Alt-rock, alt-country, alt-modes... If you're interested in all things alternative, then try @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social seminar at 4pm today on Alternative Proteins! Dr Cleo Verkuijl will talk about environmental impact and economic viability of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.

"Ray, when somebody asks you 'Would you like to do a genetic analysis of a sample of Hitler's blood for a TV show' you say NO!"

I've been dubious of the predictive ability of some genetic research, but "this sample of Hitler's blood suggests there is a strong chance he never had normal sexual relations with a woman" is something else entirely

Still think this was one of the best power moves of all time www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

politicians, media and large institutions deciding to stop saying 'climate change' hasn't materially reduced public conern about it or support for actions to tackle it turns out people genuinely do not want to be baked alive by the atmosphere they're in!!!

I'd do a lot more peer review if logging in to journal editorial management sites wasn't like Goldfinger trying to break into Fort Knox

A checkerboard axis cube looks like a mean little robot

"The only visible banner was an advert for Pancho’s Award Winning Burritos"

Got to the end-of-level email boss but I swear I will never finish this bloody game

OMG the pressure. I don't even know which way is 'off'

Reminder that 1) we need to cut fossil fuel emissions immediately and sharply and 2) even if fossil emissions were eliminated immediately, food system emissions could still prevent the world from keeping warming below 1.5-2C. So big changes to food production and consumption are also necessary.

Found this at the bottom of some conference note paper. Think it might work as my email signature

A reminder that we are still accepting applications to this funded DPhil post! Deadline 2nd Dec, though we recommend getting in touch before then. Do please share!

We had a great seminar about food provision in 'asylum hotels' last night. Next seminar is on 13th November and all about the economics of alternative proteins. Please come and join us in person or online. Details below.

Interested in #AlternativeProteins? Come along and join us for a talk from @cleoverk.bsky.social on Thursday 13 November. Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/altern... In person or online. All welcome. cc: @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

Why do people disagree so strongly on alternative proteins? TABLE's new report unpacks the alternative proteins debate, drawing on the 3-part summer webseries we hosted over the summer. Supported by @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social. Check out the report here: buff.ly/Ia4V9hd

Save the date! The LEAP conference will return on 22 April 2026. Come and join us at Worcester College in Oxford to discuss meat and dairy production and consumption. We are thrilled that @suepritch.bsky.social and @martinwhite33.bsky.social will be delivering keynotes. @oxmartinschool.bsky.social

(1/2) The Mandala Consortium is conducting a range of research projects across Birmingham to investigate how the food system is changing Research has found that the expansion of free school meals to all children would bring significant economic & social benefits as well as tackling food insecurity

'Things were about to turn video nasty!' - Timothy Dalton, LICENCE TO KILL / 1989 HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all Bond agents, allies and pals! #Halloween #JamesBond ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚪️🔴

This was all kicked off by Bill Gates's nonsense earlier this week. As if adaptation - moving entire populations, transitioning natural and food systems, upgrading public services and infrastructure, changing our financial system and dealing with huge economic costs - is some sort of easier route.

We're told that being in the Royal Family isn't a luxury, it's a life of service and intrusion that the family must endure. Yet we're also told that removing Andrew from the Royal Family is a terrible punishment. So which is it?

It’s interesting that he *can* be stripped of the title prince when we were constantly told by the bbc & others that that wasn’t possible because being a prince was a fact, as the son of a queen. We live in such an unquestioning, classist, deferential society.

Removing the title of Prince and free accommodation in a mansion is not a punishment, unless we all can call ourselves Prince and stay in publicly funded mansions

Heard a report that middle-aged men only listen to music they heard first when they were teenagers. But that's garbage

Phantom from Defenders of the Earth: "By jungle law, the ghost who walks calls forth the power of ten tigers" Ming the Merciless: "Release eleven tigers"

Lauren Bandy and I got a short piece in BMJ arguing that the proposed changes to UK sugar drink tax target the wrong end of the market. Changing the threshold where tax is applied from 5g sugar/100mL to 4g only hurts those that have ALREADY reformulated and changes nothing for high sugar drinks.

If you heard the #BBCRadio4Today report about living conditions in asylum hotels and want to learn more, then come along to our seminar. Dr Claire Thompson will talk about food experiences. 4pm Oxford Martin School (or online), 30th Oct. Register at the link below. @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

Remake of Hackers, but the lead characters are just trying to navigate a leisure centre's website and successfully book a swimming session during half term

Who is Ned Spot? And why does Lady Macbeth hate him so much?

Just gonna say that I'm disappointed at the lack of crossover between fans of Finnish football and Transformers on this site.

I have a new favourite Finnish football team that has no patience with turbo-revving young punks.

We need to have a conversation about random seeds. Don't use 42. blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...

The LEAP conference is back in Oxford on 22nd April 2026. We have @martinwhite33.bsky.social and @suepritch.bsky.social as keynote speakers. Abstract submissions will open early next year. Save the date! @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

Next time I'm before the judge, I am going to ask if I can give up the honorific title "Mister" instead of going back to Prevent.

1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵

📣New paper led by Dr Ru Jia! We conducted an RCT on an online supermarket to assess the effects of brand-matched alcoholic & NoLo adverts on drink selections Exposure to adverts for brand-matched NoLos increased brand recall, but inconclusive impact on alcohol selection doi.org/10.1111/add....

New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le... #autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

A mainstream “journalist” calling for a British MP to be deported. Is it because I’m Muslim? Next time, just say it with your chest.

England will never be rid of its pathetic deference culture without jettisoning the Royal Family

The Royal Family are an embarrassing joke. Andrew says "I'm so sorry. To show how sorry I am, I'll become more like you filthy plebs, who I despise. Except I'm still a Prince".

Lol that the London No Kings event is called No Tyrants because…you know… www.nokings.org#map

The most tragic moment in film history is when Deacon and his friends ditch Napoleon in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

What's your favourite James Bond snow sequence?

Still time to sign up to our seminar this afternoon with Professor Harry West from @exeter.ac.uk. Come and learn about terroir, cheese and cider making! Bookings: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/how-pl...

Great podcast with @petescarbs.bsky.social on healthy and sustainable diets. Features some of my work among many other things. @warwickecon.bsky.social @sustainweb.org

I had a chat with Alisha Wainwright for a Wellcome Trust podcast about the challenges of achieving sustainable diets and their potential for health benefits. It was fun. If you listen to podcasts then you could listen to this podcast.

Excited to share that our research group is advertising 2 DPhil projects for 2026 entry. We’d love to hear from prospective applicants! shorturl.at/I6SrW *FUNDED* shorturl.at/lh4tB *Successful apps eligible for uni funding* @hannahforde.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social @petescarbs.bsky.social

Cancelled train into London. The next one is half an hour away and will be totally rammed, so I'm getting some work done resting on a fucking piano

The Living Daylights but shot from Kara Milovy's viewpoint. Directed by Hitchcock with Doris Day as Kara, Cary Grant as Bond and James Mason as Koskov