon #SpacePolicy #GlobalHE #SpaceSecurity www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

How can university staff be equipped with the agility to adapt to and tackle future educational challenges? Join the 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum: 📅 12-13 February 📍 Universidade Católica Portuguesa 🔔 Early registration fee: 26 December 🔗 Register️ at https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum

'Moore found grazing land in the Alentejo, a beautiful backwater two hours’ drive from Lisbon, with marble quarries and the one-time country residence of Portuguese kings. Its climate is suitably warm; the area has lower wildfire risk than other parts of Portugal.' www.ft.com/content/060a...

Which Pie Gives You the Biggest Sugar Rush?

The European Union could fine Elon Musk's X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025—two years into a probe that has tested the bloc's resolve to police the online space. techxplore.com/news/2025-11... #eu #musk #x

#SocialMedia The European Parliament has proposed an EU-wide minimum age to access social media, video-sharing platforms and AI companions, as countries worldwide follow the Australian model to protect children on the internet.

Do any educators of primarily international students produce secondary or additional resources for their students in their first languages? That’s what I’m asking here. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

· #Europe · #EU · #Space · European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race

🦃 The “ #Thanksgiving myth ” and why it persists 🦃

‘He was just trying to earn a few kopecks’: With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light

"A name that says nothing at all can make people care more." Antonis Stamatogiannakis writes about how “meaningless” names can actually make business and branding sense. www.ie.edu/insights/art...

The European Commission imposed a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.43 billion) antitrust fine on Google for favoring its own services in September. Google announces changes and says it will appeal the fine.

Researchers surveyed more than 4,300 people to build the first large-scale inventory of everyday risky choices and found the biggest struggles are job-related decisions (like quitting or starting a role), followed by health, financial, and social choices.

Most parents accept AI-generated illustrations in children's books if the text is written by humans and the images are vetted by educators, librarians, or experts, though some parents and children worry that inaccurate or misleading pictures could promote unsafe behavior or misrepresent reality.

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

We are delighted to announce the formation of The Ecological Law and Justice Group. The Group provides a focal point for the School's outstanding research and teaching in areas related to the environment. For more about their ambitions, experts, and how to get involved 👇 tinyurl.com/bdhkh7av

Centre’s narrow elections victory in #Netherlands offers universities a breather from cuts. What happens next hinges on populist framing of science as just another opinion, write Jo Ritzen @unumerit.bsky.social & Job Zomerplaag @maastrichtu.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

In "why I don't buy in-house estimates of energy expenditure". It's like trusting tobacco companies to report on lung cancer.

“I find myself wondering what [the world] is going to look like and I don’t have any idea. This is a time of chaos … We grow through life always thinking there’s something better ahead. And for the first time in my life, I’m not sure there is,” says Betty Reid Soskin.

#EU countries have agreed to fast-track talks on an electricity trading agreement with the #U.K. — in a major win for Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset.

Amid pessimism about COP30, global biodiversity governance stands out as a ray of hope for environmental diplomacy. ✍ @frabitz.bsky.social @simonbeaudoin.bsky.social, Christian Prip, Theresa Jedd, Guilherme de Queiroz Stein @etsioumani.bsky.social & Ina Lehmann blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Puro desalento durante a pandemia : estação de metrô deserta em horário de pico, tempo fechado e piso molhado. Em P&B para aumentar o drama. Pure despondency during the pandemic: a deserted subway station during rush hour, overcast weather, and wet floors. In black and white to enhance the drama.

Brewing wool 😊

Top European ministers will travel to Ukraine next month in a show of support for the country’s application to join the #EU, a move that comes as allies work around delays caused by opposition from Hungary.

New evidence may resolve Serpent Mountain’s archaeological puzzle

Betty Reid Soskin was 92 when she first went viral and became, in effect, a rock star of the National Park Service. She was the oldest full-time national park ranger in the US – this was back in 2013; she’d become a ranger at 85...

Give peas a chance – even AI peas: the Stephen Collins cartoon www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... Oh my goodness! This says *so* much! Love it

Why women land top jobs in struggling organizations—they may just be better in a crisis

‘You Britons go to the pub, we go to the swimming pool!’: the European health habits worth adopting | #Health & #Wellbeing | #Europe

Quitting your job in your 30s with no solid plan is generally considered poor decision-making. Doing it because you watched The Big Lebowski is probably even worse. But... [Keep reading ⮛] #culture

Autumn prunes #autumn

The U.K. government will propose a ban on so-called “nudification” apps in its upcoming Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy amid pressure from campaigners to address deepfake-based sexual abuse, according to two people familiar with the plans.

The Fox and the Dragon: A Geopolitical Fable | @ieinsights.bsky.social

The Fox and the Dragon: A Geopolitical Fable | @ieinsights.bsky.social

Since at least the fourth century BC, the ancient Greeks and Romans recognized that the climate changes over time and that human activity can cause it. They worried deeply about the impact it would have on us as individuals, and on broader society.

New lawsuit alleges Spotify allows streaming fraud

The United States has hit out at an upcoming EU space law that it says would place “unacceptable regulatory burdens” on American space companies.

For half a century, the Western henhouse lived a life of tranquil stability. The Rooster (liberal democracy) crowed confidently at dawn. And the diligent hens laid their golden eggs that fed liberal and democratic prosperity. Feed was plentiful, and the fences surrounding the henhouse appeared to… ⮛

🧵 I love vibrant colours & the excitement they provide, as well as learning about the mythology & art of ancient Gaelic times. Such as at Glendalough [my pic]. These things have a massive impact on my own art. You’ll see that influence in this thread of one-off ink drawings if you scroll down! [1]

Announcing the launch of my new personal blog, Musings of an Eternal Scientist! eternalscientistmusings.wordpress.com Check out my first post! eternalscientistmusings.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/a...

For half a century, the Western henhouse lived a life of tranquil stability. The Rooster (liberal democracy) crowed confidently at dawn. And the diligent hens laid their golden eggs that fed liberal and democratic prosperity. Feed was plentiful, and the fences surrounding the henhouse appeared to… ⮛

EU in last-minute talks to set new climate goal for COP30

I love that the Cornerhouse is at the centre of it all. As it should be.