Kate Nicholls
@kate-nicholls.bsky.social
Author, biologist, liberal arts teacher, feminist, lives in Rome.
Under the Camelthorn Tree published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 2019.
The Maternal Element, a novel about Maria Mendeleeva ( Dmitri’s mother) Salt Publishing June, 2026.
Sorry no DMs.
Under the Camelthorn Tree published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 2019.
The Maternal Element, a novel about Maria Mendeleeva ( Dmitri’s mother) Salt Publishing June, 2026.
Sorry no DMs.
Introducing my students to Marcus Aurelius and the stoics has been eye opening.
They are astounded that voices speaking from across the ages are pertinent, personal and progressive.
Calm wisdom has never been more important.
#homeschool #education #philosophy
www.masterclass.com/series/using...
They are astounded that voices speaking from across the ages are pertinent, personal and progressive.
Calm wisdom has never been more important.
#homeschool #education #philosophy
www.masterclass.com/series/using...
MasterClass | Ryan Holiday on Using Ancient Wisdom to Solve Modern Problems
Make more meaningful conversation, overcome information overload, and build resilience. On MasterClass, Ryan Holiday, “The Daily Stoic” podcaster and No. 1 NYT bestselling author, shares how to solve ...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Introducing my students to Marcus Aurelius and the stoics has been eye opening.
They are astounded that voices speaking from across the ages are pertinent, personal and progressive.
Calm wisdom has never been more important.
#homeschool #education #philosophy
www.masterclass.com/series/using...
They are astounded that voices speaking from across the ages are pertinent, personal and progressive.
Calm wisdom has never been more important.
#homeschool #education #philosophy
www.masterclass.com/series/using...
This episode is Ezra at his finest. Balanced, calm, clear and very worried.
"Leadership is always a choice. You can choose to use a moment like this to deepen our divisions, to pull us apart from one another, to make politics into something yet that much closer to war.
Or you can use a moment like this to reduce those divisions."
Or you can use a moment like this to reduce those divisions."
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This episode is Ezra at his finest. Balanced, calm, clear and very worried.
Tylenol and now this nonsense! When Biden rambled like this he was ousted!
“We have a border, strong, and we have a shape, and that shape doesn’t just go straight up; that shape is amorphous when it comes to the atmosphere."
We have a shape that doesn’t go up⁉️🙋
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“We have a border, strong, and we have a shape, and that shape doesn’t just go straight up; that shape is amorphous when it comes to the atmosphere."
We have a shape that doesn’t go up⁉️🙋
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
Analysis: Trump’s ‘right about everything’ rant offers no answers to a world on the brink | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump, who holds the job once reserved for the leader for the free world, had no words of reassurance or poetic invocations of democratic values for America’s alarmed allies in an add...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Tylenol and now this nonsense! When Biden rambled like this he was ousted!
“We have a border, strong, and we have a shape, and that shape doesn’t just go straight up; that shape is amorphous when it comes to the atmosphere."
We have a shape that doesn’t go up⁉️🙋
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
“We have a border, strong, and we have a shape, and that shape doesn’t just go straight up; that shape is amorphous when it comes to the atmosphere."
We have a shape that doesn’t go up⁉️🙋
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
DNA and Rosalind Franklin for example!
It's why I wrote my book about the brilliant Maria Mendeleeva.
Her legacy reaches beyond her son Dmitri. Brilliant women have shone powerful beams that have been obscured by careless curricula and skewed storytelling.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It's why I wrote my book about the brilliant Maria Mendeleeva.
Her legacy reaches beyond her son Dmitri. Brilliant women have shone powerful beams that have been obscured by careless curricula and skewed storytelling.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds
Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
DNA and Rosalind Franklin for example!
It's why I wrote my book about the brilliant Maria Mendeleeva.
Her legacy reaches beyond her son Dmitri. Brilliant women have shone powerful beams that have been obscured by careless curricula and skewed storytelling.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It's why I wrote my book about the brilliant Maria Mendeleeva.
Her legacy reaches beyond her son Dmitri. Brilliant women have shone powerful beams that have been obscured by careless curricula and skewed storytelling.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is us. The only barriers are mountains, seas and rivers.
One planet. One chance. Multiple life forms that will survive us.
It’s humbling. It’s glorious. It’s home.
One planet. One chance. Multiple life forms that will survive us.
It’s humbling. It’s glorious. It’s home.
September 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This is us. The only barriers are mountains, seas and rivers.
One planet. One chance. Multiple life forms that will survive us.
It’s humbling. It’s glorious. It’s home.
One planet. One chance. Multiple life forms that will survive us.
It’s humbling. It’s glorious. It’s home.
When Trump puts up barriers they just go elsewhere.
America first is a flawed policy.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09...
America first is a flawed policy.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09...
Carney touts trade opportunities with China, aims to meet with Xi
U.S. protectionism under President Donald Trump has brought Canada’s need to diversify trading relationships into sharp focus.
www.japantimes.co.jp
September 24, 2025 at 5:52 AM
When Trump puts up barriers they just go elsewhere.
America first is a flawed policy.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09...
America first is a flawed policy.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09...
This is a somber, and also hopeful discussion. Well worth tuning into on your travels.
The politics of energy in the age of Trump, and how cheap, abundant power could transform not just the climate fight but democracy itself.
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The politics of energy in the age of Trump, and how cheap, abundant power could transform not just the climate fight but democracy itself.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The sun will save us
Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 22/09/2025 · 47m
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September 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
This is a somber, and also hopeful discussion. Well worth tuning into on your travels.
The politics of energy in the age of Trump, and how cheap, abundant power could transform not just the climate fight but democracy itself.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The politics of energy in the age of Trump, and how cheap, abundant power could transform not just the climate fight but democracy itself.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
I wonder how long she will hold out.
Italians will not be slow in expressing their feelings on this matter.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
Italians will not be slow in expressing their feelings on this matter.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
Italy’s Meloni ‘not opposed’ to Palestinian statehood
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday she is not opposed to recognizing a Palestinian state, on two conditions: that Hamas free all hostages
english.alarabiya.net
September 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I wonder how long she will hold out.
Italians will not be slow in expressing their feelings on this matter.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
Italians will not be slow in expressing their feelings on this matter.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
When you’ve lived in tents the Okavango Delta for 12 years you learn a thing or two about 'making a plan'
Here is some classy bush plumbing 😂
Here is some classy bush plumbing 😂
September 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When you’ve lived in tents the Okavango Delta for 12 years you learn a thing or two about 'making a plan'
Here is some classy bush plumbing 😂
Here is some classy bush plumbing 😂
His expertise on matters medical is unparalleled.
President Trump will be practising brain surgery next month ( I use the word advisedly) using lego and ping-pong balls!
One wonders what his mother ingested during her pregnancy to nourish such a mind.
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President Trump will be practising brain surgery next month ( I use the word advisedly) using lego and ping-pong balls!
One wonders what his mother ingested during her pregnancy to nourish such a mind.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over unproven autism link
Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.
www.bbc.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
His expertise on matters medical is unparalleled.
President Trump will be practising brain surgery next month ( I use the word advisedly) using lego and ping-pong balls!
One wonders what his mother ingested during her pregnancy to nourish such a mind.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
President Trump will be practising brain surgery next month ( I use the word advisedly) using lego and ping-pong balls!
One wonders what his mother ingested during her pregnancy to nourish such a mind.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Travel was disrupted and it took a long time to get home today but the least one can do. Solidarity for the strikes was clear to see everywhere I looked.
Rome stood up for Palestine.
www.independent.co.uk/news/gaza-ro...
Rome stood up for Palestine.
www.independent.co.uk/news/gaza-ro...
Thousands of Italian workers strike in solidarity with Gaza, causing disruptions across the country
Thousands of workers and students across Italy have joined a general strike and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza
www.independent.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Travel was disrupted and it took a long time to get home today but the least one can do. Solidarity for the strikes was clear to see everywhere I looked.
Rome stood up for Palestine.
www.independent.co.uk/news/gaza-ro...
Rome stood up for Palestine.
www.independent.co.uk/news/gaza-ro...
However, on the tax payers dine, her brother in law the King hosts Trump, a man who befriended Epstein, is a felon and has been accused of sexual assaults. It’s a crazy upside down world!
news.sky.com/story/duches...
news.sky.com/story/duches...
Duchess of York dropped as patron of two charities over Epstein email
One charity, Julia's House, said it would be "inappropriate" for the Duchess of York to continue as a patron of the charity. It comes after it emerged she wrote an email apologising to paedophile fina...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
However, on the tax payers dine, her brother in law the King hosts Trump, a man who befriended Epstein, is a felon and has been accused of sexual assaults. It’s a crazy upside down world!
news.sky.com/story/duches...
news.sky.com/story/duches...
I’m glad the UK has recognised Palestine but it’s come too late for Labour to regain my vote. I’m done with the party I have stood by for my entire adult life.
news.sky.com/story/what-d...
news.sky.com/story/what-d...
What recognising a Palestinian state actually means
Sir Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will recognise Palestine ahead of next week's United Nations General Assembly. Here's what the decision means.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I’m glad the UK has recognised Palestine but it’s come too late for Labour to regain my vote. I’m done with the party I have stood by for my entire adult life.
news.sky.com/story/what-d...
news.sky.com/story/what-d...
Well there you go! The USA will be represented in Russia’s version of the Eurovision song contest!
I think that says it all 😂 🎤 🕺💃
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I think that says it all 😂 🎤 🕺💃
news.sky.com/story/less-c...
Less camp, more conservative - welcome to Russia's alternative Eurovision
"Intervision" is Putin's idea, so don't expect a celebration of sexual diversity and LGBTQ+ rights. Oh and don't ask about Ukraine...
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September 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Well there you go! The USA will be represented in Russia’s version of the Eurovision song contest!
I think that says it all 😂 🎤 🕺💃
news.sky.com/story/less-c...
I think that says it all 😂 🎤 🕺💃
news.sky.com/story/less-c...
Finally!. Embarrassingly late but finally! Now what? More faffing about and placating or will we protect the people of Palestine!
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Sir Keir Starmer set to announce formal recognition of Palestine as a state
The prime minister said in July his government would make the move if Israel failed to meet a series of conditions.
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Finally!. Embarrassingly late but finally! Now what? More faffing about and placating or will we protect the people of Palestine!
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Well Ed has grown a pair. No messing around here!
news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...
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Sir Ed Davey brands Elon Musk a criminal and calls for his arrest for 'allowing online harm to children'
The world's richest man was accused of inciting violence by several politicians after telling a rally last week, "violence is coming to you".
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Well Ed has grown a pair. No messing around here!
news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...
news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...
This interview is a respectful summary of the principle Kirk espoused 'we can disagree agreeably.'
This principle shared by Kirk, Klein, and Van Jones.
It is the civilised way forward.
I disagreed with what Kirk said, but not with how he said it.
We need to talk.
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This principle shared by Kirk, Klein, and Van Jones.
It is the civilised way forward.
I disagreed with what Kirk said, but not with how he said it.
We need to talk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
Charlie Kirk DM’d me before he was murdered. Here’s what he said. | CNN Politics
The day before he was horrifically murdered, Charlie Kirk sent me a direct message on X.
edition.cnn.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
This interview is a respectful summary of the principle Kirk espoused 'we can disagree agreeably.'
This principle shared by Kirk, Klein, and Van Jones.
It is the civilised way forward.
I disagreed with what Kirk said, but not with how he said it.
We need to talk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
This principle shared by Kirk, Klein, and Van Jones.
It is the civilised way forward.
I disagreed with what Kirk said, but not with how he said it.
We need to talk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
For anyone doing homeschool or who has an interest in biology and genetics this is a fabulous interactive site developed by the University of Utah. It is clear, engaging and well structured. My students love it.
learn.genetics.utah.edu
#homeschool #education #science
learn.genetics.utah.edu
#homeschool #education #science
Learn.Genetics
Genetic Science Learning Center
learn.genetics.utah.edu
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
For anyone doing homeschool or who has an interest in biology and genetics this is a fabulous interactive site developed by the University of Utah. It is clear, engaging and well structured. My students love it.
learn.genetics.utah.edu
#homeschool #education #science
learn.genetics.utah.edu
#homeschool #education #science
Thanks for posting this fascinating article.
Cutting funding for science is dangerously short sighted!
"We need to study a much wider catalog of solar behavior if we wish to understand the dynamics of our wild, beautiful star"
Cutting funding for science is dangerously short sighted!
"We need to study a much wider catalog of solar behavior if we wish to understand the dynamics of our wild, beautiful star"
🌞 Sun’s strength returns
A new study found that after 20 years of weakening, the solar wind began strengthening again in 2008. Since then, speed, density, and magnetic field strength have all risen.
🔗 www.sciencealert.com/our-sun-is-b...
#SciComm #Space 🧪
A new study found that after 20 years of weakening, the solar wind began strengthening again in 2008. Since then, speed, density, and magnetic field strength have all risen.
🔗 www.sciencealert.com/our-sun-is-b...
#SciComm #Space 🧪
Our Sun Is Becoming More Active And NASA Doesn't Know Why
At the end of the last solar cycle in 2019, the official predictions were that the next cycle would be just as mild as its predecessor.
www.sciencealert.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thanks for posting this fascinating article.
Cutting funding for science is dangerously short sighted!
"We need to study a much wider catalog of solar behavior if we wish to understand the dynamics of our wild, beautiful star"
Cutting funding for science is dangerously short sighted!
"We need to study a much wider catalog of solar behavior if we wish to understand the dynamics of our wild, beautiful star"
Such a cool little documentary: it packs a punch. Just watched this with one of my younger students and she loved it. it’s brilliant how seriously the young are taking climate change and taking imaginative action.
#homeschool #soil #education #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL4...
#homeschool #soil #education #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL4...
TED Explores: Food for the Future | TED Countdown
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Such a cool little documentary: it packs a punch. Just watched this with one of my younger students and she loved it. it’s brilliant how seriously the young are taking climate change and taking imaginative action.
#homeschool #soil #education #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL4...
#homeschool #soil #education #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsL4...
Good idea but the link needs to be adjusted.
We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from members regarding suspicious emails and phone calls that seem too good to be true.
It's easy for spammers to sound informed and convincing. We've put together our latest advice to keep you on your guard
societyofauthors.org/2025/09/16/a...
It's easy for spammers to sound informed and convincing. We've put together our latest advice to keep you on your guard
societyofauthors.org/2025/09/16/a...
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Good idea but the link needs to be adjusted.
Yikes being flooded by spam AI driven PR proposals for my book published in 2019! I’m assuming the algorithm is targeting books low on Amazon.😂 When the offer is politely declined the emails get rude very fast. 😂😂 A human might need to tweak the algorithm. AI has a way to go bless it!
a man with a beard wearing a yellow shirt that says " everybody makes mistakes "
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a yellow shirt that says " everybody makes mistakes "
media.tenor.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yikes being flooded by spam AI driven PR proposals for my book published in 2019! I’m assuming the algorithm is targeting books low on Amazon.😂 When the offer is politely declined the emails get rude very fast. 😂😂 A human might need to tweak the algorithm. AI has a way to go bless it!
Oh the wonder of this. Amid all the mess and misery science cleanses the soul.
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Gravitational-wave detection verifies Stephen Hawking’s theorem
Ten years have passed since the historic first detection of gravitational waves
news.northwestern.edu
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Oh the wonder of this. Amid all the mess and misery science cleanses the soul.
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...