@plug103

Senior Lecturer in Design in @designopenuni at @OpenUniversity. PedSIG convenor for @thisisdrs. Currently living in https://xitter.cf/t.co/2aKEb3mJRv

 Dundee | Milton Keynes
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Joined July 2010
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Derek Jones retweeted
Hannah Fry
@FryRsquared29 Nov 2023
Something tells me MudBone was looking away during that ‘sausage fingers’ segment
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Where does our old tech go once we've upgraded (or dropped it!), how did we end up in this consumption cycle, how sustainable is all this? Try out our new interactive, created by @plug103 and Professor David Sharp: ow.ly/oZZT50Q5SfA #SecretGeniusOfModernLife
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Why should you watch The Secret Genius of Modern Life? Who better to tell you than @FryRsquared herself! Watch episode two - all about the vacuum cleaner - tonight! 📺 BBC Two ⏰ 20:00 ow.ly/WSO950Q9KL8
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We're delighted to be exhibiting at this afternoon's #Science and the Parliament event. If you're attending, please say hello at our stand to meet our @OU_STEM team. Plus the event speakers include OU's Dr Derek Jones @plug103 from Scotland. #STEM @RoySocChem
'Science and the Parliament, 22 November 2023, Edinburgh, UK'

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Derek Jones retweeted
Derek Jones@plug10320 Nov 2023
Reminder that there's a #secretgenius behind the scenes chat tomorrow at 12:30 GMT with some of the production team and ou academics. Will be showing some of our favourite clips (and even a bit of extra Hannah). Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secre…

The Secret Genius of Modern Life – Behind the scenes

Join us as we explore behind the scenes of the BBC/OU coproduction The Secret Genius of Modern Life.

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Come work with me! 👇
Bloomsbury Design@BloomsburyDsign16 Nov 2023
Want to join our team? We're looking for a new commissioning editor to work on our academic design and craft titles - full details below (£30,750 - £41,750) bloomsbury.current-vacancies…
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Very excited to have attended the announcement of our Queen's Anniversary Prize for the @OpenSTEMLabs at St James Palace tonight, celebrating our impact on practical STEM learning at the OU and beyond.
The Open University
@OpenUniversity16 Nov 2023
Congratulations to @OpenSTEMLabs and @OU_STEM, who have been awarded the prestigious #QAPrize for the OpenSTEM Labs initiative 👏🏻👏🏻!
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There's still time to register for our behind the scenes online event! We'll talk to the OU experts who worked on the show and the BBC series producer, PLUS! unseen video recordings from Hannah Fry herself! 📅 Tuesday 21 November ⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 ow.ly/LHlK50Q4UBa
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Ruth Amos 💡@RuthAmos8 Nov 2023
We didn’t think this clip would make the episode, never mind be in the promo 😂 @FryRsquared The Secret Genius of Modern Life on @BBCTwo
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Our phones are packed with exciting features, but where does our old tech go once we've upgraded (or dropped it!), how did we end up in this cycle of consumption, and, crucially, how sustainable is all this? Find out in our #SecretGenius interactive: connect.open.ac.uk/science-t…
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Derek Jones retweeted
Louise Ward@Lou_ward8 Nov 2023
Replying to @FryRsquared
@FryRsquared loving the Secret Genius. Would love to do the choc hologram with the kids, where can we get the hologram sheet? Google not helping!
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Derek Jones retweeted
Hannah Fry
@FryRsquared8 Nov 2023
The crew are all busy watching Secret Genius upstairs Leaving me with an entirely clear run at the downstairs’ doughnuts 🍩 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f1t…
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Derek Jones retweeted
BBC Studios@bbcstudios8 Nov 2023
How did World War I spy craft and 1970s psychedelic art shape the technology behind British passports? Find out tonight with @FryRsquared in BBC Studios Science Unit's The Secret Genius of Modern Life. #SecretGenius | Wed 8 Nov | @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer | #MadeByBBCStudios
Image of Hannah Fry holding a passport from Secret Genius of Modern Life.

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New series of Hannah Fry’s @FryRsquared #SecretGenius starts tonight at 8pm on @BBCTwo or catch up on @BBCiPlayer
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Derek Jones retweeted
Hannah Fry
@FryRsquared8 Nov 2023
WELL IT WORKED Secret Genius returns tonight at 8pm on BBC2 🤓❤️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s8q…
Hannah Fry
@FryRsquared12 Jan 2023
Thank you for the lovely tweets about this 😊 I'm trying (trying!) to persuade the Beeb to lemme have Series 2 and I need your help looking for ammo 💣 Teachers-did you use it in classes? Parents-did you watch with your kids? Any stories you have might make the difference🙏
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We are looking to appoint a new Teaching and Learning Officer, please visit the DHS website for a role descriptor and application form: designhistorysociety.org/abo…

Vacancies - About - Design History Society

Welcome to the Design History Society, the leading organisation for design historians, curators and practitioners.

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Derek Jones retweeted
DRS@thisisDRS6 Nov 2023
The purpose of DRS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) is to build global communities within and across the domains of design research. Become a DRS Member and join a SIG, or even propose your own! Find out more information about SIGs here: designresearchsociety.org/cp…
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NTF Tweet@NTF_Tweet28 Sep 2023
Wishing all our new #NTF award winning colleagues a fantastic night of celebration. You are all incredible and awesome! Enjoy the party, you totally earned this!
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