Did you know 111111111 × 111111111 = 12345678987654321? 1/2

Simon Jenkins, yet again, talking absolute nonsense. "A teacher tells me that, with calculators, all the maths 99% of school leavers need can be taught to them in a day." But you wouldn't know them. They teach at a different school. 1/2

So judgy. Especially from such a filthy sign.

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The early flu season in England continues to build, while the latest Covid wave continues to recede. Latest UKHSA hospital admission data up to 27 Oct.

Great thread for #TeamCompSci I know @advanced-ict.info will be on this like a shot, with a coded solution :)

"...only minor differences between individuals who believe in misinformation & those who endorse conspiracy theories. Both belief types are fueled by a general conspiracy mentality, the view that truth is political, & alternative media use." misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-...

Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights. He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration. But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️ https://goodlaw.social/ngjm

So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

Our new paper: Science for Pandemic Preparedness: A precautionary framework dx.doi.org/10.1111/jep....

As a dad who loves maths and Christmas (and bad jokes) I could not love this more.

My security consultancy top tip - Whenever a manager/client/ consultant says to you words to the effect of: "It's a calculated risk" You say back "Great - can I see the math?" Kit here has the math - great thread

This is class.

Never underestimate the maths! 😄

A brilliant elegant mathematical solution! Love it.

This thread is a joy ⬇️

I just love this.👇

It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way. Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist? 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/art... 1/9

Imagine the scenes at our house when this came up as the answer to a maths question!

It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way. Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist? 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/art... 1/9

“Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing “dislikes” as a way to improve personalization on its main Discover feed and others.” techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/b... 👍 👎 ?

We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

“Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing “dislikes” as a way to improve personalization on its main Discover feed and others.” techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/b... 👍 👎 ?

“I haven’t seen violence like this since Rwanda. The velocity and ferocity of the RSF killing civilians since Sunday is unlike anything I’ve seen in 26 years of doing this work” Incredibly bleak situation in Sudan.

A feature in Nature examines what journals are doing to confirm that the authors of a research paper are legitimate, and the downsides of more intense identity checks. #Academicsky 🧪

Just had some one dressed as Darth Vader at the door trick or treating. He didn’t look surprised when I offered him the sweet bowl. Must have felt my presents.

Looks like we are nearly ready!

NEW from me: Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent. That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀

If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight. Use the Quick Vote option. Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

Excellent thread...

Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this. At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

This really is a shame. In times like these we really should be commissioning more engaging, informative evidence-based shows, not fewer.

Good 🧵 on the realities of science.

Good thread on the rhetorical tricks used by anti-science cranks to sow doubt.

“Science thrives on openness to new evidence. But that openness isn’t a license to ignore consensus or amplify fringe claims. The burden of proof lies with challengers, not the scientific mainstream.” Great thread to consider for my non-majors env sci course.

Great way to put this

Great thread on societal questioning around science. Key message for me is that the burden of proof lies with the challengers and not with those in mainstream science where things like man-made climate change are proven and widely accepted by the experts.

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Also, from @kityates.bsky.social “So, settled science does not mean we know something with absolute certainty but that the weight of evidence is in favour of this interpretation. Perhaps, more importantly, if someone wants to change the currently held conception, the burden of proof is on them.” ✊🏻

An interesting political read from a scientist @kityates.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kityates...

I want to start a petition, will you sign it? 'Make the COVID vaccine universally available, free of charge, to protect us all. Provide the resources required to ensure that the vaccine is available for all who would benefit from it, regardless of age.' petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

But of course it is. .."Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points. The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people." www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

The ensemble mean of Google DeepMind's experimental machine learning weather model had Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica 7 days out. That's very impressive.

A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.

We stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. This is how progress is made. Science denial really grinds my gears. Nice thread 👌🏽

One for the BBC. #r4today #FalseBalance #Science

Delighted to have been interviewed by the legendary Robyn Williams on his world's longest running science show. "When the festival announced a maths one hour lecture - a huge crowd turned up. I just about squeezed in..."

“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change. Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence. My latest for Live Science www.livescience.com/... 1/10