Lab webpage = https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-stefan-marciniak
Acknowledgments are on page 0
The next page is 4294967295 because that’s 2^32 - 1 , ie the largest number that can be represented without overflow when using an unsigned 32‑bit integer 😉
In binary it’s
11111111111111111111111111111111
Acknowledgments are on page 0
The next page is 4294967295 because that’s 2^32 - 1 , ie the largest number that can be represented without overflow when using an unsigned 32‑bit integer 😉
In binary it’s
11111111111111111111111111111111
‘Humble Pi’ by @standupmaths.bsky.social
Lots of examples of what happens when maths goes wrong 😆🧮
‘Humble Pi’ by @standupmaths.bsky.social
Lots of examples of what happens when maths goes wrong 😆🧮
Here’s Cambridge as an example
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...
Here’s Cambridge as an example
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...
An early death is a tragedy, but it shouldn’t also ruin the surviving family financially
“Socialised healthcare” is a dirty phrase in some countries but I’m grateful for the NHS and will defend it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An early death is a tragedy, but it shouldn’t also ruin the surviving family financially
“Socialised healthcare” is a dirty phrase in some countries but I’m grateful for the NHS and will defend it
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rising evidence that secondhand vapour from e-cigarettes poses health risks, government says
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Rising evidence that secondhand vapour from e-cigarettes poses health risks, government says
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
"I don't think that numbers are just cold facts... they can be used to influence our emotions... I can make any number look large or look small, to reassure or to frighten...they do not speak for themselves, we imbue them with meaning."
"I don't think that numbers are just cold facts... they can be used to influence our emotions... I can make any number look large or look small, to reassure or to frighten...they do not speak for themselves, we imbue them with meaning."
The Guinea-Bissau HBV vaccine study lacks sufficient scientific justification & lacks ethical safeguards
Why withholding the vaccine is unethical
1. It has proven benefit
2. There are foreseeable harms
3. A placebo arm is unjustifiable
4. Exploiting scarcity is unethical
The Guinea-Bissau HBV vaccine study lacks sufficient scientific justification & lacks ethical safeguards
Why withholding the vaccine is unethical
1. It has proven benefit
2. There are foreseeable harms
3. A placebo arm is unjustifiable
4. Exploiting scarcity is unethical
eqtgroup.com/news/eqt-fou...
eqtgroup.com/news/eqt-fou...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Windowsill acorns send up a shoot
Outdoor ones still nothing visible
Fridge ones slowly developing roots
Windowsill acorns send up a shoot
Outdoor ones still nothing visible
Fridge ones slowly developing roots
Many of us worry about this. No point in investing in early biotech companies if the basic science and postdocs that drive them are lost in the process.
go.nature.com/3MeHCED
Many of us worry about this. No point in investing in early biotech companies if the basic science and postdocs that drive them are lost in the process.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Consecutive weeks👇
Consecutive weeks👇
Nice work from @veale-n.bsky.social & @awmartinelli.bsky.social
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
Nice work from @veale-n.bsky.social & @awmartinelli.bsky.social
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
Nice work from @veale-n.bsky.social & @awmartinelli.bsky.social
journal.chestnet.org/article/S001...
Age alone isn’t enough
Glad to have played a small part in this
thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Age alone isn’t enough
Glad to have played a small part in this
thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Welcome!
But remember this isn’t Twittter.
Rude anonymous accounts will be blocked immediately without engagement.
Welcome!
But remember this isn’t Twittter.
Rude anonymous accounts will be blocked immediately without engagement.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
One of the babies whose parents refused the shot suffered a type of bleeding in the brain that vitamin K could have prevented.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...
One of the babies whose parents refused the shot suffered a type of bleeding in the brain that vitamin K could have prevented.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...