Robert O’Connor PhD
@robertoconnor.bsky.social
Scientist, health researcher, shutterbug📸 and lover of all things outdoors above & below the water.
Board Chair www.NCRI.ie
& www.arccancersupport.ie
Volunteer www.civildefence.ie
Board Chair www.NCRI.ie
& www.arccancersupport.ie
Volunteer www.civildefence.ie
Pinned
Mé féin?-
started life as a cancer researcher & academic.
Now try to enable medicine & health tech research in 🇮🇪
Love outdoors ✈️🤿& 📸 .
Help with organisational oversight.
Long time Civil Defence member = provide emergency & 🚑 support for public events, missing persons & weather situations
started life as a cancer researcher & academic.
Now try to enable medicine & health tech research in 🇮🇪
Love outdoors ✈️🤿& 📸 .
Help with organisational oversight.
Long time Civil Defence member = provide emergency & 🚑 support for public events, missing persons & weather situations
Big tobacco continues its decades long manipulations of public perception of their products now into the vaping era
Commentary: A former Philip Morris employee blew the whistle on how the company manipulates research at major Japanese universities. Now he wants tobacco policy to change.
Smoke and mirrors: How big tobacco manipulates science in Japan
In Japan, not only does the tobacco industry have close ties to government, but universities are also vulnerable to its influence. In this equation, public health loses out.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Big tobacco continues its decades long manipulations of public perception of their products now into the vaping era
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.
Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows
A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.
bit.ly
June 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.
Out with #Meath Civil Defence giving support to Rockathon.
Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a
tad ☔️🌧️🌦️
Some folks prepare extra well for these things though
Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a
tad ☔️🌧️🌦️
Some folks prepare extra well for these things though
May 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Out with #Meath Civil Defence giving support to Rockathon.
Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a
tad ☔️🌧️🌦️
Some folks prepare extra well for these things though
Rocking all over Fairyhouse but it's a
tad ☔️🌧️🌦️
Some folks prepare extra well for these things though
Early start this morning with Meath Civil Defence giving First Aid cover for
#Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse
#Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse
May 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Early start this morning with Meath Civil Defence giving First Aid cover for
#Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse
#Darknessintolight for @pietahouse.bsky.social at #Fairyhouse
A few shots from yesterday’s 16th #Hanami #Festival of #Japanese culture in #Dublin.
Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark
Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark
April 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A few shots from yesterday’s 16th #Hanami #Festival of #Japanese culture in #Dublin.
Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark
Another amazing spectacle with huge numbers enjoying the event at #PhoenixPark
If you’re looking for an interesting listen/read over the Easter break,
“Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in.
Big tech is most definitely not our friend
Simultaneously bizarre & frightening.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...
“Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in.
Big tech is most definitely not our friend
Simultaneously bizarre & frightening.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...
April 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you’re looking for an interesting listen/read over the Easter break,
“Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in.
Big tech is most definitely not our friend
Simultaneously bizarre & frightening.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...
“Careless people” by Sarah Wynn Williams will give you some sense as to why the world is in the state it’s in.
Big tech is most definitely not our friend
Simultaneously bizarre & frightening.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Careless-...
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
You read this thread and it's pretty clear Musk has dozens of kids. That may understate it. Not exaggerating. Read the article or browse these clips. Honestly one of the most mind-boggling pieces I've read in quite a while.
Sometimes you don't need a family office. You need a FAMILY office ... www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
You read this thread and it's pretty clear Musk has dozens of kids. That may understate it. Not exaggerating. Read the article or browse these clips. Honestly one of the most mind-boggling pieces I've read in quite a while.
An early start to #StPatricksDay festivities with the village marching bands on #Achill island
March 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
An early start to #StPatricksDay festivities with the village marching bands on #Achill island
The 🇮🇪 Dept of Foreign Affairs knocking the ball out of the park again with this years St Patrick’s Day video.
Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere.
#globalIreland #StPatricksDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...
Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere.
#globalIreland #StPatricksDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...
St Patrick’s Day 2025 – Celebrating Irish change-makers across the globe #stpatricksday
YouTube video by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The 🇮🇪 Dept of Foreign Affairs knocking the ball out of the park again with this years St Patrick’s Day video.
Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere.
#globalIreland #StPatricksDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...
Makes me proud not least against all the madness elsewhere.
#globalIreland #StPatricksDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeIc...
Privileged to join the celebration of the Cancer Trials contribution of Prof Ray McDermott to @cancertrialsie.bsky.social
A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏
A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏
March 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Privileged to join the celebration of the Cancer Trials contribution of Prof Ray McDermott to @cancertrialsie.bsky.social
A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏
A friend and colleague to so many of us in cancer research in Ireland and across the globe and who has driven so many improvements in cancer care for his patients 👏👏
🤔Arguably not a particularly challenging analysis for a multibillion AI to adjudicate on 😏
Musk's AI chatbot Grok suggested Trump was 85 percent likely to be "a Russian asset"
Elon Musk's chatbot says there's a strong chance Trump is "Russian asset"
www.newsweek.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🤔Arguably not a particularly challenging analysis for a multibillion AI to adjudicate on 😏
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency."
Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies”
Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.
newrepublic.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency."
Probably won’t get a huge amount of media attention but this is arguably a huge finding- especially for women’s health. 👇
‘Paradigm shift’: Australian researchers discover key to treatment of bacterial vaginosis
‘Paradigm shift’: Australian researchers discover key to treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Study shows that male partners can help in limiting recurrence of the condition afflicting almost one in three women
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Like almost one in three women, Hanae has developed bacterial…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Probably won’t get a huge amount of media attention but this is arguably a huge finding- especially for women’s health. 👇
Lots of frightening news developments at the minute but here’s a good news story from #science.
More evidence if the #HPV vaccine helping enable the ELIMINATION of cervical cancer (and likely reducing rates of several others)
More evidence if the #HPV vaccine helping enable the ELIMINATION of cervical cancer (and likely reducing rates of several others)
CDC data reveal plummeting rate of cervical precancers in young US women — down by 80% #Science #HealthandMedicine #InfectiousDiseases #CervicalHealth #PublicHealth #CDCResearch
CDC data reveal plummeting rate of cervical precancers in young US women — down by 80%
New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.
purescience.news
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
Very pertinent study and not just pertaining to this bug but likely also other gastro intestinal infections (eg vomiting bug) when they hit a household or when might need to use a public bathroom. 🚽
Always 👋🧴
Always 👋🧴
New study in @thejhi.bsky.social: Evaluating the risk of C. difficile infection from toilet flushing 🚽💩💨
Authors looked at airborne C. difficile post-flush on surfaces and found post-flush contam on surrounding areas 🏥
Close the lid ☹️ #IDSky
📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
Authors looked at airborne C. difficile post-flush on surfaces and found post-flush contam on surrounding areas 🏥
Close the lid ☹️ #IDSky
📄: www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
February 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Very pertinent study and not just pertaining to this bug but likely also other gastro intestinal infections (eg vomiting bug) when they hit a household or when might need to use a public bathroom. 🚽
Always 👋🧴
Always 👋🧴
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
America’s withdrawal from Ukraine appears to be moving to warp speed now.
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
America’s withdrawal from Ukraine appears to be moving to warp speed now.
Thought I’d try to visually sum up today’s latest 🇺🇸 political developments.
#Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance
#slavaUkraini
The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda
#Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance
#slavaUkraini
The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda
February 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thought I’d try to visually sum up today’s latest 🇺🇸 political developments.
#Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance
#slavaUkraini
The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda
#Zelensky deserves a Nobel prize for his perseverance in the face of such ignorance
#slavaUkraini
The presence of 🇷🇺 Tass rep also indicates a potential for this having been preplanned & choreographed for propaganda
Reposted by Robert O’Connor PhD
Few shots of my favourite winter visitor- the #Yellowhammer.
Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days
#birdphotography
#birds
Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days
#birdphotography
#birds
February 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Few shots of my favourite winter visitor- the #Yellowhammer.
Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days
#birdphotography
#birds
Unfortunately, increasingly rare, they seem to be tempted to my suburban garden when it’s cold but will likely head back to the fields in the next few days
#birdphotography
#birds
Found the last patch of snow in Ireland while out hiking over the Eagles Crag at upper Lough Bray in Wicklow.
February 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Found the last patch of snow in Ireland while out hiking over the Eagles Crag at upper Lough Bray in Wicklow.
And that’s a wrap on #Twitter / #X
An insignificant tilt at the growing fascist windmill but it’s a start for me at least
#DeleteTwitter
An insignificant tilt at the growing fascist windmill but it’s a start for me at least
#DeleteTwitter
January 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
And that’s a wrap on #Twitter / #X
An insignificant tilt at the growing fascist windmill but it’s a start for me at least
#DeleteTwitter
An insignificant tilt at the growing fascist windmill but it’s a start for me at least
#DeleteTwitter