Peter Dickson
@phdpeter.bsky.social
Philosopher, medical researcher (psychiatry, oncology), astrophysicist, naturalist, violinist, flautist. Learning 27 languages Sydney
January 1, 2026 at 11:33 AM
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Therapeutic vaccines can challenge pancreatic cancer before it takes hold www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Therapeutic vaccines can challenge pancreatic cancer before it takes hold
Specific protein targets and personalized vaccines have the potential to increase survival rates for the disease.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Therapeutic vaccines can challenge pancreatic cancer before it takes hold www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A breathalyser-style test for detecting pancreatic cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A breathalyser-style test for detecting pancreatic cancer
Surgeon George Hanna is developing a non-invasive test to catch one of the deadliest cancers before it’s too late.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
A breathalyser-style test for detecting pancreatic cancer www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Six highlights from pancreatic cancer research www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Six highlights from pancreatic cancer research
Unpacking risk factors, disease aggressiveness and other key work.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Six highlights from pancreatic cancer research www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Pancreatic cancer is evasive. Is the nervous system the reason why? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Pancreatic cancer is evasive. Is the nervous system the reason why?
A growing body of research suggests tumours rely on proteins and genes that are unique to the nervous system to persist in the body.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Pancreatic cancer is evasive. Is the nervous system the reason why? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The pancreatic cancer models helping to drive innovation in the field www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The pancreatic cancer models helping to drive innovation in the field
Cellular, animal and computational models of the disease are providing fresh insights into biology and treatment.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The pancreatic cancer models helping to drive innovation in the field www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Early detection could improve pancreatic cancer’s poor survival rates www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Early detection could improve pancreatic cancer’s poor survival rates
The disease is often caught too late to affect a person’s prognosis — scientists are looking to change that.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Early detection could improve pancreatic cancer’s poor survival rates www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nuclear clocks could use electrical signals to keep time www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nuclear clocks could use electrical signals to keep time
The emission of photons by excited nuclei has been explored for timekeeping and sensing, but nuclear processes that eject electrons offer practical advantages.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Nuclear clocks could use electrical signals to keep time www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Darleane C. Hoffman obituary: chemist who expanded the periodic table www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Darleane C. Hoffman obituary: chemist who expanded the periodic table
Her experiments on the heaviest elements deepened our understanding of radioactivity.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Darleane C. Hoffman obituary: chemist who expanded the periodic table www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle
From flaming raisins to robots and rockets, the institution’s Christmas Lectures have educated and entertained for two centuries.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach
An ambitious book challenges long-held assumptions on diet and nutrition and exposes gaps in public-health guidance.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What we eat is making us obese and sick — but science shows solutions are within reach www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Persian and other Islamic literature celebrated male homoerotic love as a form of divine longing – until Western moral codes entered the region.
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👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/literat...
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Persian and other Islamic literature celebrated male homoerotic love as a form of divine longing – until Western moral codes entered the region.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/literat...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/literat...
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The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.
How to party like an ancient Greek
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December 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.
Is your brain tired? Researchers are discovering the roots of mental fatigue www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is your brain tired? Researchers are discovering the roots of mental fatigue
Better ways to measure cognitive exhaustion could point to treatments for long COVID and other debilitating disorders.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Is your brain tired? Researchers are discovering the roots of mental fatigue www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Celibate, communal — and once seen as a real threat to society.
“The Testament of Ann Lee”, starring Amanda Seyfried, hits theaters on Christmas Day and explores how the Shakers shocked 18th-century America, and still shape our music and culture today. buff.ly/06EcS2j
“The Testament of Ann Lee”, starring Amanda Seyfried, hits theaters on Christmas Day and explores how the Shakers shocked 18th-century America, and still shape our music and culture today. buff.ly/06EcS2j
The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America
‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ Mona Fastvold’s 2025 film, depicts part of the long history of Shaker worship.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Celibate, communal — and once seen as a real threat to society.
“The Testament of Ann Lee”, starring Amanda Seyfried, hits theaters on Christmas Day and explores how the Shakers shocked 18th-century America, and still shape our music and culture today. buff.ly/06EcS2j
“The Testament of Ann Lee”, starring Amanda Seyfried, hits theaters on Christmas Day and explores how the Shakers shocked 18th-century America, and still shape our music and culture today. buff.ly/06EcS2j
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The work of the writer and critic Susan Sontag remains endlessly relevant and urgent. She died on this day, twenty-one years ago, and to mark her life we’re sharing a favourite archive essay in memory of her hunger for knowledge and the remarkable body of work she left behind
Susan Sontag was a monster, of the very best kind | Aeon Essays
She took things too seriously. She was difficult and unyielding. That’s why Susan Sontag’s work matters so much even now
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December 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The work of the writer and critic Susan Sontag remains endlessly relevant and urgent. She died on this day, twenty-one years ago, and to mark her life we’re sharing a favourite archive essay in memory of her hunger for knowledge and the remarkable body of work she left behind
