Poul Birch Eriksen 🎙️🖋️
@pobier.bsky.social
Former radio broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR P1) ; Journalist on #GlobalHealth /Epi- & Pandemics, past & present /Things-That-Go-Wrong ☣️/Science #scicomm. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark
To whom it may concern
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October 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
To whom it may concern
Read more on the the website of the Nobelprize
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Read more on the the website of the Nobelprize
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A print depicting Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army, accepting Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865
October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A print depicting Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army, accepting Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865
“The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done. Simply put, if you do not meet the male-level physical standards for combat positions, cannot pass a [physical training] test or don’t want to shave and look professional, it’s time for a new position or a new profession.”
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done. Simply put, if you do not meet the male-level physical standards for combat positions, cannot pass a [physical training] test or don’t want to shave and look professional, it’s time for a new position or a new profession.”
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth
Note to Pete Hegseth from Sun Tzu "The Art of War":
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by
insults;
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by
insults;
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Note to Pete Hegseth from Sun Tzu "The Art of War":
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by
insults;
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:
(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;
(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;
(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by
insults;
»No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen;
no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.«
Sun Tzu: The Art of War
no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.«
Sun Tzu: The Art of War
October 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
»No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen;
no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.«
Sun Tzu: The Art of War
no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.«
Sun Tzu: The Art of War
It has been said that the United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven,
but in order to save us from hell.
Dag Hammarskjöld
the second United Nations Secretary-General,
and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
but in order to save us from hell.
Dag Hammarskjöld
the second United Nations Secretary-General,
and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
September 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It has been said that the United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven,
but in order to save us from hell.
Dag Hammarskjöld
the second United Nations Secretary-General,
and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
but in order to save us from hell.
Dag Hammarskjöld
the second United Nations Secretary-General,
and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
The chance of dying from chronic illnesses such as #heartdisease, #cancer and #diabetes declined in four out of five countries between 2010 and 2019, according to new paper via @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019
From 2010 to 2019, NCD mortality declined in four of every five countries in the world.
These improvements were not as large as the preceding decade for most countries, driven
by smaller declines in m...
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September 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The chance of dying from chronic illnesses such as #heartdisease, #cancer and #diabetes declined in four out of five countries between 2010 and 2019, according to new paper via @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
J Robert Oppenheimer reflecting on the Trinity Test, July 16, 1945
August 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
J Robert Oppenheimer reflecting on the Trinity Test, July 16, 1945
Tom Lehrer (April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) in memoriam
An Aristotelian version of "Elements"
from a live concert at the Student Association in Copenhagen in September 1967 and filmed for Danish Public Broadcasting
An Aristotelian version of "Elements"
from a live concert at the Student Association in Copenhagen in September 1967 and filmed for Danish Public Broadcasting
July 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tom Lehrer (April 9, 1928 – July 26, 2025) in memoriam
An Aristotelian version of "Elements"
from a live concert at the Student Association in Copenhagen in September 1967 and filmed for Danish Public Broadcasting
An Aristotelian version of "Elements"
from a live concert at the Student Association in Copenhagen in September 1967 and filmed for Danish Public Broadcasting
Isn't there a landfill or a wastewater treatment plant somewhere that should be renamed to honour Peter Brian Hegseth?
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Isn't there a landfill or a wastewater treatment plant somewhere that should be renamed to honour Peter Brian Hegseth?
Maybe not the best place to sit...
Kim Jong Un (L) , his daughter Kim Ju Ae (2nd L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (3rd L) visiting the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area in Kangwon Province, North Korea, via @the-independent.com
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Kim Jong Un (L) , his daughter Kim Ju Ae (2nd L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (3rd L) visiting the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area in Kangwon Province, North Korea, via @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-as...
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Maybe not the best place to sit...
Kim Jong Un (L) , his daughter Kim Ju Ae (2nd L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (3rd L) visiting the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area in Kangwon Province, North Korea, via @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-as...
Kim Jong Un (L) , his daughter Kim Ju Ae (2nd L) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (3rd L) visiting the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area in Kangwon Province, North Korea, via @the-independent.com
www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-as...
If we adapt North Korean nomenclature, should Trump hereafter be titled »The Great Leader«, »The Dear Leader«, or....
June 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If we adapt North Korean nomenclature, should Trump hereafter be titled »The Great Leader«, »The Dear Leader«, or....
The big #Swedish exercise race #Vätternrundan has been hit by sabotage.
The 300 km race around Lake Vättern started on Friday evening. But by midnight several participants had punctures.
One or more people have poured nails and spikes on a road south of Vadstena.
www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/...
The 300 km race around Lake Vättern started on Friday evening. But by midnight several participants had punctures.
One or more people have poured nails and spikes on a road south of Vadstena.
www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/...
Stort sabotage mot Vätternrundan
Någon har försökt sabotera för deltagarna i Vätternrundan. 150 personer har fått punktering. – Vid en inspektion visade det sig att det fanns nubb på vägbanan,
www.aftonbladet.se
June 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The big #Swedish exercise race #Vätternrundan has been hit by sabotage.
The 300 km race around Lake Vättern started on Friday evening. But by midnight several participants had punctures.
One or more people have poured nails and spikes on a road south of Vadstena.
www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/...
The 300 km race around Lake Vättern started on Friday evening. But by midnight several participants had punctures.
One or more people have poured nails and spikes on a road south of Vadstena.
www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/...
A rare sight: Jonas #Vingegaard in a green jersey
But it happened on 2nd stage of the #CritériumduDauphiné 2025
The jersey actually belonged to Tadej #Pogacar, winner of the first stage's mass sprint ahead of Vingegaard, but since the Slovenian had the yellow jersey, the Dane had the green on loan
But it happened on 2nd stage of the #CritériumduDauphiné 2025
The jersey actually belonged to Tadej #Pogacar, winner of the first stage's mass sprint ahead of Vingegaard, but since the Slovenian had the yellow jersey, the Dane had the green on loan
June 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A rare sight: Jonas #Vingegaard in a green jersey
But it happened on 2nd stage of the #CritériumduDauphiné 2025
The jersey actually belonged to Tadej #Pogacar, winner of the first stage's mass sprint ahead of Vingegaard, but since the Slovenian had the yellow jersey, the Dane had the green on loan
But it happened on 2nd stage of the #CritériumduDauphiné 2025
The jersey actually belonged to Tadej #Pogacar, winner of the first stage's mass sprint ahead of Vingegaard, but since the Slovenian had the yellow jersey, the Dane had the green on loan
Red skies at morning used to mean sailors should beware
These days, in Northern Europe, the saying is becoming befuddled by the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blown across the Atlantic, via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
These days, in Northern Europe, the saying is becoming befuddled by the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blown across the Atlantic, via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Canadian wildfire smoke blows over to Europe | CBC News
Plumes of smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada have been blown across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, with more expected to arrive this week, satellite data shows.
www.cbc.ca
June 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Red skies at morning used to mean sailors should beware
These days, in Northern Europe, the saying is becoming befuddled by the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blown across the Atlantic, via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
These days, in Northern Europe, the saying is becoming befuddled by the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blown across the Atlantic, via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
A case of sperm from a cancer-risk donor raises questions about sperm bank practices
The case came to light when a French biologist at a conference in Milan spoke about a #TP53 gene mutation in a donor from the Danish based European Sperm Bank.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
The case came to light when a French biologist at a conference in Milan spoke about a #TP53 gene mutation in a donor from the Danish based European Sperm Bank.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe
Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donor
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A case of sperm from a cancer-risk donor raises questions about sperm bank practices
The case came to light when a French biologist at a conference in Milan spoke about a #TP53 gene mutation in a donor from the Danish based European Sperm Bank.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
The case came to light when a French biologist at a conference in Milan spoke about a #TP53 gene mutation in a donor from the Danish based European Sperm Bank.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
The 135-meter container ship NCL Salten that ended up in a front yard has water under its keel again.
The Cypriot container ship ran aground at Byneset in #Norway, but has been towed free today and back on Trondhiemsfjorden
via nrk.no
www.nrk.no/video/e8963d...
The Cypriot container ship ran aground at Byneset in #Norway, but has been towed free today and back on Trondhiemsfjorden
via nrk.no
www.nrk.no/video/e8963d...
Her trekkes skipet av grunn
Konteinerskipet NCL Salten trekkes ut av fjæra på Byneset i Trondheim.
www.nrk.no
May 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The 135-meter container ship NCL Salten that ended up in a front yard has water under its keel again.
The Cypriot container ship ran aground at Byneset in #Norway, but has been towed free today and back on Trondhiemsfjorden
via nrk.no
www.nrk.no/video/e8963d...
The Cypriot container ship ran aground at Byneset in #Norway, but has been towed free today and back on Trondhiemsfjorden
via nrk.no
www.nrk.no/video/e8963d...
Denmark has come a long way
In the quarter final of this year's IHF World #IceHockey Championship Team #Denmark upset Team #Canada by 2-1.
In their first ever meet, at the world championship in Stockholm in 1949, Team Canada trashed the Danes 47-0
In the quarter final of this year's IHF World #IceHockey Championship Team #Denmark upset Team #Canada by 2-1.
In their first ever meet, at the world championship in Stockholm in 1949, Team Canada trashed the Danes 47-0
May 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Denmark has come a long way
In the quarter final of this year's IHF World #IceHockey Championship Team #Denmark upset Team #Canada by 2-1.
In their first ever meet, at the world championship in Stockholm in 1949, Team Canada trashed the Danes 47-0
In the quarter final of this year's IHF World #IceHockey Championship Team #Denmark upset Team #Canada by 2-1.
In their first ever meet, at the world championship in Stockholm in 1949, Team Canada trashed the Danes 47-0
Considering how his predecessor fared....
May His Holiness remain in good health
May His Holiness remain in good health
May 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Considering how his predecessor fared....
May His Holiness remain in good health
May His Holiness remain in good health
Chapeau to Yama Wolasmal, Middle East correspondent for the Norwegian public broadcasterNRK, for an exceptional interview with Israeli politician Boaz Bismuth from Likud
(Interview in English)
#tipforjournos
tv.nrk.no/serie/yama-u...
(Interview in English)
#tipforjournos
tv.nrk.no/serie/yama-u...
Yama utfordrer: Yama utfordrer Boaz Bismuth - NRK TV
Israels høyre-ekstreme regjering anklages for folkemord. Yama utfordrer en av Netanyahus største forsvarere, Boaz Bismuth fra regjeringspartiet Likud.
tv.nrk.no
May 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Chapeau to Yama Wolasmal, Middle East correspondent for the Norwegian public broadcasterNRK, for an exceptional interview with Israeli politician Boaz Bismuth from Likud
(Interview in English)
#tipforjournos
tv.nrk.no/serie/yama-u...
(Interview in English)
#tipforjournos
tv.nrk.no/serie/yama-u...
Fascinating insight into the craftsmanship of creating the perfect cue for #snooker www.bbc.com/sport/snooke...
Ronnie O'Sullivan cue: How World Championship semi-finalist's cue is made
The man tasked with making new cues for Ronnie O'Sullivan has been doing so for the seven-time world champion since the 1980s.
www.bbc.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fascinating insight into the craftsmanship of creating the perfect cue for #snooker www.bbc.com/sport/snooke...
The King of #Denmark will travel to #Greenland in the company of the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen
In the capital, #Nuuk, His Majesty will meet with members of the newly appointed Naalakkersuisut - the Government of Greenland, among others
www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-t...
In the capital, #Nuuk, His Majesty will meet with members of the newly appointed Naalakkersuisut - the Government of Greenland, among others
www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-t...
April 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The King of #Denmark will travel to #Greenland in the company of the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen
In the capital, #Nuuk, His Majesty will meet with members of the newly appointed Naalakkersuisut - the Government of Greenland, among others
www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-t...
In the capital, #Nuuk, His Majesty will meet with members of the newly appointed Naalakkersuisut - the Government of Greenland, among others
www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-t...
The eternal self-inviter
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Vance meets with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangling sharply over migration | iHeartEmirates
Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday, a spokesperson for the vice president
www.iheartemirates.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The eternal self-inviter
www.iheartemirates.com/news/vance-m...
www.iheartemirates.com/news/vance-m...