Guardian science editor and podcast presenter | PhD | Massive, shortlisted Royal Society Science Book Prize | Sony Award | Leaks to rzmihznkov@kilglmnzro.xln

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Joined October 2009
After seven years of lies about Brexit, Tory Govt realises growth needs foreign workers New relaxations for Bricklayers masons roofers carpenters joiners plasterers To add to care workers engineers web designers lab technicians healthcare workers -The damage they’ve done
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Relief, pride, gratitude, awe...pick one...I am feeling them all! Thank you to everyone at @ESA, all partners both near and far, scientists who helped conceive the mission, Member States and so many more. You brought us here! I am proud and I am grateful!!! #ESAJuice
We are on the way to #Jupiter and its ocean worlds! 🤩 With the critical milestone of solar array deployment completed, we have a mission! FULL STORY 👉esa.int/Science_Exploration/… #ExploreFarther #DestinationJupiter
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Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social@chrischirp22 Jul 2022
THREAD on the what the data shows a year from "Freedom day" across infections, NHS, kids, education, the economy, vulnerability... : TLDR: data not showing a pretty picture - we are NOT successfully "living with Covid". But we can do things to make the next years better. 1/21
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It has been 2 months since the first cases were reported in the MPX multi-country outbreak, & the # of cases has now crossed 14k globally. While accurate information is critical to staying ahead, there is so much misinformation. An update on the current status of #monkeypox.🧵
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🚨 A year on from #FreedomDay what have we learnt? Has it really been freedom for everyone? Join us this Friday as we reflect on pandemic-related data & experiences of the past year. We welcome all your questions. DM them or email it to us on questions@independentsage.org
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Wonderful stuff from @BryceElder on our wonderful new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi 👀ft.com/content/4baebf68-24b4…
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"We are not recreating these species to satisfy human philosophy – we are doing this for conservation purposes. " With advances in biotechnology, de-existing projects seem increasingly viable, but @iansample highlights considerations to keep in mind. theguardian.com/science/2022…
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Please listen to the wonderful @MartinLandray being interviewed on R4 about his life/work - not every day a guy from your home village ends up saving more than a million lives… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0018n…
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Replying to @GeorgePointon_
I'd like to see two runners at opposite points of a 400m track. After the starting pistol they run round in the usual direction and the first to catch up with the other wins. I think the tactics would be fascinating.
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Kai Kupferschmidt
@kakape25 Mar 2022
“You just get overwhelmed by the hate“ My colleague @cathleenogrady has collected data on the harrassment many scientists have faced in the pandemic (and before) and written an important story about how bad things have gotten. You really should read it science.org/content/article/…
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.@AdamJKucharski and the @LSHTM are hiring Research Software Engineers to join a new team to develop free, open-source software for outbreak analytics, to support preparedness and response. Funding is until 31st August 2024 and the deadline is 27th March. jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.asp…
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If you're sharing videos and photographs from Ukraine with accountability in mind, please make an effort to share them with links to the source you're using, it greatly assists organisations who are verifying conflict incidents.
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Delicate but important story well-told by @jcouzin and @GretchenVogel1 As scientists struggle to explain #LongCovid, some gingerly study similar symptoms in vaccine recipients science.org/content/article/…
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Good to see all data now pointing to Covid incidence (new cases) peaking in England on Jan 4th - seen for cases in <60s & >60s & by test positivity Covid prevalence as per ONS infection survey should peak 1-2 wks later (as in July) Admissions plataeuing & should fall within days
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No. Reduce driving activity on Friday due to pollution. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…
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If you think this is me being my own hype woman - *it is because if we don’t hype ourselves no one else will do it*. Anyway, here are some terrific women doing science/data/reporting on covid: @kallmemeg @chrischirp @SMHopkins @statsgeekclare @anjahuja please feel free to add
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New data shows boosters give over 98% protection against hospitalisation from Delta in people over 50: gov.uk/guidance/monitoring-r…
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The ICU needs help
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