Kal Winston
@zakkal.bsky.social
educator, interdisciplinary enthusiast
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Just brilliant! Slow down - and watch :) 👇
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Just brilliant! Slow down - and watch :) 👇
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A reminder of the fundamental importance of the basics to modern society.
A reminder of the fundamental importance of the basics to modern society.
What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty
It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed drought, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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A reminder of the fundamental importance of the basics to modern society.
A reminder of the fundamental importance of the basics to modern society.
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This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Is relying on AI cognitive “offloading” or “outsourcing”?
What an honour to be so positively cited by Natalie Wexler open.substack.com/pub/nataliew...
What an honour to be so positively cited by Natalie Wexler open.substack.com/pub/nataliew...
Is relying on AI cognitive “offloading” or “outsourcing”?
The terminology we use makes a difference.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Is relying on AI cognitive “offloading” or “outsourcing”?
What an honour to be so positively cited by Natalie Wexler open.substack.com/pub/nataliew...
What an honour to be so positively cited by Natalie Wexler open.substack.com/pub/nataliew...
Ask your MP to support a ban on lying in politics. Amendments 13–18 to the Hillsborough Law will make it a criminal offence to deliberately mislead the public. Tell your MP to back it today: www.compassioninpolitics.com/the_public_a... #TruthInPolitics #HillsboroughLaw
The Public Accountability Bill Amendment
Ask your MP to support a ban on lying in politics today. Amendments 13–18 to the Hillsborough Law would make it a criminal offence for politicians and parliamentary candidates to deliberately mislead ...
www.compassioninpolitics.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Ask your MP to support a ban on lying in politics. Amendments 13–18 to the Hillsborough Law will make it a criminal offence to deliberately mislead the public. Tell your MP to back it today: www.compassioninpolitics.com/the_public_a... #TruthInPolitics #HillsboroughLaw
"the most important change is to abandon the mantras that ‘greed is good’ and ‘the sky is the limit’. They are wreaking so much havoc. That we have come to believe and enact them is shameful and destructive." (from "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" by "Ingrid Robeyns")
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"the most important change is to abandon the mantras that ‘greed is good’ and ‘the sky is the limit’. They are wreaking so much havoc. That we have come to believe and enact them is shameful and destructive." (from "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" by "Ingrid Robeyns")
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Reduce your reliance on freeloading US companies who contribute nothing to the common good. Instead switch to companies that do pay a basic minimum tax rate
Reduce your reliance on freeloading US companies who contribute nothing to the common good. Instead switch to companies that do pay a basic minimum tax rate
European alternatives for popular services | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Reduce your reliance on freeloading US companies who contribute nothing to the common good. Instead switch to companies that do pay a basic minimum tax rate
Reduce your reliance on freeloading US companies who contribute nothing to the common good. Instead switch to companies that do pay a basic minimum tax rate
We need to stop using US products:
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
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January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
We need to stop using US products:
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals www.theguardian.com/business/202...
MPhil PHS job opportunity: Education Operations Manager
Full details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/educati... @dphpc.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social
Full details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/educati... @dphpc.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social
Education Operational Manager (Fixed Term)
The Department of Public Health and Primary Care in Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to provide operational leadership and management of the MPhil in Population Health
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January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
MPhil PHS job opportunity: Education Operations Manager
Full details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/educati... @dphpc.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social
Full details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/educati... @dphpc.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social
Small but needed steps: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial
Editorial: Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults get treatment. They also signal the state’s ongoing role
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January 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Small but needed steps: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"without collective institutions, public goods, basic infrastructure and collaboration with other people, it would be impossible for anyone to become rich – we all rely on the social contract." from Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"without collective institutions, public goods, basic infrastructure and collaboration with other people, it would be impossible for anyone to become rich – we all rely on the social contract." from Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social
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Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
December 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
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This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
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40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
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I might be a little late to this bandwagon. If you have time, please show your support for the Veterinary education team at Cambridge University.
I’ve had the joy of working with some of their amazing faculty & I cannot fathom why anyone wants to stop their exceptional work.
savethevetschool.co.uk
I’ve had the joy of working with some of their amazing faculty & I cannot fathom why anyone wants to stop their exceptional work.
savethevetschool.co.uk
Save the Vet School - join 1000s of voices standing with the Vet School
A vital institution. A community in action. A future worth protecting. Stand with us to save the vet school.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I might be a little late to this bandwagon. If you have time, please show your support for the Veterinary education team at Cambridge University.
I’ve had the joy of working with some of their amazing faculty & I cannot fathom why anyone wants to stop their exceptional work.
savethevetschool.co.uk
I’ve had the joy of working with some of their amazing faculty & I cannot fathom why anyone wants to stop their exceptional work.
savethevetschool.co.uk
"if we want to live in a better world, we must be willing to try to persuade others, and be open to being persuaded by them." (from "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" by "Ingrid Robeyns)
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"if we want to live in a better world, we must be willing to try to persuade others, and be open to being persuaded by them." (from "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" by "Ingrid Robeyns)
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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In memory of J.J. Cale, Dec. 5, 1938-July 26, 2013. Nobody ever sounded like him, and nobody ever will. Hero.
J. J. Cale - After Midinight - Paradise Studios Session
YouTube video by Veojam
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December 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In memory of J.J. Cale, Dec. 5, 1938-July 26, 2013. Nobody ever sounded like him, and nobody ever will. Hero.
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Kerala demonstrates that with political will, meticulous planning, and community engagement, poverty is not inevitable—it can be eradicated | Nick Kemp
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Kerala shows the way: why the North East must go beyond child poverty
Kerala demonstrates that with political will, meticulous planning, and community engagement, poverty is not inevitable—it can be eradicated
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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Kerala demonstrates that with political will, meticulous planning, and community engagement, poverty is not inevitable—it can be eradicated | Nick Kemp
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
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Current treatments require repeated injections directly into the eye, but this vaccine can be delivered intramuscularly, making it less invasive and easier to administer.
The study has been published in Vaccine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in Vaccine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪🧵⬇️
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Current treatments require repeated injections directly into the eye, but this vaccine can be delivered intramuscularly, making it less invasive and easier to administer.
The study has been published in Vaccine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in Vaccine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧪🧵⬇️
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Wealth taxes are back on the agenda. Data from two centuries proves: without taxation of wealth capitalism will always concentrate wealth at the top.
How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it
Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality
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November 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Wealth taxes are back on the agenda. Data from two centuries proves: without taxation of wealth capitalism will always concentrate wealth at the top.
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Research aims and objectives aren’t the same thing but are related It helps to understand the differences and connections patthomson.net/2025/11/01/r...
research aims vs. objectives – what’s the difference?
You’re finally sitting down to write your research proposal and you’ve hit that section where you need to outline your aims and objectives. You stare at the page. Aren’t these bas…
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November 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Research aims and objectives aren’t the same thing but are related It helps to understand the differences and connections patthomson.net/2025/11/01/r...
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In this commentary, I argue that student-based teaching evaluations are problematic bc
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
It is time to abandon student evaluations of teaching
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
Comment by Gordon Hodson (@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social)
Web: go.nature.com/4jfAzXo
PDF: rdcu.be/ef9y5
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In this commentary, I argue that student-based teaching evaluations are problematic bc
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
✳️ systematic biases (e.g., racism, sexism)
✳️ poor construct validity
✳️ undermine standards and learning
We should evaluate teaching as seriously as we do research. Or don't do teaching evaluations.
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Wild, diverse nature should be accessible to *all*, not just the wealthy.
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The luxury effect: why you’ll find more wildlife in wealthy areas – and what it means for your health
The discovery that affluent neighbourhoods have more diversity of nature has implications for human wellbeing – and sheds light on the structural injustices in cities
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October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wild, diverse nature should be accessible to *all*, not just the wealthy.
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