Adam Rutherford
@adamrutherford.bsky.social
I had a marvellous time ruining everything.
Scientist. President of @Humanists_UK Lecturer in Genetics @UCL
Genetics, race, eugenics, books, cricket, +–=÷×
@kbjmanagement
adamrutherford.com
Scientist. President of @Humanists_UK Lecturer in Genetics @UCL
Genetics, race, eugenics, books, cricket, +–=÷×
@kbjmanagement
adamrutherford.com
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Human evolution: a one-million-year clusterf**k
A new incredibly subtle and elegant analysis of our living genomes reveals yet another major piece in the jigsaw of human evolution, completely hidden until now.
arutherford.substack.com
Remixing in human evolution. loops and rivers in the flow of our ancestors - a million year clusterfuck.
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OK, I have set up a Substack and posted an article there going into much more detail about Francis Crick and the poet Michael McClure. If the link between science and art is your thing, or you just like psychedelic poetry, have a read:
The Powerful Knowledge: How the Poetry of Michael McClure Influenced the Scientist Francis Crick
In July 1959, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, Francis Crick, took a psychedelic trip on peyote through the power of poetry.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
OK, I have set up a Substack and posted an article there going into much more detail about Francis Crick and the poet Michael McClure. If the link between science and art is your thing, or you just like psychedelic poetry, have a read:
Please read this on Jim Watson, by his most thorough biographer
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Please read this on Jim Watson, by his most thorough biographer
James Watson made some tremendous contributions to science, and expressed many grotesque views, which were racist, sexist and ignorant. These are all well documented.
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
James Watson made some tremendous contributions to science, and expressed many grotesque views, which were racist, sexist and ignorant. These are all well documented.
Just finished a rewatch of WandaVision, by a long stretch the best, and saddest thing the MCU has done. Twin Peaks, but superheroes and witches.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Just finished a rewatch of WandaVision, by a long stretch the best, and saddest thing the MCU has done. Twin Peaks, but superheroes and witches.
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
Two pairs of shoes, one cardigan and three socks (all different). I am beginning to think Jesse has a problem.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Two pairs of shoes, one cardigan and three socks (all different). I am beginning to think Jesse has a problem.
THEY ALSO DROWN FEMALES AND USE THEIR CARCASSES FOR SEX UNTIL THE FALL APART.
Sea otters have underarm pockets that they keep food and their favourite stones in.
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
THEY ALSO DROWN FEMALES AND USE THEIR CARCASSES FOR SEX UNTIL THE FALL APART.
Just finished the epic, essential, incredible, 44 hour biography of Hitler by Ian Kershaw.
Audible are asking me to review the story.
Unrealistic, the main character not really believable.
Audible are asking me to review the story.
Unrealistic, the main character not really believable.
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just finished the epic, essential, incredible, 44 hour biography of Hitler by Ian Kershaw.
Audible are asking me to review the story.
Unrealistic, the main character not really believable.
Audible are asking me to review the story.
Unrealistic, the main character not really believable.
Eugenics research is a hoot!
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Eugenics research is a hoot!
Eugenics research is a hoot!
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Eugenics research is a hoot!
That knowledge is something I have in common with God.
Zero. Zero times.
Zero. Zero times.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
That knowledge is something I have in common with God.
Zero. Zero times.
Zero. Zero times.
At this point, I think he is specifically simply trolling @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At this point, I think he is specifically simply trolling @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social
Great, cos I would LOVE to know what these harms are.
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4hxHgEh
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Great, cos I would LOVE to know what these harms are.
Uber driver refused to pick me and my son from hospital cos he is on crutches. A little taste of grotesque ableism there.
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Uber driver refused to pick me and my son from hospital cos he is on crutches. A little taste of grotesque ableism there.
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Loved doing this, with clever people, and Brian, talking ancestry, ancient DNA coalescence theory: these are some of my favourite things.
NEW EPISODE: Who are our ancestors and why does it matter?
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about ancient DNA.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAncientD...
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about ancient DNA.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAncientD...
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Loved doing this, with clever people, and Brian, talking ancestry, ancient DNA coalescence theory: these are some of my favourite things.
Loved doing this, with clever people, and Brian, talking ancestry, ancient DNA coalescence theory: these are some of my favourite things.
NEW EPISODE: Who are our ancestors and why does it matter?
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about ancient DNA.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAncientD...
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about ancient DNA.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAncientD...
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Loved doing this, with clever people, and Brian, talking ancestry, ancient DNA coalescence theory: these are some of my favourite things.
Insomnia question: we watched Titanic on the weekend, and I noticed that Billy Zane calls someone a 'moron'. The word moron was coined in 1910 by HH Goddard, in his NJ clinic. Would it have spread in two years sufficiently that Billy Zane knew it?
Please have 3000 words on my desk by Monday.
Please have 3000 words on my desk by Monday.
a man in a tuxedo with a white bow tie
ALT: a man in a tuxedo with a white bow tie
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Insomnia question: we watched Titanic on the weekend, and I noticed that Billy Zane calls someone a 'moron'. The word moron was coined in 1910 by HH Goddard, in his NJ clinic. Would it have spread in two years sufficiently that Billy Zane knew it?
Please have 3000 words on my desk by Monday.
Please have 3000 words on my desk by Monday.
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French police have released security cam footage of the Louvre robbery
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
French police have released security cam footage of the Louvre robbery
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Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecord essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecord essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
I WARNED YOU. I WARNED YOU ALL. DID YOU LISTEN?
Welcome back, otter. 🦦🏴☠️ #teamorca
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I WARNED YOU. I WARNED YOU ALL. DID YOU LISTEN?
New addition to my dork fest office.
October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New addition to my dork fest office.