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Chief Scientific Adviser at Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and Professor of Digital Policy at Swansea University. All views my own, etc. https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tom-crick
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 2d
Really enjoyed speaking at this GDS/DSIT/MMU event on “AI in Government and Academia” in Manchester in September cddo.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/03/t...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d
‘The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year… Outside of the AI plays, even European stock markets have been outperforming the US this decade’
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America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 4d
Eddies in the space-time continuum proftomcrick.com/2011/06/01/e...
Eddies in the space-time continuum
In what may turn into a semi-regular series of HHGTTG quotes, I was reminded of this little gem from Life, the Universe and Everything (Chapter 2): “I have detected,” he said, “di…
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 5d
The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050.

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Cover of the 2025 EAT–Lancet report, featuring an image of a person scooping up green vegetables in their hands from a large plate. The report quote: “The targets of the EAT–Lancet Commission for healthy people on a healthy planet with just food systems can only be met through concerted global action and unprecedented levels of transformative change.”
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 6d
Why a new birth cohort study matters for civil servants across the UK www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article... @ukri.org
Why a new birth cohort study matters for civil servants across the UK
The first long-term birth cohort study in 25 years will help civil servants to design good policies – officials can also help make it a success
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Royal Academy of Engineering @raeng.org.uk · 14d
We’re pleased to announce the 74 leading figures from the world of engineering and technology elected to our Fellowship at yesterday’s AGM. Meet them all now: https://raeng.org.uk/news/royal-academy-of-engineering-welcomes-74-new-fellows/
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Headshot of 74 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, with the Academy's logo.
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 9d
'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
'You'll never need to work again': Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC - BBC News
Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 10d
Last week on Wonkhe: The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund knowledge exchange differently.
KEF deserves a boost
The KEF dashboards are out and there is a trove of evidence about how universities make their places better and the economy stronger. James Coe asks whether it's time to better reward this work and fund...
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 23d
A brush with the ‘world’s best art forger’ observer.co.uk/culture/art/...
A brush with the ‘world’s best art forger’ | The Observer
David Henty sells copies of masterworks to financiers, footballers and gangsters. Is it art or opportunism?
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · 23d
Revisiting the "dead internet" theory www.popularmechanics.com/science/a659...
The Internet Will Be More Dead Than Alive Within 3 Years, Trend Shows
All signs point to a future internet where bot-driven interactions far outnumber human ones.
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 23d
We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with @expeditions.bsky.social, the Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection, highlighting the importance of sharing knowledge as widely as possible. Read more about this exciting partnership: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/EXPedit... @annavignoles.bsky.social
Black background with gold swirls. Headshot of Professor Anna Vignoles: "Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise the contributions of outstanding researchers. As part of our centenary celebrations, we are thrilled to collaborate with EXPeditions on the joint mission of sharing knowledge more widely by showcasing some of these extraordinary academics." Leverhulme Trust logo, EXPeditions logo, URL: leverhulme.ac.uk/news
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24d
As part of Open House we are opening up the home of @britishacademy.bsky.social next Sunday 21 Sept. It’s a gorgeous building with a lot of history
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Open House 2025
Step inside the British Academy’s historic Grade-I listed home for Open House Festival 2025. Discover the building’s Nash-designed architecture and explore its history and art collection. Be among the...
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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 28d
🚨🚨🚨 Big news this morning as the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich announce the intention to form a multi-university group.

On the site: Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector's first "super university"
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The first multi-university group arrives
The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent are moving together into a single governance structure. Mark Leach and David Kernohan report on the sector's first "super university"
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Sep 8
Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast apnews.com/article/red-...
Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
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Lawrie @lawriephipps.co.uk · Sep 7
Blogpost from @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social @proftomcrick.com and me reflecting on the #REF2029 pause www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/09/07/p... cc @jisc.bsky.social
Pause for REFlection: Time to review the role of generative AI in REF2029 - HEPI
For as long as there has been national research assessment exercises (REF, RAE or otherwise), there have been efforts to improve the way with which research is evaluated and Quality Related (QR) resea...
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Sep 1
ScotRail to replace controversial AI voice on trains www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ScotRail to replace controversial AI voice on trains
Voiceover artist Gayanne Potter said a
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 31
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone? theconversation.com/what-will-ha...
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
Sinking island states face an uncertain legal future.
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 30
Discuss…
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · Aug 30
Football punditry should be done by university lecturers, not ex footballers. Lecturers can critically appraise the match & present rational evidence based arguments & citations for their analysis of the match, player and referee performance. Trust me this is a winning formula.
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 28
Call for input: techUK’s 6 devolved tech priorities for 2026 www.techuk.org/resource/cal... <— important for tech sector/colleagues in Wales and Scotland with upcoming elections in May
Call for input: techUK’s 6 devolved tech priorities for 2026
techUK are seeking members’ views to help shape our 2026 devolved government manifesto.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · Aug 28
None of main childhood vaccine uptake targets reached in England - as MMR uptake hits 15-year low
None of main childhood vaccine uptake targets reached in England - as MMR uptake hits 15-year low
None of the main childhood vaccines in England reached their uptake targets in 2024/25, new figures have revealed.
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 23
"Apply for funding to host and manage the Infrastructure Centre for the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK programme, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC): £10m fund, 10-year duration" www.ukri.org/opportunity/... @ukri.org
Host the Infrastructure Centre for digitised natural science collections
Apply for funding to host and manage the Infrastructure Centre for Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK, for its ten-year duration. This is a closed funding opportunity, for applic...
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 23
Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news
A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation — and they’re spoofing reputable news outlets to do it.
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Professor Tom Crick @proftomcrick.com · Aug 23
Three Obituaries for Margaret Ann Boden joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/07/marg... @j2bryson.bsky.social
Three Obituaries for Margaret Ann Boden
artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 23
‘It’s back to the future’: the 13th-century castle built by hand in France
‘It’s back to the future’: the 13th-century castle built by hand in France
A quarter of a century after our first visit, the Guardian returns to Guédelon to find old-fashioned toil has built “thoroughly modern” architectural laboratory
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Aug 20
Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon isn't a perfect movie, but it's pretty great, in spite of what you might have heard! Let's reconsider the sci fi horror film that was pitched as "The Shining in space"!

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Event Horizon: Bring All Your Bad Memories to the Blood Orgy - Reactor
Box-office bomb? Yes. But is this movie a pretty good sci fi horror movie? Also yes.
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