Ben Deighton
@ben-deighton.bsky.social
Managing Editor of SciDev.Net, President of World Federation of Science Journalists, futurologist
Some rare good news from Gaza!
June 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Some rare good news from Gaza!
Science journalists - I need you input!
On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession.
So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs?
#BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism
On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession.
So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs?
#BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism
Home | Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board
www.un.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Science journalists - I need you input!
On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession.
So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs?
#BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism
On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession.
So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs?
#BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism
AI cracks decade-long superbug problem in 2 days, and comes up with four additional solutions. #scicomm #Ai #health
"And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that."
Woah..
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
"And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that."
Woah..
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - BBC News
The lead researcher has told the BBC he was so astounded he assumed his computer had been hacked.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
February 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
AI cracks decade-long superbug problem in 2 days, and comes up with four additional solutions. #scicomm #Ai #health
"And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that."
Woah..
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
"And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that."
Woah..
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Attention #scicomm!
Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support!
www.wcsj2025.org
Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support!
www.wcsj2025.org
WCSJ 2025 – World Conference of Science Journalists 2025
www.wcsj2025.org
February 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Attention #scicomm!
Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support!
www.wcsj2025.org
Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support!
www.wcsj2025.org
Asteroids contain "building blocks of life" - so why haven't we found life elsewhere in the solar system??
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Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists - BBC News
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
January 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Asteroids contain "building blocks of life" - so why haven't we found life elsewhere in the solar system??
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
The ABSW awards are now open! You can enter here - lnkd.in/esTCCCAw
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The ABSW awards are now open! You can enter here - lnkd.in/esTCCCAw
Maybe dark energy doesn't exist..
As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea!
www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...
As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea!
www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...
Dark energy doesn’t actually exist, scientists say in shock claim
Dark energy does not exist, some scientists have claimed – which could help get rid of one of the universe’s biggest mysteries.
www.independent.co.uk
December 26, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Maybe dark energy doesn't exist..
As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea!
www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...
As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea!
www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...
Like the early days of the apocalypse..
This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024
www.reuters.com/investigates...
This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024
www.reuters.com/investigates...
2024 in photos: the world under water
Floods caused devastation and cost lives around the world in 2024, from Spain to Nigeria, North Carolina to Bangladesh. This curated selection of photos from Reuters illustrates their often catastrophic impact.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Like the early days of the apocalypse..
This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024
www.reuters.com/investigates...
This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Now something else to worry about - mirror life
The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently..
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently..
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Now something else to worry about - mirror life
The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently..
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently..
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Always worrying when a new disease emerges.
Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Africa CDC Deploys Experts on Investigation Mission for Disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo – Africa CDC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 December – From 5 to 7 December, the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, travelled to the DRC to engage with national authorities, assess the situation on th...
africacdc.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Always worrying when a new disease emerges.
Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC.
africacdc.org/news-item/af...
It's such a shame when science becomes a political football - www.scidev.net/global/news/...
South African research funds ‘at risk’ over Gaza stance
A number of South African universities could be facing research funding cuts after severing ties with Israeli institutions.
www.scidev.net
December 6, 2024 at 10:43 AM
It's such a shame when science becomes a political football - www.scidev.net/global/news/...
Great to be talking about science journalism with the WFSJ vice-president Joseph Mbemg Boum and Mandi Smallhorne, Conference Director for the 2025 World Conference of Science Journalists, the first one to ever be held in Africa!
December 5, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Great to be talking about science journalism with the WFSJ vice-president Joseph Mbemg Boum and Mandi Smallhorne, Conference Director for the 2025 World Conference of Science Journalists, the first one to ever be held in Africa!
Over 13 global events, the World Conference of Science Journalists had never been held in Africa.
Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org
On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!
Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org
On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!
WCSJ 2025 – World Conference of Science Journalists 2025
www.wcsj2025.org
December 1, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Over 13 global events, the World Conference of Science Journalists had never been held in Africa.
Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org
On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!
Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org
On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!
Really pleased that science journalists gave their full support to our new board at the World Federation of Science Journalists AGM in Budapest last week.
Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.
Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.
November 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Really pleased that science journalists gave their full support to our new board at the World Federation of Science Journalists AGM in Budapest last week.
Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.
Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.
"Freedom of speech, human rights, we think now these are empty slogans.”
Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
‘Double standards’ as Israel not treated like Russia
Russian scientists have been barred from international collaborations, while Israeli counterparts have not.
www.scidev.net
November 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
"Freedom of speech, human rights, we think now these are empty slogans.”
Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research
www.scidev.net/global/opini...
Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research
www.scidev.net/global/opini...