Dr Alex Lathbridge
@lathbridge.bsky.social
Writer 📚
Presenter 📺🎙️
Audio Producer 🎧
PhD in biochemistry and coding 👨🏿🔬👨🏿💻
Lapsed scientist and addicted to storytelling
www.alexlathbridge.com
Presenter 📺🎙️
Audio Producer 🎧
PhD in biochemistry and coding 👨🏿🔬👨🏿💻
Lapsed scientist and addicted to storytelling
www.alexlathbridge.com
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Good news for fitness and running nerds. Zombies, Run! has been bought back by co-creator and author @naomialderman.bsky.social.
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
Zombies, Run! isn’t headed for the grave after all
Good news, Runners Five.
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Good news for fitness and running nerds. Zombies, Run! has been bought back by co-creator and author @naomialderman.bsky.social.
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
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delighted to let you know that when you buy a company:
1) you literally just click a button on your banking app, there are no quills/parchment etc
2) but the bank manager does literally come to your house, and it is much better to be clearly *living modestly*
1) you literally just click a button on your banking app, there are no quills/parchment etc
2) but the bank manager does literally come to your house, and it is much better to be clearly *living modestly*
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
delighted to let you know that when you buy a company:
1) you literally just click a button on your banking app, there are no quills/parchment etc
2) but the bank manager does literally come to your house, and it is much better to be clearly *living modestly*
1) you literally just click a button on your banking app, there are no quills/parchment etc
2) but the bank manager does literally come to your house, and it is much better to be clearly *living modestly*
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For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
Last minute revision for the recording shortly of the final edition of BBC Science in Action - @naomioreskes.bsky.social's why trust science?
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Last minute revision for the recording shortly of the final edition of BBC Science in Action - @naomioreskes.bsky.social's why trust science?
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Nature is hiring a new Multimedia Editor, so if you want to work with me then this is a great opportunity. Who could say no to that?
It's for verticals, so if you know your Toks from your Tiks, your ring lights from your Reels, and your shoots from your Shorts, then this might be the job for you!
It's for verticals, so if you know your Toks from your Tiks, your ring lights from your Reels, and your shoots from your Shorts, then this might be the job for you!
Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor
Job Title: Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor (12 Month Fixed Term Role) Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: London – Hybrid Working Model Application Deadline: Sunday 9th No...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nature is hiring a new Multimedia Editor, so if you want to work with me then this is a great opportunity. Who could say no to that?
It's for verticals, so if you know your Toks from your Tiks, your ring lights from your Reels, and your shoots from your Shorts, then this might be the job for you!
It's for verticals, so if you know your Toks from your Tiks, your ring lights from your Reels, and your shoots from your Shorts, then this might be the job for you!
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
Penultimate edition of Science in Action airing now.
Underlining what we heard last week, about the imminent tipping point of coral losses, this week news of the functional extinction of two species, staghorn and elkhorn from the Florida reefs during the 2023 mega ocean heatwave.
@jrcunning.bsky.social shares the details.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
@jrcunning.bsky.social shares the details.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - Science In Action, Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns
Two species of coral declared functionally extinct in Florida reefs - can plankton cope?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Penultimate edition of Science in Action airing now.
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
I think this might be the roughest month I've ever had as a climate communicator.
Well, scratch that. Someone who cares about the future of life on this planet.
This is just the shit cherry on top of a shit cake with shit frosting.
And it's only the 17th.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, scratch that. Someone who cares about the future of life on this planet.
This is just the shit cherry on top of a shit cake with shit frosting.
And it's only the 17th.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats
President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I think this might be the roughest month I've ever had as a climate communicator.
Well, scratch that. Someone who cares about the future of life on this planet.
This is just the shit cherry on top of a shit cake with shit frosting.
And it's only the 17th.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, scratch that. Someone who cares about the future of life on this planet.
This is just the shit cherry on top of a shit cake with shit frosting.
And it's only the 17th.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This year we've been really swinging for the fences.
Our latest video is our biggest one yet, nearly an hour long and involving half a dozen experts.
Asking "Should lying about climate change be illegal?" and, if so, how do we make it so?
youtu.be/FKtCuwfUCJg
Our latest video is our biggest one yet, nearly an hour long and involving half a dozen experts.
Asking "Should lying about climate change be illegal?" and, if so, how do we make it so?
youtu.be/FKtCuwfUCJg
Should lying about climate change be illegal?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This year we've been really swinging for the fences.
Our latest video is our biggest one yet, nearly an hour long and involving half a dozen experts.
Asking "Should lying about climate change be illegal?" and, if so, how do we make it so?
youtu.be/FKtCuwfUCJg
Our latest video is our biggest one yet, nearly an hour long and involving half a dozen experts.
Asking "Should lying about climate change be illegal?" and, if so, how do we make it so?
youtu.be/FKtCuwfUCJg
absolute melt
Trump: "It's too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing when you look at it. It's like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines."
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
absolute melt
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Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate.
May 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy Star Wars Day to all who celebrate.
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Europe’s choice is clear.
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Europe’s choice is clear.
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
March 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
It’s not scitwitter without wormgate
January 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s not scitwitter without wormgate
What’s your most benign conspiracy theory?
I’m 98% convinced that Parmesan cheese doesn’t actually exist. They just repackage old cheese scraps into fancy containers
I’m 98% convinced that Parmesan cheese doesn’t actually exist. They just repackage old cheese scraps into fancy containers
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:06 PM
What’s your most benign conspiracy theory?
I’m 98% convinced that Parmesan cheese doesn’t actually exist. They just repackage old cheese scraps into fancy containers
I’m 98% convinced that Parmesan cheese doesn’t actually exist. They just repackage old cheese scraps into fancy containers
My personal travel style is always knowing where the nearest Costco is, no matter where I go.
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
My personal travel style is always knowing where the nearest Costco is, no matter where I go.
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111. Right, we‘re doing career highlights! The moments when I went ‘yeah, I’m on the right track’
First up - the time Why Aren’t You a Doctor Yet? did a live recording at the Royal Institution for Angela Saini’s book launch for Superior
CC @lathbridge.bsky.social @ozyismail.bsky.social
First up - the time Why Aren’t You a Doctor Yet? did a live recording at the Royal Institution for Angela Saini’s book launch for Superior
CC @lathbridge.bsky.social @ozyismail.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 8:21 PM
111. Right, we‘re doing career highlights! The moments when I went ‘yeah, I’m on the right track’
First up - the time Why Aren’t You a Doctor Yet? did a live recording at the Royal Institution for Angela Saini’s book launch for Superior
CC @lathbridge.bsky.social @ozyismail.bsky.social
First up - the time Why Aren’t You a Doctor Yet? did a live recording at the Royal Institution for Angela Saini’s book launch for Superior
CC @lathbridge.bsky.social @ozyismail.bsky.social
As a kid, i learned how to download games from a ukrainian phpBB forum, spending hours deciphering broken text which had been shoddily translated by babelfish.
That was 1000x easier than reading knitting instructions
That was 1000x easier than reading knitting instructions
November 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
As a kid, i learned how to download games from a ukrainian phpBB forum, spending hours deciphering broken text which had been shoddily translated by babelfish.
That was 1000x easier than reading knitting instructions
That was 1000x easier than reading knitting instructions
Because this place appears to be wholesome, I’ve been banging out scarves recently and I’m now trying to do a DNA helix design.
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Because this place appears to be wholesome, I’ve been banging out scarves recently and I’m now trying to do a DNA helix design.
Reposted by Dr Alex Lathbridge
Looking forward to our Wormageddon/Apocalyptic Bean Dad/Lilo is a Brat/The Animated Little Sh*t/etc. Incident
can’t wait for bluesky to have its first “c elegans is overrated” moment
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Looking forward to our Wormageddon/Apocalyptic Bean Dad/Lilo is a Brat/The Animated Little Sh*t/etc. Incident
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Of course this is Alex’s first post here 🙄
can’t wait for bluesky to have its first “c elegans is overrated” moment
November 18, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Of course this is Alex’s first post here 🙄
Not really sure how to introduce myself with words so here’s the time I got a tattoo so I could surprise Dr Elly Tanaka - one of the people to first sequence the axolotl genome
November 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Not really sure how to introduce myself with words so here’s the time I got a tattoo so I could surprise Dr Elly Tanaka - one of the people to first sequence the axolotl genome
can’t wait for bluesky to have its first “c elegans is overrated” moment
November 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
can’t wait for bluesky to have its first “c elegans is overrated” moment