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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 2h

[funders of] the channel SPENT £33 million to communicate THEIR PROPAGANDA to a large audience.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 1d

Also switching from Mr X with students to first names in the staff room - like on/off stage for other performers I guess?

Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 2d

I used to have the same as a teacher - going from full-on herder, explainer, tech support, to several hours in silence marking and planning.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 2d

The good news is that youngest is very pleased about their birthday present of an electric drum kit. The bad news is that I'm going to need substantially better noise cancelling headphones.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 5d

Slightly random; I'm after a sample of (anonymised) science department improvement plans. The aim is to look for common features relating to physics. Please reply or DM if you can share.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 7d

There is no such thing, as Starmer well knows, as a "golden ticket of resettlement and family reunion" for people who have been granted refugee status. This is meaningless guff aimed to play to populist fantasies that refugees get provided with everything. 1/

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

www.theguardian.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 8d

An unprecedented violation of our civic and Constitutional traditions. Calling every military leader in the world back to the U.S. to hear a wildly inappropriate partisan campaign speech followed by a fascist call to use the military against Americans.

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 10d

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.

If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.

They welcome donations too.

The Boring Fund - Open Collective

We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin

opencollective.com

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 10d

*one* at the top. Sorry, typing left handed as I've wrecked my shoulder.

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Jamie Douglass @jamesldouglass.bsky.social · 10d

I do genuinely feel for politicians (almost everywhere) having to grapple with the fact that the longer you keep people alive, the more they cost - literally exponentially - whilst everyone wants to live a long time and keep their loved ones alive, and no one wants to pay for it.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 10d

Exactly; we choose the best model for a specific purpose rather than there being over at the top of the hierarchy.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 10d

I love discussions of models for learning and how they overlap with models for scientific understanding.

Joel Kenyon @joel120193.bsky.social · 10d

New Hinterland Post 📝

John Dalton is often overlooked in atomic history, but his impact on our understanding of atoms was absolutely foundational.

I explore his work as well as share an interesting, little-known fact about the man himself 👁️

inquestion.co.uk/2025/09/28/j...

Usefully Incorrect: John Dalton and the Power of a Good Model

John Dalton, known as the father of Atomic Theory, transformed ancient ideas into a foundational understanding of matter through his revolutionary model of the atom. His work laid essential princip…

inquestion.co.uk

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 11d

It was fascinating, and makes sense when I thought about the etymology of hepat-itis. One of the viral triggers is associated with cancer in an equivalent to the HPV pathway.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 11d

I never knew this. Assumed they were variant strains. Back in an hour, going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 11d

Youngest has just started reading _Maus_. The scary thing is I found myself wondering what other books I need to find to prepare them for Resistance...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 12d

I’m not

It isn’t.

It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 13d

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#Trans #TransFundraiser

Text says: Support the fight for trans rights. Donate today. tinyurl.com/DonateTransActual. Illustration of a person with a plait in their hair holding up a sign with a heart in the colours of the trans flag.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 14d

Oh my goodness what incredible, incredible news.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 13d

Okay, it's been a week of having a dislocated shoulder and I'm very bored of this. Can I get a warranty repair please?

Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 14d

Impressed by the open evening as a parent and former teacher. Although I am worried they've got a load of sixth formers pretending to be teachers.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 16d

Believe trans people when we tell you the 'science' behind the Cass Report is as solid as the 'science' behind paracetamol causing autism.

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 15d

Loving this approach. Cc @kerrycolyer.bsky.social @rachelphysics.bsky.social

Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 16d

New blog post!! I wanted to share the mini lab set up that I used to introduce mathematical models in my physics classes. I'm especially proud of the inverse square relationship comparing the diameter and length of a playdough snake 😊 #iteachphysics

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Patterns in Physics

Inspired by the work of the Patterns Approach to Physics , I wanted to start my IB Physics classes with a short exposure to different types of mathematical models that they will see. Due to time...

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · 15d

Do you return to the playdough snake for resistivity calculations later on?

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Craig Schaefer @craigschaeferbooks.com · 15d

Begging ONE FUCKING PERSON in that room of cowards to say "No, we don't, please state for the record exactly what that means."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

TRUMP: Our message is very simple. If you come illegally into the US, you're going to jail or you're going back to where you came from or perhaps even further than that. You know what that means.

UN: *uncomfortable murmuring*

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