@the-2-cats-mother.bsky.social
Support Ukraine. Learning Ukrainian. Cat lover. 5 Grandchildren. Formerly Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Chartered Physicist. Married 43 years. Interested in Science, History and Nature. Live in the UK.
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Interesting ...
Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate
Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Medicinal pig-flavoured fizz with dinner? Joseph Priestley published a way to make carbonated water (copying "medicinal waters" of spa towns) in 1772, bubbling carbon dioxide from a pig bladder through water. Glass vessels later dealt with the hints of pig, then Johan Schweppe scaled up production.
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Medicinal pig-flavoured fizz with dinner? Joseph Priestley published a way to make carbonated water (copying "medicinal waters" of spa towns) in 1772, bubbling carbon dioxide from a pig bladder through water. Glass vessels later dealt with the hints of pig, then Johan Schweppe scaled up production.
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Day 20 #artAdventCalendar my newest #womenInSTEM #histsci 🧪🐡 #linocut: trailblazing Canadian aeronautical engineer Elsie MacGill (1905 – 1980), born in Vancouver, became the first woman aeronautical engineer & professional aircraft designer in North America, & likely the world. 🧵
December 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Day 20 #artAdventCalendar my newest #womenInSTEM #histsci 🧪🐡 #linocut: trailblazing Canadian aeronautical engineer Elsie MacGill (1905 – 1980), born in Vancouver, became the first woman aeronautical engineer & professional aircraft designer in North America, & likely the world. 🧵
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My article for LLB: Jailed by Putin’s Puppet Court.
Ukrainian soldier Russia calls a ‘mercenary’
My article for LLB: Jailed by Putin’s Puppet Court.
Ukrainian soldier Russia calls a ‘mercenary’
Jailed by Putin's puppet court: The Ukrainian soldier Russia calls a 'mercenary' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Britain must confront Russia’s abuse of international law after the jailing of Hayden Davies and others for fighting in Ukraine.
londonlovesbusiness.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
londonlovesbusiness.com/jailed-by-pu...
My article for LLB: Jailed by Putin’s Puppet Court.
Ukrainian soldier Russia calls a ‘mercenary’
My article for LLB: Jailed by Putin’s Puppet Court.
Ukrainian soldier Russia calls a ‘mercenary’
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Ann Bishop FRS, British protozoologist and parasitologist who worked to understand the malaria parasite, was born #OnThisDay in 1899. Her work on drug resistance in both parasites and host organisms earned her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959. #WomenInSTEM
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ann Bishop FRS, British protozoologist and parasitologist who worked to understand the malaria parasite, was born #OnThisDay in 1899. Her work on drug resistance in both parasites and host organisms earned her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1959. #WomenInSTEM
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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From the archives - a drawing I did of Haeckel's comparison of vertebrate embryos - for my book on human evolution & development, the Incredible Unlikeliness of Being.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
From the archives - a drawing I did of Haeckel's comparison of vertebrate embryos - for my book on human evolution & development, the Incredible Unlikeliness of Being.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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I don't know why this idea is suddenly flaring up online so early, but yeah, this time next year, Voyager 1 will be one light-DAY away – meaning it will take light a whole 24 hours to travel between Earth and the spacecraft. For comparison: Mars is a few light MINUTES from Earth!
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I don't know why this idea is suddenly flaring up online so early, but yeah, this time next year, Voyager 1 will be one light-DAY away – meaning it will take light a whole 24 hours to travel between Earth and the spacecraft. For comparison: Mars is a few light MINUTES from Earth!
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There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There’s no screening for ovarian cancer and it’s really difficult to spot: you can’t squidge your ovaries in the shower to check for lumps. Also it’s very good at masquerading at other things, like IBS and diverticulitis.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
Please take a look at this list of symptoms - and share if you can.
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More than 160 graves have come to light at Roman Olbia on the French Riviera. 🏺🧪
French archaeologists uncover 'vast Roman burial area' with cremation graves 'fed' by liquid offerings
A massive Roman cremation cemetery in France is shedding light on diverse burial practices.
www.livescience.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
More than 160 graves have come to light at Roman Olbia on the French Riviera. 🏺🧪
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Happy #Halloween! A few years ago, midwives at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Lancashire created "dilation pumpkins" - and I don't think I've ever seen anything scarier in my life.* 😂😩
*Posted with apologies to anyone who is pregnant.
*Posted with apologies to anyone who is pregnant.
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happy #Halloween! A few years ago, midwives at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Lancashire created "dilation pumpkins" - and I don't think I've ever seen anything scarier in my life.* 😂😩
*Posted with apologies to anyone who is pregnant.
*Posted with apologies to anyone who is pregnant.
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The prominent role of circadian rhythm in cardiovascular and metabolic health and disease ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The prominent role of circadian rhythm in cardiovascular and metabolic health and disease ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
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This sounds like important research, and long, long overdue www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
Period blood has long been thought of as ‘stinky and useless’, but startups are exploring using the fluid to test for a wide range of health conditions – including difficult-to-diagnose endometriosis
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This sounds like important research, and long, long overdue www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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American mathematician Olive Clio Hazlett was born 135 years ago today. A keen algebraist specializing in nilpotent algebras and the arithmetic of algebra, she struggled her whole life with mental health issues, ultimately residing in a state mental hospital for 9 years.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
October 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
American mathematician Olive Clio Hazlett was born 135 years ago today. A keen algebraist specializing in nilpotent algebras and the arithmetic of algebra, she struggled her whole life with mental health issues, ultimately residing in a state mental hospital for 9 years.
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧮
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😨 State Emergency Service rescuers are still extinguishing fires after another ballistic attack on Kyiv.
Rescuers continue to eliminate fires and clear debris.
Rescuers continue to eliminate fires and clear debris.
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
😨 State Emergency Service rescuers are still extinguishing fires after another ballistic attack on Kyiv.
Rescuers continue to eliminate fires and clear debris.
Rescuers continue to eliminate fires and clear debris.
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Wordly Women: Judith Arnopp
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
Wordly Women: Judith Arnopp
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith Arnopp
historytheinterestingbits.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Wordly Women: Judith Arnopp
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
It is time for another edition of Wordly Women! And today I am chatting with an author who, like me, likes to bring historical female characters to the fore, from the early medieval to the Tudors. She has also written a fabulous trilogy on Henry VIII himself: Judith…
October 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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June Bacon-Bercey, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in meteorology, was born 97 years ago today. She worked for the AEC studying nuclear fallout, and transitioned to a career in education and outreach, working for the @noaa.gov and the National Weather Service.
#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
June Bacon-Bercey, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in meteorology, was born 97 years ago today. She worked for the AEC studying nuclear fallout, and transitioned to a career in education and outreach, working for the @noaa.gov and the National Weather Service.
#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
#WomenInSTEM #Meteorology 🌧️
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Obstetrician Dossibai Dadabhoy was born 144 years ago today. She was the first Indian woman member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1910) and upon her return to India devoted her energies to lowering infant mortality through the founding of maternal welfare centers.
#WomenInSTEM #MedSky
#WomenInSTEM #MedSky
October 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Obstetrician Dossibai Dadabhoy was born 144 years ago today. She was the first Indian woman member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1910) and upon her return to India devoted her energies to lowering infant mortality through the founding of maternal welfare centers.
#WomenInSTEM #MedSky
#WomenInSTEM #MedSky
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This is.... not good www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Particularly because scientists increasingly suspect that the planet is locked in a vicious feedback loop, where climate impacts like drought & marine heatwaves are dampening the planet's natural ability to take up carbon
Particularly because scientists increasingly suspect that the planet is locked in a vicious feedback loop, where climate impacts like drought & marine heatwaves are dampening the planet's natural ability to take up carbon
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening
www.newscientist.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is.... not good www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Particularly because scientists increasingly suspect that the planet is locked in a vicious feedback loop, where climate impacts like drought & marine heatwaves are dampening the planet's natural ability to take up carbon
Particularly because scientists increasingly suspect that the planet is locked in a vicious feedback loop, where climate impacts like drought & marine heatwaves are dampening the planet's natural ability to take up carbon
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I absolutely love this piece –
marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov,
East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024
colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper
marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov,
East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024
colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper
October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I absolutely love this piece –
marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov,
East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024
colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper
marigolds representing the regions of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Pavlo Makov,
East and West of the Dnipro. Marigolds, 2024
colour and graphite pencil drawing acrylic paper
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A hard job that someone has to do every day. Glory to the Heroes! 🇺🇦
October 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A hard job that someone has to do every day. Glory to the Heroes! 🇺🇦
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Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏
October 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏
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Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historic...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Lovely afternoon yesterday with
@angelcakepie2.bsky.social & a fantastic warm crowd at #BroadstairsFolkWeek who joined in to sing in support of #Ukraine (see clip of #DontAbandonThem) - thanks to all who raised their voices. Still one ticket left for our last set on Thursday @3pm before a break! 🎶
@angelcakepie2.bsky.social & a fantastic warm crowd at #BroadstairsFolkWeek who joined in to sing in support of #Ukraine (see clip of #DontAbandonThem) - thanks to all who raised their voices. Still one ticket left for our last set on Thursday @3pm before a break! 🎶
August 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Lovely afternoon yesterday with
@angelcakepie2.bsky.social & a fantastic warm crowd at #BroadstairsFolkWeek who joined in to sing in support of #Ukraine (see clip of #DontAbandonThem) - thanks to all who raised their voices. Still one ticket left for our last set on Thursday @3pm before a break! 🎶
@angelcakepie2.bsky.social & a fantastic warm crowd at #BroadstairsFolkWeek who joined in to sing in support of #Ukraine (see clip of #DontAbandonThem) - thanks to all who raised their voices. Still one ticket left for our last set on Thursday @3pm before a break! 🎶