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Kevin Fong

@drkevinfong.bsky.social

Doctor/Anaesthetics/PHEM/Broadcaster. Likes to know how systems tick & what we can do to improve them. Interested in just about everything. #13MinutestotheMoon #16Sunsets

4,165 Followers  |  298 Following  |  141 Posts  |  Joined: 26.09.2024  |  1.931

Latest posts by drkevinfong.bsky.social on Bluesky

On the mathematics of Covid-19 and excess mortality in Sweden, and why their pandemic response might not have been quite as successful as first billed. Great Substack post from @adamjkucharski.bsky.social

17.11.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks @greavsie.bsky.social!

12.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wednesday is saved.

12.11.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Air Ambulance - BBC Sounds Every second counts as the Air Ambulance crew try to save a life.

There’s a lot written about leadership & teamwork but the HEMS crews are one of the best examples, anywhere, of how to operate at the sharp end of practice.
Made this for BBC Radio 4 about the people who make it happen. 11am GMT today or find it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

10.11.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Train company LNER 'extremely proud' of rail worker in critical condition after mass stabbing as family call him 'hero' Samir Zitouni, 48, was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday.

Samir Zitouni, 48, remains in critical condition after the LNER rail employee heroically risked his life to save others from the attempts at murder on the Peterborough/Huntingdon train
news.sky.com/story/train-...

04.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting

I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:

03.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 874    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 28

Cause for hope.

31.10.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is such a thing as 'settled science' β€” anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.

β€œScience is never settled” sounds reasonableβ€”but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change.
Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence.
My latest for Live Science
www.livescience.com/...
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28.10.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 517    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 22

A timely book from @tomlevenson.bsky.social

17.10.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Award for Best Science And Technology Podcast at the 2025 Independent Podcast Awards

Award for Best Science And Technology Podcast at the 2025 Independent Podcast Awards

Good morning, News from the UK is you are an award winner. 16 Sunsets won best Science And Technology Podcast last night πŸ˜€πŸŽ‰

16.10.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

The good governor is right.

For more information, sadly not immediately available, I have a book on the history of vaccine rejection coming out next spring.

Early details here:

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113...

14.10.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional image for Can We Stop the Next Pandemic? featuring five speakers and logos for The Francis Crick Institute and BBC Studios.

Promotional image for Can We Stop the Next Pandemic? featuring five speakers and logos for The Francis Crick Institute and BBC Studios.

NEW EPISODE: Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...

08.10.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This week's guests are Tess Lambe‬, Wendy Barclay‬, @dremmacbw.bsky.social and @drkevinfong.bsky.social.

08.10.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The Artificial Human, Why is AI erasing people? Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.

A really important episode on today's Artificial Human: Why is AI erasing people? Answer: it ain't just accidental bias. Find out what's happening and what we can do about it, with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social by listening again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

01.10.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Artificial Human - Why is AI erasing people? - BBC Sounds Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI is erasing certain people from who we see online.

β€œIf you lived in a world that wasn’t built for you, you’d feel disabled too.”

Ever been erased by AI? Powerful stuff from Paralympic swimmer @JessSmith27 and @abran in this week’s #ArtificialHuman.

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

02.10.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
BBC Audio | The Artificial Human | Can AI make me fitter? Can AI be a personal trainer to get you off the sofa, and onto the marathon start line?

Did you just miss the first episode of the new #ArtificialHuman series from BBC Radio 4 with me and @drkevinfong.bsky.social - CAN AI MAKE ME FITTER? Go on, listen again on @bbcsounds.bsky.social : www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...

24.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet

Statement from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"

www.gov.uk/government/n...

23.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Great to hear that you enjoyed it, and your story. Sorry you missed Jim!

23.08.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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James Lovell & NASA’s Apollo 13 team: a masterclass in bearing the odds. I always try to bring the best lessons I learn back to my career in medicine. Wrote the last lines of script for #13minutestothemoon S2 in Spring 2020, after the UK’s 1st Covid wave. A kernel of hope. Thank you Jim. #AdAstra

16.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farewell & thanks for everything Captain James Lovell. Apollo 8 Command Module Pilot - arguably NASA’s boldest mission - Commander & survivor of the ill fated Apollo 13. I’ve met few people more inspiring or more generous with their legacy. God Speed, safe flight. #AdAstra #NASA

08.08.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Stop this. Just… Stop it. Stop using "generative AI" for anything that might actually matter, and especially things that, if it gets them wrong, *Might Fucking Kill You.*

Why does this need to be said? Why is this not obvious??? Why is this not the default way of fucking operating?! What the FUCK.

07.08.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1427    πŸ” 469    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 19
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.

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What a moment! What an achievement. Wonderful way to watch them bring it home. Chloe Kelly & the indomitable #Lionesses #England #LatitudeFestival

27.07.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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16 Sunsets History Podcast Β· Fortnightly series Β·

I grew up reading everything I could about Project Apollo. But I lived through the Shuttle program. #16Sunsets by the original #13MinutestotheMoon team: @andrewl-b.bsky.social, @scirad.bsky.social + @davejgiles.bsky.social
& @richardcourtice.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

19.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Thanks buddy!

26.06.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Paul!

26.06.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonus Episode: Chris Hadfield β€˜Tilting the Wheel’ Podcast Episode Β· 16 Sunsets Β· S1 Bonus Β· 47m

Last one from the #16Sunsets team for a while. Great fun chatting to the incredible @Cmdr_Hadfield about space shuttle, life, the universe & intercepting Russian nuclear bombers. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

26.06.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Massive congratulations on this Mark!

25.06.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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50 years have passed since β€œJaws” the movie was first released. Which scares me way more than any giant shark ever could.

21.06.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

East Croydon, right?

21.06.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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