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Helen Millman
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Glaciologist / Ice Sheet Modeller currently remotely sensing permafrost.
Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social‬
Former UNSW PhD student.
Ageing millennial indie kid.
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It brightened up and there were cows and some bog heather. There is also an enormous film set on Sharp Tor #Dartmoor
Pink bog heather with little drops of dew Orange cows, orange bracken, a forest in the background and grey sky
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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It’s a beautiful day to be bog coring on Dartmoor
Grey, mizzly moorland and a road.
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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If I was a politician and didn’t know better, I’d think SSP5 - 8.5 sounds great. Economic and social development! Rapid technological progress! Investments in health and education! Maybe a more realistic definition would be helpful?
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The King's speech at the Trump banquet was quite good: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Screenshot of a section of King Charles' speech: “Our two nations have an exceptional legacy of shared discovery. Together, we laid the foundations of nuclear science, mapped the human genome and built the internet, upon which all contemporary commerce, communication and defence is based. Together, our scientists and engineers are shaping the world of tomorrow, not least with new partnership agreements on technology, and the prosperity that stands to bring. “Our countries have the closest defence, security and intelligence relationship ever known. In two world wars, we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny. Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression and secure peace. And our Aukus submarine partnership, with Australia, sets the benchmark for innovative and vital collaboration." Screenshot of a section of King Charles' speech: “In striving together for a better world, we also have a precious opportunity to safeguard and to restore the wonders and beauty of nature for the generations who follow us. We share the ambition, and determination, to preserve our majestic lands and waters; above all, to ensure that we have clean water, clean air and clean food. “Our legacy for the next 250 years and beyond is to ensure that our children, grandchildren, and those who come after them, can experience the awe and magnificence of the natural treasures found in the countryside, on the coasts, in the seas and in the national parks established by your predecessors and mine. “Mr President, Mrs Trump — the bond between our two nations is indeed a remarkable one. Forged in the fire of conflict, it has been fortified through our shared endeavours and burnished by the deep affection between our people. Tested time and again, it has borne the weight of our common purpose and raised our ambition for a better world."
September 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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I saw one of those this summer. In South Devon, though
An orange silver-washed fritillary butterfly sitting on some pink hemp agrimony
September 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Lots of morris dancing
Poster with photos of Morris dancing. Text says: Dartington PATIMOTO, MORRIS MORRIS Morris Day of Morris Dancing in TOTNES Saturday 13th September 14 Morris dance teams from near and far We hope to see you there!
September 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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What’s happening in Totnes today? Morris dancing.
September 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The Moon from Beesands tonight
A bright moon shining over the sea
September 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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They’ve started sending text messages that tell you where your blood went. Sign up here to give blood if you can: my.blood.co.uk/sign-up/?int...
Screenshot of a text message: “Thank you so much for donating on 23/07/2025. Your donation has now been issued to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Every donation counts.”
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Night #Sydney
August 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Day #Sydney
August 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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My graduation ceremony was supposed to be in May 2020, so obviously that didn’t happen. I managed to do it today, and they let me keep the hat!
Smiling Helen in black academic gown with red and gold bits on it.
August 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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I saw this sign at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Should I tell them?
A photo of a museum sign, which says: “Ice core from Law Dome in East Antarctica. Ice cores provide detailed records of atmospheric changes, winds, snowfall, temperatures, volcanic eruptions, solar activity and other climate information extending back almost 90,000 years. This core was extracted in 1997 from a depth of 167 metres and is estimated to date back to 1758.”
August 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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It’s so good to be back in Sydney without the PhD stress and enormous rent stress 😅
August 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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I was here today too!
A sandstone archway over a pebble beach and a large green rock pool. The sea is in the background and the sky is blue. Looking west towards sandstone stacks in a green-blue sea from the top of a cliff. To the right is an empty sand beach and steep sandstone cliffs.
August 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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I’ll be entering this photo of a kangaroo into a wildlife photography competition as soon as I get home.
A photo of some fuzzy beige reeds. There is the head of a fuzzy beige kangaroo in there somewhere too.
August 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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One for the 90s kids…
A white lighthouse with a red roof against a blue sky. It’s the lighthouse from the 90s kids TV show Round the Twist
August 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States.
Biff from Back to the Future 2 stands in front of a portrait of himself
August 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Are you an ECR working in some kind of cryosphere-related field? Are you interested in learning about international climate diplomacy and the COP process? Do you want to go to COP30 in Brazil in November? If yes, apply to volunteer with ICCI: iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp... It's an experience!
Large plenary meeting room at COP27. There are rows of desks, with people seated at the desks, facing a large stage with two big screens either side of it. A diorama of 3 polar bears standing on a small iceberg, wearing orange lifejackets. One of them is looking at a penguin that appears to have been hanged. Screenshot of text from The Times. It reads: "Then, this year, I arrived at the Glasgow Cop to see that the Qatar stand - the stand of the country with the highest per capita emissions in the world - was especially popular because it had the best coffee. The Indonesian stand had the best food but a stern sign saying you had to listen to a talk before eating. The Tuvalu stand, just beyond it, inexplicably has a diorama of polar bears lynching a penguin."
August 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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I’m the proud maker of the 3rd best pot of strawberry jam in Totnes (and there were more than 3 entries!)
A jar of strawberry jam on a trestle table with a yellow THIRD PRIZE certificate.
July 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Second only to the letters page
Part of a letter. Text reads: “Dear The Light, FURTHER to your 'moon landings' article, I have read some of the books stating both sides of this argument and believe that there are about twenty facts that prove that it never happened.” Letter which reads: “Dear The Light, IT is vital to avoid downloading the NHS app. Or, if you already have downloaded it, delete it. Here's why: It is the gateway to Digital ID which is necessary for central bank digital currency (CBDC). By downloading the NHS app, we are facilitating the development of Digital ID and walking willingly into the digital cage that The Powers That Be are trying to construct all round us.”
July 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The adverts in the conspiracy newspaper are the best
An advert from the newspaper. A grey haired man in a pink shirt and the text: CLEARING DARKNESS & NEGATIVITY FROM YOU & YOUR HOMES Exorcism • Spiritual • Earth Energies David RESCUED me from a very DARK PLACE Hi, I'm David, and I work REMOTELY, detecting what is going on in and around you and your home, and swiftly transmute all the negativity I find. Are you ready to shift the heavy energies holding you back? "The Pharmacist that saw the Light"
July 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Things you might see on any Saturday in Totnes
Our famous conspiracy theorists are out every Saturday, giving out copies of their newspaper. Photo shows a sign declaring them as “misrepresented by the BBC”. Market stall with a cardboard sign that has “Beware of seagulls” written on it. A flyer advertising “Sacred Song and Chant” A flyer advertising goodness knows what woo. Something about women having a deeper connection with plants.
July 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Doherty #UniChallenge
Captain Darling from Blackadder Goes Fourth salutes. He sports a lovely big moustache, like Doherty’s.
July 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Screenshot of text, which reads: “It is that feeling of chafing under unwanted obligations that makes politicians so keen to find a way out of thinking about climate change. Most people do not go into politics because they want to manage crises - instead, they resent crises because they sap the time and the energy they would rather spend focusing on the reasons they did go into politics, whatever they may be.” Screenshot of text which reads: “The problem is that neither the changing climate nor ageing populations will wait for politicians who would rather think about something else. They won't proceed at a speed that meets their electorates' desires to avoid higher taxes and/or higher immigration. Genuine realism in politics is recognising that you have to deal with the circumstances you actually face, not the ones that you want to. The truly "ideological" decision is to think that the pressures on our planet and our public finances can be deferred in favour of easier topics and smaller challenges.”
July 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM