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What’s with all the moon missions? Do men with decent sperm live longer? And should the Royal Society kick Musk out? Great 🧪 chat with @madifinlay.bsky.social and @nicolaksdavis.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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Prof Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate and former director of the NIH, talks to Science Weekly about US science under Trump 2.0 🧪 With @madifinlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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Should we ban cats? A fine example of Betteridge’s law, but the toll they take on other animals is eye-watering. Thanks to the cat-loving @madifinlay.bsky.social and Prof Robbie McDonald at UExeter. @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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My final catch-up on recent podcasts: here’s the fascinating (and hilarious) Dan Milmo, our global tech editor, on DeepSeek and the Paris AI summit. We must have him back on for a debriefing. @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/p/xxfpym?CMP...

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Mirror life is SO fascinating…but we probably don’t want to create it. Great chat with Prof Kate Adamala at UMinn🧪 @elliebury.bsky.social @madifinlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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Is an asteroid about to thump into Earth? We asked MIT’s Prof Richard Binzel, inventor of the Torino hazard scale, to explain all. There is a silver lining… @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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What RFK Jr means for the health of America. Great discussion with The Guardian’s Jessica Glenza. @madifinlay.bsky.social @elliebury.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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And here’s my former colleague Steve Bates with a lovely obit for Tim. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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This man was a hero to so many people. One of a kind. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

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“It’s a dangerous time to be a child in the United States.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

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Where did our attention spans go…and can we get them back? www.theguardian.com/science/audi... Fab stuff as ever from @madifinlay.bsky.social

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Meta drops factcheckers ahead of Trump’s return to the White House. Where to start? By @robbooth.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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“Trying to regear a team around him is like trying to build an entire song around a 15-second nose flute solo.” Another wonderful piece from @barneyronay.bsky.social on City’s implosion www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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We had a few questions about Google’s latest quantum computing chip. Great chat with Prof Winfried Hensinger at Sussex on Science Weekly with @elliebury.bsky.social @madifinlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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A cartoon by Barbara Smaller. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Congrats @byrobdavies.bsky.social + @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social for much deserved win at tonight’s journalism awards You’ll see they are not in the photo… b/c they are on strike against the Tortoise Obs takeover The solidarity from Guardian sport has been immense. You are the best in the biz 💪

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What is laughter for? Here’s @madifinlay.bsky.social and Prof Sophie Scott on Science Weekly w/ exec prod @elliebury.bsky.social 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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I don't care about this because it's Stanford, I care about it because it's journalism. Though I bet this is happening at other schools we don't hear about too.

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Delighted to be cited @nytimes.com alongside @zittrain.bsky.social on how LLMs often do not present facts accurately, could rewrite history, erode shared knowledge & cannot be trusted to tell us the truth www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/u... @oiioxford.bsky.social @oxsocsci.bsky.social

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Vivian Schiller, the former chief executive of NPR, described the plans as “everybody’s worst nightmare about a billionaire owner”.

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Why the H5N1 bird flu virus hasn’t kicked off a pandemic…yet. Great piece from @kakape.bsky.social 🧪

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Humans are used to forming bonds with other people and animals (and occasionally an object, like when that bloke married a pillow). Are we now in an era when people will bond with programs? I like how it distils what’s unique about human relationships. www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...

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A lorry carrying a small amount of antimatter, the most expensive material on Earth, will soon drive from Geneva to Düsseldorf - report from my fine Observer colleague, Robin Mckie @cern.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

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Can we make it eight in a row? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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A new CERN course, currently in its pilot phase, teaches particle physics basics online. The 16-part course is catered to high school students but available to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental questions in particle physics. www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/new-... 🧪

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And lord knows you can need a drink to get through some Christmas parties 🧪. Timely ep from @madifinlay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi... Exec prod @elliebury.bsky.social

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We could build amazing instruments in space from precise arrangements of multiple cooperating satellites. Exciting solution to payload mass limitations 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

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I tried to explain how deep the insecurity of Cityitis goes to a friend who wasn’t paying attention in the 1990s. Weirdly, I’m not hating having that feeling back. I’ve gone all nostalgic for Manchester, the Haç, and Maine Road misery. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Love it. “We compare end-of-the-year addresses written by Chirac, Sarkozy, Hollande, and Macron with those automatically produced by ChatGPT.” arxiv.org/abs/2411.18382

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Can neuroscience inform AI safety? arxiv.org/abs/2411.18526

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The crazy history of fluoridation and where the science 🧪 is today. Great chat with Prof Catherine Carstairs at @uofguelph.bsky.social and @drolijones.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/audi... The hard work was done by Ellie Sans, Josh Chana and @elliebury.bsky.social

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Always worth listening to @cfernyhough.bsky.social even if it makes you feel a fraud at the gym. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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Respect @deevybee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2... by @nicolaksdavis.bsky.social

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AI meeting in London last week was fascinating, but how do we get max benefits from it w/o driving the climate crisis,worsening inequality or risking a major accident? www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

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A very British story this one: www.theguardian.com/science/2024... And you can now take part in a replication study 🤘 cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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And here's episode two: what really makes individuals happy? 🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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Johannes said one major thing that brings happiness to his life is friendships. They need to be nurtured, you can't just expect them to be there when you need them.

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We had an urge to interview some happiness researchers for The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast. In this ep, we talked to Johannes Eichstaedt at Stanford about what makes a country happy 🧪https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2024/nov/12/secrets-of-happiness-what-makes-a-country-happy-podcast

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