@MRWeatherburn

Field Leader & Academic Fellow @ImperialCollege | Director @Proj_Hindsight | Fellow @theRSAorg #history #strategy #data

 London / Helsinki
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Joined January 2011
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📽️ Check out our amazing Project Hindsight #analogue video showcasing our work in #futures! youtu.be/nstPsR8lIlU?si=7zWz… #metaforecasting Find out more 👉 projecthindsight.org/metafor… @Proj_Hindsight

Metaforecasting in Miniature - Project Hindsight

Project Hindsight uses past evidence to clarify future thinking.Fi...

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Join us for for this amazing event on Mon 26 October! Tickets are free 👉 historianswithoutborders.fi/…
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNewsOct 11
AI is creating a 'human premium' for art made by people. But will it hold? bbc.in/4jQPsmk

AI is creating a 'human premium' for art created by people

Amid a surge in AI content, many are placing extra value on art that's obviously made by a human. But can that last, asks Ros Atkins

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Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal

Experimental reactor needed much more uranium and heavy water than the country could muster

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News from Science
@NewsfromScienceOct 2
Uranium cubes recovered from Nazi Germany’s nuclear program have helped reveal how far its scientists were from building a working reactor. scim.ag/4xY3iHa

Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal

Experimental reactor needed much more uranium and heavy water than the country could muster

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You Can See Everything review – Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc is a modern masterpiece of...

No spoilers here – TV’s grand illusionist meets his match when he moves in with Theranos founder and her family

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🛫 Stoked to welcome @MichaelJPryce to @imperialcollege to launch 'Jump Jet' (Penguin RH) at CLCC on Thurs, 22 Oct 2026. Includes a guided tour of @sciencemuseum 🎟️ ✍ Tickets are free & Mike has agreed to autograph: imperial.ac.uk/events/211613… See you there!
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Excited to be attending #BigDataLDN 2026. This is the perfect opportunity to connect with 16,000+ data, AI and analytics professionals. 🤝 Register here: invt.io/1txbz77crr9
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Imperial named University of the Year 2027 by The Times and Sunday Times: imperial.ac.uk/news/articles… @imperialcollege

Imperial named University of the Year 2027 by The Times and Sunday Times

Imperial has been named University of the Year 2027 by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, in recognition of its student experience and...

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Imperial College London
@imperialcollegeSep 18
We’re University of the Year! 🎉 We’ve been named Uni of the Year by @thetimes in recognition of our student experience and graduate prospects. We also came first for: 🩺 Medical School of the Year 💼 University of the Year for Graduate Employment imperial.ac.uk/news/articles…

Imperial named University of the Year 2027 by The Times and Sunday Times

Imperial has been named University of the Year 2027 by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, in recognition of its student experience and...

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The Economist
@TheEconomistSep 16
His claims about AI repay examination. Unfortunately, such an exercise only underlines how ill-prepared the world is for a technology that may soon throw everything up in the air economist.com/leaders/2026/0…

Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?

Artificial intelligence is charging ahead. Not even its creators know how to keep up

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FT for Schools@ft4sSep 1
Business schools face demand for higher, ‘human’ skills ft.trib.al/f6SBIYm

Business schools face demand for higher, ‘human’ skills

As AI erodes entry-level tasks, employers want ‘tier two’ abilities that young masters in management graduates once learnt at work

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Hi all! @imperialcollege's Centre for Languages, Culture & Communication is recruiting for two roles: 🎭 Creative Performance 👉 imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j… 💡 Psychology of Performance 👉 imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j… 📬 Get in touch if you have any queries! profiles.imperial.ac.uk/mich…

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...

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✨ 💡 Including fascinating info on Verne's second novel, never published and rediscovered in 1989: Platinum Noses lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n12/…

Raymond N. MacKenzie · Platinum Noses: Jules Verne’s Fantasy

Few writers could match Verne in sales or in spin-offs, including the hugely successful theatre productions. Popular...

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Second-screening the World Cup 2026 #final snoozefest with the highlights from this amazing match! bbc.co.uk/sport/football/vid… Well done @England! 6-4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Highlights - France v England World Cup 2026 - 18 of July

Bukayo Saka scores a hat-trick as England beat France 6-4 in a thriller to record their best men's World Cup finish since 1966.

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England
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The #ThreeLions' best-ever World Cup finish on foreign soil 👊
England bronze medallists at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

ALT England bronze medallists at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Mike Pryce
@MichaelJPryceJul 3
Less than two months to go. Jumpjetpenguin.com
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🙏 Many thanks to @NATO Science & Tech Organization for the welcome invitation! ⚛️ Loved learning how complex orgs think, develop teamwork with other professionals, and build into my own upcoming teaching. 🔮@imperialcollege students & colleagues - expect to hear more!
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Project Hindsight@Proj_HindsightJun 8
💡🛸Interesting! What's going on here, do you think? Soundtrack: Molchat Doma - Судно (Борис Рижий) youtube.com/watch?v=6KeEw0yp…
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King's CHoSTM@chostm_kclJun 11
Next Wednesday! We celebrate the publication of “Healthy Scepticism”, Caitjan Gainty’s (@therealcaitjan) vital account of medical distrust for our contentious times. Get your tickets (free!) via Eventbrite! #histmed #histstm tinyurl.com/healthy-sceptici…

Book Launch Party: Healthy Scepticism by Caitjan Gainty

This event marks the publication of Caitjan Gainty’s Healthy Scepticism, a vital new account of medical distrust for our contentious times.

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✨ One week to go until our joint @imperialcollege -@HistEdSocUK 'History of Interdisciplinary Education' Symposium. It's proven popular so we've upgraded to a bigger venue. 1/2
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📍 Location: Imperial's grand Royal School of Mines (now home to Imperial Materials & Department of Earth Science and Engineering). ℹ️ Lineup 👉 imperial.ac.uk/events/209843… 🎟️ Free tickets 👉 forms.office.com/Pages/Respo… Look forward to seeing you there!
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