Prof. Brian J Ford
brianjford.bsky.social
Prof. Brian J Ford
@brianjford.bsky.social
Award-winning biologist and broadcaster; lecturer and international author; journalist and columnist.
September 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
ASDA SELLS FAKE
Olive oil is characterised by cloudiness below 15°C - this is a sample from Asda after 9° for 24 hours. Clear as filtered apple juice and fake. FROM ASDA!
August 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
OBVIOUS DINNER
I'm 31,415 days old. There's only one choice of meal tonight. Couldn't be anything else. Pie.
May 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NORWAY OWNS GREENLAND
Documents show that Erik the Red successfully claimed Greenland in AD 986. It belongs to Norway and from April 1, a US resident will need to register for a NGR01 visa to visit. Mr Trump accepts that the former US air base at Pituffik will now be run exclusively by Norwegians.
April 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy New Year, all ... picture from my Xmas lecture cruise to Scandinavia. .
January 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
DON'T OPEN YOUR ADVENT CALENDAR
Not until you've tried my game. Timed Instant Response And Numeracy Test (TIRANT). Grab a new advent calendar. Tap each number as you find it and shout it out. Time everyone on your cellphone stopwatch. Furious, frantic, and free. Such a bright start to 1 December!
December 1, 2024 at 10:17 AM
RAIN FORESTS DO NOT MAKE OXYGEN
Trees give out oxygen only in sunlight. At night they respire like us, giving out carbon dioxide. And when they die and decompose, their sequestered carbon is released - back into the atmosphere. Read more here: www.labnews.co.uk/article/2092...
November 29, 2024 at 8:44 PM