Stephen Curry

I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.

Ahead of next week's new episode of Under Review podcast, just a reminder of the fascinating first edition with my guest @deevybee.bsky.social as we discussed The Royal Society, Musk and academic fraud.

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I wish I’d never heard of this Mandy McSweeney

The pessimist who became a prophet Michael Sandel was ignored by a generation of political optimists. Now he is searching for a way out of the mess he saw coming

Great piece about how philosopher Michael Sandel might help us out of the future he foresaw. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Concorde's first commercial flight was in 1976 and it was retired in 2003, or 27 years.

Flight of the Conchords have been going since 1998 and are now in their 28th year.

Flight of the Conchords has now lasted longer than the flights of the Concorde.

That’s not Karl, it’s Wolverine.

That’s better. Signed up but I just see increased jealousy at your incredible productivity in my future… ;-)

I don’t think the distinction is that clear cut and is in any case addressed in the essay (at least on my reading). Suggest you leave a comment if you wish to pursue the point with William.

I wonder what Crick might have said.

Any researcher who didn’t particularly care for the smell of a email yesterday asking them to evaluate scientific papers for the purpose of creating a ‘novelty indicator’ will find it a rewarding read.

AI and the destruction of democracy Can we, should we, tame the beast?

There is so much to savour and appreciate in this fantastic, forensic essay from @williamcb.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/williamc...

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the whole body and tail. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the head and breast. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the whole body but not the tail. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. Head bent down and turned to look at the camera. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

The bedraggled parakeet.

Nice review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/9780063484320

Bring back the lab trenchcoat!

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

Craven self-censorship to pacify a regime that operates by fear and bullying.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the whole body and tail. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the head and breast. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. You can see the whole body but not the tail. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

Bright green ring-necked parakeet on a bird feeder. Head bent down and turned to look at the camera. Head and breast feathers look ragged & wet.

The bedraggled parakeet.

#Spéirghorm
#Sparegollum
#speirgorm

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

Epstein and his male buddies unmasked. Christ, what a sordid lot they are. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

This is the flipside of Goodwin's fertility tax. They don't want brown people coming here. They want white people having more babies.

Not you Mandelson

This is an outrage. Deaths and injuries caused by drivers should have minimum custodial sentences. Several years for deaths, 6 months for non-serious injuries.

Trump is lying. The White House is lying. Leavitt is lying. Trump is a disgusting racist.

Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...

Immune cells from the gut drive development of Parkinson’s disease in the brain In ‘body-first’ Parkinson’s disease, misfolded proteins propagate from the gut’s nervous system to the brain. Immune-cell activity seems to play a key part in this spread.

Immune cells from the gut drive development of Parkinson’s disease in the brain - good explainer of a new paper. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Richard knows his stuff.

Excellent background to current UK R&D funding turbulence.

Apparently I’m not even the 2nd most famous one…

Update: I have received a repsonse from Sir Paul reiterating the Society's statement to the media:

"“The Royal Society does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment or bullying. That is, and will continue to be, enshrined in our code of conduct.”
See www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

I got one of those recently but it was a case of mistaken identity. Apparently there’s a Steve Curry who writes urban fiction.

(PS & PSA: I *never* go by Steve)