Author of" A Little History of Everything from the Big Bang to You" Penguin. Science and Environment Correspondent, The European. Professor of Zoology, Oxford.
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Want to know why you're obsessed with your hair? Listen to the latest Science of the Times podcast
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We still smell like monkeys. And apparently that's not a bad thing! Listen to the latest Science of the Times podcast here:
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Prof Tim Coulson retweeted
Out today in @nature.com: our review on how single cells evolve into multicellular organisms, with Ozan Bozdag, @kai_tong_mc25, Peter Yunker, and Matt Herron.
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For an overview, check out the video below.
Silence is key to communicating emotion and empathy. We use it to modulate speech, emphasize words, and even employ a universal eyebrow flash signaling trust. It's a subtle yet powerful tool for social connection. New SOTT podcast out now: open.spotify.com/episode/30b…
Pubic lice, closely related to gorilla lice, jumped to ancient hominins 3-3.5 million years ago during a close encounter. They've been with us ever since! Next episdoe of SOTT podcast out now open.spotify.com/episode/30b…
The Dodo, a flightless pigeon, wasn't poorly adapted. It was perfectly suited for its predator-free island life. Remove predators, and even a common pigeon might evolve into something remarkably similar. open.spotify.com/episode/6p0…
Bird malaria has driven some species extinct.
New Science of the Times podcast episode out! Sonya Clegg speaks to us about her work. open.spotify.com/show/1pL5Uo…
Tutrtle rodeo? Whaaattttt?? And then dodos?
New Science of the Times podcast episode out! Sonya Clegg speaks to us about her work. open.spotify.com/show/1pL5Uo…
These mites don't consciously decide their fate. Instead, they actively regulate their development by adjusting feeding and energy allocation, leading to 'fighter' or 'scrambler' forms. It's about developmental regulation, not self-awareness. #Biology #AnimalBehavior
Juvenile mites migrate by crawling out of the soil and using a sucker plate on their belly to latch onto passing insects. They can't feed during this phase and must completely redevelop their digestive system upon arrival to survive. #Insects #NatureFacts
My accidentally holidaying @royalsociety certificate lost WiFi connectivity for a while, but its adventures continued. Here it met some giant tortoises on Santa Cruz.
Series 2 of science of the times has dropped. We talk with Robin Chowdhury about the beating heart. The science behind why it works, and its place in art and culture. Listen, Share, Subscribe. And learn. Something that doesn’t happen much on X
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Prof Tim Coulson retweeted
Congratulations to Professor Tim Coulson @ProfExistence on being elected a Fellow of the #RoyalSociety — one of the world’s most prestigious scientific honours. The Oxford zoologist and The European correspondent was recognised for his work in ecology and evolutionary biology.
I thought I'd document my journey writing a book and getting it published. If you are interested in learning about how to do this, follow along. If you want highly polished additive videos, this feed isn't for you.
TimeTable London is a podcast series recorded in London pubs. It blends of pub banter, life stories and discussion of why London is so amazing. Honored to be a guest, and love recording it. Podcast+pub=happy. I couldn't think of a better way of spending time. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
I enjoyed the ecosystems depicted in the AVATAR movies, but there were a couple of things that bothered me. The evolutionary history of the Na'vi was a little bewildering. so I wrote an article about it for the Sloan Museum of the Moving Image
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🚨 A short letter to the editor 🚨 about #millions of street #dogs in India is out today in Nature, before the #Supreme Court hears the case tomorrow (28.01.26), again. @ProfExistence, Tim Coulson, and I feel that a clear-headed look at the causes of the crisis is needed to find workable solutions.
India’s widespread, non-violence philosophy of Ahimsa means that culling dogs or removing feeding stations entirely could cause public outrage. However, reducing the number of feeding stations might be palatable. To be effective, this must be paired with major improvements in waste collection and processing, and with vaccination and neutering programmes.
Now that we have your #attention:
1) Link to the #letter to the editor in Nature Portfolio: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
2) Detailed policy-perspective preprint: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vi…
3) A short essay on The Conversation (#English): read by #425000 people across the world (did you miss it?): doi.org/10.64628/AB.4fjstyxp…
4) Above essay in #French: doi.org/10.64628/AAK.7ucdtwj…
Our ongoing research at @ThinkpawsOrg is funded by @India_Alliance (DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance), based at @NCBS_Bangalore: National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore (Host) and @OxfordBiology , @UniofOxford (overseas host).
Prof Tim Coulson retweeted
🚨Bajo este contexto, el profesor Tim Coulson, de la Universidad de Oxford, ha señalado en una entrevista concedida al medio The European cuál es el más firme candidato para dominar la Tierra en cuanto el humano se extinga.
Y, de acuerdo con sus especulaciones, se trata de nada más y nada menos que el pulpo. Ellos son los que podrían convertirse en los próximos dominadores del mundo gracias a su inteligencia, adaptabilidad y habilidades únicas.
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We are delighted to announce that we have acquired 'Predators: How Nature's Killers Shaped Life on Earth' by Tim Coulson, Professor of Zoology at The University of Oxford.
Read more about this exciting new work here: bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl…
