Jim Smithson
@jimsmithson.bsky.social
Military historian. Great War Group Trustee. Written a couple of Great War books plus articles. Francophile, but also lived 30+ years in Germany so pretty European in outlook.
It is a classic novel and an introduction to Banks’ the Culture - a power within the galaxy in a very distant future. It is hard-core sci-fi written by one of Britain’s greatest authors. Not easy to read and not for those wanting western style space romps. Try it!
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It is a classic novel and an introduction to Banks’ the Culture - a power within the galaxy in a very distant future. It is hard-core sci-fi written by one of Britain’s greatest authors. Not easy to read and not for those wanting western style space romps. Try it!
www.nature.com/articles/d41... Another take on it here with more recent research.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
www.nature.com/articles/d41... Another take on it here with more recent research.
Did you see Danny Boyle’s production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller? That showed what was possible with two excellent actors trained in movement.
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Did you see Danny Boyle’s production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller? That showed what was possible with two excellent actors trained in movement.