Ben Potts
@benjaminsteven.bsky.social
Local Gov. Archaeology, Books, Art, Mountains. Birmingham City, Post-Punk, Films. Usually found in the Yorks, Worcs, and Pembs Tri-State area. History and Philosophy @ UWL.
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Malcolm Coils (British, b. 1947). Cumbria Farm (2019, acrylic on canvas).
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Malcolm Coils (British, b. 1947). Cumbria Farm (2019, acrylic on canvas).
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I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
Stop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of Europe
In just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQ+ people. But Sex Matters is inf...
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats.
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1
Good short video
What is Bayesian reasoning?
Once you understand what is, you'll spot Bayesian reasoning in science, medicine - and many aspects of daily life.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Good short video
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becoming a teensy bit obsessed with heron's feet after @everyheron.bsky.social retweeted this other worldly photo
The feet of a grey heron close up. Captured in Hyde Park London.
#UKWildlife #Birds #Ornithology #GreyHeron #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #Photography
#UKWildlife #Birds #Ornithology #GreyHeron #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #Photography
January 23, 2026 at 1:36 PM
becoming a teensy bit obsessed with heron's feet after @everyheron.bsky.social retweeted this other worldly photo
Happy Friday One and All.
'Looks like we made it To The End....'
Fingers crossed we get conditions like this soon.
'Looks like we made it To The End....'
Fingers crossed we get conditions like this soon.
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Happy Friday One and All.
'Looks like we made it To The End....'
Fingers crossed we get conditions like this soon.
'Looks like we made it To The End....'
Fingers crossed we get conditions like this soon.
“The peculiar haze, or smoky fog, that prevailed in this island, gave a singular and portentous appearance to the weather. The sun looked as blank as a clouded moon, and shed a rust-coloured ferruginous light on the ground, and floors of rooms." Gilbert White, 1783, The Natural History of Selborne
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
“The peculiar haze, or smoky fog, that prevailed in this island, gave a singular and portentous appearance to the weather. The sun looked as blank as a clouded moon, and shed a rust-coloured ferruginous light on the ground, and floors of rooms." Gilbert White, 1783, The Natural History of Selborne
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January 20, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Another West Walian example this morning...Carreg Coetan Arthur, Newport, Pembrokeshire #TombTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Another West Walian example this morning...Carreg Coetan Arthur, Newport, Pembrokeshire #TombTuesday
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Llech y Drybedd cromlech near Moylegrove in Pembrokeshire, seeming to mirror the shape of Carningli mountain in the background. #TombTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Llech y Drybedd cromlech near Moylegrove in Pembrokeshire, seeming to mirror the shape of Carningli mountain in the background. #TombTuesday
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The truly epic Ile Carn tumulus, one that can only be reached, on foot, at low tide. #TombTuesday #Brittany #Bretagne #Breizh
January 20, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The truly epic Ile Carn tumulus, one that can only be reached, on foot, at low tide. #TombTuesday #Brittany #Bretagne #Breizh
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"So, it's Davros, right? not Davos? No worries. You can join the Board of Peace anyways."
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"So, it's Davros, right? not Davos? No worries. You can join the Board of Peace anyways."
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Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
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I am back after setting up my account and then taking a long social media break! Time to start reporting again. This week I'm posting new works plus updates. To kick start - 'The World begins here, the World ends here' now has
OVER 16, 000 VIEWS! Move over Lara!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
OVER 16, 000 VIEWS! Move over Lara!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 19, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I am back after setting up my account and then taking a long social media break! Time to start reporting again. This week I'm posting new works plus updates. To kick start - 'The World begins here, the World ends here' now has
OVER 16, 000 VIEWS! Move over Lara!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
OVER 16, 000 VIEWS! Move over Lara!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The road less travelled - the mountain loop around Nant y Moch reservoir yesterday in the Pumlumon hills of mid Wales 🤩
Have a great start to the week everyone
📷 My own
Have a great start to the week everyone
📷 My own
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 AM
The road less travelled - the mountain loop around Nant y Moch reservoir yesterday in the Pumlumon hills of mid Wales 🤩
Have a great start to the week everyone
📷 My own
Have a great start to the week everyone
📷 My own
Brightening up Blue Monday with this view of missiles raining down over the Yorkshire Coast.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Brightening up Blue Monday with this view of missiles raining down over the Yorkshire Coast.
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
Thinking about (good) Poetry and how radical an act reading it is in our culture now. Reading it slowly, going over lines, analysing it, exploring meaning and context. And the importance of the curation of it, amidst swathes of frankly appalling rubbish, from both humans and now AI.
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Thinking about (good) Poetry and how radical an act reading it is in our culture now. Reading it slowly, going over lines, analysing it, exploring meaning and context. And the importance of the curation of it, amidst swathes of frankly appalling rubbish, from both humans and now AI.
Treburrick Menhir near Newquay #StandingStoneSunday
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Treburrick Menhir near Newquay #StandingStoneSunday
EU and UK have roughly comparable GDP to USA. Ok, so militarily, USA wins out, but if Europe had any sense, it would now maximise its soft power with economic boycotts, a strong investment in cultural hegemony ( Rule of Law, Democracy, Cultural Depth and Business Acumen) and opposition to Autocracy.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
EU and UK have roughly comparable GDP to USA. Ok, so militarily, USA wins out, but if Europe had any sense, it would now maximise its soft power with economic boycotts, a strong investment in cultural hegemony ( Rule of Law, Democracy, Cultural Depth and Business Acumen) and opposition to Autocracy.
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Lieutenant Gruber!
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Lieutenant Gruber!
Breaking out the Emergency Dystopia January Cheese and Wine. Godspeed, arteries, and liver.
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Breaking out the Emergency Dystopia January Cheese and Wine. Godspeed, arteries, and liver.
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There are lots of young hikers here, pursuing Wordsworth in tight jeans.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
There are lots of young hikers here, pursuing Wordsworth in tight jeans.
Excellent new track from Kim Gordon. ❤️
Kim Gordon - "NOT TODAY" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Kim Gordon
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Excellent new track from Kim Gordon. ❤️