Kate Nicholls
@katenicholls1.bsky.social
Author, feminist, liberal arts educator, homeschool consultant. Lives in Rome. Cares about climate change & outdated education systems. Excited by poetry & science. No DM’s. 🇪🇺
Under the Camelthorn Tree W&N 2019
The Maternal Element Salt Publishing 2026
Under the Camelthorn Tree W&N 2019
The Maternal Element Salt Publishing 2026
A super episode. Patterson is generously clever & explains complex things so clearly that you really can get hold of more the edges of the ideas.
Carroll listens, asks questions for us, and then bless him helps us by summing up to clarify.
Two smart men making sense.
wondery.com/shows/sean-c...
Carroll listens, asks questions for us, and then bless him helps us by summing up to clarify.
Two smart men making sense.
wondery.com/shows/sean-c...
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas: E338: Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos
The story goes that Wolfgang Pauli, who first proposed the existence of neutrinos, was embarrassed to have done so, as it was considered uncouth to hypothesize new particles that could not be detected...
wondery.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A super episode. Patterson is generously clever & explains complex things so clearly that you really can get hold of more the edges of the ideas.
Carroll listens, asks questions for us, and then bless him helps us by summing up to clarify.
Two smart men making sense.
wondery.com/shows/sean-c...
Carroll listens, asks questions for us, and then bless him helps us by summing up to clarify.
Two smart men making sense.
wondery.com/shows/sean-c...
Very interesting finding, though I suggest
the headline may be a tad over dramatic. I’m happy to stand corrected.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-h...
the headline may be a tad over dramatic. I’m happy to stand corrected.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-h...
Scientists Have Discovered an Organism That Breaks Biology’s Golden Rule
An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms usually read the DNA code in a very strict and predictable way. Every codon...
scitechdaily.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Very interesting finding, though I suggest
the headline may be a tad over dramatic. I’m happy to stand corrected.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-h...
the headline may be a tad over dramatic. I’m happy to stand corrected.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-h...
"If the continent is to survive a future attack by Russia, its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
The dangers of an anti- EU Reform government are stark and real.
The dangers of an anti- EU Reform government are stark and real.
U.K. & Europe can no longer rely on NATO to keep it safe. Relying on the USA is no longer logical, but in fact now dangerous. We see the USA now aligning itself with Russia. The U.K. & Europe need a new approach to defence.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe only has itself to rely on
If the continent is to survive a future attack by Russia, its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip.
www.politico.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"If the continent is to survive a future attack by Russia, its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
The dangers of an anti- EU Reform government are stark and real.
The dangers of an anti- EU Reform government are stark and real.
I love this story. It’s a great example of– OK now let’s get this right!
The number of people who will actually give a damn is minimal, but exploration is the essence of good science: keep questioning, don’t make assumptions, make a practical plan and test.
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www.popsci.com/science/oliv...
The number of people who will actually give a damn is minimal, but exploration is the essence of good science: keep questioning, don’t make assumptions, make a practical plan and test.
🧪🧪
www.popsci.com/science/oliv...
Ancient 'dirty dishes' may have led archaeologists astray for decades
A new study questions if Bronze Age dishes really do have traces of olive oil.
www.popsci.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I love this story. It’s a great example of– OK now let’s get this right!
The number of people who will actually give a damn is minimal, but exploration is the essence of good science: keep questioning, don’t make assumptions, make a practical plan and test.
🧪🧪
www.popsci.com/science/oliv...
The number of people who will actually give a damn is minimal, but exploration is the essence of good science: keep questioning, don’t make assumptions, make a practical plan and test.
🧪🧪
www.popsci.com/science/oliv...
Laura’s dad is a good ’un.
He’s so right!
He’s so right!
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Laura’s dad is a good ’un.
He’s so right!
He’s so right!
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"When Keir Starmer said “Britain will not rejoin the EU in my lifetime”, prior to the last general election, my heart sank. After all, 62% of Scots had voted to remain in the EU in 2016, and since then, some polls have put the Scottish pro-EU sentiment at more than 70%."
Will Reform voters scupper Scottish independence in the EU?
Members of the European Parliament want Scotland to join the EU, will Reform voters prevent this?
bylines.scot
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"When Keir Starmer said “Britain will not rejoin the EU in my lifetime”, prior to the last general election, my heart sank. After all, 62% of Scots had voted to remain in the EU in 2016, and since then, some polls have put the Scottish pro-EU sentiment at more than 70%."
FIFA’s much sought after prizes for literature, physics, medicine and economic science soon to be announced!
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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Donald Trump awarded controversial Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw
The US president, who was beaten to the Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuelan democracy campaigner Maria Corina Machado, was presented with Fifa’s hastily arranged new award
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
FIFA’s much sought after prizes for literature, physics, medicine and economic science soon to be announced!
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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
On my way to the shops! Just moments like this, when the light shines from an unimpeded sky and the washing dries, give me joy.
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
On my way to the shops! Just moments like this, when the light shines from an unimpeded sky and the washing dries, give me joy.
The irony of AI generated systems like GPT Zero and Grammarly being use to detect AI in written work is too glorious for words!
two people are looking at each other in a mirror .
ALT: two people are looking at each other in a mirror .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The irony of AI generated systems like GPT Zero and Grammarly being use to detect AI in written work is too glorious for words!
I am super proud to be on this list.
Working with Salt is pure joy!
Working with Salt is pure joy!
Very happy to share Salt’s 2026 list — one of our most ambitious yet. New books from Michael Arditti, Louis de Bernières, Tibor Fischer, Michelle Lovric and Erica Wagner, plus striking debuts. Twenty-five books full of character. #SaltBooks #IndiePress #NewBooks2026
👉 www.saltpublishing.com
👉 www.saltpublishing.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I am super proud to be on this list.
Working with Salt is pure joy!
Working with Salt is pure joy!
I need a new boiler, and in my search all I’m asking for is a price and the assurance it can give me hot water and warmth.
I don’t care about its intelligent combustion, whether it can it can sing and dance, write to its mother or be voice activated by Brad Pitt.
Just tell me how much!
I don’t care about its intelligent combustion, whether it can it can sing and dance, write to its mother or be voice activated by Brad Pitt.
Just tell me how much!
a drain cleaner is sitting on top of a black mat in the grass .
ALT: a drain cleaner is sitting on top of a black mat in the grass .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I need a new boiler, and in my search all I’m asking for is a price and the assurance it can give me hot water and warmth.
I don’t care about its intelligent combustion, whether it can it can sing and dance, write to its mother or be voice activated by Brad Pitt.
Just tell me how much!
I don’t care about its intelligent combustion, whether it can it can sing and dance, write to its mother or be voice activated by Brad Pitt.
Just tell me how much!
Yet the press present this as a win for Reform, rather than investigating the basis for this outlandish donation.
Also Brexit hasn’t worked. This simple fact should be enough to send Farage packing with his tail between his legs, yet this indubitable fact is met by a dazzling silence.
Go figure!
Also Brexit hasn’t worked. This simple fact should be enough to send Farage packing with his tail between his legs, yet this indubitable fact is met by a dazzling silence.
Go figure!
A £9m donation to Reform UK from a cryptocurrency figure based on the other side of the world.
In other words: A foreign-linked donation illegitimately influencing an upcoming UK election 🧵
In other words: A foreign-linked donation illegitimately influencing an upcoming UK election 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Yet the press present this as a win for Reform, rather than investigating the basis for this outlandish donation.
Also Brexit hasn’t worked. This simple fact should be enough to send Farage packing with his tail between his legs, yet this indubitable fact is met by a dazzling silence.
Go figure!
Also Brexit hasn’t worked. This simple fact should be enough to send Farage packing with his tail between his legs, yet this indubitable fact is met by a dazzling silence.
Go figure!
I’m supporting this brilliant organisation.
GO RARE was founded by rare disease parents who had nothing left to lose - except their children.
Please help me spread the word.
GO RARE unites all global rare disease communities and their allies under one umbrella.
www.goraredisease.org
GO RARE was founded by rare disease parents who had nothing left to lose - except their children.
Please help me spread the word.
GO RARE unites all global rare disease communities and their allies under one umbrella.
www.goraredisease.org
Home | Go Rare
Home of GO RARE, the rare disease agnostic organisation that seeks to dissolve the boundary between rare and common.
www.goraredisease.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I’m supporting this brilliant organisation.
GO RARE was founded by rare disease parents who had nothing left to lose - except their children.
Please help me spread the word.
GO RARE unites all global rare disease communities and their allies under one umbrella.
www.goraredisease.org
GO RARE was founded by rare disease parents who had nothing left to lose - except their children.
Please help me spread the word.
GO RARE unites all global rare disease communities and their allies under one umbrella.
www.goraredisease.org
The opening of Bar Far tonight in Trastevere was stunning. Bar Far is both an installation and a working bar created by Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page and is the inaugural project of Villa Lontana’s new space in Trastevere.
Loved it.
Loved it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The opening of Bar Far tonight in Trastevere was stunning. Bar Far is both an installation and a working bar created by Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page and is the inaugural project of Villa Lontana’s new space in Trastevere.
Loved it.
Loved it.
Reposted by Kate Nicholls
Trump is cracking down on drug dealers...unless you’re the former president of Honduras #dailyshow
Trump is cracking down on drug dealers...unless you’re the former president of Honduras #dailyshow
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump is cracking down on drug dealers...unless you’re the former president of Honduras #dailyshow
This story about sharing deep fake news (presumably AI generated) scares the hell out of me.
news.sky.com/video/how-th...
news.sky.com/video/how-th...
How the growing threat of disinformation can inflame regional tensions
The clips, which have been shared by politicians in Pakistan, take an interview with Imran Khan's sister on Sky News last night, twisting her words where she is made to accuse the chief of Pakistan’s ...
news.sky.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This story about sharing deep fake news (presumably AI generated) scares the hell out of me.
news.sky.com/video/how-th...
news.sky.com/video/how-th...
Holy Moly!
With no serious options I fear the electorate will put its toe in the water with Reform, and the UK will fall into stormy Trumpian seas without the protection of term limits. I am truly scared!
www.ft.com/content/db73...
With no serious options I fear the electorate will put its toe in the water with Reform, and the UK will fall into stormy Trumpian seas without the protection of term limits. I am truly scared!
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets record £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Holy Moly!
With no serious options I fear the electorate will put its toe in the water with Reform, and the UK will fall into stormy Trumpian seas without the protection of term limits. I am truly scared!
www.ft.com/content/db73...
With no serious options I fear the electorate will put its toe in the water with Reform, and the UK will fall into stormy Trumpian seas without the protection of term limits. I am truly scared!
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reposted by Kate Nicholls
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
Ukrainian troops react to Trump's peace plan
‘What would he do if someone came to take his land?’
I think we all know the answer to that!
news.sky.com/video/share-...
‘What would he do if someone came to take his land?’
I think we all know the answer to that!
news.sky.com/video/share-...
Ukrainian troops react to Trump's peace plan
Sky's Deborah Haynes spoke to Ukrainian troops about how they felt when it comes to Donald Trump's desires for a peace plan.
news.sky.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Ukrainian troops react to Trump's peace plan
‘What would he do if someone came to take his land?’
I think we all know the answer to that!
news.sky.com/video/share-...
‘What would he do if someone came to take his land?’
I think we all know the answer to that!
news.sky.com/video/share-...
The damage done to Ukrainian morale cannot be underestimated. When the history of this episode is written, it will focus on Ukraine’s valiant resistance against a larger foe, followed by drastic undermining of their sacrifice by a White House obsessed with televised micro-moments.
bit.ly/4ovSlHO
bit.ly/4ovSlHO
Analysis: Putin sends Trump’s messengers packing, with eyes on a geopolitical win | CNN
Vladimir Putin does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged to entertain one is something the Russian president relishes. Five hours of US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law meet...
edition.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The damage done to Ukrainian morale cannot be underestimated. When the history of this episode is written, it will focus on Ukraine’s valiant resistance against a larger foe, followed by drastic undermining of their sacrifice by a White House obsessed with televised micro-moments.
bit.ly/4ovSlHO
bit.ly/4ovSlHO
The energy and water requirements alone require regulations, let alone the fact we still don’t know the long -term socio- economic and cognitive consequences of A.I.
Swaths of day to day life are regulated. Why should A.I. be exempt from scrutiny?
Swaths of day to day life are regulated. Why should A.I. be exempt from scrutiny?
80% of Americans say we should prioritize regulating AI, yet Trump could soon enact an executive order blocking all state AI regulations.
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Why?
Look no further than the AI industry's massive lobbying war chest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The energy and water requirements alone require regulations, let alone the fact we still don’t know the long -term socio- economic and cognitive consequences of A.I.
Swaths of day to day life are regulated. Why should A.I. be exempt from scrutiny?
Swaths of day to day life are regulated. Why should A.I. be exempt from scrutiny?
How riveting.
Al the things I love in one package.
Chocolate
Algae
Ancient organisms
Sustainability
and the colour blue!
Al the things I love in one package.
Chocolate
Algae
Ancient organisms
Sustainability
and the colour blue!
Scientists use algae to convert food waste into sustainable ingredients
www.kaust.edu.sa/en/news/scie...
www.kaust.edu.sa/en/news/scie...
December 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
How riveting.
Al the things I love in one package.
Chocolate
Algae
Ancient organisms
Sustainability
and the colour blue!
Al the things I love in one package.
Chocolate
Algae
Ancient organisms
Sustainability
and the colour blue!
Reposted by Kate Nicholls
I’m lucky — I’ve met Maria because I got to read an early draft of this remarkable novel. I can’t wait for you to meet her next year!
Discover the story behind The Maternal Element: Kate Nicholls on Maria Mendeleeva, motherhood, and the powerful gaps in our histories. A beautiful read. ✨
Why I Wrote ‘The Maternal Element’
by Kate Nicholls Four years ago, I had never heard of Maria Mendeleeva, Dmitry Mendeleev’s mother. Wanting to bring a class on the Periodic Table to life, I searched for stories about Mendeleev’s chil...
www.saltpublishing.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I’m lucky — I’ve met Maria because I got to read an early draft of this remarkable novel. I can’t wait for you to meet her next year!
I love Rome but on December 1 I yearn for a warm mince pie, and making a wish with the first bite.
My Italian friends look at me as I've come from outer-space.
But there is nothing better, unless it’s my mum’s Christmas pud.
Hey ho!
Pandoro will have to do.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...
My Italian friends look at me as I've come from outer-space.
But there is nothing better, unless it’s my mum’s Christmas pud.
Hey ho!
Pandoro will have to do.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...
Classic mince pies recipe
Benjamina's mince pie pastry is just short and crumbly enough for the perfect pie but still very easy to work.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I love Rome but on December 1 I yearn for a warm mince pie, and making a wish with the first bite.
My Italian friends look at me as I've come from outer-space.
But there is nothing better, unless it’s my mum’s Christmas pud.
Hey ho!
Pandoro will have to do.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...
My Italian friends look at me as I've come from outer-space.
But there is nothing better, unless it’s my mum’s Christmas pud.
Hey ho!
Pandoro will have to do.
www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes...