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Prof. Brian J Ford

@brianjford.bsky.social

Award-winning biologist and broadcaster; lecturer and international author; journalist and columnist.

34 Followers  |  18 Following  |  68 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.8999

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LYRICAL LIES
Fake news!
Spain actually has the same proportion believing in God as California. France and New York are the same, as are Italy and Washington State, the UK and Oregon, Belgium and Massachusetts.
BEWARE ... it's a popular post but it is all lies.

04.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TOO MANY SNOWFLAKES
How well I recall the staff -v- pupil snowball fights we used to enjoy. Where has all the sense of fun and adventure gone? What a boring and controlled life the young now face ...

06.01.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Let's hope we truly turn a corner - best wishes to everyone for 2026.

31.12.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCIENCE 200 YEARS AGO
This little #microscope made a host of important discoveries - but how? On 13 January 2026 I will reveal all ... sign up to join us online. Re-live science from the Georgian era for the first time.

lnkd.in/e43bj5uE

28.12.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Takes you back in time .. such a verdant and scenic drive. Love it.

25.11.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Horrible feeling - but it's so often successfully treated these days. Chances are you'll be fine.

10.11.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get the camera as close as you can to the water surface - that's how the two seem identical. Such a gorgeous picture.

10.11.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Religions are superstitious obsessive behaviour - they have NO place in modern society,

27.10.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're right. It's post-Victorian confinement.

24.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They're BIKES.
It's a lane for BIKES.
Clear now?

09.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry is plain prose
Written in a fancy manner

To look good

Bit still it is no more than
Pretentious crap

[Brian J Ford Β© 2025]

21.09.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone is shot in the USA every 3Β½ minutes. Americans regard it as their inalienable right. It is a right that Charlie Kirk energetically promoted all his adult life.

12.09.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone is shot in the USA every 3Β½ minutes. Americans regard it as their inalienable right. It is a right that Charlie #Kirk energetically promoted all his adult life.

12.09.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ASDA SELLS FAKE
Olive oil is characterised by cloudiness below 15Β°C - this is a sample from Asda after 9Β° for 24 hours. Clear as filtered apple juice and fake. FROM ASDA!

14.08.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any time you think of the general anaesthetic with fear, think of how it would be without one. I've had loads (they're lovely).

13.08.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm. A reasonable start though they need to be a lot more tidy.

19.07.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a fine work - you can be proud.

11.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We saw ripe blackberries last week in Cambridgeshire. Not as big and juicy though. We lack the rainfall ...

08.07.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

where?

08.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This ebay problem? Still
not resolved.

07.07.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@ebay have allowed someone to access my account, change my username, and still have done NOTHING about it. Beware, chums.

06.07.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The discovery by Brian J Ford of Leeuwenhoek's original specimens, from the dawn of microscopy in the 16th century.

LEEUWENHOEK UPDATE
Here is a bibliography of my research into Antony van Leeuwenhoek over the past half-century. Find out about his amazing research:
brianjford.com/wavbiblio.htm

#brianjford #leeuwenhoek #Microscopy

05.07.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

no, illegal immigration is at an all-time high. Where do you live? In a cave?

12.06.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

AY BREACHING DATA LAWS
An unknown handle appeared on my ebay account. On enquiring, I was told that br_307651 and f5r9w51 have been set up (without my knowledge) with my address, bank details, etc.
There is a potential Data Protection Breach under UK GDPR Article 5(1)(f) - beware, chums.

12.06.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Only 10% are families driven out by violence. The overwhelming majority are opportunist young men seeking wealth.

03.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OBVIOUS DINNER
I'm 31,415 days old. There's only one choice of meal tonight. Couldn't be anything else. Pie.

26.05.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that's telling 'em.

26.04.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's correct. If Mr Trump imposes a tariff, it is all paid by Americans. Not by the Chinese, Europeans, whoever - by the American people.

11.04.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NORWAY OWNS GREENLAND
Documents show that Erik the Red successfully claimed Greenland in AD 986. It belongs to Norway and from April 1, a US resident will need to register for a NGR01 visa to visit. Mr Trump accepts that the former US air base at Pituffik will now be run exclusively by Norwegians.

01.04.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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