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Floe Foxon
@floefoxon.bsky.social
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Scientist
'Scully and Mulder in one'
MSc Data Science (Statistics) student @universityofleeds.bsky.social
BSc (Hons) Physics with Astronomy @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
Pinney Associates, Juul Labs harm reduction consultant
floefoxon.github.io
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Floe Foxon @floefoxon.bsky.social · Nov 15
Hello! My book titled #Folklore and #Zoology from CRC Press on the #science of mystery animals is available at: doi.org/10.1201/9781.... The accompanying virtual academic Folk Zoology Conference is freely available at: youtu.be/_2CZMfyHQAM #Paleontology #Anthropology #NaturalHistory
Folk Zoology Conference 2024
YouTube video by Floe Foxon
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floefoxon.bsky.social
It's going to be delicious when Starmer, Streeting, Lammy, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social, Nandy, Reeves, Rayner, & other genocidal ghouls running this soulless party are similarly ousted next election. They promised nothing and delivered less. Good riddance. www.bbc.com/news/article... #Caerphilly
Plaid Cymru eyes Senedd success after historic Caerphilly by-election
This could be the sign that voters see Plaid as a viable alternative to Labour in Wales.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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youtu.be/0Z8kYYOmazE @sharonahill.bsky.social
They Might Be Giants - Lake Monsters (Official Video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Take a break from the serious, check out some Spooky Geology. sharonahill.com/spookygeology/
Spooky Geology
What is Spooky Geology? Weirdness at the intersection between geological science and beliefs about the earth Mysterious earth phenomena Geologic anomalies Weird ideas about rocks, minerals, and the pl...
sharonahill.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
28 Years Later: The movie you should watch this spooky season
youtu.be/e76HoxNX8nI
Cinematography in 28 Years Later (Promised Land version)
YouTube video by Cinematography in
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September 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Is #vaping e-cigarettes a gateway to smoking 🚬? My presentation at the 2025 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - Europe conference #SRNTE2025 is now available online: youtu.be/Gk84qe7NsY0
Is Vaping E-Cigarettes a Gateway to Smoking?
YouTube video by Floe Foxon
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September 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
Sigh.
#Vaccines #COVID
August 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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The Skeptic Podcast: Episode #014 - Featuring articles from Jack Lawrence (March 2023), Brian Eggo (January 2021), Mark Horne (October 2022), Floe Foxon (June 2023)
May 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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On the 32-Character Zodiac Cipher (Floe Foxon) ia.cr/2023/982
June 26, 2023 at 6:58 AM
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jamesheathers.bsky.social
Friends, I have news.

It is very good news.

You'll just have to read it, I'm afraid.

jamesclaims.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing the Medical Evidence Project
And the quest to make less dead people
jamesclaims.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Nekrogoblikon, you rock.
@ericwbrown.bsky.social
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May 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
80 years ago today, the Soviet Union and its allies 🇺🇸 🇬🇧completed the largest pincer movement in history, obliterating nazi 🇩🇪 and its satellites 🇭🇺 🇷🇴 🇫🇮 🇮🇹. So many brave men and women sacrificed themselves to destroy fascism in Europe. Be grateful they did. #VictoryDay #VEDay80
May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"Four Corners and 60 Minutes have done major investigations into Australia’s $5 billion #tobacco black market... 200 shops have been destroyed.. Simon Chapman is arguably the chief architect of Australia’s disastrous tobacco policies." #tobaccocontrol
independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Tobacco policy hell sets open season for black market
Over the past month, major investigations have been conducted into Australia’s $5 billion tobacco black market and the criminal gangs who now dominate the industry.
independentaustralia.net
April 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
Of course it was cloudy here the entire time we had a good, clear view of the colossal Active Region 4055, but here's the best I could manage to snap yesterday as it rotates out of view to the far side of the Sun...
#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Sun #Sunspots #Spaceweather
White light image of the Sun showing visible sunspots
April 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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geeka.bsky.social
Have you guys read the collected scientific articles by floe foxon? He's (?) local, and does these statistical papers about cryptozoological animals. Like, trying to disprove that Nessie is an eel because the eDNA doesn't support that.
March 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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🧵1/11. Two weeks, two critiques! Professor @mbsiegel.bsky.social and I have a new letter out in the American Journal of Medicine addressing some inaccuracies in a previously-published 'guide to smoking cessation': #tobaccocontrol #harmreduction #THR #publichealth #vaping 🚭 doi.org/10.1016/j.am...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
And so it begins... #SRNT2025 #SRNT25 #SRNT #NOLAtake2 #ScienceMatters #ResearchSavesLives
March 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Is E-Cigarette Use Associated with Stroke? Re-Analysis Reveals Major Errors in Study. New PubPeer comment by Dr Gal Cohen and I at: pubpeer.com/publications...
Abstract below. #harmreduction #epidemiology #tobaccocontrol #ecigs #vaping @retractionwatch.com
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Abstract of article at link above.
March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
floefoxon.bsky.social
Lots to see in the night sky this month... #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Moon #Venus #Mercury #Jupiter #Mars #Planets
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
floefoxon.bsky.social
Sneak peek at a disturbing new documentary showing the results of poorly planned & poorly executed #tobaccocontrol in Australia. 🇦🇺 is the only high-income country with this set of policies, and the only one with this problem. Coincidence? #publichealth #costbenefitanalysis
youtu.be/riYk2g7YC3Q
SNEAK PEEK: Frontline of the tobacco wars | 60 Minutes Australia
YouTube video by 60 Minutes Australia
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February 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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My god, it's full of spots!☀️
#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Sun #Sunspots
Picture of sunspots on the photosphere
February 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
floefoxon.bsky.social
Me: Can I please have an OS that doesn't blue-screen, a mail app that isn't slow, and Word in-browser that doesn't delete the last sentence I wrote for literally no reason?
Microsoft: HOW ABOUT A MILLION QUBITS QUANTUM PROCESSOR YEARS FROM NOW?
Me: No, I want-
Microsoft: MORE AI?!
February 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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🚨New paper alert🚨 I have an article out today in Research Notes of the @aas.org looking at #SolarCycle25 predictions. Available open access at: doi.org/10.3847/2515...
#Astronomy #Sunspots #SolarCycle #SpaceWeather
A figure showing an image of sunspots, the cyclical sunspot numbers over time, and estimates/predictions for solar cycle 25.
February 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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My best sunspot shot yet ☀️ - beautiful active region cluster. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Sun #Sunspots @snhwx.bsky.social
Image of sunspots taken from Pittsburgh with a telescope.
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Methods used to stop smoking cigarettes by adults in 🇺🇸 (top doi.org/10.1007/s117...) and in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (bottom doi.org/10.1001/jama...). E-cigarettes and other reduced-risk nicotine products are by far the most popular. Real world evidence for #HarmReduction #THR. #Ecigarettes #Vaping
Chart showing that e-cigarettes and other reduced-risk nicotine products such as NRT and nicotine pouches are much more popular smoking cessation aids than other methods.
January 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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1/🚨 New paper: Dr Ray Niaura and I analyzed CDC survey data on methods used by US adults to stop smoking in 2022. Abstract below. Read this🧵for more details. Link to paper: doi.org/10.1007/s117... #TobaccoControl #THR #HarmReduction
Image showing the abstract of the article, which is available at the link above. The abstract reads: "Recent data on methods used by adults to stop smoking can inform tobacco control policies. Nationally representative Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (N = 27,651) were used to analyze populations of US adults who self-reported having stopped smoking cigarettes for 6 months or longer in the last year and the methods they used, or who did not stop smoking but tried in the last year (N = 1735). In 2022, an estimated 2.9 million [95% CI 2.5 million–3.2 million] US adults had stopped smoking in the past year. Most were male, non-Hispanic White, aged < 55 years, college-educated, identified as straight, were not depressed, and currently drank alcohol. The most popular methods used to stop smoking were nicotine products (53.9% [47.4–60.3%]; 1.5 [1.3–1.8] million adults), especially e-cigarettes in combination with other methods (40.8% [34.4–47.5%]; 1.2 [0.9–1.4] million) and e-cigarettes alone (26.0% [20.4–32.3%]; 0.7 [0.6–0.9] million). Prescription drug products (8.1% [5.3–11.8%]; 0.2 [0.1–0.3] million) and non-nicotine, non-prescription drug methods (6.3% (3.9–9.7%); 0.2 [0.1–0.3] million) were less popular. A further 13.1 [12.2–14.0] million tried but did not stop smoking. Compared to those who tried but didn’t stop smoking, those who successfully stopped were more likely to be younger, degree-educated, and to use e-cigarettes to stop smoking. Many adults still attempt to stop smoking unaided. Interventions to reduce smoking could focus on populations that stopped smoking the least and encourage use of evidence-based methods."
January 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM