Alom Shaha
@alomshaha.bsky.social
Dad. Science Teacher. Author of books including “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?”, "Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder" and “How to Find a Rainbow”. Lots of free stuff and more about me at alomshaha.com
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Alom Shaha
@alomshaha.bsky.social
· Oct 12
I’ve spent 25+ years teaching and “ communicating” science. As well as being a schoolteacher, I’ve worked with scientists and science institutions to help them explain their work to the public. This book is the culmination of all that work. Out in paperback Nov. 7th www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1529...
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“People in the past be fucking”
the more you read about this stuff, the more that Foucault's point about the exaggeration of Victorian repression rings true. We want to imagine the past as being more prudish than it really is because it makes us feel more free than we really are
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“People in the past be fucking”
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Homage is also only used as a pejorative when it comes to Chinese brands. When a mainstream brand like Christopher Ward or Citizen references a Blancpain or Submariner, reviewers say "inspired by," if they mention it at all.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Homage is also only used as a pejorative when it comes to Chinese brands. When a mainstream brand like Christopher Ward or Citizen references a Blancpain or Submariner, reviewers say "inspired by," if they mention it at all.
His real name is Jean Valjean.
If you can’t trust someone named 9824715486259, who can you trust?
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
His real name is Jean Valjean.
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You throw around the term 'conservative' despite the brutal murder Colonel Mustard committed with the candlestick in the conservatory?
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You throw around the term 'conservative' despite the brutal murder Colonel Mustard committed with the candlestick in the conservatory?
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now THAT should've been the John Lewis advert
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
now THAT should've been the John Lewis advert
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When my wife left me it cured me of any fantasy that being "Left" was desirable
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
When my wife left me it cured me of any fantasy that being "Left" was desirable
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It's classic literature on TGT on Monday as we remember Emily Brontë on the anniversary of the publication of Wuthering Heights, her first and only novel in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell.
bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's classic literature on TGT on Monday as we remember Emily Brontë on the anniversary of the publication of Wuthering Heights, her first and only novel in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell.
bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
bit.ly/TutorGroupThink
Reminded of this dish (“Kissoori” in Sylheti) by Martha, so made some for my dinner tonight
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reminded of this dish (“Kissoori” in Sylheti) by Martha, so made some for my dinner tonight
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Brilliant. It gives me chills.
Every once in a while I go back and rewatch this performance, and every time I'm glad I did youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y
Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, more - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 2004 Induction
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Brilliant. It gives me chills.
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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I think it will be a treasure tbh. Thanks for sharing it.
(Am still a Brussels sprouts refusenik though)
(Am still a Brussels sprouts refusenik though)
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I think it will be a treasure tbh. Thanks for sharing it.
(Am still a Brussels sprouts refusenik though)
(Am still a Brussels sprouts refusenik though)
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It's kind of weird coming to as an adult to things you hated as a child and realising it's actually good.
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It's kind of weird coming to as an adult to things you hated as a child and realising it's actually good.
Just googled this and it looks easy and tasty: tastecooking.com/recipes/worl...
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just googled this and it looks easy and tasty: tastecooking.com/recipes/worl...
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this looks very good and I’ll try thx. my much lazier version:
Chop cabbage, add to pan with salt, oil & splash of water, cover till cabbage turns brighter green (not to total softness), remove lid turn up heat, microplane nice pile of frozen ginger on top (grate/ much easier when frozen), sauté
Chop cabbage, add to pan with salt, oil & splash of water, cover till cabbage turns brighter green (not to total softness), remove lid turn up heat, microplane nice pile of frozen ginger on top (grate/ much easier when frozen), sauté
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
this looks very good and I’ll try thx. my much lazier version:
Chop cabbage, add to pan with salt, oil & splash of water, cover till cabbage turns brighter green (not to total softness), remove lid turn up heat, microplane nice pile of frozen ginger on top (grate/ much easier when frozen), sauté
Chop cabbage, add to pan with salt, oil & splash of water, cover till cabbage turns brighter green (not to total softness), remove lid turn up heat, microplane nice pile of frozen ginger on top (grate/ much easier when frozen), sauté
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the way the Irish typically cook it is to overcook it, so it releases sulphur and makes you gag
cooking it like this doesn’t do that at all it’s very nice I also will cook cabbage and eat it all week with whatever meat leftovers, etc
cooking it like this doesn’t do that at all it’s very nice I also will cook cabbage and eat it all week with whatever meat leftovers, etc
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
the way the Irish typically cook it is to overcook it, so it releases sulphur and makes you gag
cooking it like this doesn’t do that at all it’s very nice I also will cook cabbage and eat it all week with whatever meat leftovers, etc
cooking it like this doesn’t do that at all it’s very nice I also will cook cabbage and eat it all week with whatever meat leftovers, etc
The recipe below is quick and easy. You can jazz it up a bit by frying a teaspoon of “panch phoron” in the oil (Bangladeshi 5 spice, equal quantities of cumin, nigella, mustard, fenugreek and fennel seeds) but I actually prefer the plain version below.
Used to hate cabbage as a child because we used to eat it ALL THE TIME but now one of my favourite foods. Cooking it in same way my mum (and countless other Bangladeshi mums) cooked it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The recipe below is quick and easy. You can jazz it up a bit by frying a teaspoon of “panch phoron” in the oil (Bangladeshi 5 spice, equal quantities of cumin, nigella, mustard, fenugreek and fennel seeds) but I actually prefer the plain version below.
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Looks great, I do something similar but with ginger instead of garlic, and mustard seeds, a few fennel or black cumin seeds, and a couple of fenugreek seeds in the oil first. Add shredded carrot. Good hot as a side dish with rice, or a cold salad for several days (but we finish it pretty quickly)
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Looks great, I do something similar but with ginger instead of garlic, and mustard seeds, a few fennel or black cumin seeds, and a couple of fenugreek seeds in the oil first. Add shredded carrot. Good hot as a side dish with rice, or a cold salad for several days (but we finish it pretty quickly)
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Thank you for this. I will make twice as much as I need, in anticipation of the next day’s lunch. I will also experiment with garam masala in place of turmeric. And with savoy cabbage too. I was a cabbage refusenik until I was in my thirties 🥬
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thank you for this. I will make twice as much as I need, in anticipation of the next day’s lunch. I will also experiment with garam masala in place of turmeric. And with savoy cabbage too. I was a cabbage refusenik until I was in my thirties 🥬
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delicious and highly underrated bhaji 🤤 I'm a big fan of nigella seeds in this type of dish
Fry onions, garlic, and chillies in 3 tablespoons of olive oil til soft
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
delicious and highly underrated bhaji 🤤 I'm a big fan of nigella seeds in this type of dish
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IME, the way to make vegetables not suck is to stir fry them. I've never met a vegetable that didn't taste great when stir-fried with some oyster sauce & a dash of smoked sesame oil.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
IME, the way to make vegetables not suck is to stir fry them. I've never met a vegetable that didn't taste great when stir-fried with some oyster sauce & a dash of smoked sesame oil.
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Now this is a social media manager DOING THEIR JOBBBBB
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Now this is a social media manager DOING THEIR JOBBBBB
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Good morning to my posh friends who order those veggie boxes! Here’s something to do with cabbage if you‘re stuck for ideas:
Used to hate cabbage as a child because we used to eat it ALL THE TIME but now one of my favourite foods. Cooking it in same way my mum (and countless other Bangladeshi mums) cooked it.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Good morning to my posh friends who order those veggie boxes! Here’s something to do with cabbage if you‘re stuck for ideas:
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Suspect some of you find Christmas too much, but it holds a very special place in my heart because of my family - my siblings when I was growing up, and now my wife and children as well. I‘ve written about it quite a bit, most recently last December:
The real magic of Christmas
Whether or not you believe in god, this is a time of wonder and love
newhumanist.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Suspect some of you find Christmas too much, but it holds a very special place in my heart because of my family - my siblings when I was growing up, and now my wife and children as well. I‘ve written about it quite a bit, most recently last December:
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Any Urdu readers out there who can tell me the source document of the prose in these illustrations?
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Any Urdu readers out there who can tell me the source document of the prose in these illustrations?
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I genuinely hate having to plug my work on here. I would rather post my cartoons and drawings without a link to my website, but unfortunately social media is an important element of our business, so I have to do it. I do appreciate the reposts and thank you for the support since I came to Bluesky.
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I genuinely hate having to plug my work on here. I would rather post my cartoons and drawings without a link to my website, but unfortunately social media is an important element of our business, so I have to do it. I do appreciate the reposts and thank you for the support since I came to Bluesky.