Vishal Gulati (I back scientists)

Bike crashes rise during Tube strike, ambulance service says Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has faced criticism for not doing more to settle the dispute between the RMT union and Transport for London

There is a tube strike
More people use bikes
More bikes have crashes
‘Dog bites man’ makes headlines

Bike crashes rise during Tube strike, ambulance service says

www.thetimes.com/article/fca8...

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok

A positive and welcome trend we shpukd all embrace. Go to your nearby bookstores guys.

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help? Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.

You, or people around you are dying of stress and this killer needs to be made visible and dealt with.

Save a life. Take the included test. Free!

Stress is wrecking your health: how can science help?

The Tax Treatment of Carried Interest - Government Response and Policy Update (June 2025) (Accessible) Cookies on GOV.UK

The word tax and the number 72.5% should never be in the same sentence :-)

Taking account of the unique characteristics of the reward, the amount of ‘qualifying’ carried interest subject to tax will be adjusted by applying a 72.5% multiplier.

www.gov.uk/government/c...

Who is ahead in the global tech race? A ranking of 25 countries shows that the West is in a precarious spot  

An index by researchers at Harvard, published on June 5th, attempts to measure such heft. It ranks 25 countries across five sectors: artificial intelligence (ai), semiconductors, biotechnology, space and quantum technology.
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Series C and Scale | Cursor - The AI Code Editor We've raised $900m to push the frontier of AI coding research.

Looks like the wrappers are doing just fine :-)
www.cursor.com/en/blog/seri...

Early bits of in vivo CAR-T human data emerge from biotech trials in China Initial clinical data from Genocury and EsoBiotec shows promise for in vivo CAR-T therapy, with complete remission in lymphoma and myeloma patients without lymphodepletion.

The major risk and the cost of Car-T, comes from the requirement of lymphodepletion/chemo.
In theory, it is possible to do it differently (in vivo CAR) but human data is only now emerging. You guessed it, from China! And it doesn’t look bad

e.endpointsnews.com/t/t-l-gxlhit...

Scientists question NIH project’s use of 20th century technology to make a universal flu vaccine $500 million NIH program to make vaccines against pathogens that can trigger pandemics uses approach pioneered in last century

I am more excited about new technologies than most but I think this piece misses the point. In future pandemics, we may not immediately know which virus is immunigeniic. A killed virus vaccine may be the first line of defence. Important stepping stone!

www.statnews.com/2025/05/03/n...

U.S. health officials inject new uncertainty into approval process for Covid boosters Confusion over the FDA delay in granting full approval to Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine deepened over the weekend, with possible implications for Pfizer and Moderna.

U.S. officials may be indicating that the well established process of updating annual flu vaccine may bot operate as usual.
A pan influenza vaccine couldn’t come soon enough

Great way to save taxpayers money 😬

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines But public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates.

Whisper it quietly. Vaccines save lives.

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

Crews - The Boat Race The Basics The Championship Course Rules & Umpiring Broadcast Coverage Spectator Information 2025 Live Blog Boat Race 2025 – Watch at Home

Good luck to the crews of the #theboatrace today.
Especially to Lilli Freischem (DPhil in Atmospheric Sciences) and Felix Rawlinson (MSc in Genomic Medicine) representing Reuben College.
Great to see Reube making its mark on all aspects of university life

Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate Liberal judge says victory is against ‘unprecedented attack on our democracy’ after defeating Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history

What makes USA such a formidable nation is that it has zero respect for expected outcomes

Wisconsin supreme court race: liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate

So much of my email traffic now comes with a threat, if you don’t respond to my crap, I will keep sending you more crap.

Town hall leaders condemn ‘ill-thought-out’ plan to merge English councils Survey reveals senior officials think changes will do little to address local authorities’ dire financial crisis

Turkeys have overwhelmingly voted against Christmas! And that is news

Town hall leaders condemn ‘ill-thought-out’ plan to merge English councils | Local government | The Guardian

Don’t believe everything Grok tells you

The internet has never had trouble finding this site for last 30 years before today. Just saying

Cousin marriage: The new evidence about children's ill health A major study has found first cousin-parentage may have wider consequences than previously thought.

In short. Don't marry your cousins.

Cousin marriage: The new evidence about children's ill health buff.ly/RR5ay06

Be 53, male and an Aries: the science of winning an Oscar As this year’s ceremony approaches, the Times science editor and data team scour the history of the Academy Awards to uncover the formula for success

The struggle by journalists to understand the difference between a correlation and causation continues


Be 53, male and an Aries: the science of winning an Oscar

Your Lifestyle Matters More Than Your Genes These are the factors that most determine how long you'll live, according to a new study.

Stop blaming your parents and start lifting


Your Lifestyle Matters More Than Your Genes

Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission Researchers say woman treated for neuroblastoma as a child is longest known survivor after having CAR T-cell therapy

How time flies


Woman who had pioneering cancer treatment 18 years ago still in remission | Cancer research | The Guardian

MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips MIT researchers fabricated 3D chips with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon between layers, leading to better and…

Just like 'shark fin' this is what we need for Moore's law to keep going!

MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips https://buff.ly/40YLHQM

RFK Jr. confirmed by Senate as health secretary All but one Senate Republican voted for Kennedy, a controversial vaccine critic who used a crusade to "Make America Healthy Again" to win one of the most powerful jobs in Washington.

RFK Jr. confirmed by Senate as health secretary https://buff.ly/4b66xm4

From the science community on Reddit: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers - Microsoft Research Posted by mogwai316 - 208 votes and 17 comments

Good news: we may be the smartest generation to have existed on earth

Badnews: we may be the smartest generation to have existed on earth

https://buff.ly/4jVYMTt

DeepSeek, what DeepSeek?

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta are pouring billions into artificial intelligence, undeterred by DeepSeek’s rise https://buff.ly/4aQQKr2

Nuclear power plant ‘blocked after concerns for Welsh language’ There were fears the £20bn project on Anglesey would lead to the departure of Welsh speakers, who make up 57 per cent of the island’s residents

I think people just make up shit to oppose nuclear power plants


Nuclear power plant ‘blocked after concerns for Welsh language’

Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think The most important idea in modern finance has become maddeningly hard to implement

Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think
https://buff.ly/42tUEEa
from The Economist

*world’s smallest* 🎻

What the rise of bubble tea says about British high streets A sugar rush from foreign students

What the rise of bubble tea says about British high streets
https://buff.ly/3WLgIGK
from The Economist

You are so close to the correct answer 😉😄