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If my experience this morning of trying to deal with credit card fraud via my banking app is anything to go by I suspect the AI revolution is further away than some adherents would like to think.1/2
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If my experience this morning of trying to deal with credit card fraud via my banking app is anything to go by I suspect the AI revolution is further away than some adherents would like to think.1/2
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New trailer for ‘Fallout’ S2 ☢️
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New trailer for ‘Fallout’ S2 ☢️
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
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This week’s free to read is comparing the three Axis navies…
Is the Kriegsmarine the poor relation?
open.substack.com/pub/jerijero...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
Is the Kriegsmarine the poor relation?
open.substack.com/pub/jerijero...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
The poor relation
Opinion piece on the Axis Navies.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This week’s free to read is comparing the three Axis navies…
Is the Kriegsmarine the poor relation?
open.substack.com/pub/jerijero...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
Is the Kriegsmarine the poor relation?
open.substack.com/pub/jerijero...
#history #ww2 #navalhistory
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Even though I’m a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, this is the first time making it into Chemistry World.
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/the-...
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/the-...
The chemist who commemorates lab discoveries on his body
University of Nebraska's drug design centre director is communicating his team's scientific breakthroughs with tattoos and now has 29 on his arm
www.chemistryworld.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Even though I’m a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, this is the first time making it into Chemistry World.
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/the-...
www.chemistryworld.com/careers/the-...
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We're kicking off our 3rd Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research today in Leeds with a welcome from Louise Banahene PFHEA MBE: Director of Educational Engagement and Student Success at University of Leeds. #ukcgeEDI
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're kicking off our 3rd Conference on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in PG Research today in Leeds with a welcome from Louise Banahene PFHEA MBE: Director of Educational Engagement and Student Success at University of Leeds. #ukcgeEDI
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Rob Jetten (in English) about his triumph:
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
D66 has officially won the snap elections in the Netherlands.
With nearly all votes counted, the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders no longer has a chance at overtaking the D66 led by Rob Jetten. He’s now in pole position for PM.
With nearly all votes counted, the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders no longer has a chance at overtaking the D66 led by Rob Jetten. He’s now in pole position for PM.
Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general election winner
With nearly all votes counted, Geert Wilders' far-right PVV party no longer has a chance at overtaking the centrist D66 party led by Rob Jetten.
www.euronews.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rob Jetten (in English) about his triumph:
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
"We've now shown to the rest of Europe and the world that it is possible to beat a populist movement if you campaign with a positive message for your country."
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Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻
Enter if you dare...🚪
Enter if you dare...🚪
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It's been one year since my blog on the closure of Hull, which kind of blew up. A thread with some reflections on what's happened since then. 1/ www.michaeloneill.org/blog-1/2024/...
On Hull — Michael O'Neill
A personal reflection on the closure of Hull’s Chemistry Department, where I held my first academic post.
www.michaeloneill.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It's been one year since my blog on the closure of Hull, which kind of blew up. A thread with some reflections on what's happened since then. 1/ www.michaeloneill.org/blog-1/2024/...
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified
cen.acs.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
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For my Year 1 lecture course this year, I used AI to produce an audio podcast to support student learning. I was amazed how listenable it was, and how broadly accurate it turned out to be. In this thread, I talk through the process I used to make the podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK36...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK36...
From Cookbook to Logic Mastering Organic Chemistry Mechanisms
YouTube video by David Smith
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
For my Year 1 lecture course this year, I used AI to produce an audio podcast to support student learning. I was amazed how listenable it was, and how broadly accurate it turned out to be. In this thread, I talk through the process I used to make the podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK36...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK36...
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Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
October 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM
Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.
Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
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I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
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Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.
The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live
Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry
www.chemistryworld.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall dies aged 91 such sad news a real beacon of science and one who was one of my very early influences #science #pioneer #womeninSTEM
October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall dies aged 91 such sad news a real beacon of science and one who was one of my very early influences #science #pioneer #womeninSTEM
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We're excited to welcome our Oct #OUGradSch25 PhD cohort to campus today! We can’t wait to hear about their research journeys.
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We're excited to welcome our Oct #OUGradSch25 PhD cohort to campus today! We can’t wait to hear about their research journeys.
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
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UKCGE's Director, Dr Owen Gower (pictured right) is currently presenting at the 2025 Strategic Leaders' Global Summit in Québec City, Canada. This year the summit is focussed on AI and other emerging technologies, and how they will impact on postgraduate education in the future.
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
UKCGE's Director, Dr Owen Gower (pictured right) is currently presenting at the 2025 Strategic Leaders' Global Summit in Québec City, Canada. This year the summit is focussed on AI and other emerging technologies, and how they will impact on postgraduate education in the future.
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Your regular reminder that genAI/chatbots not trained to do chemistry are bad at chemistry.
September 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Your regular reminder that genAI/chatbots not trained to do chemistry are bad at chemistry.