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Gavin Cleaver
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Works at The Lancet, but opinions here mine. Words other places too (vittles, dallas observer, etc.) but considerably less often
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I wrote this month's @lancetgh.bsky.social editorial, on the burden of road traffic deaths, 90% of which occur in LMICs and are the leading cause of death for 5-29yos, with a simple message - we know how to fix this www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Where there's the will, there's a safe roadway
Nov 16, 2025 marks the UN's 20th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Addressing the burden of road traffic deaths is not dependent on access to medicine, identifying mechanisms, or a gr...
www.thelancet.com
I wrote this month's @lancetgh.bsky.social editorial, on the burden of road traffic deaths, 90% of which occur in LMICs and are the leading cause of death for 5-29yos, with a simple message - we know how to fix this www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Where there's the will, there's a safe roadway
Nov 16, 2025 marks the UN's 20th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Addressing the burden of road traffic deaths is not dependent on access to medicine, identifying mechanisms, or a gr...
www.thelancet.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The stats behind the Chinese transition to renewables are absolutely staggering (300 nuclear plants of energy generation created per year!). Actually we do have the solution to carbon emissions, and the economics are now undeniable. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Amenra at Scala in Kings Cross tonight
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
TONIGHT I am going to see this absolutely bananas piece of music, which I think is the best album of the decade so far, be performed youtu.be/6N4rLtjPzH0?...
BLOOD INCANTATION - The Stargate (Official Video)
YouTube video by Blood Incantation
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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'Last Wednesday, I received a call from Faye Gomes, owner of exceptional Guyanese restaurant Kaieteur Kitchen. Almost in tears, she told me she, along with 3 other food traders had been locked out of their premises at Castle Square in Elephant and Castle'

www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/theres-one...
There's one week left to save one of London's best restaurants
The battle for Castle Square, and suspicious goings on in Southwark, by Jonathan Nunn and Gavin Cleaver
www.vittlesmagazine.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📊 Join Gavin Cleaver for a webinar exploring essential insights on sex- and gender-based research analyses. Learn about the SAGER guidelines, see real examples, and get practical tips for responding to the guidelines.

📅 21 October, 2pm BST
👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03FQ_6l0
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today is my last day at The Lancet! But no need to panic, I'm starting at The Lancet Global Health on Monday as senior editor.
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Watching Twin Peaks for the first time (I know) and it feels bizarre to like retroactively discover every cultural reference and touchpoint that went over my head in other media I enjoy. Like I've discovered the Gen X cultural Rosetta stone or something
September 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just about recovered from going to Arctangent last weekend for the third year in a row... highlights included Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Frontierer, Melvins, envy, GY!BE, callous daoboys, EYES, delving... truly the best loud music festival on earth
August 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
rip keyboard bob. it wasn't a proper deep ellum show until Bob raised the keyboard over his head. it should be noted for non dallasites that Bob never played the keyboard, he was just a man that showed up at concerts with his own keyboard
August 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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I think Altman assumes that “PhD-level expert” means someone who speaks confidently on everything as opposed to saying “it’s nuanced,” losing their keys, and getting maniacally fixated on their current topic to the point of seeing it in everything.
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
(real, one-shot :p )
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Want more of The Lancet Primary Care?
🎧 Listen to our podcast, The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with, hosted by our Senior Editor Lauren Southwell
We launch our podcast with three inaugural episodes
Listen or follow here ➡️ thelancetprimarycare.buzzsprout.com/2466883
The Lancet Primary Care in conversation with
Explore the latest primary care research and topics with The Lancet Primary Care In conversation with. Journal editors speak to community members, primary care professionals, academics, and other indi...
thelancetprimarycare.buzzsprout.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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"On the one hand, we have a hypothesis underpinned by evidence, although imperfect, and on the other hand we have a hypothesis without evidence, although it might exist."

Our latest editorial in advance of our August issue

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #SARS-CoV-2
July 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🎧In our Aug podcast, author, Dr Jinming Li, discusses patterns in genomic mutations among patients with early-onset #colorectalcancer with Editor, Dr Cheryl Reeves

thelancet.com/multimedia/p...

📰 Article thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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And that's why they got a London Overground line named after them.
July 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
build a statue of chloe kelly which stretches to the moon
July 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Absolutely sent at the queen's son mentioning me in the daily mail
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Absolutely sent at the queen's son mentioning me in the daily mail
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The sustainability of our existence relies on the health of every human, animal, and the environment we share. @thelancet.com #OneHealth Commission highlights challenges like #climatechange, food security & antimicrobial resistance: tune in to learn about findings & expert recommendations 🎙️
One Health - The Lancet Voice
The sustainability of our existence relies on the health of every human, every animal, and the environment we all share. Published today, "The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and hea...
spkl.io
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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"If Nature wants to open the ‘black box’ of science publishing, it must also invest in contextualizing these documents and the peer-review process for non-experts."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why publishing referee reports could backfire on public trust
Letter to the Editor
www.nature.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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“US health policy: the Senate must act”—our latest Editorial.

Read here: tinyurl.com/3wb3vxyu
July 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Gavin Cleaver
It’s official 🚨:

16 and 17 year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.
July 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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My band needs to buy an FRFR (Full Range Flat Response) PA system, and a Google to find out how much they cost has produced the usual AI magic
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My band needs to buy an FRFR (Full Range Flat Response) PA system, and a Google to find out how much they cost has produced the usual AI magic
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM