Nyx
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December 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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For more than three years of gruelling negotiations, Precious Matsoso steered the group that drafted the first global pandemic treaty

She is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/4j5IPKD
The first global pandemic treaty — and the woman who made it happen
Nature - Precious Matsoso is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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New books from me from Tor UK - this starts with Children of Strife next year and will continue with some standalone books after that.
In April, Tor UK announced they were going to publish four new science-fiction novels from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Adrian Tchaikovsky 👇

#TheBooksellerMostRead
Tor UK to publish four new science fiction novels from Adrian Tchaikovsky
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December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The Trump administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities

go.nature.com/4pMeAuU
Will US science survive Trump 2.0?
President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts for the United States and the world?
go.nature.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Is this a @taylorlorenz.bsky.social video or @skepchick.org also thinks bad politicians who pretend to care about children don't actually protect children?
youtu.be/mJi6N_6RmtU
Australia's Social Media Ban is a Win for Gambling Companies
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
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December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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AI software is increasingly involved in reviewing papers, provoking interest and unease

go.nature.com/4qbaDj8
AI is transforming peer review — and many scientists are worried
Artificial intelligence software is increasingly involved in reviewing papers, provoking interest and unease.
go.nature.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
Social Media Is a Literal Lifeline for Many Kids. Don't Ban Them From Using It
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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First they came for reproductive rights.
Then they came for vaccines.
Now they’re coming for mental health.

There is zero evidence SSRIs cause mass violence.

You know what does? Guns — and the fact that anyone can access weapons that kill hundreds in seconds.

#GunReformNow
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I have book news!! Where We Stand, Where We Fall is now available to preorder from Herne Books:
New books for 2026:

@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68

Covers by Daryl Joyce.

#DoctorWho
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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This study of misinformation training in India sounds fascinating. Yet another for the ‘Must read’ list ! theprint.in/feature/biha...
In Bihar villages, children are learning to fight fake news. Study shows classrooms help
More than 13,500 adolescents across 583 villages participated in the experiment, discovering how to engage their families in conversations about truth and myth.
theprint.in
October 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM