Tracy King
@tracyking.bsky.social
Author, producer, scicomms, animation. Royal Institution writer-in-residence.
Books:
Learning To Think (Penguin)
The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins)
Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)
Books:
Learning To Think (Penguin)
The Cost of Trust (Harper Collins)
Tim Minchin's Storm (Orion)
Pinned
Tracy King
@tracyking.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Tracy King announced as Writer in Residence to the CHRISTMAS LECTURES
Critically acclaimed author appointed as Writer in Residence to the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution.
www.rigb.org
In lovely science news, it is now official: I am the inaugural Writer in Residence at the Royal Institution to mark 200 years of the Christmas Lectures: www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
Just remembered the day in the early 90s when my nan cooked some frozen roast potatoes but they turned out to be fishballs
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Just remembered the day in the early 90s when my nan cooked some frozen roast potatoes but they turned out to be fishballs
Only a couple of tickets left for this tomorrow in Birmingham Waterstones
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Only a couple of tickets left for this tomorrow in Birmingham Waterstones
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can't lie l'm here for a massive catapult
Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday that the company needed a factory on the moon to build A.I. satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space.
Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
can't lie l'm here for a massive catapult
I cannot begin to explain how long three stars took
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I cannot begin to explain how long three stars took
Do tune into This Morning on ITV at 10:15am, the amazing Deborah Douglas is on talking about The Cost of Trust harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
The Cost of Trust: The Butcher Surgeon and the Scandal that Shamed British Medicine
'Courageous and candid… An important story well told' The Independent This is the story of one of the most horrifying scandals in British medical history. In 2003, Deborah Douglas was diagnosed with b...
harpercollins.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Do tune into This Morning on ITV at 10:15am, the amazing Deborah Douglas is on talking about The Cost of Trust harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
Once again superb reporting from @londoncentric.media
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Once again superb reporting from @londoncentric.media
IMPORTANT INTEL
They're on Countryfile Tracy
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
IMPORTANT INTEL
Bring back televised sheepdog trials
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Bring back televised sheepdog trials
Not remotely the point but, jeans and sheux aren’t helping
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Not remotely the point but, jeans and sheux aren’t helping
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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[me in the kitchen]
*makes a small thump noise*
[my dogs in the living room]
TO WAR WE GO
*makes a small thump noise*
[my dogs in the living room]
TO WAR WE GO
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
[me in the kitchen]
*makes a small thump noise*
[my dogs in the living room]
TO WAR WE GO
*makes a small thump noise*
[my dogs in the living room]
TO WAR WE GO
This is how you make people understand Shakespeare. I met Sir Ian once, he was every bit as lovely as you would hope.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is how you make people understand Shakespeare. I met Sir Ian once, he was every bit as lovely as you would hope.
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
How have I never seen this before
Had a couple of pints in The Harp on Chandos St last night, next to the James Mason With Cat In Lascaux Caves painting and was wondering if we ever got to the bottom of the story behind this masterpiece?
(I’ve got this home-made bootleg copy on my wall at home)
(I’ve got this home-made bootleg copy on my wall at home)
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
How have I never seen this before
The show I’m watching has a disclaimer at the start of every episode that says “this show contains strong and frequent language”. Call me some sort of professional word person but I’d have given that another draft.
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The show I’m watching has a disclaimer at the start of every episode that says “this show contains strong and frequent language”. Call me some sort of professional word person but I’d have given that another draft.
Why are air fresheners always things like flowers or lemon and not the things I want to smell such as roast potatoes or bacon
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Why are air fresheners always things like flowers or lemon and not the things I want to smell such as roast potatoes or bacon
That ad for Ladbrokes is also one of the maddest things I have seen, wtf
Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
👀
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
That ad for Ladbrokes is also one of the maddest things I have seen, wtf
This looks good
OK. The 'Feral Class' book is out! By Marc Garrett.
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
Untamed, Unheard, Unstoppable… a moving memoir about being a working-class artist… Art on the Margins, Life Without Permission.
Available direct from Minor Compositions (in the UK) for the special price of £13.
www.minorcompositions.info?p=1561
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This looks good
A young friend recently said to me “what’s that film, East by Eastwest?”
Alfred Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST screens tomorrow at 2:45pm in our downstairs screen - the perfect afternoon movie. A masterclass in suspense and style, Hitchcock at his peak, with Cary Grant at his most charming and unflappable.
🎟️: buff.ly/uWRsMea
🎟️: buff.ly/uWRsMea
February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A young friend recently said to me “what’s that film, East by Eastwest?”
1) Woolwich today, 9am, lobby of my building
2) Euston today, 6pm, concourse
3) Moorgate today, 6:20pm, tube platform
2) Euston today, 6pm, concourse
3) Moorgate today, 6:20pm, tube platform
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
1) Woolwich today, 9am, lobby of my building
2) Euston today, 6pm, concourse
3) Moorgate today, 6:20pm, tube platform
2) Euston today, 6pm, concourse
3) Moorgate today, 6:20pm, tube platform
I’m in Birmingham listening to Black Sabbath which is correct and good
February 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I’m in Birmingham listening to Black Sabbath which is correct and good
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