Flora Graham
@floragraham.bsky.social
I write the Nature Briefing, a daily email for Nature (@nature.com) about all the science, which I hope you will enjoy.
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Flora Graham
@floragraham.bsky.social
· Sep 20
I'm just saying I will email you this newsletter for free 😘 (Should you wish to build bridges over the yawning trenches of the 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒)
Credit: Fabrice Coffrini 😍
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Credit: Fabrice Coffrini 😍
As a newsletter writer/obsessive I realised that I write very rarely about newsletters other than my own! Thought I’d start a thread of the best of the best. This isn’t about strategy or tech but about quality of content. These are the ones I never delete, myself (so do reflect my own interests!) ☺️
February 15, 2026 at 11:54 AM
As a newsletter writer/obsessive I realised that I write very rarely about newsletters other than my own! Thought I’d start a thread of the best of the best. This isn’t about strategy or tech but about quality of content. These are the ones I never delete, myself (so do reflect my own interests!) ☺️
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Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Last night, I got properly "doored" for the first time. A car in the road to my right paused, and the rear left passenger threw open his door without looking, right into my path. I ended up on the floor, badly winded but ok.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
If you don't know what the "Dutch reach" is, NOW is the time to learn.
Forbidden chocolate chip cookie (Roman board game made out of a rock)
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Forbidden chocolate chip cookie (Roman board game made out of a rock)
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i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i made a version of wikipedia you can doomscroll
xikipedia.org
xikipedia.org
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Good news: The deadline for our Y. Eva Tan Fellowship was extended!
This paid, remote program supports early-career journalists from tropical countries reporting on climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous issues — with mentorship and six published stories.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...
This paid, remote program supports early-career journalists from tropical countries reporting on climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous issues — with mentorship and six published stories.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Good news: The deadline for our Y. Eva Tan Fellowship was extended!
This paid, remote program supports early-career journalists from tropical countries reporting on climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous issues — with mentorship and six published stories.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...
This paid, remote program supports early-career journalists from tropical countries reporting on climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous issues — with mentorship and six published stories.
Apply: form.jotform.com/242843950588...
Delighted to contribute to this year's look-ahead in the Oxford Medical School Gazette — a wonderful opportunity to crystallize some of my thoughts about trust, especially when it comes to the particular responsibilty of medics and journalists. oxfordmedicalschoolgazette.org/year-ahead/
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Delighted to contribute to this year's look-ahead in the Oxford Medical School Gazette — a wonderful opportunity to crystallize some of my thoughts about trust, especially when it comes to the particular responsibilty of medics and journalists. oxfordmedicalschoolgazette.org/year-ahead/
Quite liked this bit from Giovanni Malago’s Olympic opening speech: “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire”. Shout out Gustav Mahler 🔥
February 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Quite liked this bit from Giovanni Malago’s Olympic opening speech: “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire”. Shout out Gustav Mahler 🔥
Never felt more proud of being an Ecosia user 🥔🥔🥔 www.ft.com/content/1554...
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never felt more proud of being an Ecosia user 🥔🥔🥔 www.ft.com/content/1554...
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
In case of interest to my fellow UK cargo bike fans research.m.works/survey/cargo...
February 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
In case of interest to my fellow UK cargo bike fans research.m.works/survey/cargo...
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During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I taught three, online courses for journalists on basics of epidemiology
Course recordings and slides are still available as a free resource on my teaching website
www.teachepi.org/courses/epid...
Course recordings and slides are still available as a free resource on my teaching website
www.teachepi.org/courses/epid...
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I taught three, online courses for journalists on basics of epidemiology
Course recordings and slides are still available as a free resource on my teaching website
www.teachepi.org/courses/epid...
Course recordings and slides are still available as a free resource on my teaching website
www.teachepi.org/courses/epid...
Do not miss this fab video from our team 😂
youtu.be/jskktKzWfys
youtu.be/jskktKzWfys
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Do not miss this fab video from our team 😂
youtu.be/jskktKzWfys
youtu.be/jskktKzWfys
love this one www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM
love this one www.hcn.org/issues/57-9/...
I am unreasonably excited about this! 🍾 www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/exchang...
Exchange for Change unveiled as new name of deposit return scheme
Drinks bosses and retailers who are spearheading the scheme hope the new trading name will become synonymous with the scheme
www.thegrocer.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I am unreasonably excited about this! 🍾 www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/exchang...
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It's that time of year again: we're looking for our next Antarctic team!
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It's that time of year again: we're looking for our next Antarctic team!
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
Love science? Love writing? Located in the US? Nature Magazine’s (@nature.com) legendary internship is now open for applications for a July-December – a paid, full-time writing position based in our Washington, DC or New York City offices springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
News Intern, Nature News
Job Title: News Intern, Nature News Location: Washington, D.C or New York — Hybrid Working Application Deadline: February 27, 2026 About Springer Nature Springer Nature is one of the leading publisher...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Love science? Love writing? Located in the US? Nature Magazine’s (@nature.com) legendary internship is now open for applications for a July-December – a paid, full-time writing position based in our Washington, DC or New York City offices springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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I've been doing a soft launch of my new Substack, Sensemaking Distortion, a blog about how our ability to make sense of the world around us is being profoundly distorted by digital and social media. I just published the Welcome post this morning. open.substack.com/pub/katestar...
Welcome to Sensemaking Distortion
A blog about how our ability make sense of everything is profoundly distorted by digital and social media.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I've been doing a soft launch of my new Substack, Sensemaking Distortion, a blog about how our ability to make sense of the world around us is being profoundly distorted by digital and social media. I just published the Welcome post this morning. open.substack.com/pub/katestar...
2027 Tours de France to visit seven major UK cities as Femmes crosses channel for first time!!! 🤩 www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
2027 Tours de France to visit seven major UK cities as Femmes crosses channel for first time!!! 🤩 www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Sadiq @london.gov.uk make me your squeegee czar and all these votes can be yours
Vote for me for London mayor and I will put a little squeegee on a chain in every top deck
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Sadiq @london.gov.uk make me your squeegee czar and all these votes can be yours
Vote for me for London mayor and I will put a little squeegee on a chain in every top deck
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Vote for me for London mayor and I will put a little squeegee on a chain in every top deck
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Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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In short: much of the action taken so far is now hard to undo — and ambitious climate action is genuinely underway. Positive feedback that recognises this progress is crucial to keeping momentum strong.
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In short: much of the action taken so far is now hard to undo — and ambitious climate action is genuinely underway. Positive feedback that recognises this progress is crucial to keeping momentum strong.
“I was like, ‘oh, my goodness.’” 🥰
"Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport in Gander, Newfoundland, waiting in vain for taxis, when suddenly residents pulled up in their own cars.
"It wasn’t Sept. 11, 2001, when 6,500 marooned passengers from 240 diverted aircraft were taken in by local residents. It was Wednesday."
"It wasn’t Sept. 11, 2001, when 6,500 marooned passengers from 240 diverted aircraft were taken in by local residents. It was Wednesday."
Once Again, a Newfoundland Town Rescues Stranded Passengers
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
“I was like, ‘oh, my goodness.’” 🥰