Neil Chadborn
@neilchadborn.bsky.social
Researcher at University of Nottingham & NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands.
Interested in dementia, inequalities & digital
ORCID: 0000-0003-1368-7983
#publichealthsky #gerontology
Interested in dementia, inequalities & digital
ORCID: 0000-0003-1368-7983
#publichealthsky #gerontology
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Strategic state, new public service, relational state, participatory governance, complexity informed realist evaluation - I have a book coming next year putting them all together into a "wellbeing state" paradigm. I can post links for the indivual pieces if you think ppl want to see them?
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Strategic state, new public service, relational state, participatory governance, complexity informed realist evaluation - I have a book coming next year putting them all together into a "wellbeing state" paradigm. I can post links for the indivual pieces if you think ppl want to see them?
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This point is legit but your bizarre recommendations are not the result of the algorithm failing to predict your tastes, they're the result of it attempting to shape and direct your tastes. Which makes it even less appealing to hand over more important decisions to the same tech companies.
Tech is unable to show you what TV and films you might like to watch on the front menu of a streaming service (even though you give away your tastes with every digital interaction) while they’re also insisting that the same tech will be able to make vital everyday decisions for you and your country.
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
This point is legit but your bizarre recommendations are not the result of the algorithm failing to predict your tastes, they're the result of it attempting to shape and direct your tastes. Which makes it even less appealing to hand over more important decisions to the same tech companies.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I wrote this quickly last week before my eye op... some musings about #metaphors and #AI and how they relate to each other makingsciencepublic.com/2026/02/06/m...
Metaphors for AI: Networks, holes and loops
I have been observing metaphors for generative AI for some time. This does not mean that I understand what’s going on in AI, but they provide me with an illusion of knowledge. They throw a net or m…
makingsciencepublic.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I wrote this quickly last week before my eye op... some musings about #metaphors and #AI and how they relate to each other makingsciencepublic.com/2026/02/06/m...
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Interesting that DeSantis is testing out the anti-AI lane. This is going to be huge in the next two election cycles.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Interesting that DeSantis is testing out the anti-AI lane. This is going to be huge in the next two election cycles.
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Also, this paper puts the lie to all those “social distancing” measures we were told would keep us safe. There is NO SAFE DISTANCE for preventing respiratory disease transmission in an indoor environment. Ventilate, filter, mask up.
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Also, this paper puts the lie to all those “social distancing” measures we were told would keep us safe. There is NO SAFE DISTANCE for preventing respiratory disease transmission in an indoor environment. Ventilate, filter, mask up.
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Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social
Our paper modelling transmission risk in schools is published in Nature Communications. **The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools** doi.org/10.1038/s414...
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social
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Sell it off to property developers...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Sell it off to property developers...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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www.commondreams.org/news/medgar-...
“The murder of Medgar Evers was an act of racial terror,” said human rights activist Martin Luther King III.
“The murder of Medgar Evers was an act of racial terror,” said human rights activist Martin Luther King III.
'I Am Speechless': Historians Sickened as Trump Set to Remove Mention of Racism from Medgar Evers Monument | Common Dreams
Critics slam Trump admin for removing racism references from Medgar Evers monument brochures, sparking outrage and accusations of historical whitewashing.
www.commondreams.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
www.commondreams.org/news/medgar-...
“The murder of Medgar Evers was an act of racial terror,” said human rights activist Martin Luther King III.
“The murder of Medgar Evers was an act of racial terror,” said human rights activist Martin Luther King III.
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'The University of York and Swansea University have became the seventh and eighth universities to confirm they will not take up a three-year deal with the world’s biggest academic publisher'. Sheffield, Lancaster, Surrey, Kent, Essex and Sussex have already opted out.
‘Silent decoupling’ under way as Elsevier talks near crunch point
York and Swansea latest to decline publisher’s offer, with latter also walking away from Springer Nature deal
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
'The University of York and Swansea University have became the seventh and eighth universities to confirm they will not take up a three-year deal with the world’s biggest academic publisher'. Sheffield, Lancaster, Surrey, Kent, Essex and Sussex have already opted out.
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I'm so proud of what my @docsforclimate.bsky.social colleagues accomplished last year, and so grateful they continue to press onward & upward despite ferocious headwinds created by the poisonous US political environment.
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
2025 Annual Report: Courage in Community - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)
Our 2025 Annual Report: Courage in Community highlights our collective efforts and our resolve to continue this important work.
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I'm so proud of what my @docsforclimate.bsky.social colleagues accomplished last year, and so grateful they continue to press onward & upward despite ferocious headwinds created by the poisonous US political environment.
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
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Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza today. Israel has killed over 500 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire went into effect last October.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza today. Israel has killed over 500 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire went into effect last October.
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I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
Please sign & repost🙏
Thankyou.
Please sign & repost🙏
Thankyou.
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
Please sign & repost🙏
Thankyou.
Please sign & repost🙏
Thankyou.
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Great to see you briefly @neilchadborn.bsky.social yes I thought the concerns that people raised were really enlightening
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Great to see you briefly @neilchadborn.bsky.social yes I thought the concerns that people raised were really enlightening
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I’m on a v early train from #Exeter to #Sheffield for the launch of the new #BRIDGES #dementia network, where I’ll be chairing a panel of people with dementia and carers discussing the impact tech can have on their lives. Wet and windy at 6.15am leaving Exeter, but…how v exciting…snow in Sheffield
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I’m on a v early train from #Exeter to #Sheffield for the launch of the new #BRIDGES #dementia network, where I’ll be chairing a panel of people with dementia and carers discussing the impact tech can have on their lives. Wet and windy at 6.15am leaving Exeter, but…how v exciting…snow in Sheffield
Listening to strong advocacy for people with #dementia - at launch of BRIDGES network plus #Sheffield @innov-dementia.bsky.social - how technology can support better lives for people with dementia
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Listening to strong advocacy for people with #dementia - at launch of BRIDGES network plus #Sheffield @innov-dementia.bsky.social - how technology can support better lives for people with dementia
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it’s exciting for people who care about Westminster chess, that they’ll publish the documents about how Mandelson got appointed, but for people who care about the UK, id like them to publish the full details of the deals he negotiated with the US tech & pharma interests on (supposedly) our behalf
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
it’s exciting for people who care about Westminster chess, that they’ll publish the documents about how Mandelson got appointed, but for people who care about the UK, id like them to publish the full details of the deals he negotiated with the US tech & pharma interests on (supposedly) our behalf
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Nailed it. I was finishing my MPH at the start of Covid and the rise to prominence of several of these data grifters was highly visible and very disheartening.
there's a certain genre of guy (and it is mostly men) who's good at X technical thing but assumes that means they're good at ALL technical things
"data grifter" is a good term for this when it's someone who's good at building ML models but confidently makes pretty basic causal inference mistakes
"data grifter" is a good term for this when it's someone who's good at building ML models but confidently makes pretty basic causal inference mistakes
I hattttttttteeeeeee to tell you how absolutely prevalent this form of data grifting is. We are in an era of data grifting around how people talk about interventions specifically
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Nailed it. I was finishing my MPH at the start of Covid and the rise to prominence of several of these data grifters was highly visible and very disheartening.
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There must be full transparency about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.
Any government amendments seeking to exclude publication of information on the grounds that it could be “prejudicial to international relations" are simply unacceptable. [1/2]
Any government amendments seeking to exclude publication of information on the grounds that it could be “prejudicial to international relations" are simply unacceptable. [1/2]
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There must be full transparency about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.
Any government amendments seeking to exclude publication of information on the grounds that it could be “prejudicial to international relations" are simply unacceptable. [1/2]
Any government amendments seeking to exclude publication of information on the grounds that it could be “prejudicial to international relations" are simply unacceptable. [1/2]
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China is now bankrolling Russia’s war in Ukraine by providing 60% of the funds needed by Moscow to continue fighting, MPs on the Commons Defence Committee were told today.
The aim is to gain an advantage over the West.
The aim is to gain an advantage over the West.
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
China is now bankrolling Russia’s war in Ukraine by providing 60% of the funds needed by Moscow to continue fighting, MPs on the Commons Defence Committee were told today.
The aim is to gain an advantage over the West.
The aim is to gain an advantage over the West.
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When we asked Reform if they used NationBuilder, Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, denied it. That denial was signed with a ‘statement of truth’. But we can now reveal that in July 2025, Tice and Reform had to make an embarrassing admission – Tice was wrong and Reform does use NationBuilder.
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlaw.social
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM
When we asked Reform if they used NationBuilder, Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, denied it. That denial was signed with a ‘statement of truth’. But we can now reveal that in July 2025, Tice and Reform had to make an embarrassing admission – Tice was wrong and Reform does use NationBuilder.
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I'm not sure people appreciate quite what a blow to Starmer's government the acquittal of the Palestine Action protestors is. It both blows apart the whole proscription idea and demonstrates how out of touch they are.
This was a jury. Juries represent the public.
This was a jury. Juries represent the public.
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I'm not sure people appreciate quite what a blow to Starmer's government the acquittal of the Palestine Action protestors is. It both blows apart the whole proscription idea and demonstrates how out of touch they are.
This was a jury. Juries represent the public.
This was a jury. Juries represent the public.
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Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.