Singing Science
@singingscience.bsky.social
Purveyor of melodies with hues of science, nature, and humanism. Visitor of schools and performer of the above with snatches of light entertainment.
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Parents and carers: your child's school can book a free humanist speaker, and we have a template letter you can use to ask. Plus a free booklet on answering children's questions. @humanismedu.bsky.social
For Parents and Carers
Free resources to help parents and carers talk about life’s big questions with children, plus guidance on school worship and school speakers.
humanists.uk
November 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Parents and carers: your child's school can book a free humanist speaker, and we have a template letter you can use to ask. Plus a free booklet on answering children's questions. @humanismedu.bsky.social
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Depiction of Bael, “the first king of hell”, with the head of a toad, a man, and a cat — one of the many illustrations by Louis le Breton for the 1863 edition of Jacques Collin de Plancy’s "Dictionnaire infernal". More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/defining-the-demonic/
October 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Depiction of Bael, “the first king of hell”, with the head of a toad, a man, and a cat — one of the many illustrations by Louis le Breton for the 1863 edition of Jacques Collin de Plancy’s "Dictionnaire infernal". More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/defining-the-demonic/
For Halloween, a spoooooky ghost ship story explained! www.iflscience.com/the-mystery-...
The Mary Celeste: History's Most Baffling Maritime Mystery May Have Been Solved
Is this what caused the crew to freak out and jump ship?
www.iflscience.com
October 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
For Halloween, a spoooooky ghost ship story explained! www.iflscience.com/the-mystery-...
Feels like the appropriate way to raise a glass, well a mug anyway, to the departed icon of kindness and stagecraft that is Sir Patrick Stewart #StarTrekTNG #SirPatrickSteward #ClipperTea
October 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Feels like the appropriate way to raise a glass, well a mug anyway, to the departed icon of kindness and stagecraft that is Sir Patrick Stewart #StarTrekTNG #SirPatrickSteward #ClipperTea
Sadly now both the #StarTrek movie Chekovs have passed, though at least this wasn't from burrowing life forms from Ceti Alpha Six, or more pointlessly, through a faulty handbrake on a car.
October 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Sadly now both the #StarTrek movie Chekovs have passed, though at least this wasn't from burrowing life forms from Ceti Alpha Six, or more pointlessly, through a faulty handbrake on a car.
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yes, this is a true story!
wd j1330+6435 is a white dwarf (the leftover core of a dead star). it’s been consuming rocky planetary debris, adding elements like sodium to its atmosphere. the sodium absorbs certain wavelengths of light, giving the star this unusual green glow!
wd j1330+6435 is a white dwarf (the leftover core of a dead star). it’s been consuming rocky planetary debris, adding elements like sodium to its atmosphere. the sodium absorbs certain wavelengths of light, giving the star this unusual green glow!
October 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
yes, this is a true story!
wd j1330+6435 is a white dwarf (the leftover core of a dead star). it’s been consuming rocky planetary debris, adding elements like sodium to its atmosphere. the sodium absorbs certain wavelengths of light, giving the star this unusual green glow!
wd j1330+6435 is a white dwarf (the leftover core of a dead star). it’s been consuming rocky planetary debris, adding elements like sodium to its atmosphere. the sodium absorbs certain wavelengths of light, giving the star this unusual green glow!
Maplin HDMI adaptor has reached the broken stage of it's life, probably the last #Maplin branded item I will ever have used. I have some audio adaptor cables purchased from them still kicking round. But do adaptor cables get to go to silicon heaven? #siliconheaven #reddwarf
October 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Maplin HDMI adaptor has reached the broken stage of it's life, probably the last #Maplin branded item I will ever have used. I have some audio adaptor cables purchased from them still kicking round. But do adaptor cables get to go to silicon heaven? #siliconheaven #reddwarf
Next month - Singing Science on the road to support The British IBM at the Retro Computer Museum in #Leicester! #museumgig #computermuseum www.eventbrite.com/e/the-britis...
The British IBM (Live at Retro Computer Museum)
An evening of live music performed by The British IBM at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester with support from Singing Science.
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September 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Next month - Singing Science on the road to support The British IBM at the Retro Computer Museum in #Leicester! #museumgig #computermuseum www.eventbrite.com/e/the-britis...
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Can you guess what this picture is? It's an image of vitamin C, taken with polarised light.
Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure.
Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure.
September 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Can you guess what this picture is? It's an image of vitamin C, taken with polarised light.
Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure.
Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure.
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why do we ❤ to have awful things so much?😭
August 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
why do we ❤ to have awful things so much?😭
I am going to be joining in with The Concrete Gazebo at the 12 September experimental improv session, but there is plenty of good stuff happening at The Summer At The Beach event in Waterbeach (a cycle or train stop from Cambridge) over the next few weekends.
August 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I am going to be joining in with The Concrete Gazebo at the 12 September experimental improv session, but there is plenty of good stuff happening at The Summer At The Beach event in Waterbeach (a cycle or train stop from Cambridge) over the next few weekends.
August 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I definitely share finding The Selfish Gene a clear explanation of the subject of how Evolution worked from the inside that became a moment of clarity in understanding the world with Alice Roberts here.
“The books of my life”
Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
The TV presenter and author on the evolutionary biologists who inspired her, the genius of George Eliot – and fun with Frog and Toad
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I definitely share finding The Selfish Gene a clear explanation of the subject of how Evolution worked from the inside that became a moment of clarity in understanding the world with Alice Roberts here.
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Want to know more about BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury?
🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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BepiColombo arrival media kit
Download this media kit to learn more about the arrival at Mercury of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission, the spacecraft's eight year journey, and the science goals of the mission.
www.esa.int
August 21, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Want to know more about BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury?
🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭 🧪
🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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A short piece of early Sci-Fi - from 1752! publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)
Early sci-fi short story by Voltaire recounting a visit to Earth by Micromégas, an inhabitant of a distant planet which circles the star Sirius, and his companion hailing from Saturn.
publicdomainreview.org
August 21, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A short piece of early Sci-Fi - from 1752! publicdomainreview.org/collection/m...
I missed the Southern part of England solar eclipse of 1999 as I went to visit the Czech Republic rather than Cornwall. Boots did mix up my photographs from that trip, so I did get someone else's eclipse experience photos, which were mostly just a campsite.
August 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I missed the Southern part of England solar eclipse of 1999 as I went to visit the Czech Republic rather than Cornwall. Boots did mix up my photographs from that trip, so I did get someone else's eclipse experience photos, which were mostly just a campsite.
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I am one of the 662 waiting for a new liver on this list. My current existence is a pale shadow of what it could be. It's so important for people to talk about this; imagine it was you, or a loved one, in need. You'd hope someone else would be that generous. Please read:
liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...
liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...
New NHS figures highlight growing demand for liver transplants across the UK - Liver UK
For anyone living with advanced liver disease, or supporting a loved one through treatment, the wait for a liver transplant can feel overwhelming. NHS Blood and Transplant have today launched a report...
liveruk.org
August 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I am one of the 662 waiting for a new liver on this list. My current existence is a pale shadow of what it could be. It's so important for people to talk about this; imagine it was you, or a loved one, in need. You'd hope someone else would be that generous. Please read:
liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...
liveruk.org/new-nhs-figu...
Finished OPUS: Prism Peak on the #NintendoSwitch2, a game I had wishlisted at some point in the past, but couldn't remember what it was about when I purchased it on sale. It turned out to be a wonderful way to explore the people in the protagonists life, with great world building.
August 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finished OPUS: Prism Peak on the #NintendoSwitch2, a game I had wishlisted at some point in the past, but couldn't remember what it was about when I purchased it on sale. It turned out to be a wonderful way to explore the people in the protagonists life, with great world building.
Had a wonderful time at the #MCEscher exhibition at #SomersetHouse in London. An hour and a half flew by, with the ground floor items showing his early works, his mentor, and the development of his techniques being a quite fulfilling taster before yielding to the more well-known of his works.
August 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Had a wonderful time at the #MCEscher exhibition at #SomersetHouse in London. An hour and a half flew by, with the ground floor items showing his early works, his mentor, and the development of his techniques being a quite fulfilling taster before yielding to the more well-known of his works.
Playing OPUS: Prism Peak, which is a lovely story where the mechanic is taking photographs and showing them at the correct time. A story that works for me as well at this time in my life makes it really powerful experience. #nintendoswitch #narrativegame
July 31, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Playing OPUS: Prism Peak, which is a lovely story where the mechanic is taking photographs and showing them at the correct time. A story that works for me as well at this time in my life makes it really powerful experience. #nintendoswitch #narrativegame
Some people just want the world to burn, or Burnham in this case. Seriously, how can you just ignore the climate science, or the thousands of deaths and discomfort thousands have had to endure? Hope this #ClimateVandalism does not go ahead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Some people just want the world to burn, or Burnham in this case. Seriously, how can you just ignore the climate science, or the thousands of deaths and discomfort thousands have had to endure? Hope this #ClimateVandalism does not go ahead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Latest #SciFi book completion - An excellent noir detective bent with a surprise detective - #HalcyonYears #AlastairReynolds
March 30, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Latest #SciFi book completion - An excellent noir detective bent with a surprise detective - #HalcyonYears #AlastairReynolds
A classic charity shop find, a game of Mastermind, still great fun to play!
March 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM
A classic charity shop find, a game of Mastermind, still great fun to play!
I won't be offering a comedy set at this event myself alas, but the rest of the gang have a fun evening planned for you! The Variables Present: An Evening of Science Comedy!
Another night of #sciencecomedy from: The Variables Present....Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at The Portland Arms, #Cambridge www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-variab...
The Variables Present: An Evening of Science Comedy
Festival favourites The Variables return once more to the Portland Arms and the Cambridge Festival, to show the funny side of science.
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March 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I won't be offering a comedy set at this event myself alas, but the rest of the gang have a fun evening planned for you! The Variables Present: An Evening of Science Comedy!
