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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · 18d

Amen

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 18d

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.

Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Graphic with the headline “London is the greatest city in the world” set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline.

The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the world’s best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Or six, in one sitting...

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Now on the Xmas wish list!

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Sep 6

6-Sept for the win!

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Lore Sjöberg @loresjoberg.bsky.social · Jul 23

If they make another Star Trek movie, can we have James Gunn direct it? Not because of his directorial skills; I just think it’s about time a narrative included Gunn’s Chekov.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · Jul 11

Tell us who you think deserves a National Blue Plaque! The National Blue Plaques Scheme celebrates inspirational people from all walks of life. Enter your nomination by 17 July at bit.ly/NominateBlue...

How to Make a Nomination | National Blue Plaque Scheme | Historic England

An overview of how to make a nomination and who is eligible for a national blue plaque, along with answers to frequently asked questions.

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jul 11

So much excitement for this game. If I could MiB mind-wipe having played the first one and get to do it all fresh I would in a heartbeat

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · Jul 11

Subnautica 2 (2026): Gameplay reveal trailer

As a reminder, the game's early access release was recently pushed back to next year, amid conflicts between the creators of Subnautica and the publisher.

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jul 2

That being said, he does giggle his way through every episode. I reckon he's working up to asking a return favour

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jul 2

My 3yr-old has announced that he isn't all that bothered about Bluey, but he watches it with me because he knows I like it so much. Which is about the cutest thing in the world

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · Jun 29

NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.

I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 28

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:

- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Jun 11

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Jo from Rotherfield @equalityearthling.bsky.social · Jun 11

This is not equality. The BBC is supposed to be impartial. Why are they only promoting religious views on R2 and R4? Why is more secular positive messaging from organisations such as the @humanists.uk not included? Pls help equality by signing this petition.

Humanists UK @humanists.uk · Jun 11

Humanist beliefs are not permitted to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day. The BBC had a legal requirement to represent everyone equally – not just religious people. If you agree, please lend your support by signing our petition.

humanists.uk/action/thoug...

Let humanists speak on BBC Thought for the Day

Why is the BBC excluding non-religious voices from Thought for the Day (Radio 4) and Pause for Thought (Radio 2)? These programmes claim to offer ‘reflections for everyone,’ yet humanist and other non...

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · Jun 11

I’m devastated to hear that my friend Micky Lachmann has departed this life. He was a fantastic producer - bringing a keen intelligence and a real sense of exploration to documentaries - and he was a lovely person. My thoughts are with his family - especially his boys, who he loved so much.

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SellaTheChemist @sellathechemist.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 10

It is with great sadness that I am doing what I would once have thought unthinkable. Following Salim Abdool Karim's superb Faraday Lecture 10 days ago, i have decided to return my own Faraday prize, awarded in 2014.

The silence of the Royal Society in the face of Elon Musk's rampage (a member […]

Original post on mastodon.social

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jun 10

Such tragic news. I've worked with Micky a few times over the years and he was a wonderful TV producer.

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Producer behind Brian Cox documentaries dies in Alps

Michael Lachmann, 54, who worked on the ‘Wonders’ series, slipped and fell while coming down the Grands Couloirs glacier in the Vanoise National Park

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jun 7

Well, yeah, it is about the end of days!

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jun 4

I don’t know. I love this Joseph Fasano poem and have it pinned on my office door but I don’t know what to actually do about any of this.

FOR A STUDENT WHO USED AI TO WRITE A PAPER
Now I let it fall back in the grasses.
I hear you. I know this life is hard now.
I know your days are precious on this earth.
But what are you trying to be free of?
The living? The miraculous task of it?
Love is for the ones who love the work.
-Joseph Fasano

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Dan Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social · Jun 7

Signed books now available at @waterstones.bsky.social Ealing

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jun 7

Great coverage in @theguardian.com of Cormac Cullinan's vision for protecting Antarctica. Cormac just won the Shackleton Medal. I chaired the selection panel and honestly can't think of a more deserving winner. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Antarctica ‘too wild for humans to rule’, says Shackleton medal winner

Environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan lauded for his work to establish continent’s legal status to protect its interests

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Trevor Graham @trevorgraham.bsky.social · Jun 7

Lovely new paper from @leedham-simon.bsky.social dissecting epithelium-microenvironment crosstalk through BMP & wnt signalling in the intestine. Inhibition of BMP antagonist GREM1 may forestall polyp formation in Hereditary Mixed Polyposis Syndrome (HMPS). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Epithelial GREMLIN1 disrupts intestinal epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk to induce a wnt-dependent ectopic stem cell niche through stromal remodelling - Nature Communications

The authors show that aberrant epithelial GREM1 expression remodels intestinal stroma to form ectopic stem cell niches in mice. Anti-GREM1 reversed these changes, highlighting a potential strategy for...

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jun 7

And for everything else you might need to know on how to rebuild the world after a global catastrophe - a DIY guidebook for rebooting technological civilisation - there’s still ‘THE KNOWLEDGE’… the-knowledge.org/en-gb/buy-th...

Buy the book - The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell

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Lewis Dartnell @lewisdartnell.bsky.social · Jun 7

If you’re looking for an animated apocalyptic comedy (and who isn’t?!), ‘Carol & the End of the World’ is absolutely superb. Currently available on Netflix. 1/2