Stephen Curry
@scurry.bsky.social
Proud Ballymena Professor. Senior Strategic Advisor at RoRI; Emeritus Prof at Imperial. Former DORA Chair. Husband, father, carer. Also cares about science & equity. Personal a/c. Writes occasionally at http://occamstypewriter.org/scurry/.
Pinned
22nd Probably didn’t help that I read Hammett’s “The Thin Man” in hour-long snatches last thing at night but this New York whodunnit never quite caught alight for me. Contains an impressive amount of drinking though. #BooksOf2025
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Science lovers! Are you going to try and convince some child in your life that science is fun and worthwhile this Christmas? You could buy them one of dozens of commercially available "science kits" OR you could MAKE YOUR OWN to accompany a copy of "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder":
Parents! Carers! Anyone thinking of buying a child a "science kit" for Christmas. For the same / less cost, buy a copy of "Recipes for Wonder" and put together a box of household "ingredients" which will let them do actual science and be a much more personal gift alomshaha.com/portfolio/mr...
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Science lovers! Are you going to try and convince some child in your life that science is fun and worthwhile this Christmas? You could buy them one of dozens of commercially available "science kits" OR you could MAKE YOUR OWN to accompany a copy of "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder":
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📢Today we are launching the search for the new Chair of our Board.
This high-profile individual will steer CaSE’s evolution as the UK’s leading independent voice for R&D, at a time of great change and opportunity for the charity.
This high-profile individual will steer CaSE’s evolution as the UK’s leading independent voice for R&D, at a time of great change and opportunity for the charity.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📢Today we are launching the search for the new Chair of our Board.
This high-profile individual will steer CaSE’s evolution as the UK’s leading independent voice for R&D, at a time of great change and opportunity for the charity.
This high-profile individual will steer CaSE’s evolution as the UK’s leading independent voice for R&D, at a time of great change and opportunity for the charity.
Bloody hell.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Bloody hell.
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Fantastic appointment (with my favourite job title ever) - many congratulations @sarahderijcke.nl !
🎓 We are delighted to announce that our colleague @sarahderijcke.nl, Professor of Science, Technology & Innovation Studies at CWTS, has been appointed as Rector Magnificus of Leiden University.
We wish Sarah all the best in her new role at our university!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
We wish Sarah all the best in her new role at our university!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
Sarah de Rijcke appointed Rector Magnificus of Leiden University
Professor Sarah de Rijcke will become the new Rector Magnificus on the Executive Board of Leiden University on 15 January 2026. She will succeed Professor Hester Bijl, who will become Rector Magnificu...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Fantastic appointment (with my favourite job title ever) - many congratulations @sarahderijcke.nl !
Learning the lessons of Brexit. Not.
University financial woes ‘could widen regional gaps in spinouts’.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Learning the lessons of Brexit. Not.
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Labour's plan for a levy on foreign student fees makes no sense, unless it's to appease racists who don't like foreign students, or populists who believe in the lump of student capacity fallacy, that somehow they displace domestic students out of education.
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Labour's plan for a levy on foreign student fees makes no sense, unless it's to appease racists who don't like foreign students, or populists who believe in the lump of student capacity fallacy, that somehow they displace domestic students out of education.
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This government's relentless focus on growth has got out of hand.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This government's relentless focus on growth has got out of hand.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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Okay this is important - we shouldn't take any of the Twitter geolocations seriously.
sadly you can't take it as accurate as I've just tried it on accounts where I'm 100% where they are run from, because they're mine and it's wildly inaccurate. At best the code is making poor assumptions, at worst, it's deliberately chaotic disinformation.
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Okay this is important - we shouldn't take any of the Twitter geolocations seriously.
Verstappen’s going to nick it, isn’t he?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Las Vegas Grand Prix: 'Lando Norris remains strong title favourite but Max Verstappen properly in the game'
Lando Norris is still in a strong position to win his first F1 drivers' championship but Max Verstappen now has a real chance of making it five in a row.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Verstappen’s going to nick it, isn’t he?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
What a shame that no one in the White House seems to read @ldfreedman.bsky.social’s analysis. They have a much better idea of what’s going on if they did.
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
On how Ukraine should respond to the US "peace plan" and looking at some new details that emerged over the last 24 hours.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/how-should...
On how Ukraine should respond to the US "peace plan" and looking at some new details that emerged over the last 24 hours.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/how-should...
How should Ukraine respond?
And more details on the "peace plan"
samf.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What a shame that no one in the White House seems to read @ldfreedman.bsky.social’s analysis. They have a much better idea of what’s going on if they did.
Now in my early 60s I have only just started reading Middlemarch (blame the education system…), so I am immensely grateful to @adamroberts.bsky.social for this wonderfully perceptive exploration of the epigrams at the head of each chapter. open.substack.com/pub/profadam...
Middlemarch: Epigraphs and Mirrors
George Eliot and Pascal
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Now in my early 60s I have only just started reading Middlemarch (blame the education system…), so I am immensely grateful to @adamroberts.bsky.social for this wonderfully perceptive exploration of the epigrams at the head of each chapter. open.substack.com/pub/profadam...
Far more insight on immigration and socioeconomic policy than you will find among government ministers.
“So besotted are conservatives with Mahmood, many even praise her use of the “race card”. Experience of racism, though, is no guarantee of wisdom in combating it.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Britain's problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Far more insight on immigration and socioeconomic policy than you will find among government ministers.
Profile of David Byrne. Sorry never to have seen Talking Heads live, a band I loved at first sight. “The lyrics are about dissociation and distance , but they are also about connection—hope in a damaged place, love where we least expect it.“ www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Profile of David Byrne. Sorry never to have seen Talking Heads live, a band I loved at first sight. “The lyrics are about dissociation and distance , but they are also about connection—hope in a damaged place, love where we least expect it.“ www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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75 years young 😍
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
75 years young 😍
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
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Here is @richardaljones.bsky.social basically telling us how it is. I’ve been thinking about this since listening to him say this stuff out loud at the @royalsociety.org
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
UK Science in a post-liberal world – Soft Machines, by Richard Jones
softmachines.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Here is @richardaljones.bsky.social basically telling us how it is. I’ve been thinking about this since listening to him say this stuff out loud at the @royalsociety.org
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
on Thursday.
softmachines.org?p=3192
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Loved the quiet, luminous dignity of Anna Ancher’s portraits and her celebration of the extraordinary at the heart of the ordinariness of everyday life. (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Loved the quiet, luminous dignity of Anna Ancher’s portraits and her celebration of the extraordinary at the heart of the ordinariness of everyday life. (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
A Trump White House would have pressured Britain to surrender to the Nazis. Europe needs to stand strong and shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A Trump White House would have pressured Britain to surrender to the Nazis. Europe needs to stand strong and shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.
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Completely agree.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Completely agree.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
Loved the quiet, luminous dignity of Anna Ancher’s portraits and her celebration of the extraordinary at the heart of the ordinariness of everyday life. (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Loved the quiet, luminous dignity of Anna Ancher’s portraits and her celebration of the extraordinary at the heart of the ordinariness of everyday life. (Dulwich Picture Gallery)
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🎈 Time flies! Exactly one year ago today @rorinstitute.bsky.social and @aimosinc.bsky.social launched MetaROR, a platform to publish metaresearch through the publish-review-curate approach.
Over the course of the year, we published 28 articles reviewed by 59 different reviewers.
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Over the course of the year, we published 28 articles reviewed by 59 different reviewers.
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MetaROR Turns One - MetaROR
An exciting year of open, community-driven evaluation of metaresearch One [...]
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November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🎈 Time flies! Exactly one year ago today @rorinstitute.bsky.social and @aimosinc.bsky.social launched MetaROR, a platform to publish metaresearch through the publish-review-curate approach.
Over the course of the year, we published 28 articles reviewed by 59 different reviewers.
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Over the course of the year, we published 28 articles reviewed by 59 different reviewers.
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Labour’s enshittification of the U.K.
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Labour’s enshittification of the U.K.