Tony Durham
@rhamdu.bsky.social
Now pursuing whatever interests me after a career in journalism and international development. Formerly @rhamdu on Twitter.
Suing the BBC will restore Trump's previously excellent reputation yeah right.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Suing the BBC will restore Trump's previously excellent reputation yeah right.
We need animal experiments to develop new antibiotics to replace those that no longer work because they have been over-used on animals in factory farms. It's not just science that is locked into the exploitation of other species, it's our whole society.
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We need animal experiments to develop new antibiotics to replace those that no longer work because they have been over-used on animals in factory farms. It's not just science that is locked into the exploitation of other species, it's our whole society.
Thanks, Father, you don't need to go into the theological details of the doctrine of the resurrection of the body. I just want to know whether there is sex in heaven.
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thanks, Father, you don't need to go into the theological details of the doctrine of the resurrection of the body. I just want to know whether there is sex in heaven.
This is brilliant. An 'applied' view of #chemistry reminiscent of 19th/early 20th century textbooks which were all about how humans could use things and what they might do to you. Great thread too. Everyone ignores the OP's request not to nitpick.
please don't @ me like "actually cerium is unique among the lanthanides for its +4 oxidation state"
⚗️🧪 #chemsky
⚗️🧪 #chemsky
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is brilliant. An 'applied' view of #chemistry reminiscent of 19th/early 20th century textbooks which were all about how humans could use things and what they might do to you. Great thread too. Everyone ignores the OP's request not to nitpick.
I play music and have a physical science background, so I am interested in this. But I am definitely a tourist here. So am I being unfair if I suggest this field is awash with data but still thirsty for real knowledge? Brains make rhythms in circumstances X, Y and Z but why? Do they *need* to?
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I play music and have a physical science background, so I am interested in this. But I am definitely a tourist here. So am I being unfair if I suggest this field is awash with data but still thirsty for real knowledge? Brains make rhythms in circumstances X, Y and Z but why? Do they *need* to?
Such a warm feeling from paying a huge water bill and knowing that Southern Water's bosses and shareholders won't have to suffer for all those leaks and sewage discharges they were responsible for.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Such a warm feeling from paying a huge water bill and knowing that Southern Water's bosses and shareholders won't have to suffer for all those leaks and sewage discharges they were responsible for.
Reposted by Tony Durham
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
"Your parcel is out for delivery" doesn't mean you will get it today. They chuck everything on the van, deliver as much as they can, and take the rest back to the depot.
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Your parcel is out for delivery" doesn't mean you will get it today. They chuck everything on the van, deliver as much as they can, and take the rest back to the depot.
We only really get the Observer for the TV listings. If they aren't going to list BBC4 or Channel 5, why bother?
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We only really get the Observer for the TV listings. If they aren't going to list BBC4 or Channel 5, why bother?
Sensitive instruments have detected waves from one black hole consuming another
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sensitive instruments have detected waves from one black hole consuming another
Philosophers are the palliative care nurses of the scholarly world. They take on cases that are beyond the help of science, such as the problem of phenomenal consciousness.
October 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Philosophers are the palliative care nurses of the scholarly world. They take on cases that are beyond the help of science, such as the problem of phenomenal consciousness.
The main arguments against solipsism, in 4m43s. Bobby Byrd: I Know You Got Soul music.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjre...
I Know You Got Soul (Extended Version)
YouTube video by Bobby Byrd - Topic
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October 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The main arguments against solipsism, in 4m43s. Bobby Byrd: I Know You Got Soul music.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjre...
It's 10.5C outside and I have noticed the heating on for the first time this autumn. Our renovated Victorian house can no longer keep itself above 20C by insulation alone.
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's 10.5C outside and I have noticed the heating on for the first time this autumn. Our renovated Victorian house can no longer keep itself above 20C by insulation alone.
Thanks guys. Nice of you to let me know who the email is from and what it is about.
October 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Thanks guys. Nice of you to let me know who the email is from and what it is about.
This blood pressure chart, reproduced in the Guardian, makes its point clearly. But oddly, it includes cases where diastolic pressure exceeds systolic, which is impossible by definition.
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This blood pressure chart, reproduced in the Guardian, makes its point clearly. But oddly, it includes cases where diastolic pressure exceeds systolic, which is impossible by definition.
(1) I think AI will make $$$
(2) I know a lot about AI
(3) I have a financial interest in AI
The people who answer no to 2 oughta listen to those who answer yes to 2 and no to 1 and 3. Cos nobody says yes to 3 and no to 1.
Draw a Venn diagram if it helps.
(2) I know a lot about AI
(3) I have a financial interest in AI
The people who answer no to 2 oughta listen to those who answer yes to 2 and no to 1 and 3. Cos nobody says yes to 3 and no to 1.
Draw a Venn diagram if it helps.
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
(1) I think AI will make $$$
(2) I know a lot about AI
(3) I have a financial interest in AI
The people who answer no to 2 oughta listen to those who answer yes to 2 and no to 1 and 3. Cos nobody says yes to 3 and no to 1.
Draw a Venn diagram if it helps.
(2) I know a lot about AI
(3) I have a financial interest in AI
The people who answer no to 2 oughta listen to those who answer yes to 2 and no to 1 and 3. Cos nobody says yes to 3 and no to 1.
Draw a Venn diagram if it helps.
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We’re burning the planet for this 🤷♂️
December 27, 2024 at 7:25 AM
We’re burning the planet for this 🤷♂️
USA: no kings
UK: less dukes
UK: less dukes
October 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
USA: no kings
UK: less dukes
UK: less dukes
Reposted by Tony Durham
The rubber-hand illusion works on octopuses. They "may have a sense of body-ownership like we do". No shit, Sherlock. Imagine trying to live as an 8-armed creature without knowing which arms are yours. www.scientificamerican.com/article/frea...
Freaky ‘Rubber Hand’ Illusion Works on Octopuses, Too
Octopuses’ response to a human illusion suggests a sense of body ownership
www.scientificamerican.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The rubber-hand illusion works on octopuses. They "may have a sense of body-ownership like we do". No shit, Sherlock. Imagine trying to live as an 8-armed creature without knowing which arms are yours. www.scientificamerican.com/article/frea...
The existence of allostasis implies the existence of someostasis and noneostasis.
October 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The existence of allostasis implies the existence of someostasis and noneostasis.
I am more an #AI person than a #neuroscience person. Reading neuroscience findings, I grieve over all the cool ways the brain might have worked, but doesn't.
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I am more an #AI person than a #neuroscience person. Reading neuroscience findings, I grieve over all the cool ways the brain might have worked, but doesn't.
In many ads on Youtube, the product message is entirely in the visuals, with the sound providing mood only. For someone like me who is mostly on YT to listen to music, this is just fine, the next best thing to an ad-free experience. Don't change a thing, guys!
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In many ads on Youtube, the product message is entirely in the visuals, with the sound providing mood only. For someone like me who is mostly on YT to listen to music, this is just fine, the next best thing to an ad-free experience. Don't change a thing, guys!