Kevin Fong
@drkevinfong.bsky.social
Doctor/Anaesthetics/PHEM/Broadcaster. Likes to know how systems tick & what we can do to improve them. Interested in just about everything. #13MinutestotheMoon #16Sunsets
There’s a lot written about leadership & teamwork but the HEMS crews are one of the best examples, anywhere, of how to operate at the sharp end of practice.
Made this for BBC Radio 4 about the people who make it happen. 11am GMT today or find it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Made this for BBC Radio 4 about the people who make it happen. 11am GMT today or find it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Air Ambulance - BBC Sounds
Every second counts as the Air Ambulance crew try to save a life.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
There’s a lot written about leadership & teamwork but the HEMS crews are one of the best examples, anywhere, of how to operate at the sharp end of practice.
Made this for BBC Radio 4 about the people who make it happen. 11am GMT today or find it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Made this for BBC Radio 4 about the people who make it happen. 11am GMT today or find it here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Samir Zitouni, 48, remains in critical condition after the LNER rail employee heroically risked his life to save others from the attempts at murder on the Peterborough/Huntingdon train
news.sky.com/story/train-...
news.sky.com/story/train-...
Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero'
Samir Zitouni, 48, was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday.
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Samir Zitouni, 48, remains in critical condition after the LNER rail employee heroically risked his life to save others from the attempts at murder on the Peterborough/Huntingdon train
news.sky.com/story/train-...
news.sky.com/story/train-...
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
Cause for hope.
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
The Dutch choose optimism over anti-immigrant populism
Rob Jetten beats out Geert Wilders
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Cause for hope.
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“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change.
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
1/10
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
1/10
There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you
How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.
www.livescience.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change.
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
1/10
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
1/10
A timely book from @tomlevenson.bsky.social
Book news!
Today I got the copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools back from my UK publisher. It's fun seeing the text conform to British spelling, but this is a milestone. The book (a polemic history of anti-vaccine arguments) is getting real.
And there's now a UK cover:
Today I got the copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools back from my UK publisher. It's fun seeing the text conform to British spelling, but this is a milestone. The book (a polemic history of anti-vaccine arguments) is getting real.
And there's now a UK cover:
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A timely book from @tomlevenson.bsky.social
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Good morning, News from the UK is you are an award winner. 16 Sunsets won best Science And Technology Podcast last night 😀🎉
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Good morning, News from the UK is you are an award winner. 16 Sunsets won best Science And Technology Podcast last night 😀🎉
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The good governor is right.
For more information, sadly not immediately available, I have a book on the history of vaccine rejection coming out next spring.
Early details here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113...
For more information, sadly not immediately available, I have a book on the history of vaccine rejection coming out next spring.
Early details here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113...
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The good governor is right.
For more information, sadly not immediately available, I have a book on the history of vaccine rejection coming out next spring.
Early details here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113...
For more information, sadly not immediately available, I have a book on the history of vaccine rejection coming out next spring.
Early details here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113...
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NEW EPISODE: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
NEW EPISODE: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...
Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic.
Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...
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This week's guests are Tess Lambe, Wendy Barclay, @dremmacbw.bsky.social and @drkevinfong.bsky.social.
October 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This week's guests are Tess Lambe, Wendy Barclay, @dremmacbw.bsky.social and @drkevinfong.bsky.social.
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A really important episode on today's Artificial Human: Why is AI erasing people? Answer: it ain't just accidental bias. Find out what's happening and what we can do about it, with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social by listening again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Artificial Human, Why is AI erasing people?
Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A really important episode on today's Artificial Human: Why is AI erasing people? Answer: it ain't just accidental bias. Find out what's happening and what we can do about it, with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social by listening again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
“If you lived in a world that wasn’t built for you, you’d feel disabled too.”
Ever been erased by AI? Powerful stuff from Paralympic swimmer @JessSmith27 and @abran in this week’s #ArtificialHuman.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ever been erased by AI? Powerful stuff from Paralympic swimmer @JessSmith27 and @abran in this week’s #ArtificialHuman.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Artificial Human - Why is AI erasing people? - BBC Sounds
Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
“If you lived in a world that wasn’t built for you, you’d feel disabled too.”
Ever been erased by AI? Powerful stuff from Paralympic swimmer @JessSmith27 and @abran in this week’s #ArtificialHuman.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ever been erased by AI? Powerful stuff from Paralympic swimmer @JessSmith27 and @abran in this week’s #ArtificialHuman.
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Did you just miss the first episode of the new #ArtificialHuman series from BBC Radio 4 with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social - CAN AI MAKE ME FITTER? Go on, listen again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social : www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
BBC Audio | The Artificial Human | Can AI make me fitter?
Can AI be a personal trainer to get you off the sofa, and onto the marathon start line?
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Did you just miss the first episode of the new #ArtificialHuman series from BBC Radio 4 with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social - CAN AI MAKE ME FITTER? Go on, listen again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social : www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
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Statement from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children
Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet
www.gov.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Statement from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
James Lovell & NASA’s Apollo 13 team: a masterclass in bearing the odds. I always try to bring the best lessons I learn back to my career in medicine. Wrote the last lines of script for #13minutestothemoon S2 in Spring 2020, after the UK’s 1st Covid wave. A kernel of hope. Thank you Jim. #AdAstra
August 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
James Lovell & NASA’s Apollo 13 team: a masterclass in bearing the odds. I always try to bring the best lessons I learn back to my career in medicine. Wrote the last lines of script for #13minutestothemoon S2 in Spring 2020, after the UK’s 1st Covid wave. A kernel of hope. Thank you Jim. #AdAstra
Farewell & thanks for everything Captain James Lovell. Apollo 8 Command Module Pilot - arguably NASA’s boldest mission - Commander & survivor of the ill fated Apollo 13. I’ve met few people more inspiring or more generous with their legacy. God Speed, safe flight. #AdAstra #NASA
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Stop this. Just… Stop it. Stop using "generative AI" for anything that might actually matter, and especially things that, if it gets them wrong, *Might Fucking Kill You.*
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
August 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Stop this. Just… Stop it. Stop using "generative AI" for anything that might actually matter, and especially things that, if it gets them wrong, *Might Fucking Kill You.*
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
What a moment! What an achievement. Wonderful way to watch them bring it home. Chloe Kelly & the indomitable #Lionesses #England #LatitudeFestival
July 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What a moment! What an achievement. Wonderful way to watch them bring it home. Chloe Kelly & the indomitable #Lionesses #England #LatitudeFestival
I grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: @andrewl-b.bsky.social, @scirad.bsky.social + @davejgiles.bsky.social
& @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
& @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
16 Sunsets
History Podcast · Fortnightly series ·
podcasts.apple.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: @andrewl-b.bsky.social, @scirad.bsky.social + @davejgiles.bsky.social
& @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
& @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
Last one from the #16Sunsets team for a while. Great fun chatting to the incredible @Cmdr_Hadfield about space shuttle, life, the universe & intercepting Russian nuclear bombers. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
Bonus Episode: Chris Hadfield ‘Tilting the Wheel’
Podcast Episode · 16 Sunsets · S1 Bonus · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Last one from the #16Sunsets team for a while. Great fun chatting to the incredible @Cmdr_Hadfield about space shuttle, life, the universe & intercepting Russian nuclear bombers. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
Massive congratulations on this Mark!
We're happy to announce @markmiodownik.bsky.social as our new Professor for Public Engagement in Science! His mission will be to transform our understanding of how we make, use, reuse & recycle products, & explore how we can live more sustainably. Watch this space! royalsociety.org/news/2025/06...
Living sustainably to be theme for new Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science, Mark Miodownik | Royal Society
Material scientist, engineer, broadcaster and award-winning author, Professor Miodownik will use his expertise to explore how we can live more sustainably, both as individuals and as a society.
royalsociety.org
June 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Massive congratulations on this Mark!
50 years have passed since “Jaws” the movie was first released. Which scares me way more than any giant shark ever could.
June 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
50 years have passed since “Jaws” the movie was first released. Which scares me way more than any giant shark ever could.
On the complexities of Covid. And why there’s more to it than whether lockdowns were bad or good. Really great piece from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social
New piece on why it’s unhelpful to characterise COVID debate as ‘lockdowns are bad’ vs ‘lockdowns are good’ when it was really about people who claimed that COVID was 100x less fatal than it was + optimal to have a massive epidemic immediately before vaccine… vs those who sense checked these claims.
Restrictions had unequal impacts, but the pandemic itself did too. - Boston Review
Adam Kucharski responds to Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee.
www.bostonreview.net
June 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On the complexities of Covid. And why there’s more to it than whether lockdowns were bad or good. Really great piece from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social
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The remarkable number and range of attempts to improve primary care access laid out here through a great collaboration between @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk. This catalogue will be useful for for years to come for those seeking ways to do better at access.
What’s been tried? A curated catalogue of efforts to improve access to general practice
➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Using 449 different sources, this review offers a comprehensive, thematically curated catalogue of attempts to improve access to general practice.
➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Using 449 different sources, this review offers a comprehensive, thematically curated catalogue of attempts to improve access to general practice.
June 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The remarkable number and range of attempts to improve primary care access laid out here through a great collaboration between @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk. This catalogue will be useful for for years to come for those seeking ways to do better at access.