So much for Planck’s constant.

Also, you might be surprised at prices. For physical books. If you search around for a couple of minutes, you might well find indies cheaper than Amazon. Depends on niche.

I need to make a note of this.

As you boil in the heat, never forget that all those people who for decades have deliberately and maliciously disrupted efforts to tackle climate change are probably sitting comfortable in their large air conditioned houses. Houses funded on the back of lies/misinformation they helped propagate.

Top Tips for Attending the Plant Biology Conference as an Introvert from @aspbofficial.bsky.social

Apparently, I'm known for "The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry". I'm fairly sure that was someone else, though their names elude me at the moment.

i assume banning kids from social media will be accompanied by a huge investment in teen-friendly communtiy spaces (like youth clubs) and social activities? No? Huh.

Seeing a lot of "Everyone must get off X, it enables the far right" posts from Substackers today. If that's because they think people shouldn't be on platforms that promote the far right, that's great. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Anthony Head was simply outstanding as Herc in Cabin Pressure. I'm struggling to think of another actor who could have gone toe-to-toe with Roger Allam (Rotterdam) and Stephanie Cole (Ottery St Mary & Vaduz). www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwqA...

Two weeks on from the Senedd election, here are a few reflections on what actually happened and what it might mean for the next four years. Thread. 🧵 jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/bl...

First hoglet of the season youtu.be/QyaDeNw0ClA?...

Wes Streeting is already facing growing calls to stand down as PM

I'm trying to track down the original source of this much-reproduced #cartoon. If you know, I'd be grateful if you tell me.

Just remarkable how suddenly the newfound interest in Welsh politics of the UK-wide commentariat evaporated the second Reform got beaten.

Snowdrop, allium each bears a careful name a bookseller wrote. Brevis Sudoku Garden: William Stearn Complete in 0:57 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

The results are staggering. A minimum of two PC representatives in every single constituency. The Valleys = Labour identity is shattered.

The sunlight warms leaves and skin alike, gardening on May's first bright day Challenging Sudoku Garden: World Naked Gardening Day Complete in 2:46 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

A nice post in @botany.one featuring new research on orchids from Cameroon by Paul Didier Atangana, Murielle Simo-Droissart, Bonaventure Sonké & Vincent Droissart : www.botany.one/what-tiny-or... Open access paper: doi.org/10.1017/S096... #botany #plantScience

No shots, only blooms, four decades of silence end with a petal's weight. Formidable Sudoku Garden: The Carnation Revolution Complete in 2:40 with no hints. Can you beat me? www.botany.one/sudoku-garde...

Dw i’n chwilio am glychau'r gog.

Restoring #peatland at Dundreggan and beyond 💦 A partnership of charities, landowners and businesses has joined together to save and repair a connected area of blanket #bog - among the world’s rarest habitats - across three neighbouring and diverse landholdings 👉 affrichighlands.org/news/globall...

Los coches eléctricos más económicos que los de gasolina - en Reino Unido.

Cap'n Bone Spurs spoke his brains to Sky News. It's not just deaths in Iraq & Afghanistan count for nothing, the "defensive sorties" in the Gulf right now don't count either. And in six years time we'll be back in the same position because the Dems will let things lie. news.sky.com/story/uk-can...

We’re interested in publishing blogs which explore Mad liberation, social justice, UK mental health and disability policy, and the work of grassroots groups. Paying £150, submit your pitch for a blog via the link below. www.nsun.org.uk/our-members/...

Hi friends! I’m running a Collage Club Sunday Session this weekend at Unstable Arts in Roath, Cardiff. Tix here: www.creatrixcymraes.com/shop/p/colla...

Do unto others before they do it unto you.

Truly, the job market is one of the places where our baffling relationship to AI is laid bare and with extreme consequences. Do we use AI because the job description was written by it and your application is being checked by it, or listen to the folks saying they can’t believe anyone would use it?

I recently hired someone. During the search, finalists submitted timed written essays. One of my colleagues flagged two responses as AI when reviewing. Different tools showed different likelihoods of AI use, from 3%-70%. Then I plugged my original writing in and it said 80% AI. We are cooked.

You don’t have to be a botanist to comment. This is about how sites can embed Bluesky posts discussing academic papers. If what I’m proposing is a Very Bad Idea, I’d like to know BEFORE it causes a problem rather than after.

Citation self-awareness for a fairer academic publishing landscape Check out our last viewpoint in Bioscience: In an asymmetric publishing system, citation are influenced by unconscious biases. Recognize them is necessary for a more balanced publishing landscape. doi.org/10.1093/bios... 🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

roosevelt island has volunteer “petal protectors” who stop people from shaking the cherry blossoms 🥹🥹🥹 lovely new story from @lillysabs.bsky.social:

Remember folks, don't use Meta for Welsh translation work..

Heads up for academics - I just got a notification of a data breach linked to Highwire Press, a host for 100s of journals. Looks like it's mostly just emails/locations/affiliations being sold on the darkweb but be super alert to anything phishy smelling in your inboxes list of journals in link below

If he does, I wonder if @tomtomorrow.bsky.social will have Trump dressed up as the Ayatollahs' bellhop.

I borrowed an RF100-300 f2.8L from TryTheKit for the Easter weekend, and took it to Argaty Red Kites on Easter Sunday - such a versatile lens!. We spent the morning in their woodland hide, photographing red squirrels and birds. This was one of the squirrels that posed so well for us. #ukwildlife

Really gonna do the thing where astronauts get back from a long mission and everything’s gone apocalyptic on Earth? Really?

Chwilio am lyfr... ma gan World of Books hiwmor! "A Short Stay in Hell" (Cyn i neb atio fi!! Pan dwi'n chwilio am lyfr Snusnag dyma'r drefn: 1. Llyfrgell 2. Ail-law ar wob 3. Palas Print)

This is one of my favorite pieces of Tumblr fandom lore

Seven #plant capacities to #adapt to #abiotic stress academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-... #PlantScience #StressBiology @jxbotany.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social @asps-oz.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @molbiosystems.bsky.social @plecevo.bsky.social @arccoesb.bsky.social @danielbolnick.bsky.social

Reading this article & saw “... the botanist Otto Degener struck out the name of his Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) collaborator Henry Wiebke from his specimen labels (Shih 2025), after a falling out between the two.” Is Wiebke in #Wikidata? Yes! www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119459...

Judge rules that President must remain without balls.

Didn't realise that Substack is working with Polymarket as well as Nazis. www.theverge.com/news/881292/...

This site is less fun if you’re not so keen on being old and venerable. profmusgrave.github.io/anotherday/

Evergreen. Block and ignore. Also—and I hate that I have to add this—if someone DMs you with weird rumours, don’t respond. Block them. Trolls spread disinformation through unverified claims. Smear campaigns thrive in secrecy. If you want clarification, ask the subject of the rumours directly.

Here's something for the Irish Times in which I try to explain what's about to happen in Welsh politics. Hope it's of interest. www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202...

I’m searching for the original and/or rights owner of this fabulous picture of Birmingham in the early 1970s. It popped up on my Instagram feed, but I’ve been unable to track it down. Any leads? I’m really hoping to use it in a book. (And would much appreciate a RT please)

the "lost" species Monarda mexicana is still out there! Known from just 2 historical collections (most recent from the 1950s). Imagine my joy in stumbling on a picture of it on @inaturalist.bsky.social !!! We've now documented the first known modern populations and revived the species name: