Susan Board, PhD

Wish Tern would come over here..

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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For shame. 😡

Listen … 💚

DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME STEWART LEE

And he’s back!!

Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.

His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

What happened to the idea of the circular economy? 🥺

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Dame Jane Goodall obituary Pioneering scientist whose breakthrough studies of chimpanzees changed how the animals were perceived and led to greater protection

Dame Jane Goodall obituary

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This needs to be shared widely

We’d better start!

Royal Society to consider expelling Musk after rally speech - Research Professional News “Language of violence” in address to anti-immigration march pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship

The Royal Society is meeting today to determine what action to take on Elon Musk's continued membership.
What they decide will say a great deal about what the society stands for and whether it is able to meet the needs of the modern scientific community.

We will regret not acting faster on climate change.

Read this thread of how deeply tied up Tony Blair is with the Israeli govt and more!

Graphic with dark purple header reading “LATEST RESEARCH | LONG COVID.” Title in bright pink: “Reinfection doubles risk of long COVID in children.” Below, a photo of a young child in a yellow shirt sitting on the floor, looking down with hands resting on stomach. White text states: “A large US cohort study found children face over twice the risk of long COVID diagnosis and multiple health complications after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection with omicron, highlighting urgent prevention and care needs.” Source citation and Long Covid Advocacy logo at bottom.

🚸 Massive study in The Lancet of nearly half a million children & young people.

⏫ Increased risk of multisystem complications incl. POTS, kidney injury, arrthyhmias & myocarditis

👉 This is why Violet was furious @loosewomen @kayeadams

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Research shows that ChatGPT is changing your brain People worry that students are increasingly using generative AI in their work. It saves time, but what is it doing to their brains?

✍️ Research shows that ChatGPT is changing your brain

What happens to your brain when you use ChatGPT to write your essay? MIT watched students’ brain activity to find out. The results are worrying.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

Delayers and obstructionists paint decarbonisation as a threat to our way of life

They're trying to persuade people that it's better to carry on with the way things are

But maintaining our way of life isn't an option - either we change it, or climate and nature breakdown change it for us

And last night on @channel4news.bsky.social the Israeli spokesman said he was proud!

Not one damn word is untrue 🕊️

@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
#Sumud
#FeedGaza
#FreePalestine
#SupportDissent

No idea apart from the norm of peer pressure… medics seem oblivious to the Hippocratic oath when it comes to air borne viruses. I don’t get it

Conceited ignorance and spiteful cruelty 🤷‍♀️

This is important reading

IMPORTANT 🧵

We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.

But it could happen in UK too.

It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.

Read on!
1/11

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

“To be a good scientist, I have to take emotions out of work. Still, I would say looking at this data, when I allow myself to connect to it emotionally, then I am afraid. This really scares me”

- Dr. Levke Caesar, co-lead of Planetary Boundaries Science Lab

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone 24.09.2025 - A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that 7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been b...

“We are facing a planetary emergency. The breach of the Ocean Acidification boundary is a stark scientific warning and a moral call to action. Without healthy oceans, peace, prosperity & stability are at risk everywhere. We must act now...to safeguard this life-support system for future generations"

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

A statement from Rachel Millward, Green Party Deputy Leader, and Wealden District Council Deputy Leader. The statement reads "Gatwick expansion means more noise, more pollution, and no real jobs boost. This project is a runway to climate chaos which hits the poorest hardest, while the super-rich keep flying. Not the future we need." There is an imagine of Gatwick Airport in the background, and the green party logo and legal imprint is below.

Gatwick expansion means more noise, more pollution, and no real jobs boost. This project is a runway to climate chaos which hits the poorest hardest, while the super-rich keep flying. Not the future we need.

Nigel Farage Wants to Tear Up Indefinite Leave to Remain - and Deport Legal Migrants in Britain Reform UK’s so-called “Boriswave” rhetoric is a fantasy built on cruelty, cooked-up numbers, and Trump-style authoritarianism.

Imagine spending years proving you belong here, paying thousands, following every rule - only for Nigel Farage to threaten to tear up your status.

This is not policy - it’s cruelty, it’s showmanship, and I for one, am sick to the damned back teeth of it.

Funny - as in we laughed a lot and had a great time

I’ve just spent a fantastic week with a bunch of thoughtful and funny folk volunteering for @treesforlife.bsky.social @visitdundreggan.bsky.social I highly recommend! Lose yourself and make a difference by working to rewild vast tracts of the Scottish highlands 🌳🍁🍄‍🟫