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Alison Boyle
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Gallery Director at RCSI, Dublin; Honorary Research Associate at Science Museum and UCL STS, London; Galwegian. Own views.
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"We may know instinctively that being in nature makes us feel better, but the science backs this up too."

The magic of autumn, and nine free sensational things to look out for in nature this half-term: buff.ly/zcc0fcB
October 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Buffy is so old there were only 103 named elements, we’re at 118 now.

(Yes I pause every show that has a periodic table to see if its period accurate)
July 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Thanks to @stephenaj.bsky.social's fabulous article (still available at link below) I have had a look at this equally fabulous interactive astrolabe alexboxer.com/astrolabe/. It's a really useful tool for understanding what the instrument does and a lot of fun to play with! #histsci #astronomy
July 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Mega historical bust ups. A thread.

1. King John and Philip of France

The powerful foreigner cynically helped put the incompetent, odious sex offender on the throne only to launch an all out war against him.

John bankrupted his kingdom, fell out with everyone and shat himself to death
June 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Today is #WorldBeeDay so we made a bee out of books and now we're buzzing. 🐝
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Still time to apply for the Head of Collections (Library, Archives & Museum) job at @antiquaries.bsky.social. Closes this Sunday night! www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac...

#lisjobs #museumjobs #archivejobs #heritagejobs #library #archive #museum #collections #heritage #rarebooks #specialcollections
Vacancies & Volunteering - Society of Antiquaries of London
Current roles available: Assistant Librarian (full time)
www.sal.org.uk
May 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Staggering. The American Meteorological Society, in partnership with the National Weather Association, have released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Stand up for NOAA research — the time to act is now
The American Meteorological Society (AMS), in partnership with the National Weather Association (NWA), today released a statement regarding the proposed elimination of NOAA Research. It reads in part,...
www.eurekalert.org
April 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM