Lucy C

The useful thing about the phrase 'political and economic warfare' as a basis for a nation's imperialist policies is that it covers everything, both on a person and a state basis. Handy.

Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary Excess words track LLM usage in biomedical publications.

The appearance of large language models caused a drastic shift in the vocabulary of academic writing, according to an analysis in #ScienceAdvances of more than 15 million biomedical abstracts published from 2010 to 2024. scim.ag/3IhpoQF

Bands pull out of Manchester’s Radar Festival after event, under pressure from Live Nation-AMG and UK authorities, drops Bob Vylan Bob Vylan came to international prominence recently by courageously denouncing the mass murder in Gaza at the Glastonbury Festival.

Bands are pulling out of the Radar Festival in solidarity with Bob Vylan, who were kicked off the bill for opposing the murderous IDF. This principled stand on the part of multiple bands is encouraging.‌ www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Ex-Reform UK MP’s business affairs referred to fraud body Public Sector Fraud Authority to look into loans taken out by James McMurdock during pandemic The former Reform UK MP James McMurdock’s business affairs during the Covid pandemic have been referred to the Public Sector Fraud Authority, the Guardian understands. It follows a referral by the Covid corruption commissioner on Wednesday. The authority will investigate the evidence and work with relevant agencies if required. Continue reading...

Ex-Reform UK MP’s business affairs referred to fraud body

VIDEO: Attend “Trump’s war on free speech: The case of Momodou Taal” “Trump’s war on free speech: The case of Momodou Taal” is being held in London on Saturday May 31.

Seen here (and via the other SM site) www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

#fascism #FreeSpeech #StudentProtests

Trump’s war on free speech: The case of Momodou Taal The SEP (UK) is hosting a public meeting in London to discuss President Donald Trump’s war on constitutionally enshrined democratic rights.

If you oppose Trump's attack on democratic rights + want a first-hand account from a student targeted for opposing the #Palestine #genocide -- Momodou Taal + his lawyer will be speaking at this in London, Sat 31 May, 12.30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trumps-war...

Event #covid cautious + #accessible

Antarctic glaciers export carbon-stabilised iron(II)-rich particles to the surface Southern Ocean Nature Communications - Authors show that Antarctic glaciers deliver high particle loads to the ocean, rich in iron that is potential food for marine algae. Microscopy techniques reveal this iron...

📣 New paper! 📣

Delighted to have led a fab team on a new paper out in Nature Comms!
🌊 🧪❄️🥼

Iron is an essential yet scarce nutrient for phytoplankton.

We find iron delivered by glaciers is transported across the Antarctic shelf and interacts a lot with carbon

Read more 🧪 at rdcu.be/eoDwK

Helen Sharman wearing the Sokol spacesuit with Union flag on arm and flag in background.

#HappyBirthday also to the first British astronaut and first Western European woman in space, Dr Helen Sharman (30 May), who flew into space on Soyuz TM-12 in May 1991.

@ukspaceagency.bsky.social @sciencemuseum.org.uk @spacecentre.bsky.social

Since I don't look at The #Booker lists until I intend to read them, it was only today that I learned SJP is a #BookerPrize judge. I realise publishing houses and imprints are not non-profits, but this does seem...odd.
#books #literature

The NHS can't be reformed. There is now no alternative but to bin it Sherelle Jacobs writing for the Telegraph

Telegraph saying the quiet part out loud now, I see…

The Nile from the International Space Station:

Thank you!

Hello. This is an introductory post so that anyone checking my profile knows there's a human behind the account. My areas of interest on social media are society and equality, #arts and #culture, an end to imperialist wars, and #nature. My background is in logistics, #PublicHealth, and the arts.