Alan Shopp
@alanshopp.bsky.social
Here for the art, words, trees and birds.
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We know that pets influence our microbiome, but scientists have now found that having a dog seems to change this ecosystem in a way that could boost our well-being
Dogs may make us more caring and sociable by changing our microbiome
We know that pets influence our microbiome, but scientists have now found that having a dog seems to change this ecosystem in a way that could boost our well-being
www.newscientist.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We know that pets influence our microbiome, but scientists have now found that having a dog seems to change this ecosystem in a way that could boost our well-being
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December 2020
The Empress, Thoday Street..
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
The Empress, Thoday Street..
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
December 2020
The Empress, Thoday Street..
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
The Empress, Thoday Street..
Picture from my book 'Cambridge - Time & Space'. Available at cambridgebooks.co.uk/cambridge-ti... and all bookshops.
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Am at the restless but still exhausted stage of illness. I miss the ravine 😭 But, housebound, was able to finish this portrait of my dog in record time! Coloured pencil on hot pressed cotton paper. #bordercollie #dogportrait
September 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Am at the restless but still exhausted stage of illness. I miss the ravine 😭 But, housebound, was able to finish this portrait of my dog in record time! Coloured pencil on hot pressed cotton paper. #bordercollie #dogportrait
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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Three years ago The Economist warned that that keeping global warming to just 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels was no longer plausible. Now, the data confirm that the window has closed econ.st/4p6NQoa
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Three years ago The Economist warned that that keeping global warming to just 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels was no longer plausible. Now, the data confirm that the window has closed econ.st/4p6NQoa
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November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
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Grey Wolf
Acrylics on canvas
19.7″ x 19.7″ (50 x 50 cm)
Original sold
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Grey Wolf
Acrylics on canvas
19.7″ x 19.7″ (50 x 50 cm)
Original sold
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Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
www.newscientist.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
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Atrium, the latest instrument from Whimsical Raps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P9S...
If you're a designer who wants inspiration when it comes to pushing the enveloppe for expressive interface design, I highly recommend looking at synthesizers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P9S...
If you're a designer who wants inspiration when it comes to pushing the enveloppe for expressive interface design, I highly recommend looking at synthesizers
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Atrium, the latest instrument from Whimsical Raps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P9S...
If you're a designer who wants inspiration when it comes to pushing the enveloppe for expressive interface design, I highly recommend looking at synthesizers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P9S...
If you're a designer who wants inspiration when it comes to pushing the enveloppe for expressive interface design, I highly recommend looking at synthesizers
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October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
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ten years ago... paste up angel drawings for cop21
all those angels and all that hope on the street
the weather did for the angels
the politicians did for the hope
all those angels and all that hope on the street
the weather did for the angels
the politicians did for the hope
October 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
ten years ago... paste up angel drawings for cop21
all those angels and all that hope on the street
the weather did for the angels
the politicians did for the hope
all those angels and all that hope on the street
the weather did for the angels
the politicians did for the hope
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Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.
Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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Painting by Peggie Blizard ‘Yellow Roses’
Oil on panel. Size 24 x 18 Inches.
Oil on panel. Size 24 x 18 Inches.
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Painting by Peggie Blizard ‘Yellow Roses’
Oil on panel. Size 24 x 18 Inches.
Oil on panel. Size 24 x 18 Inches.
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'Best Kebab', Old Street, Hoxton (2003) by Georgia Peskett
georgiapeskett.com
georgiapeskett.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
'Best Kebab', Old Street, Hoxton (2003) by Georgia Peskett
georgiapeskett.com
georgiapeskett.com
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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September 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Hey! An open double spiral staircase made in wood (the world’s biggest of its kind) is now gracing #NotreDame’s South tower ! Opening day for visitors: 20 September !
September 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey! An open double spiral staircase made in wood (the world’s biggest of its kind) is now gracing #NotreDame’s South tower ! Opening day for visitors: 20 September !
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This woman will be protected by generations of crows
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
September 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This woman will be protected by generations of crows
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
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NEW ORIGIN STORY: The British Chinese. This group constitutes nearly one per cent of the UK population. They are hardly ever spoken about, rarely recognised, and barely represented in media or parliament. This is their story.
🚨 New episode out 🚨 @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social chart the ups and downs of the British Chinese population. Is this immigration success story one that should be referenced more by politicians on the left?
Listen / watch now ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Listen / watch now ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
NEW ORIGIN STORY: The British Chinese. This group constitutes nearly one per cent of the UK population. They are hardly ever spoken about, rarely recognised, and barely represented in media or parliament. This is their story.