Harriet Hunt
@harrietahunt.bsky.social
Researcher at University of Exeter and European Centre for Environment and Human Health | Reliable evidence, better understanding & clear comms | Dog fanatic+bee supporter | Views my own. She/her
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Spread calm. Tell the truth. Defend vulnerable people who are under attack. Getting stuck in a reactive mode is exhausting, and exhaustion can make us weak.
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Spread calm. Tell the truth. Defend vulnerable people who are under attack. Getting stuck in a reactive mode is exhausting, and exhaustion can make us weak.
I've been out of the loop, but am loving hearing @lintonstephens.bsky.social on BBC Radio 3 Breakfast. A fabulous voice for easing gently into the day 🌤️
August 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I've been out of the loop, but am loving hearing @lintonstephens.bsky.social on BBC Radio 3 Breakfast. A fabulous voice for easing gently into the day 🌤️
Funding commitments, success and failiure - and the demolition of grant-making standards in the US. From @lizneeley.bsky.social 's excellent Newsletter on the beleaguered scientific landscape in the US (+ resonance far beyond). Sign up here: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
August 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Funding commitments, success and failiure - and the demolition of grant-making standards in the US. From @lizneeley.bsky.social 's excellent Newsletter on the beleaguered scientific landscape in the US (+ resonance far beyond). Sign up here: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
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WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
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Blimey: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Blimey: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Somebody tell Grok, there is a white South African getting massacred
June 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Somebody tell Grok, there is a white South African getting massacred
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Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool
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I wrote a dystopian piece imagining just that a few months ago
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
A dystopian but possible future: the Fall of British Science 2028-2033
In which I think about how a UK populist government could undermine science as a way of prompting discussions about how to protect it.
open.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I wrote a dystopian piece imagining just that a few months ago
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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Guidelines were described as: “fuelling a culture of hostility and suspicion towards abortion and pregnancy loss”. We can see where this is leading…
"Police have been issued guidance on how to search women’s homes for abortion drugs and check their phones for menstrual cycle tracking apps after unexpected pregnancy loss"
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"...police could bypass legal requirements for a court order to obtain medical records..."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Police could search homes and phones after pregnancy loss | The Observer
New national guidance suggests officers look for menstrual tracking apps or abortion drugs
observer.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Guidelines were described as: “fuelling a culture of hostility and suspicion towards abortion and pregnancy loss”. We can see where this is leading…
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Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
May 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
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Britain's university system is now in freefall. In the last two weeks, redundancies at:
*Aberdeen
*Arts Uni Bournemouth
*Bangor
*Durham
*Exeter
*Falmouth
*Greenwich
*Keele
*Newcastle
*Nottingham
*Plymouth
*Trinity St Davids
*Aberdeen
*Arts Uni Bournemouth
*Bangor
*Durham
*Exeter
*Falmouth
*Greenwich
*Keele
*Newcastle
*Nottingham
*Plymouth
*Trinity St Davids
May 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Britain's university system is now in freefall. In the last two weeks, redundancies at:
*Aberdeen
*Arts Uni Bournemouth
*Bangor
*Durham
*Exeter
*Falmouth
*Greenwich
*Keele
*Newcastle
*Nottingham
*Plymouth
*Trinity St Davids
*Aberdeen
*Arts Uni Bournemouth
*Bangor
*Durham
*Exeter
*Falmouth
*Greenwich
*Keele
*Newcastle
*Nottingham
*Plymouth
*Trinity St Davids
Excellent 🧵 from @robertsaunders.bsky.social that’s worthwhile reading 👇 - the dangers and allure of authoritarian democracy and why liberal processes matter:
A core feature of the Trump regime is its embrace of "authoritarian democracy", as a battering ram with which to demolish any obstacle to its power.
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.
But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]
Stephen Miller on the court order to release Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk: "There's a judicial coup in this country....This judicial coup by a handful of Marxist judges...can only be understood as an attack on democracy."
May 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excellent 🧵 from @robertsaunders.bsky.social that’s worthwhile reading 👇 - the dangers and allure of authoritarian democracy and why liberal processes matter:
I’d like to flag that if you have 45 minutes at 14:05 today, Talking Pictures are screening A Home Of Your Own with Bernard Cribbins, Ronnie Barker et al.
A bit of a classic - no spoken word, lots of cups of tea drunk by lots of builders and very elegant comedic storytelling.
A bit of a classic - no spoken word, lots of cups of tea drunk by lots of builders and very elegant comedic storytelling.
Schedule for today, Friday 2nd May on #TalkingPicturesTV
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I’d like to flag that if you have 45 minutes at 14:05 today, Talking Pictures are screening A Home Of Your Own with Bernard Cribbins, Ronnie Barker et al.
A bit of a classic - no spoken word, lots of cups of tea drunk by lots of builders and very elegant comedic storytelling.
A bit of a classic - no spoken word, lots of cups of tea drunk by lots of builders and very elegant comedic storytelling.
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Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides | Dorian Lynskey
Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides | Dorian Lynskey
The band’s rightwing critics are now cancel culture advocates, while defenders demand limitless free speech, says writer and podcaster Dorian Lynskey
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Listen closely to the Kneecap furore. You’ll hear hypocrisy from all sides | Dorian Lynskey
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you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
May 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
@gw4alliance.bsky.social Crucible lab 2 came to a gentle close today; new friends and exciting collaborations at odds with fresh cuts at member universities. A reminder that good people are vital to good research - here’s to strong relationships 💪 🔬
April 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
@gw4alliance.bsky.social Crucible lab 2 came to a gentle close today; new friends and exciting collaborations at odds with fresh cuts at member universities. A reminder that good people are vital to good research - here’s to strong relationships 💪 🔬
Great first day of Lab 2 @gw4alliance.bsky.social Crucible in Bath. A day of blue skies in every sense - tiring but invigorating!
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Great first day of Lab 2 @gw4alliance.bsky.social Crucible in Bath. A day of blue skies in every sense - tiring but invigorating!
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These are the headlines we need:
April 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
These are the headlines we need:
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Black Mirror wishes it had thought of this.
April 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Black Mirror wishes it had thought of this.
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Blimey. CBS reporting the chief executives of Walmart and Target privately warned President Trump this week that his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks
Way to go
www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart...
Way to go
www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart...
Walmart, Target CEOs privately warned Trump tariffs could lead to empty shelves soon
Two U.S. retailers warned President Trump his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Blimey. CBS reporting the chief executives of Walmart and Target privately warned President Trump this week that his sweeping tariff policy could disrupt supply chains and lead to empty shelves in the coming weeks
Way to go
www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart...
Way to go
www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart...
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I've been loving the GW4 Crucible program from @gw4alliance.bsky.social on creative cultures - along with @harrietahunt.bsky.social and Chloe Asker, we reflected on the first residential retreat!
How do you form "joyful research environments" avoid "brain fry" and arrive at the "Park of Exciting Ideas"? Three of our early career researchers explain, sharing reflections from a recent novel event held by @gw4alliance.bsky.social.
ecehh.org/news/creative-societies-and-cultures
ecehh.org/news/creative-societies-and-cultures
Fostering creative societies | ECEHH
Three of our early career researchers share reflections from an exciting new GW4 programme focused on leadership, networking, and creative thinking.
www.ecehh.org
April 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I've been loving the GW4 Crucible program from @gw4alliance.bsky.social on creative cultures - along with @harrietahunt.bsky.social and Chloe Asker, we reflected on the first residential retreat!
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April 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM