Zion Lights
@zionlights.bsky.social
Award-winning Science Communicator. Cosmic humanist. Patron of @Humanists.uk New book “Energy is Life” out 03/02/26.
Writing at http://zionlights.substack.com
Writing at http://zionlights.substack.com
Pinned
Something is coming 🌱
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Had to chuckle at this Chopra-esque New Age babble. Apparently inescapable when drinking herbal tea.
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Had to chuckle at this Chopra-esque New Age babble. Apparently inescapable when drinking herbal tea.
My 12 year old sketching. A joy to behold.
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My 12 year old sketching. A joy to behold.
On the contrary,
“Mastering the pen and the podium means never having to dine or sleep alone” - Christopher Hitchens
“Mastering the pen and the podium means never having to dine or sleep alone” - Christopher Hitchens
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On the contrary,
“Mastering the pen and the podium means never having to dine or sleep alone” - Christopher Hitchens
“Mastering the pen and the podium means never having to dine or sleep alone” - Christopher Hitchens
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@greens4nuclear.bsky.social
The 'too long to build' argument is never addressed without nuance, mostly by naesayers.
More nuance that they can, right here, by @zionlights.bsky.social
The 'too long to build' argument is never addressed without nuance, mostly by naesayers.
More nuance that they can, right here, by @zionlights.bsky.social
We can build nuclear reactors quickly. Here's how
Five ways to speed up nuclear construction
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November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@greens4nuclear.bsky.social
The 'too long to build' argument is never addressed without nuance, mostly by naesayers.
More nuance that they can, right here, by @zionlights.bsky.social
The 'too long to build' argument is never addressed without nuance, mostly by naesayers.
More nuance that they can, right here, by @zionlights.bsky.social
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I am looking forward to this - a book all environmentalists should read if we are to tackle issues like climate change.
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
Something is coming 🌱
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I am looking forward to this - a book all environmentalists should read if we are to tackle issues like climate change.
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
#NuclearPower
#NuclearEnergy
Something is coming 🌱
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Something is coming 🌱
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
Pre-order: www.amazon.co.uk/Energy-Life-Environmentalism-Went-Nuclear/dp/1917458452
I fear at this stage I have become the old man yells at cloud meme
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I fear at this stage I have become the old man yells at cloud meme
If you’re in the UK, you won’t want to miss this tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you’re in the UK, you won’t want to miss this tonight!
In my new piece for The Argument, I explore why environmentalism needs to be guided by evidence, not emotion.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-envir...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-envir...
When environmentalists choose panic over progress
How a faction of green activists turned against the very technologies that could have saved millions of lives and slowed climate change.
www.theargumentmag.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In my new piece for The Argument, I explore why environmentalism needs to be guided by evidence, not emotion.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-envir...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-envir...
This fire has been burning for over a century, and no one knows how to put it out.
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youtube.com/shorts/Ssb71...
This coal field has been burning for over a century #coal #energy #nuclear #disaster #dystopian
YouTube video by Zion Lights
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November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This fire has been burning for over a century, and no one knows how to put it out.
youtube.com/shorts/Ssb71...
youtube.com/shorts/Ssb71...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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I’ve been a prolific reader for as long as I can remember, and I’ve long prided myself on having a wide vocabulary. So I must admit, I find it kind of sad that people keep asking that I use simpler language, because I’ve already been dumbing it down. 😞
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’ve been a prolific reader for as long as I can remember, and I’ve long prided myself on having a wide vocabulary. So I must admit, I find it kind of sad that people keep asking that I use simpler language, because I’ve already been dumbing it down. 😞
Beggars belief that it needs pointing out, but someone who was not born and raised in England, and who has never lived in England, cannot speak with authority on life in England or its culture and values.
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Beggars belief that it needs pointing out, but someone who was not born and raised in England, and who has never lived in England, cannot speak with authority on life in England or its culture and values.
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🧪 I have a new TV offering: a 2-part Horizon special on BBC2 going out on 29th Sep and 6th October. It is called Secrets of the Brain. See
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Secrets of the Brain, Series 1, Episode 1
Jim Al-Khalili reveals how the staggeringly complex human brain evolved.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🧪 I have a new TV offering: a 2-part Horizon special on BBC2 going out on 29th Sep and 6th October. It is called Secrets of the Brain. See
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Are you smarter than a monkey? According to this test on global development, only 7% of you are 🙈
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
Are you smarter than a monkey? On this test, only 7% of humans are #knowledge #testyourknowledge
YouTube video by Zion Lights
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October 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Are you smarter than a monkey? According to this test on global development, only 7% of you are 🙈
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
Are you smarter than a monkey? According to this test on global development, only 7% of you are 🙈
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
Are you smarter than a monkey? On this test, only 7% of humans are #knowledge #testyourknowledge
YouTube video by Zion Lights
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Are you smarter than a monkey? According to this test on global development, only 7% of you are 🙈
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
youtube.com/shorts/qG611...
Test yourself:
upgrader.gapminder.org/t/2017-gapmi...
Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humour 😅
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Who says Germans don’t have a sense of humour 😅
What causes traffic? And is it you?
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youtube.com/shorts/cWCem...
What causes traffic? And is it you? #science #traffic #trafficjam #didyouknowfacts #stem #roadsafety
YouTube video by Zion Lights
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October 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
What causes traffic? And is it you?
youtube.com/shorts/cWCem...
youtube.com/shorts/cWCem...
Archaeologists and school children have unearthed an 8000 year old settlement in Northern Ireland >
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Archaeologists and children unearth 8000 year old settlement #sciencenews #archeology #mesolithic
YouTube video by Zion Lights
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October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Archaeologists and school children have unearthed an 8000 year old settlement in Northern Ireland >
youtube.com/shorts/n6g7Q...
youtube.com/shorts/n6g7Q...
All of these examples come down to one thing: our ability to assess risk. And frankly, from planning officers to environmental campaigners, we’re not very good at it.
zionlights.substack.com/p/death-by-a...
zionlights.substack.com/p/death-by-a...
Death by a Thousand Red Tapes
How Britain’s bureaucracy stalls progress, and why real renewal means rethinking risk
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October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
All of these examples come down to one thing: our ability to assess risk. And frankly, from planning officers to environmental campaigners, we’re not very good at it.
zionlights.substack.com/p/death-by-a...
zionlights.substack.com/p/death-by-a...