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@mariekenavin.bsky.social

Particle physicist turned science communicator

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Skaped presents: Take the Front Page Tickets - London - OutSavvy This event is part of the Vagina Museum and Sarah Parker Remond Centres (Re)producing Justice programme.โœจโœจโœจJoin us for Take the Front Page, an arts and collage-based workshop. Together, we will examin...

Take the front page! This Saturday, join Skaped for an afternoon workshop of collage, art and reflection on reproductive justice for Black and Brown women. Create your own front page envisaging the future of reproductive autonomy www.outsavvy.com/event/29890/...

16.10.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING NEWS: Citizens arrest of Anglian Water CEO, Mark Thurston, made in London for Public Nuisance - CAN - Citizenโ€™s Arrest Network

This is impressive - solidarity with those women who performed the citizens arrest

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16.10.2025 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 248    ๐Ÿ” 69    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Really enjoyed listening to this Adam!

07.10.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The History of Bad Ideas: Nobel Prizes 133

Apropos of nothing much @ppfideas.bsky.social

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07.10.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Featuring the International FameLab Final at CERN ๐Ÿ‘‡

06.10.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CERN's Autumn season of events has been announced, which includes the International FameLab Final on 25th Nov - join us in-person at CERN Science Gateway, or online

09.09.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Noninclusive Impact: Rethinking Research Impact Through an Equity Lens and Equality Interventions Research impact has emerged as a cornerstone of academic performance assessment in the UK, epitomised by the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Through an ana

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02.09.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Copyright infringement: AI and large language models It is now impossible to ignore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) as they have transformed, and are continuing to transform, industries at an unprecedented pac...

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02.09.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you ready for it? Harnessing celebrity influence for science communication and seismology โ€“ The Taylor Swift effect In June 2024, Taylor Swift performed three sold-out nights at Dublin's Aviva Stadium. We pioneered a unique method of scientific engagement by designing a seismological campaign alongside her perfo...

Full article: Are you ready for it? Harnessing celebrity influence for science communication and seismology โ€“ The Taylor Swift effect www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

02.09.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Friday Sept 12th, 7โ€ vinyl only set at Folk Cafe Bar on Burton Rd, M20. Iโ€™ll be playing 9-11pm. Free entry!!

02.09.2025 08:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿซ‚

20.08.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 307    ๐Ÿ” 113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Keep the UKs brilliant science centres open to inspire the next generations of children. Sign the letter www.sciencecentres.org.uk/openletter/

02.09.2025 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EDF extends lifespan of two UK nuclear plants, securing 1,000 jobs for longer Heysham 1 in Lancashire and Hartlepool in Teesside to continue operating until March 2028

Two UK nuclear power stations will continue to generate electricity for 12 months longer than previously scheduled, to 2028 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

02.09.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Donโ€™t Things Fall Up? Why Donโ€™t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesnโ€™t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alomโ€™โ€ฆ

Was going to do a radio interview about this but they have cancelled. They wanted to know why physics is worth studying and my answer is that it is part of our collective cultural heritage and provides us with a remarkable set of intellectual tools with which to make sense of the universe. Read more

02.09.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts โ€˜more substantial than we realizeโ€™

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02.09.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
โ€œInstead of fixing their policies, they chose to fight meโ€ Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles helped lead New Zealand through the pandemic. Then the death threats came, followed by a legal battle over whether her university had done enough to protect her. Now, the...

"โ€œInstead of fixing their policies, they chose to fight meโ€" via @wisskomm.de www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/instead-of-f...

19.08.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WWC25 โ€“ Merlot: from zero to hero, by Roz Lawson

WWC25 โ€“ Merlot: from zero to hero, by Roz Lawson | Jancis Robinson www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc...

14.08.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nearly as bad as David Cameron saying Eton Rifles is his favourite song

12.08.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heritage at Risk Fund offers ยฃ15m to 37 local heritage sites in England - Museums Association Tullie House and National Waterways Museum among the projects set to receive funding

News | Heritage at Risk Fund offers ยฃ15m to 37 local heritage sites in England โ€“ @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social and National Waterways Museum among the projects set to receive funding

12.08.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review

'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...

10.07.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Megan Pickett For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Dr. Megan Pickett, an Associate Professor of Physics at Lawerence University!

"Iโ€™m sorry that youโ€™re living in a world on fire, and that the forces around you, especially government forces around you, are arrayed against you. But they arenโ€™t the only voices and there are millions of people who do care about you and do love you" -- Dr. Megan Pickett, astronomer ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

30.06.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 255    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slow AI | Sam Illingworth | Substack A weekly prompt series exploring mindful, creative, and human-centred ways to engage with AI โ€“ one slow idea at a time. Click to read Slow AI, by Sam Illingworth, a Substack publication with hundreds ...

๐Ÿ‘‹ Iโ€™m Sam โ€“ Academic & poet exploring #Science, #GenAI, & #HigherEd ๐Ÿงช

๐ŸŽฒ Latest Paper | Student empathy through play: doi.org/10.3390/bs15...

๐Ÿ“– Latest book | The poetry of physics: doi.org/10.1201/9781...

๐Ÿค– Substack | Slow AI: theslowai.substack.com

#SciComm #Poetry #AI #SciArt #SlowAI

30.06.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Tickets for TMiP 2025 cost just ยฃ140 (ยฃ30 remote) for 3 days of workshops, networking and discussions about maths communication. Find out more and book your place: talkingmathsinpublic.uk

30.06.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BAND Documentary | Netflix
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Sharing this great achievement from my friend David Chabeaux who has made this Netflix short film BAND which just premiered at Raindance, do check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=uoNc...

30.06.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exam board apologises for physics A-level errors Institute of Physics contacts exam boards โ€˜urgently seeking reassurancesโ€™, as OCR apologises for mistakes in papers

๐Ÿ™‹ www.tes.com/magazine/new...

28.06.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Marcus Chown | Cheltenham Science Festival, June 2025

Lovely write up from Marcus Chown about his #CheltSciFest experience marcuschown.com/2025/06/chel...

10.06.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Great to meet up with the amazing Andrea Sella to chat science communication at #CheltSciFest today.

What a legend!

06.06.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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06.06.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slang Collection The Vagina Museum is the worldโ€™s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy. Located in Bethnal Green.

The English language has a rich vocabulary of vagina slang. Decorate your home with some select words ranging from twee to crass, because we know everyone loves rude words vaginamuseumshop.co.uk/collections/...

20.05.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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