@lablit

A gateway to the world of scientists & all things geek-chic in real life, fiction, art & popular culture. We are LabLiterati, the staff of https://xitter.cf/t.co/X8KRvAzVLU! #lablit

 London, UK, & Norwich, UK
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Joined May 2009
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'x'-ing [formerly tweeting!] for @lablit is either @HStiles1 [dom] or @JennyRohn who created the idea of #lablit as a genre
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Fresh #LabLit! Chapter Eighteen: Fire by Richard P Grant: lablit.com/chapter-eighteen-…
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Fresh #LabLit! Chapter Seventeen: The Virus by Richard P Grant: lablit.com/chapter-seventeen…
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Fresh #LabLit! Underwear science by Alaina Hammond: lablit.com/underwear-science…
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Replying to @blackwelloxford @bodleianlibs @JonathanCape @blackwellbooks
@bodleianlibs @JonathanCape @blackwellbooks
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Two independent research teams have developed methods for hacking noisy quantum computers based on a row-hammer attack, a type of interference used to infiltrate traditional computers newscientist.com/article/247…

A classic hacking technique works on some quantum computers | New Scientist

Two independent research teams have developed methods for hacking noisy quantum computers based on a row-hammer attack, a type of interference used to infiltrate traditional computers

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One of my favorite books of all time. I've read it many times now.
Birgit Weiler@BirgitWeil9256316 Apr 2025
Replying to @tcboyle
Also recommended
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After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record. bit.ly/44sNBwi

Angler Catches 153-Pound Behemoth in Texas Using Ultra-Light Tackle, Likely Setting a New World...

Art Weston and Kirk Kirkland reeled in and released the enormous freshwater fish, known as an alligator gar, after a four-hour battle on Lake Livingston

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The Cambridge launch for my new book, Reading the World, is at the Whipple Museum, 5-7pm on Wednesday 21st May. Please do sign up if you would like to come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-laun…
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.@paradigmpubserv is expanding its offering to include database development, hosting and distribution, with the first project to be the Collected Works of Albert Einstein in partnership with @PrincetonUPress 👇 thebookseller.com/news/parad…

Paradigm Publishing Services and Princeton University Press partner on new ‘Einstein database’ 

Paradigm Publishing Services (PPS) is expanding its offering to include database development, hosting and distribution, with the first project under the new initiative to be the Collected Works of...

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A terribly important Substack: fionaforsyth.substack.com/p/…
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Join zoologist @ArikKershenbaum at the Blue Moon for a pint and the latest discoveries in the new science of animal communication. tickettailor.com/events/camb…

Buy tickets – Would It Ever Be Possible to Talk to Animals? With Dr Arik Kershenbaum – The Blue Moon

Would It Ever Be Possible to Talk to Animals? With Dr Arik Kershenbaum – The Blue Moon, Tue 29 Apr 2025 - Could we ever talk to animals? Or understand what they’re saying to us? A sceptical scientist...

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Zoologist @arikkershenbaum joined @Nature podcast host Benjamin Thompson in 2024 to talk about his book Why Animals Talk. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the complexities of animal chatter

Nature - Arik Kershenbaum talks to Nature about his book Why Animals Talk

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On Monday we discussed as #lablit Mr Einstein's Secretary by @Matthew_Reilly - I [dom] very much enjoyed it - a female protagonist who is a frustrated physicist & witness to major events in the first half of the 20th Century
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Hullo to those still here - we are mainly on Bluesky now - presently less... than this place, though who knows for how long?!
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At our #ReadingRights summit with @frankcottrell_b, @MetroMayorSteve explored the value of libraries and other professionals & organisations coming together to make a difference to families. Find out more about Reading Rights: booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/… @CILIPinfo @libsconnected
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Children who have been read to from an early age have a significant head start on those who have not. Public #Libraries are ideally placed, through storytimes and rhymetimes, for a major role in @frankcottrell_b and @Booktrust's #ReadingRights campaign. booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/…

Reading Rights: Books Build a Brighter Future

"For too long, the life-changing benefits of children’s reading have not been taken seriously. And now – as our children face an unknown future – we risk…

booktrust.org.uk
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At our #ReadingRights summit with @frankcottrell_b, @MetroMayorSteve explored the value of libraries and other professionals & organisations coming together to make a difference to families. Find out more about Reading Rights: booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/… @CILIPinfo @libsconnected
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Missed this year's UK Butterfly Recorders’ Meeting? All the brilliant talks from the day, including the latest results from @UKBMSLive, are now available to watch back on YouTube! 🙌 Catch up 👉 youtu.be/9tyLA9Vx3TE 📷: Chris Stamp #UKBRM #UKBMS50 #ButterflyEmergency
A Holly Blue butterfly perched on an ivy leaf in a park, with a path running behind

ALT A Holly Blue butterfly perched on an ivy leaf in a park, with a path running behind

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This week reading Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly to discuss on Zoom on Monday... 🤓
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If you want more regular posts we are mainly on Bluesky now... sorry!
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These two biologists found purpose—and love—trying to save Nigeria's bats | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

These two biologists found purpose—and love—trying to save Nigeria's bats

Benneth Obitte and Iroro Tanshi’s efforts have documented a major hot spot of African bat diversity

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