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I love finding things out and helping others to, too. Retired nurse, retired teacher, still busy. Living in the UK.
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Study on London 20 mph limits shows: - collisions ⬇️ 35% - casualties ⬇️ 36% - fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34% - child casualties ⬇️ 46% - child deaths ⬇️ 75% - walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28% etsc.eu/20mph-limits...

submitted 6 days ago • 54 comments

"IF YOU REALLY THINK THE ENVIRONMENT IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE ECONOMY TRY HOLDING YOUR BREATH WHILE YOU COUNT YOUR MONEY" @earthlyeducation.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

We all need to wake up to the problem of lead pollution in our homes and environment and how to reduce the risk. We also need a government that cares. youtu.be/y-nhwXPwDMQ?...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

The strangers in the UK are the billionaires that hide away in their mansions. I have met a lot of people that have come from other parts of the world who all contribute to our society. If you are caring for me and my family, your accent is just the variety of life, and I welcome you.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

UK deporting criminals to the colonies is another inhumane policy that is still backfiring on us.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Prepping the volcanoes lecture for my natural hazards class, so obviously I have to include one of my favorite tweets of all time:

submitted 27 days ago • 3 comments

The Covid-19 Inquiry started its hearings today on Test and Trace. Counsel for Covid Bereaved Families cited the witness statements from Prof Deenan Pillay, Prof Anthony Costello and me in his opening statement. All of us highlighted various failures as lost opportunities for pandemic control.

submitted 28 days ago • 6 comments

Dear UK Labour, if you don't help world poor by tackling pollution & climate, & further help poor of UK with services paid for by taxing rich, what is the point of you? I know you can do better.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

This would be a nice introduction for a physics class. The discovery of infrared and ultraviolet light. youtu.be/TRHFIQcY7HY?...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Great demo linking static electricity to current. Thank you to Mark Harrison for the tip 🙂 #PhysicsEd #iTeachPhysics #SciTeachUK www.youtube.com/shorts/wJ7-j...

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Their logos tell you what you need to know 😉

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Imagine the furore if a Conservative government offered hospitals unlimited financial bonuses to remove patients they decide no longer need treatment from their waiting lists. It’s happening now - under Labour. My piece for @newstatesman.com

submitted 36 days ago • 9 comments

I don’t know what’s going on with my job yet but I’m an NIH funded scientist and I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Here’s my LinkedIn. I’m a human geneticist and computational biologist. I very much want to stay in Seattle for family reasons. Please repost www.linkedin.com/in/nparmalee

submitted 37 days ago • 4 comments

History is the rudder for steering a successful course into the future.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments