Dave Hemprich-Bennett
@davehb.bsky.social
A bunch of stardust with ADHD. Scientist working on the ecology of bats, mosquitoes and malaria, based at Oxford Uni. Used to be @hammerheadbat on twitter. Runner, photographer, guitarist.
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Delete Spotify
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Delete Spotify
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It's one week until #CleanAirNight. We're sharing some real-life experiences as a snapshot of the effect that #WoodBurning has on neighbours & communities.
To read more of these, head here: www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-big...
More info on Clean Air Night: www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
To read more of these, head here: www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-big...
More info on Clean Air Night: www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
It's one week until #CleanAirNight. We're sharing some real-life experiences as a snapshot of the effect that #WoodBurning has on neighbours & communities.
To read more of these, head here: www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-big...
More info on Clean Air Night: www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
To read more of these, head here: www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-big...
More info on Clean Air Night: www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
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a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me
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Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Imagine doing a PhD in electricity, just so you knew how to blow up nuclear power plants and heavy water-producing facilities.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
“I learned from them very early that what one does with Nazis is kill them... I am not a pacifist.”
A profile in absolute courage.
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Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
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Orca calves!!! A short clip of aerial footage from our encounter with the 27s Orcas in Yell Sound, Shetland earlier this week. Great to see the two calves born in 2022 and 2024 alongside their mothers.🖤🤍
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Orca calves!!! A short clip of aerial footage from our encounter with the 27s Orcas in Yell Sound, Shetland earlier this week. Great to see the two calves born in 2022 and 2024 alongside their mothers.🖤🤍
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
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Max has asthma and he experiences worsened symptoms when exposed to wood burning smoke from neighbouring properties. He finds that the smoke from wood burning in his area means he is less likely to exercise outside, go for a walk or even open his windows.
!["Some residents still use wood burner fires... and with asthma, it's not great.
I already have to deal with hay fever in the spring and summer. Then when it comes to winter and people are burning wood, it just makes [it] a full year-round experience for me." Max, Hertforshire
Share the facts about wood burning this #CleanAirNight
Logo for 'Let's Clear the Air'
Logo for 'Clean Air Night, 22 January 2026'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ikumj2d35lpwz2lppc7rtojj/bafkreieu26t7dbz5kwbseq7c7cmbcwfkkgwdwwmqcvglejg2w3onwgw62m@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Max has asthma and he experiences worsened symptoms when exposed to wood burning smoke from neighbouring properties. He finds that the smoke from wood burning in his area means he is less likely to exercise outside, go for a walk or even open his windows.
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Wood burning, the most polluting way to heat our home, produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters our bloodstream when inhaled & can cause heart & lung disease.
💨22 January 2026 is #CleanAirNight!
More info: cleanairhub.org.uk
www.cleanairhub.org.uk
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
💨22 January 2026 is #CleanAirNight!
More info: cleanairhub.org.uk
www.cleanairhub.org.uk
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Wood burning, the most polluting way to heat our home, produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters our bloodstream when inhaled & can cause heart & lung disease.
💨22 January 2026 is #CleanAirNight!
More info: cleanairhub.org.uk
www.cleanairhub.org.uk
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
💨22 January 2026 is #CleanAirNight!
More info: cleanairhub.org.uk
www.cleanairhub.org.uk
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
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📢 Hello!
Slightly unusual request from me, buttt we're likely to need a freelance writer to produce some content in Feb & Mar for the NHM's 'Find Your Climate Action' tool.
If you've experience writing about the climate and inspiring action, please send me a message!
www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/fi...
Slightly unusual request from me, buttt we're likely to need a freelance writer to produce some content in Feb & Mar for the NHM's 'Find Your Climate Action' tool.
If you've experience writing about the climate and inspiring action, please send me a message!
www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/fi...
Find Your Climate Action | Natural History Museum
Discover actions that are good for you and good for the planet.
www.nhm.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
📢 Hello!
Slightly unusual request from me, buttt we're likely to need a freelance writer to produce some content in Feb & Mar for the NHM's 'Find Your Climate Action' tool.
If you've experience writing about the climate and inspiring action, please send me a message!
www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/fi...
Slightly unusual request from me, buttt we're likely to need a freelance writer to produce some content in Feb & Mar for the NHM's 'Find Your Climate Action' tool.
If you've experience writing about the climate and inspiring action, please send me a message!
www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/fi...
Amid all the arguments back and forth about if the government should ban twitter or not I think we’re leaving out one of the key details:
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Amid all the arguments back and forth about if the government should ban twitter or not I think we’re leaving out one of the key details:
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
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Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
It’s 2026, I can now touch grass immense numbers of times per-second by doing it virtually instead. Far more efficient
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
It’s 2026, I can now touch grass immense numbers of times per-second by doing it virtually instead. Far more efficient
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1. Yes, this is real footage from Poland's Wrocław Zoo
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
1. Yes, this is real footage from Poland's Wrocław Zoo
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
2. The deer, a male muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, aka "barking deer"), is hopped up on testosterone because its mate is in heat
3. Muntjac males weigh up to ~40 lbs (18 kg). Maruśka, the rhino, weighs 1.7 tons
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3786348...
My toddler just begged me to *start* playing guitar for her and I’m assuming this is it, my life has peaked
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
My toddler just begged me to *start* playing guitar for her and I’m assuming this is it, my life has peaked
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you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
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Grok is now #3 in the UK App Store chart. Really hoping that the 'sternly worded letter' or whatever it is Labour are currently doing takes effect soon.
Grok has risen to no1 overall in the Irish App Store chart.
Apple gives it a 13+ rating, meaning it’s ‘safe’ for young teens
Apple gives it a 13+ rating, meaning it’s ‘safe’ for young teens
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Grok is now #3 in the UK App Store chart. Really hoping that the 'sternly worded letter' or whatever it is Labour are currently doing takes effect soon.
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This is an interesting article - but it buries FAR too deeply the important idea that new tech can make the field accessible to people who cannot, for various reasons, participate in field work.
It's there - but gosh it's buried deeply!
It's there - but gosh it's buried deeply!
New technologies are revolutionising ecology, with more data than ever available at our fingertips. But what are the costs and perils of ecologists doing less field work?
Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article
Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article
‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.
f.mtr.cool
January 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is an interesting article - but it buries FAR too deeply the important idea that new tech can make the field accessible to people who cannot, for various reasons, participate in field work.
It's there - but gosh it's buried deeply!
It's there - but gosh it's buried deeply!
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Something incredible I learned (re-learned?) tonight is that the blog post where the first SARS-CoV-2 genome was shared - six years ago on Saturday - included the most iconic footnote of all time
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Something incredible I learned (re-learned?) tonight is that the blog post where the first SARS-CoV-2 genome was shared - six years ago on Saturday - included the most iconic footnote of all time
Grok is now #3 in the UK App Store chart. Really hoping that the 'sternly worded letter' or whatever it is Labour are currently doing takes effect soon.
Grok has risen to no1 overall in the Irish App Store chart.
Apple gives it a 13+ rating, meaning it’s ‘safe’ for young teens
Apple gives it a 13+ rating, meaning it’s ‘safe’ for young teens
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Grok is now #3 in the UK App Store chart. Really hoping that the 'sternly worded letter' or whatever it is Labour are currently doing takes effect soon.
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The programme is out for our Symposium, Exploring Queerness in Natural History, on 5 February.
We're excited to hear from our Symposium Curators, Connor Butler and @aquadan1.bsky.social, as well as talks from Simon Goldhill, @canopyrobin.com and @rossbrooks.co.uk. (1/3)
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We're excited to hear from our Symposium Curators, Connor Butler and @aquadan1.bsky.social, as well as talks from Simon Goldhill, @canopyrobin.com and @rossbrooks.co.uk. (1/3)
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Symposium | Exploring Queerness in Natural History
A one-day, interdisciplinary symposium centring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the environmental sector.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The programme is out for our Symposium, Exploring Queerness in Natural History, on 5 February.
We're excited to hear from our Symposium Curators, Connor Butler and @aquadan1.bsky.social, as well as talks from Simon Goldhill, @canopyrobin.com and @rossbrooks.co.uk. (1/3)
buff.ly/jc6Unz7
We're excited to hear from our Symposium Curators, Connor Butler and @aquadan1.bsky.social, as well as talks from Simon Goldhill, @canopyrobin.com and @rossbrooks.co.uk. (1/3)
buff.ly/jc6Unz7
The kids are alright
With snow forecast to fall in the high areas of the county, Oxfordshire schools are being asked to use a secret codeword when deciding weather-related closures, to prevent prankster children emailing the County Council claiming that their school is closed.
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The kids are alright
MINOR REVISIONS
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 AM
MINOR REVISIONS
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Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines. NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2026 Entry at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
@batconservation.bsky.social at the University of Exeter on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change 🦇🧬🌍🌐🧪
Application deadline 8 January 2026 ⚠️⚠️⚠️
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Does anyone have any institutional policies around AI 'assistants' joining events/meetings, especially when added by externals (IE people I can't tell off for using non-approved tools)? Failing that, any personal techniques or rules of thumb?
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Does anyone have any institutional policies around AI 'assistants' joining events/meetings, especially when added by externals (IE people I can't tell off for using non-approved tools)? Failing that, any personal techniques or rules of thumb?