Dr Mike Ward
@schroedinger99.bsky.social
Retired data-modeller with background in genetics & philosophy of science. grandfather, sceptic, deracinated cosmopolitan, citizen of nowhere, & angry old man.
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Dr Mike Ward
@schroedinger99.bsky.social
· Oct 24
The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics 1
A tree on the Greek island of Kos
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Part one of a (probably) six part series. (Three parts written thus far.)
Part one of a (probably) six part series. (Three parts written thus far.)
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Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
June 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Wondering how I did it?
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
I boiled water and added two tablespoons of vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice.
I soaked it for 20 minutes, and after that, it looked the same, so I bought a brand new one.
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Just watched it. Highly recommended.
CYCLING CITIES goes international! Dear friends of the int. cycling community. My new movie CYCLING CITIES is now available with english subtitles to hopefully inspire people worldwide to push for change. Please share within your int. network.
Thank you and merry christmas❤️
youtu.be/R5jQc1jXLAU?...
Thank you and merry christmas❤️
youtu.be/R5jQc1jXLAU?...
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just watched it. Highly recommended.
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Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
Should have started RTing these on 30th of November (1st of advent) instead of on 1 December, but never mind.
and finally (for last Sunday of Advent):
#adventmusic 22
Have a splendid Xmas everyone!
“I love Christmas more than ever. I love Christmas from the bottom of my godless atheist straight-through-Dawkins-and-out-the-other-side heathen heart. Love it.”
― Robin Harvie
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#adventmusic 22
Have a splendid Xmas everyone!
“I love Christmas more than ever. I love Christmas from the bottom of my godless atheist straight-through-Dawkins-and-out-the-other-side heathen heart. Love it.”
― Robin Harvie
open.spotify.com/track/0mZEGJ...
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage"
Johann Sebastian Bach, Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent · Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 · Song · 2011
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December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Should have started RTing these on 30th of November (1st of advent) instead of on 1 December, but never mind.
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‘Luister nou eens naar fascisten, anders winnen de fascisten’
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
‘Luister nou eens naar fascisten, anders winnen de fascisten’
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Six reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous edzardernst.com/2025/11/six-...
Six reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous
Clinical trials of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) - and of course other treatments as well - are often poorly designed. If you don't believe me, read some of my pervious posts; I have written a...
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December 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Six reasons why poorly designed clinical trials are unethical and/or dangerous edzardernst.com/2025/11/six-...
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Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
December 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Immigration salience has less to do with aggregate Immigration numbers than
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
- visibility of boats & asylum > visas
- general vibes about integration
- elite cues from media & political discourse in shaping public perceptions
This is more true when immigration is falling then when it is rising
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December 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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www.bbc.com/news/article... And this is news?
Coalisland: Evri dumps parcels for customers miles away on driveway
Evri says they are "urgently investigating" the incident to understand what has happened.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article... And this is news?
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When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
The CDC has endorsed ACIP’s decision of revoking universal access in USA to hepatitis B vaccines at birth. The policy had been in place for 34y and was changed despite no new evidence emerging of any risk of vaccination. #HealthPolicy 🧵
CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies
The CDC also said if a baby is not receiving a birth dose of vaccine, the initial dose should be administered no earlier than 2 months of age.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
When I was a medical student 45 years ago, I clerked in a 13 year old girl with deep jaundice and an abdominal mass. She was Hepatitis B positive. That had led to a primary liver tumour. In a 13-year-old. She was dead within the month. Avoidable with vaccination.
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Christmastime at Jodrell Bank! 🎄
The Lovell Telescope in all its glory 🔭❄️
The Lovell Telescope in all its glory 🔭❄️
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Christmastime at Jodrell Bank! 🎄
The Lovell Telescope in all its glory 🔭❄️
The Lovell Telescope in all its glory 🔭❄️
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New from FM: Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa | Sonia Lenegan
Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa - Free Movement
This is one of those real train wrecks from the Home Office, where you may want to make yourself a large cup of coffee and read through the whole judgment. It
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December 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New from FM: Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa | Sonia Lenegan
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As a British Asian, I get called the p-word due to anger at asylum & high net migration, *therefore* we must reform asylum & reduce migration to reduce racism
Try: as a Jewish home secretary I am at the sharp end of rising antisemitism after Oct 7th/Gaza *therefore* we must recognise Palestine
Try: as a Jewish home secretary I am at the sharp end of rising antisemitism after Oct 7th/Gaza *therefore* we must recognise Palestine
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As a British Asian, I get called the p-word due to anger at asylum & high net migration, *therefore* we must reform asylum & reduce migration to reduce racism
Try: as a Jewish home secretary I am at the sharp end of rising antisemitism after Oct 7th/Gaza *therefore* we must recognise Palestine
Try: as a Jewish home secretary I am at the sharp end of rising antisemitism after Oct 7th/Gaza *therefore* we must recognise Palestine
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#adventmusic 17
Performed by The Sixteen whom we saw perform at Cadogan Hall on the 17th (soz for delayed posting)
open.spotify.com/track/4jmixx...
Performed by The Sixteen whom we saw perform at Cadogan Hall on the 17th (soz for delayed posting)
open.spotify.com/track/4jmixx...
Poulenc: 4 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 1, O magnum mysterium
Francis Poulenc, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers · Poulenc: Sacred Works · Song · 2005
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December 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#adventmusic 17
Performed by The Sixteen whom we saw perform at Cadogan Hall on the 17th (soz for delayed posting)
open.spotify.com/track/4jmixx...
Performed by The Sixteen whom we saw perform at Cadogan Hall on the 17th (soz for delayed posting)
open.spotify.com/track/4jmixx...
There ought to be an expurgated version of that "Holiday" film in which all the scenes with Jack Black in them are cut out.
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There ought to be an expurgated version of that "Holiday" film in which all the scenes with Jack Black in them are cut out.