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Books! Also, science, reason, humanism and progress. PhD in T2D Molecular Biology.
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Currently reading Togetherness by @rowhoop.bsky.social
This is cool.
The complete #connectome of the adult Drosophila male CNS has allowed researchers, inc @jefferis.bsky.social’s group, to compare male & female brains at synaptic-resolution for the first time.
Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...
#LMBResearch 1/2
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#LMBResearch 1/2
September 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is cool.
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My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore.
August 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE - on iPlayer in the UK - is well worth watching. Focuses on the 80s and 90s, with terrific interviews and archive footage.
August 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE - on iPlayer in the UK - is well worth watching. Focuses on the 80s and 90s, with terrific interviews and archive footage.
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Currently reading This is Life by Christophe Galfard.
August 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Currently reading This is Life by Christophe Galfard.
Glad I’m not the only one that this happens to.
I just had an immediate "Ooh, I want this!" reaction and all my unread books are like "Dude..." 😅
Coming in spring 2027: #CharlesDarwin's Geological Diary and Field Notes from the Voyage of the 'Beagle' by John van Wyhe and Gordon Chancellor, from Oxford UP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
#geology #HPS #histsci
#geology #HPS #histsci
August 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Glad I’m not the only one that this happens to.
Love a fungi pic.
July 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Love a fungi pic.
Currently reading Togetherness by @rowhoop.bsky.social
July 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Currently reading Togetherness by @rowhoop.bsky.social
Added How Flowers Made Our World by David George Haskell to my collection.
July 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Added How Flowers Made Our World by David George Haskell to my collection.
Currently reading The Transformed Cell by Steven A Rosenberg.
July 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Currently reading The Transformed Cell by Steven A Rosenberg.
Currently reading The Double Helix by James D Watson.
July 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Currently reading The Double Helix by James D Watson.
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My review of Evolution. The BBC series, not the concept. But to be fair, I'm a big fan of both. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Why new BBC series Evolution is a giant leap forward for science on TV
Adam Rutherford salutes a show that finally links the spectacle of natural history with the science that explains it
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July 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
My review of Evolution. The BBC series, not the concept. But to be fair, I'm a big fan of both. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/c6c0...
www.ft.com/content/c6c0...
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This seems to my untrained eye so obviously the right thing to do, and to do much more of. Rewilding for the win. Nice beaver!
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works?
The long read: Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nat...
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
This seems to my untrained eye so obviously the right thing to do, and to do much more of. Rewilding for the win. Nice beaver!
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
Started The Story of Birds by Steve Brusatte tonight. The first part illustrates why birds are best thought of as dinosaurs who survived the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Great stuff!
July 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Started The Story of Birds by Steve Brusatte tonight. The first part illustrates why birds are best thought of as dinosaurs who survived the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Great stuff!
This is Life by Christophe Galfard arrived today. Looking forward to reading it.
July 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This is Life by Christophe Galfard arrived today. Looking forward to reading it.
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Very pleased to announce that I have signed my first contract today for a book all about the nature of life 🧬📖 It's been an ambition I've had for at least 18 years. I'm very excited and can't wait to make a meaningful contribution to our scientific understanding.
#science #booksky #writingcommunity
#science #booksky #writingcommunity
June 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Very pleased to announce that I have signed my first contract today for a book all about the nature of life 🧬📖 It's been an ambition I've had for at least 18 years. I'm very excited and can't wait to make a meaningful contribution to our scientific understanding.
#science #booksky #writingcommunity
#science #booksky #writingcommunity
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Review: This is Life: Christophe Galfard ***** - I can’t remember when I last enjoyed a biology book so much as a pure reading experience. Galfard explores where we come from a species with remarkable storytelling. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/this... #bookreview #popularscience
This is Life - Christophe Galfard *****
There have been some excellent books on the origins of life, notably Philip Ball's How Life Works and Henry Gee's A Very Short History of L...
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June 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Review: This is Life: Christophe Galfard ***** - I can’t remember when I last enjoyed a biology book so much as a pure reading experience. Galfard explores where we come from a species with remarkable storytelling. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/this... #bookreview #popularscience
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Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged
Embryonic ‘organizer cells’ can tell embryos of various phyla what kind of body to build.
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June 19, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Story of Birds by Steve Brusatte arrived today. Can’t wait to start reading! @stevebrusatte.bsky.social
June 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The Story of Birds by Steve Brusatte arrived today. Can’t wait to start reading! @stevebrusatte.bsky.social
Took delivery of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper which focuses on Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations. @rowhoop.bsky.social
June 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Took delivery of Togetherness by Rowan Hooper which focuses on Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life’s Greatest Collaborations. @rowhoop.bsky.social
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New book "Humans: The evolution of a species" is out now and I helped write it!
Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played in the human story.
The illustrations (v much not by me) are *fantastic*.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played in the human story.
The illustrations (v much not by me) are *fantastic*.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
June 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
New book "Humans: The evolution of a species" is out now and I helped write it!
Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played in the human story.
The illustrations (v much not by me) are *fantastic*.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
Each chapter tackles a different body part, showing how it has evolved and the role it has played in the human story.
The illustrations (v much not by me) are *fantastic*.
https://dk.com/products/9780241682746-humans
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NEW-(ish) BOOK KLAXON. On its ten year anniversary, a major new updated anniversary edition, with 35k new words and shiny shiny gold on the cover.
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: 10 years on
Publication week for a major, tectonic update of my most popular book, ten years on...
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May 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
NEW-(ish) BOOK KLAXON. On its ten year anniversary, a major new updated anniversary edition, with 35k new words and shiny shiny gold on the cover.
open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...
open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...
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Astronauts say they are forever changed by the experience of seeing our blue-green planet from space. Part of the reason I wrote my book Togetherness is so we can all feel the interconnectedness of life, without going to space www.penguin.co.uk/books/459006...
April 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Astronauts say they are forever changed by the experience of seeing our blue-green planet from space. Part of the reason I wrote my book Togetherness is so we can all feel the interconnectedness of life, without going to space www.penguin.co.uk/books/459006...
Humanists UK have been pioneering positive social change for 130 years! From fighting for women's suffrage and decriminalising homosexuality, to abolishing blasphemy laws, and winning equal marriage – learn more on the 130th anniversary of #HumanistsUK. humanists.uk/2026/04/30/h...
Humanists UK celebrates 130th anniversary
Today marks a significant milestone for the humanist movement in the UK, celebrating the 130th anniversary of the founding of Humanists UK on 30 April 1896. The date also marks a milestone year for th...
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April 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Humanists UK have been pioneering positive social change for 130 years! From fighting for women's suffrage and decriminalising homosexuality, to abolishing blasphemy laws, and winning equal marriage – learn more on the 130th anniversary of #HumanistsUK. humanists.uk/2026/04/30/h...
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Review: Beyond Belief: @helenpearson.bsky.social **** - Noting the success of evidence-based medicine, looks at possibilities of using evidence rather than anecdote more in policing, conservation, business, education etc. Interesting. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/beyo... #bookreview #popsci
Beyond Belief - Helen Pearson *****
Apparently it comes as a surprise to many that medicine was not particularly scientific until the end of the twentieth century (to be honest...
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April 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Review: Beyond Belief: @helenpearson.bsky.social **** - Noting the success of evidence-based medicine, looks at possibilities of using evidence rather than anecdote more in policing, conservation, business, education etc. Interesting. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/04/beyo... #bookreview #popsci