Chris Potter
@chrispyotter.bsky.social
Cambridge UK. Non-exec director, ex-pwc partner, specialist in governance, internal control, audit, technology & cyber security, interested in history, science, board games & politics, not the jazz saxophonist or Hollywood actor who share my name
Excellent to see this happening. Many parts of Africa clearly suited to solar power
NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️
x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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x33 rise in Algeria solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths.
x8 in Zambia
x7 in Botswana
x6 in Sudan
x3 in each of Liberia, DRC, Benin, Angola, Ethiopia
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August 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Excellent to see this happening. Many parts of Africa clearly suited to solar power
One of the big challenges in retirement is maintaining a sense of purpose - this research shows it's important to do so to reduce the risk of dementia
Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk - Neuroscience News
A new study of over 13,000 adults found that having a strong sense of purpose in life is linked to a reduced risk of dementia.
neurosciencenews.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
One of the big challenges in retirement is maintaining a sense of purpose - this research shows it's important to do so to reduce the risk of dementia
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Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk - Neuroscience News
A new study of over 13,000 adults found that having a strong sense of purpose in life is linked to a reduced risk of dementia.
neurosciencenews.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Having a Purpose in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
#dementia #neuro #purpose 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/life-purpose...
excellent article today on cyber security threats UK companies face - BBC News - Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company
Transport company KNP forced to shut down after international hacker gangs target thousands of UK businesses.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
excellent article today on cyber security threats UK companies face - BBC News - Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A reminder of how bad the black death and the Colombian exchange were. Worth also mentioning the great plague at the time of Byzantine emperor Justinian. Are we ready for avian flu?
A timeline of historical pandemics
[From @scientificdiscovery.dev's great overview article: ourworldindata.org/historical-p...
[From @scientificdiscovery.dev's great overview article: ourworldindata.org/historical-p...
November 21, 2024 at 7:47 PM
A reminder of how bad the black death and the Colombian exchange were. Worth also mentioning the great plague at the time of Byzantine emperor Justinian. Are we ready for avian flu?
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Yes. It’s because they invaded a peaceful neighbor and began killing, raping and destroying. How is this hard?
November 21, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Yes. It’s because they invaded a peaceful neighbor and began killing, raping and destroying. How is this hard?
Day 2 of the UKSec conference and I presented this afternoon on what boards worry about and how cyber security professionals can get the best out of their boards. Thanks to all the non-executive directors who helped me with this presentation docs.google.com/presentation...
Dealing with your board
Dealing with your board What directors or trustees worry about and how can you communicate cyber issues most effectively?
docs.google.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Day 2 of the UKSec conference and I presented this afternoon on what boards worry about and how cyber security professionals can get the best out of their boards. Thanks to all the non-executive directors who helped me with this presentation docs.google.com/presentation...
At the UK Security conference in London today - here's some useful guidance and contact numbers from the city of London police (applies wider than just London) on cyber security www.cityoflondon.police.uk/advice/advic...
Cybercrime
Information on cybercrime and advice on how to reduce your chances of becoming a victim.
www.cityoflondon.police.uk
November 20, 2024 at 4:08 PM
At the UK Security conference in London today - here's some useful guidance and contact numbers from the city of London police (applies wider than just London) on cyber security www.cityoflondon.police.uk/advice/advic...
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Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
November 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
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RIP Pete Sinfield. Few have produced Roxy Music, written songs for Bucks Fizz, Five Star, Celine Dion (Think Twice might have been his pension), 'lyrics and illuminations' for King Crimson, and ELP, AND made his own album, Still, with the immortal songwriting credit 'Jump/Sinfield/Vivaldi'.
November 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
RIP Pete Sinfield. Few have produced Roxy Music, written songs for Bucks Fizz, Five Star, Celine Dion (Think Twice might have been his pension), 'lyrics and illuminations' for King Crimson, and ELP, AND made his own album, Still, with the immortal songwriting credit 'Jump/Sinfield/Vivaldi'.
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Right - EPC reform!
You know those energy performance certificates that you see on Rightmove? They’re terrible, everyone in the energy sector hates them.
But actually reforming them is tricky. My colleague @tomleach.bsky.social tries to chart a way forward
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/epcs-ne...
You know those energy performance certificates that you see on Rightmove? They’re terrible, everyone in the energy sector hates them.
But actually reforming them is tricky. My colleague @tomleach.bsky.social tries to chart a way forward
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/epcs-ne...
EPCs need radical reform - here’s four ways how
The system has become too complicated. It's time to make EPCs useful.
www.nesta.org.uk
November 15, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Right - EPC reform!
You know those energy performance certificates that you see on Rightmove? They’re terrible, everyone in the energy sector hates them.
But actually reforming them is tricky. My colleague @tomleach.bsky.social tries to chart a way forward
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/epcs-ne...
You know those energy performance certificates that you see on Rightmove? They’re terrible, everyone in the energy sector hates them.
But actually reforming them is tricky. My colleague @tomleach.bsky.social tries to chart a way forward
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/epcs-ne...
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News Analysis: The Harris operation, like any campaign riding a wave of momentum, is suddenly worried about overconfidence.
Harris’s Team, With a Wink, Insists She’s an Underdog
Her campaign’s message that Democrats are losing, which she never voiced when President Biden was tanking the ticket, is an artful attempt to lower expectations.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2024 at 3:59 PM
News Analysis: The Harris operation, like any campaign riding a wave of momentum, is suddenly worried about overconfidence.
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As far as I can tell, Angela Raynor's mistake was to dance and party while on holiday rather than during lockdown.
September 1, 2024 at 8:54 AM
As far as I can tell, Angela Raynor's mistake was to dance and party while on holiday rather than during lockdown.
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September 1, 2024 at 6:56 PM