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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Sep 8

Extreme views are heavily over-represented on social media

Social platforms’ tendency to reward hostile content creates incentives that systematically reward simplistic messages and extreme positions and this fuels populism www.ft.com/content/9251... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Sep 3

A quick summary of everything we know about fungi and all the amazing ways we use them every day
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The Fascinating Map of Fungi

YouTube video by Domain of Science

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Sep 3

Here is my map of fungi. Watch a whistle stop tour of the fascinating subject of fungi in my YouTube video
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Simon Clark @simonoxfphys.com · Jul 15

Two years ago I lost my dad to cancer.

He used to run marathons for our local cancer hospice and taught me to love the water by taking me swimming every week.

So in his memory I'm raising money for the hospice not by running a half marathon... but by swimming one

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I’m doing this in honour of my dad

YouTube video by Simon Clark

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Simon Clark @simonoxfphys.com · Jul 18

Next month I'll be swimming for around 8 hours non-stop to raise money for our local cancer hospice

Can you be the person to get the fundraiser to our £20k goal?

givewheel.com/fundraising/...

Swimming a half marathon in memory of my dad

When I was a kid, my dad taught me to love the water by taking me swimming at Bath Leisure Centre every weekend. He loved swimming and running, and would regularly run half marathons to raise money fo...

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · May 21

Happening today!
My friend Kat is doing a 12 hour, yes 12 hour twitch stream doing maths exams to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
Cheer her on!
Twitch.tv.katdoesmaths

Kat Phillips @katdoesmaths.bsky.social · May 16

I can't believe it's been 4 years since I started talking maths on twitch. I'm celebrating with possibly the most challenging streeam I've ever designed - a 12 hour maths exam! Join me on the day as I raise money for the british heart foundation!
twitch.tv/katdoesmaths

text: Kat Does Maths Marathon. When? 9am-9pm BST, 21 May 2025. What? I'll bee attempting a 12 hour maths exam-marathon, going from 11+ up to my PhD viva! Why? To celebrate 4 yeears since I started streaming, I'm fundraising for the British Heart Foundation! All subs/donos contribute, and there'll be a tiltify link on the day! How? On twitch.tv/katdoesmaths

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Apr 17

Do you Lorenz manifold your clothes?

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Apr 9

Damn, the last few sentences were powerful. Holy shit
Really good

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Apr 8

It's fun getting dressed up once in a while. Maddie's show got nominated for an Olivier award! 🤩

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maddiemoate.bsky.social @maddiemoate.bsky.social · Mar 27

How to keep children safe on YouTube? And what IS the best way to use the YouTube Kids app?

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Mar 21

If it turns out it wasn't the Russians who caused the substation fire, does that mean the neglect of critical infrastructure counts as domestic terrorism?

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Carlo Lepelaars @carlolepelaars.bsky.social · Feb 20

Curious what Microsoft's Quantum Computing announcement is about? @dominicwalliman.com made an excellent video last year on the topic of topological quantum computing.

Be aware that Microsoft made similar claims in 2018 and then retracted them in 2021.

youtu.be/ihZXl33t8So (1/4)

Microsoft's Topological Quantum Computer Explained

YouTube video by Domain of Science

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Simon Clark @simonoxfphys.com · Jan 12

First game of 40k of the year!band it was killteam... As featured in the 4th edition rulebook from 2004.

@dominicwalliman.com fielded a bunch of GSC goons and tried to stop my space marine scouts from planting melta charges on the tower, but couldn't quite get all of them! Delicious retro fun.

A band of space marine scouts atop a hand written list of their points

Dom moves his pink models across the board

The three surviving scouts stand victorious atop the tall tower in the centre of the board

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Jan 7

Bingo!

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Jan 7

Related listening material www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/elons...

Elon’s Spies

<p>Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. He's a billionaire, the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and more. To his followers, he's a hero; to his critics, a far-right rabble rouser. </p> <p...

www.tortoisemedia.com

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Jan 7

Sorry I tuned out half way through reading that

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Dominic Walliman @dominicwalliman.com · Jan 7

I would like to posit a counter argument: many if not most long form videos could benefit from severe editing. Therefore the popularity of short form content may be a positive influence on people's succinctness

In other words: I fucking hate padding