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Sam
@sjs.bsky.social
Digital and social scicomms. Former head of audience/content/social Newsquest, now UK Research and Innovation (@ukri.org). Stories can change the world, so let's tell some good ones.
this was the actual cover in question - it's from the 1981 edition rather than the 1964 (I did not end up with a dress like this, obviously!)
January 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I like to think I know a decent amount about social media but this is not what I thought the answer to this question would be from the 'consumer' segment. (from First Insight's TikTok's Uncertain Future Report)
December 16, 2024 at 8:02 AM
From Ned Beaumont’s Venomous Lumpsucker (which is excellent, highly recommend. Britain is ‘the Hermit Kingdom’)
November 6, 2024 at 7:48 AM
I don’t normally plan my reading, except for this time of year (unsettling for Halloween and murder mysteries for Christmas). Here’s this year’s October TBR (plus a relisten to Michelle Paver’s Dark Matter on Audible, The Creepers on Kindle and a lot of the Apocalypse Players podcast.) 💙📚
October 9, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Very much looking forward to sending these out, they’re so beautiful
October 1, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Wearing a very niche #ifykyk today for #worldsbeyondnumber #dnd
October 1, 2024 at 7:12 AM
It is indeed bewildering to me that Meta cannot imagine anything better, it’s so wearying, as a creator and a consumer. (they should read some @naomialderman.bsky.social)

From @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social’s excellent newsletter www.garbageday.email/p/glasses-ar...
October 1, 2024 at 6:53 AM
A CAST survey in 2020 showed almost half of men were unwilling to reduce how much meat they ate and 46% of all those asked said eating meat was an 'important part' of who they were. For 2023, only 39% of men were prepared to eat less meat (not even give it up! eat less!) cast.ac.uk/cast-data-po...
September 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Not sure this 100% counts as an early adopter but I'm unexpectedly pleased to be first 10%!
September 17, 2024 at 9:09 AM
🧪 Lots of really striking findings in the DEFRA/Sciencewise public dialogue on public perceptions and attitudes towards climate adaptation within England:
July 25, 2023 at 1:18 PM
July 2, 2023 at 8:38 AM