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Katherine Mathieson @kathmath.bsky.social · 6d

Xmas wish list is sorted thanks to the @royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize! royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize | Royal Society

Each year our panel of expert judges, comprising eminent scientists, authors, journalists and broadcasters, choose the book that they believe makes popular science writing compelling and accessible to...

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · 6d

Well - that was great fun!

Many thanks to @royalsociety.org, and congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors - and especially to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the award for his excellent book “Our Brains, Our Selves”

#booksky #nonfiction

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · 12d

Many thanks to @BBCRadio4 Inside Science for having me on to talk about #manufacturing on #nationalmanufacturingday #NMD2025

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BBC Inside Science - The science behind autism - BBC Sounds

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · Aug 18

📘 Your Life Is Manufactured by @timminshall.bsky.social has been longlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year 2025!

Published by @faberbooks.bsky.social a brilliant deep dive into how the things we use every day are made.

#FTBookAward #UnitedAgentsBooks

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’re delighted to see Tim Minshall’s Your Life Is Manufactured shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors 🎉

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 12

We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. #SciBooks

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18

'An eye-opening journey through the world of manufacturing.'

Congratulations to Tim Minshall, author of Your Life Is Manufactured, which has been longlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025: www.ft.com/bookaward

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Botanist Dr Sandra Knapp—chair of the judges for the 2025 Royal Society Book Prize—talks us through the best new popular science books.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 15

This week we were very happy to announce the shortlist for this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. From the hidden world of manufacturing to botanists under siege during the Second World War find out more about the six superb books: #SciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

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Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals @isepglobal.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: How can we manufacture a better world?

ISEP CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE sat down with @timminshall.bsky.social @ifmcambridge.bsky.social to discuss:

🎙️ His personal & professional journey
🎙️ The critical need for industrial sustainability in manufacturing
🎙️ And more

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 13

'Your Life Is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better' by Tim Minshall traces the hidden world of manufacturing from mega-factory floors to supermarkets and our own homes, and explores the seismic impact this has had on our lives: royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 12

Very surprised and extremely flattered to find my book on this shortlist!

#booksky #books

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 12

We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. #SciBooks

royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 12

Many thanks, Athene. Very surprised - and extremely flattered - to find my book on that list, and in such great company!

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 8

Extraordinary impact of #Apple’s decision to invest so heavily in #manufacturing in #China from the early 2000s.

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 5

Delighted to be speaking at this year’s #Cambridge #Alumni #Festival 2025 on 27th September

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Aug 2

“The book is unapologetically nerdy, though more technical details are smoothed over by humour and human insight.”

Thanks @irishtimes.com for the review

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#booksky #bookrecommendations #summerreading

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 11

In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world.

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jul 12

Current reading pipeline

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 9

In the past two years, with surprisingly little notice, renewable energy has suddenly become the obvious, mainstream, cost-efficient choice around the world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jul 3

“That meagre 16% still equates to nearly a million women working in engineering and technology in the UK today. We have about 20,000 primary schools, so that is 50 women as engineering role models for every primary school!“

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Role models for young children mean a fairer future for us all | Ingenia

Ingenia focuses on all aspects of engineering. Our articles showcase a wide range of engineering and technology innovation, from robotics and data to the latest in renewable energy and medical technol...

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thanks to the team at the Felixstowe Book Festival for giving me the chance to come back to #felixstowe for a great discussion … and a chance to be given another glimpse of this key node in our global manufacturing network.
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#manufacturing #supplychains #books #booksky

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jun 28

Still fresh! Thanks @waterstones

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#manufacturing #innovation #sustainability #books #booksky

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks @charnwoodstoves.bsky.social - glad you found it interesting.

Charnwood @charnwoodstoves.bsky.social · Jun 27

Well worth a listen: a fascinating insight into manufacturing and why it’s important how and where we make, move and consume @timminshall.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

Tim Minshall on manufacturing, tariffs, silicon, and green hushing.

Podcast Episode · Material Matters with Grant Gibson · 31/03/2025 · 1h 9m

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great evening to celebrate the launch of David Cleevely’s book ‘Serendipity’ that explores the power of networking to support innovation.

#innovation #networking #cambridge

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · Jun 23

'An expert and highly enthusiastic tour around the business of making things.'

Your Life is Manufactured by Tim Minshall is one of the the FT's Best Summer Books of 2025: www.ft.com/content/025b...

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Tim Minshall @timminshall.bsky.social · Jun 21

Many thanks to the team at #TEDXLondonBusinessSchool for editing this video of my talk on #manufacturing and why it matters to us all, now more than ever.

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Your life is manufactured — here’s why | Tim Minshall | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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