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Frank Swain
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Freelance science writer | Managing Editor at CORDIS | frankswain.com
Sadly, the idea of a comfortable pension is more remote to younger generations than home ownership. Bar a few people in lifelong civil service jobs, I don't know anyone my age (early 40s) who expects to retire, ever.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Honey is made from impure sugar water eaten by bees, digested in a special organ, regurgitated into the mouth of second bee, chemically altered again, regurgitated, distilled, aged in animal wax, harvested, boiled and centrifuged. It is classed as a "minimally processed" food under NOVA.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I can't believe neither CNN nor the ACC took the opportunity to accuse the US mint of being "penny pinchers", what's the world coming to
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Another highlight: Hajipur in India, which had a similar population to ***Oxford*** in 2011, is expected to expand into several other cities by 2050, forming a megacity of 10m+ inhabitants.
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
honestly the interview could be a case study for Imperial students to understand the relationship between entertainment biz and researchers, and the role of science journos in that. top work
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Great work by @rowhoop.bsky.social, pictured here in the studio
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Name names! But also Jacob HOW do you find time to read substacks on top of a book every 2 days
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
is it bad that I've never once read a substack? I thought it was some niche thing filled with boring op-eds by tech people
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
interesting opportunity to educate young men in intimacy outwith physical relationships. [I need £3m of Nesta cash to build the world's first AI girlfriend that will trojan horse concepts of feminism, consent, non-violent communication, etc into young men with the infinite patience of a machine]
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM