🩺 Deborah O’Brien 🏥
@deborahobrien.bsky.social
Emergency RN practitioner x25 years Academic who loves books 📚
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Thank you for your humanity, @pbump.com
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Thank you for your humanity, @pbump.com
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#sophiefromromania welcomes home @rorycj.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
#sophiefromromania welcomes home @rorycj.bsky.social
Less than 24 hours and the investigation is over. There is no such thing as justice in America. None
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Less than 24 hours and the investigation is over. There is no such thing as justice in America. None
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Well, one good thing to happen so far in 2026 is that ballet classes restarted today and the class cat was waiting for us
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Well, one good thing to happen so far in 2026 is that ballet classes restarted today and the class cat was waiting for us
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Looking for an opportunity to improve the world a bit? @nuffieldfoundation.org is looking for a new trustee. A great organisation supporting a range of research and initiatives such as @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social; all ably led by @gavin-kelly.bsky.social
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
Nuffield Foundation
The Nuffield Foundation seeks a new member of its Board of Trustees. The Nuffield Foundation tackles the UK’s biggest social challenges by funding
www.saxbam.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Looking for an opportunity to improve the world a bit? @nuffieldfoundation.org is looking for a new trustee. A great organisation supporting a range of research and initiatives such as @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social; all ably led by @gavin-kelly.bsky.social
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Just landed at Heathrow - these reflections on what I learned at CES flew home before me
Lessons from Las Vegas
Serious healthtech, smarter glasses and some dumb AI
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Just landed at Heathrow - these reflections on what I learned at CES flew home before me
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This evening, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look East explaining why the future of science in Cambridge is optimistic.
But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region.
Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt
But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region.
Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt
Look East - Evening News: 07/01/2026
The latest news, sport and weather for the East of England.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This evening, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look East explaining why the future of science in Cambridge is optimistic.
But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region.
Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt
But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region.
Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt
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Always listen to a fierce SCOTUS woman. 🤷😡
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Always listen to a fierce SCOTUS woman. 🤷😡
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January 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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#sophiefromromania has the important task of inspecting every defunct Xmas tree to make sure it’s under 6 feet in height
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#sophiefromromania has the important task of inspecting every defunct Xmas tree to make sure it’s under 6 feet in height
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This is fascinating
Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is fascinating
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Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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Open call for papers, Economic Analysis of Regulation. Conference to be held in Cambridge, MA on April 24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on February 10, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Open call for papers, Economic Analysis of Regulation. Conference to be held in Cambridge, MA on April 24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on February 10, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
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Lulu having her mind blown by sky and land alike.
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Lulu having her mind blown by sky and land alike.
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We have almost 2 feet of the flipping stuff #sophiefromromania
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
We have almost 2 feet of the flipping stuff #sophiefromromania
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I still fondly remember how our dog tried to catch every single snowflake when she saw snow for the first time, and then jumped around with joy and rolled around in the snow.
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I still fondly remember how our dog tried to catch every single snowflake when she saw snow for the first time, and then jumped around with joy and rolled around in the snow.
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I enjoyed this conversation with Oles Andriychuk - & there's a nice view of my office: www.youtube.com/watch?v=doxv...
Prof. Diane Coyle: Furman Review 'Unlocking Digital Competition': Five Years Down the Road: UK & EU
YouTube video by Digital Markets Research Hub
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I enjoyed this conversation with Oles Andriychuk - & there's a nice view of my office: www.youtube.com/watch?v=doxv...
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“Snow was general all over Ireland...” It’s the perfect day to curl up with some Smyrna figs & one of the great short stories - #JamesJoyce’s The Dead from #Dubliners - set at a party for the Feast of #Epiphany
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Dead
Epiphanies at a Twelfth Night party in Dublin. By James Joyce. Read by Jonathan Forbes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
“Snow was general all over Ireland...” It’s the perfect day to curl up with some Smyrna figs & one of the great short stories - #JamesJoyce’s The Dead from #Dubliners - set at a party for the Feast of #Epiphany
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Exhausted. Time for more book-writing support
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Exhausted. Time for more book-writing support
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Oh my, snow in suburbia:
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Oh my, snow in suburbia:
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Plus an interview with the President of the CTA which runs the show about health tech, robots and her claim that the EU ‘regulates first, asks questions later.” Personally I think there’s a need for a tough approach to a US tech industry that has lost our trust
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
CES - Tech at a Crossroads
The biggest tech show of the year gets underway in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning at a fascinating moment in history.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Plus an interview with the President of the CTA which runs the show about health tech, robots and her claim that the EU ‘regulates first, asks questions later.” Personally I think there’s a need for a tough approach to a US tech industry that has lost our trust
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...