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Kate Gardner
@noseinabook.co.uk
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I love words, music, science, food, films, TV, cycling and dogs. 📚🚲

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karenattiah.bsky.social
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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sarahemilywild.bsky.social
Here's my geeky deep-dive into cosmic dawn experiments in @physicsworld.bsky.social . I loved every moment of it.

physicsworld.com/a/cosmic-daw...
Cosmic dawn: the search for the primordial hydrogen signal – Physics World
Sarah Wild talks to astronomers across the world who are on a hunt for a subtle hydrogen signal that could confirm or disprove our ideas on the universe’s evolution
physicsworld.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Happy LGBTQ+ in STEM Day! I’m celebrating with the dapper Invisible Enby, who is a queer fashion metaphor for the way dark matter shapes visible matter in the cosmos. Want to learn more? Preorder my new book, where they appear! 🧪
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
A dapper invisible figure in a suit with a monocle The Invisible Enby by S. Zainab Williams as seen in The Edge of Space-Time (2026) by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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modacitylife.com
The Netherlands is investing €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide. These funds will build bike highways and improve bike-train intermodality, enabling residents to access jobs, healthcare and education without being locked into car dependency.
Photos of cycling highways and bike parking at train stations in the Netherlands. Photos of cycling highways and bike parking at train stations in the Netherlands. Photos of cycling highways and bike parking at train stations in the Netherlands. Photos of cycling highways and bike parking at train stations in the Netherlands.
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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bristol247.bsky.social
The "unprecedented"' scheme builds on Massive Attack's work to decarbonise live music
Clean power hub for 2026 events is ‘world first for Bristol’
The initiative is the legacy of Massive Attack’s Act 1.5 event
www.bristol247.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/HznhrfP
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 64, “Barbershops of the Floating City" by Grace P. Fong: A woman stands facing the viewer, her qipao is a light blue color with flower designs in a darker shade of blue. Her long, black hair trails elegantly behind her while she holds a pair of scissors close to her chest. Behind there is a shadow that looks in the opposite direction, as if she is looking down at the city depicted below. At the top is a sun that crowns the two figures and bathes the entire picture in light. The quote reads: "And she can’t breathe and she can’t talk, and she’s clinging onto the locations of the Five she hid as the war between the celestials and the demons engulfed province after province—hid them because the wholesale destruction they brought when wielded scared her to her bones."
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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romgothsam.bsky.social
A question!

There are lots of 'literary houses' round the UK which have museums and archives related to their authors (I'll pop a link to a list)

If you're interested in any of these authors but live far away or can't visit, what would you like to see them offer online?

www.lithouses.org
LitHouses - Literary Homes and Museums of Great Britain
Literary Homes and Museums of Great Britain - celebrating Great Britain's literary heritage through the homes and museums of Britain's greatest writers.
www.lithouses.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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romgothsam.bsky.social
When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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boldpolitics.bsky.social
"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏

Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Have you heard about "The Festive Big Green Book Swap"?

It's ACE!

You'll get sent a mystery book, based on the kind of stuff you like reading.

You'll also get choc & a cuppa tea.

And I can match you up with a new book buddy too if you like

JOIN HERE!

biggreenbookshop.com/index.php
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
MY BIG CLEAR OUT! (part 3)

Here are 3 shelves of my books in A-Z order by author.

You can have any 2 for £10 (free P+P).

Please share (and buy).

UK only.
Alphabetised books on a shelf A-I Alphabetised books on a shelf J-O Alphabetised books on a shelf O-Z
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
Beautiful, Color Photographs of Paris Taken a Century Ago—at the Beginning of World War I & the End of La Belle Époque www.openculture.com/2025/11/beau...
Beautiful, Color Photographs of Paris Taken a Century Ago—at the Beginning of World War I & the End of La Belle Époque
It may well be that the major pivot points of history are only visible to those around the bend.
www.openculture.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
noseinabook.co.uk
Book review: The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild by Mathias Enard

A few thoughts on this big, complicated work of comedy in rural France. With anthropology and reincarnation!

📚 #BookSky #BookReview

noseinabook.co.uk/2025/11/10/b...
Book review: The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers’ Guild by Mathias Enard | Nose in a book
"Isolation simply means not being able to have what you want when you want it: whether civilization is two hours, two days or two months away makes little difference"
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November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Let's stop subsidising destruction.

This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis.

Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼

bestforbritain.substack.com/p/cop30-must...
COP30 must confront the climate and cost of living crises together
By Zack Polanski
bestforbritain.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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modacitylife.com
In the heart of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, a dramatic metamorphosis is underway: the Nieuwe Mark project, where a corridor once dedicated to cars is being transformed into a blue-green vein; part of the city's vision to make its centre more beautiful, liveable, natural and sustainable.🧵
People in casual autumn attire walk and cycle along the Nieuwe Mark project, a newly-restored canal in the centre of Breda that is lined with plants, trees, benches, and brick buildings. People in casual autumn attire walk and cycle along the Nieuwe Mark project, a newly-restored canal in the centre of Breda that is lined with plants, trees, benches, and brick buildings. People in casual autumn attire walk and cycle along the Nieuwe Mark project, a newly-restored canal in the centre of Breda that is lined with plants, trees, benches, and brick buildings. People in casual autumn attire walk and cycle along the Nieuwe Mark project, a newly-restored canal in the centre of Breda that is lined with plants, trees, benches, and brick buildings.
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
noseinabook.co.uk
I reviewed If I Am Right, and I Know I Am: Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth’s Innermost Secret by Hanne Strager for @physicsworld.bsky.social

Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist who figured out the Earth has a solid core, and a fascinating woman

physicsworld.com/a/inge-lehma...

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Inge Lehmann: the ground-breaking seismologist who faced a rocky road to success – Physics World
Kate Gardner reviews If I Am Right, and I Know I Am: Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth’s Innermost Secret by Hanne Strager
physicsworld.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
The Lego ‘Star Trek’ Set Is Here, and It’s Exactly What You Want gizmodo.com/lego-star-tr...
The Lego 'Star Trek' Set Is Here, and It's Exactly What You Want
Boldly go with the USS 'Enterprise'-D in Lego form when it hits shelves in late November.
gizmodo.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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physicsworld.bsky.social
To celebrate 2025 John Bell Day, which marks the work of the great Northern Irish quantum physicist, do check out this legendary feature he wrote for Physics World just before he died in 1990. ⚛️🧪🔭

physicsworld.com/a/against-me...
Against 'measurement': John Bell on our continuing struggles with quantum mechanics – Physics World
Uncertainty over terms such as ‘apparatus’ is still rife in serious discussions of quantum mechanics, over 60 years after its conception, says John Bell
physicsworld.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
FESTIVE BOOK FUN!

The Big Green Books Advent Calendar!

Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.

Your chance to unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.

The books will be chosen based on what you enjoy reading.

info HERE

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

PLEASE SHARE
A pile of 12 books, wrapped in red and white striped paper. The pile is adorned in christmas decorations.
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
noseinabook.co.uk
I finally sorted through my holiday photos and wrote a few thoughts about our very peaceful 10 days away from the constant buzz of normal life.

#holiday #France

noseinabook.co.uk/2025/10/27/f...
France holiday snaps | Nose in a book
https://flic.kr/p/2rynY8b I have finally sorted through my photos from our holiday last month. I've uploaded my favourites to my Flickr account but here is a small selection. We took the Eurostar and ...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social
It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...
30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better
Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech
www.polygon.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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bowlerhatscience.org
Hallo franz, I am looking for people who study asteroids! Specifically someone who can speak to internal composition of asteroids and/or their dynamics (YORP etc.)! thank you for your halp! 🧪🔭
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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rami.spaceaustralia.com
It's been genuinely good to see all the art, in particular the #SpaceArt and #DinoArt for #PortfolioDay

When we look at art, it does good things for our brains.

Same with pets.

So don't forget to share the art and pets you see in your timelines ... it could actually make someone's day better!
October 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
A new week - and a new huge milestone!

@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!

We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!

Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM