Tom Hallett
@thomashallett.bsky.social
Content manager in academic publishing comms. Keen pedestrian, cyclist, and runner. Less keen driver. Dorset-based.
Is AI good for engagement?
All the media headlines about this mention that the targets will be AI-generated but it's barely mentioned in the press release and looks like it won't be a particularly powerful or ground-breaking AI model doing the work. www.gov.uk/government/n...
All the media headlines about this mention that the targets will be AI-generated but it's barely mentioned in the press release and looks like it won't be a particularly powerful or ground-breaking AI model doing the work. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Education Secretary sets roadmap to improve attendance levels
Every school to be set an individual minimum target to improve attendance and set up every child to achieve and thrive.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Is AI good for engagement?
All the media headlines about this mention that the targets will be AI-generated but it's barely mentioned in the press release and looks like it won't be a particularly powerful or ground-breaking AI model doing the work. www.gov.uk/government/n...
All the media headlines about this mention that the targets will be AI-generated but it's barely mentioned in the press release and looks like it won't be a particularly powerful or ground-breaking AI model doing the work. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Tom Hallett
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
👀 Seven vehicles a day on average driving more than 100mph on this (60 mph limit) stretch of road where 4 people have died in collisions since 2024. www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/improving-...
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
👀 Seven vehicles a day on average driving more than 100mph on this (60 mph limit) stretch of road where 4 people have died in collisions since 2024. www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/improving-...
Close-passed by a fellow school parent a mile away from school today. Followed them into the school car park.
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Close-passed by a fellow school parent a mile away from school today. Followed them into the school car park.
"The average user has no idea how much energy they're using when they use generative AI applications..."
Managing the soaring energy demands of generative AI
Leading experts explain why generative AI is so energy-intensive and explore how academia, industry, and policymakers can manage AI's energy demands.
insights.taylorandfrancis.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"The average user has no idea how much energy they're using when they use generative AI applications..."
For fun, I recently used ChatGPT and its "PhD-level intelligence" to help me plan a car-free day out with the kids.
It suggested a museum that was closed, an 8-hour bus/train journey, and generic suggestions like a picnic, walk in the woods, and "playground." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It suggested a museum that was closed, an 8-hour bus/train journey, and generic suggestions like a picnic, walk in the woods, and "playground." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More holidaymakers using AI to plan trips
Asking family and friends for recommendations and using guidebooks remain popular ways to plan a holiday, according to a new report from APTA.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For fun, I recently used ChatGPT and its "PhD-level intelligence" to help me plan a car-free day out with the kids.
It suggested a museum that was closed, an 8-hour bus/train journey, and generic suggestions like a picnic, walk in the woods, and "playground." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It suggested a museum that was closed, an 8-hour bus/train journey, and generic suggestions like a picnic, walk in the woods, and "playground." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great example of how cycles and ebikes can be used as mobility aids.
"He is now able to walk again, but he is trying to do so as little possible..."
www.bundesliga.com/en/bundeslig...
"He is now able to walk again, but he is trying to do so as little possible..."
www.bundesliga.com/en/bundeslig...
Former RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim boss Ralf Rangnick rides e-bike before Austria FIFA World Cup qualifier
Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick has long been known for his innovative training and fitness methods, but fans attending his team’s FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina were st...
www.bundesliga.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Great example of how cycles and ebikes can be used as mobility aids.
"He is now able to walk again, but he is trying to do so as little possible..."
www.bundesliga.com/en/bundeslig...
"He is now able to walk again, but he is trying to do so as little possible..."
www.bundesliga.com/en/bundeslig...
Reposted by Tom Hallett
Experts in AI and its application to medicine and science research integrity needed for the International Research Integrity Conference - Sydney in November 16-18th 2025. researchintegrityconf.com Contact me
International Research Integrity Conference | 16-18 November 2025, Sydney, Australia
researchintegrityconf.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Experts in AI and its application to medicine and science research integrity needed for the International Research Integrity Conference - Sydney in November 16-18th 2025. researchintegrityconf.com Contact me
The part of me that wants a return to an hourly service to Exeter and a 45-min journey to Salisbury loves this rain. www.bbc.com/news/article...
SWR announces train timetable changes due to hot weather
Dry soil means some railway track has been disturbed and trains need to travel at a slower speed.
www.bbc.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The part of me that wants a return to an hourly service to Exeter and a 45-min journey to Salisbury loves this rain. www.bbc.com/news/article...
England next please. At the moment, I can't afford to go anywhere on the train when I have to be back for the school pick up at 3.15. When I do splash out on an earlier train, it's dead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak time rail fares srapped on ScotRail trains
Some routes will see fares fall by as much as 50% at busy times, but on others prices will be unchanged.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
England next please. At the moment, I can't afford to go anywhere on the train when I have to be back for the school pick up at 3.15. When I do splash out on an earlier train, it's dead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It seems the only way I can take soil to my local tip is by car as the booking needs a number plate. (I usually cycle to beat the queues.)
August 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It seems the only way I can take soil to my local tip is by car as the booking needs a number plate. (I usually cycle to beat the queues.)
It feels like my local train service is on its last legs (or wheels).
Terminated midway through its journey this morning due to "dangerous overcrowding" because the train company could only muster 3 carriages instead of the usual 8.
On my return, the air con is broken - it's 33C today.
Terminated midway through its journey this morning due to "dangerous overcrowding" because the train company could only muster 3 carriages instead of the usual 8.
On my return, the air con is broken - it's 33C today.
August 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It feels like my local train service is on its last legs (or wheels).
Terminated midway through its journey this morning due to "dangerous overcrowding" because the train company could only muster 3 carriages instead of the usual 8.
On my return, the air con is broken - it's 33C today.
Terminated midway through its journey this morning due to "dangerous overcrowding" because the train company could only muster 3 carriages instead of the usual 8.
On my return, the air con is broken - it's 33C today.
This advert on my train highlights the lack of investment in our railways.
The train I'm on was introduced on this line in 1993...
The train I'm on was introduced on this line in 1993...
August 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This advert on my train highlights the lack of investment in our railways.
The train I'm on was introduced on this line in 1993...
The train I'm on was introduced on this line in 1993...
Exeter is such a nice place to visit. Thriving high street, quirky shops and cafes, the cathedral, great quayside area, random chapels and old buildings amongst modern architecture... and loads of people riding cargo bikes.
July 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Exeter is such a nice place to visit. Thriving high street, quirky shops and cafes, the cathedral, great quayside area, random chapels and old buildings amongst modern architecture... and loads of people riding cargo bikes.
In former days, Google Search would have given me the answer I needed in an instant.
Now with AI Overviews it has to show has "clever" it is.
Now with AI Overviews it has to show has "clever" it is.
July 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In former days, Google Search would have given me the answer I needed in an instant.
Now with AI Overviews it has to show has "clever" it is.
Now with AI Overviews it has to show has "clever" it is.
A Bluetooth speaker on a list of essential camping gear?
Nooooooo! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Nooooooo! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
‘The only thing that gets me out of my tent’: the camping essentials you need (and what you don’t)
From foam wash to hammocks, seasoned campers share their non-negotiables – and the kit to skip
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A Bluetooth speaker on a list of essential camping gear?
Nooooooo! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Nooooooo! www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
Reposted by Tom Hallett
A new study by @rebeccarobbins.bsky.social et al. suggests that teen drivers are spending 21% of each trip looking at their phone⚠️
Results show many of these glances last two seconds or longer—with entertainment being the most common distraction behind the wheel.
spr.ly/60164SoWj
Results show many of these glances last two seconds or longer—with entertainment being the most common distraction behind the wheel.
spr.ly/60164SoWj
July 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A new study by @rebeccarobbins.bsky.social et al. suggests that teen drivers are spending 21% of each trip looking at their phone⚠️
Results show many of these glances last two seconds or longer—with entertainment being the most common distraction behind the wheel.
spr.ly/60164SoWj
Results show many of these glances last two seconds or longer—with entertainment being the most common distraction behind the wheel.
spr.ly/60164SoWj
Having a lower wisdom tooth extracted (aka smashed up and removed in bits) = not painful
Paying for it = painful
Paying for it = painful
June 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Having a lower wisdom tooth extracted (aka smashed up and removed in bits) = not painful
Paying for it = painful
Paying for it = painful
Kids in bed. Run to the pub.
June 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Kids in bed. Run to the pub.
Another training run with sign spotting for @showmeasign.online in the bag. Bit wet.
June 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Another training run with sign spotting for @showmeasign.online in the bag. Bit wet.
Google's losing the plot. Researching parasorb cones for tooth extraction and these are the "people also ask" suggestions.
June 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Google's losing the plot. Researching parasorb cones for tooth extraction and these are the "people also ask" suggestions.
Are insects making a comeback? I've been out on my bike and am covered in small flies again. Same for about 10 days or so.
May 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Are insects making a comeback? I've been out on my bike and am covered in small flies again. Same for about 10 days or so.
This headline is wrong on so many levels, especially as forensics showed the driver (not the car) would have seen the cyclist from at least 200 meters away.
May 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This headline is wrong on so many levels, especially as forensics showed the driver (not the car) would have seen the cyclist from at least 200 meters away.