Bob Phillips

Bob Phillips

@drbobphillips.bsky.social

Professor of Paediatrics and Evidence Synthesis at University of York / Hull-York Medical School, and Consultant in Paediatric Oncology, and proud Dad of grownups 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)

387 Followers 449 Following 91 Posts Joined Nov 2023
3 weeks ago
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It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…

This week, I'm going to get way out of my comfort zone and promote the hell out of my podcast. I'm so proud of the work we are doing, and I want as many people as possible to know it exists.

So I'll begin here:

wilwheaton.net/podcast/

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🧵'Cancers can occur in everyone'
🌍 #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay
✍️ @drbobphillips.bsky.social, Professor of Paediatrics and Evidence Synthesis
🔗 daily27.info/2026/02/15/c... #Health #ChildhoodCancer #News #Candlelighters

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1 month ago

At literally no point in this headline was it possible to predict the next word, 10/10 work

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2 months ago

The museum speaks for the world

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2 months ago

Best ever thread. Enjoy. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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3 months ago
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York research helping to shape supportive care for children and young people with cancer Pioneering research led by the University of York is transforming supportive care for children and young people with cancer, directly driven by the crucial insights of patients and their families.

🕯️How fantastic to see the Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre, led by our very own @drbobphillips.bsky.social, putting patients at the heart of research; improving the experience and outcomes of children undergoing cancer treatment. Read more here: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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4 months ago
No Pasarán Some debts you can never repay Terry stepped out of the kitchen door into the cold, winter air. It was dawn. The sun was slowly rising over Torquay, casting beams of fresh sunlight across the façade o...

Damn. RIP the absolute titan of British acting that was Prunella Scales.

I wrote this Fawlty Towers short story a while back as a tribute to her performance in it.

Shared in her memory.

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5 months ago

Magnificent

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6 months ago

I’m trying ❤️

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6 months ago

Torbrennan is life goals

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Haerials

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Hantennae

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Hantlers

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6 months ago
Cartoon face with hair drawn into buns on either side at the top of the head

What would you call the amazing bobbly bits of this hairstyle… poll in the comments to count via “likes”?

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3 persistent symptoms, 3 GP visits or 3 weeks of unexplained symptoms? We want #HealthcareProfessionals to consider: 'Could it be cancer?'

#ChildCancerSmart Dissemination Lead, @drbobphillips.bsky.social, explains more about our evidence-based approach.

🔗 bit.ly/4lno0Kh

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7 months ago

I still don't understand how ostensible experts are saying we're only a few years away from true AGI (or even superintelligence). Analytical AI/ML is ultimately just statistical modeling and analysis, and generative AI is just auto-correct amped up a bunch.

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Today, we’re launching #ChildCancerSmart alongside campaign ambassador @dramirkhangp.bsky.social - an evidence-based public and professional awareness campaign to improve #EarlyDiagnosis of cancer in children and teenagers aged up to 18 🩵🎗️

Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...

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7 months ago

The bastards in this world are doing everything they can to destroy the arts and silence voices. Your support of Uncanny Magazine can mean a 12th year of the stories, poems, essays, interviews, podcasts, and covers that folks need. COMMUNITIES FIGHT THE DARKNESS TOGETHER, SPACE UNICORNS!

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Are you a parent/carer of a young man who has had cancer?

We are keen to hear your views on a new resource designed to raise awareness of the ways in which cancer treatment can affect fertility.

Interested? Contact d.musson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Please share!

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7 months ago

This is a superb publication that’s very worth reading (and it makes the world a better place while it’s doing it).

Subscribe for a year for less than the cost of a round in a city centre pub.

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7 months ago
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a blurred image of a woman dancing in a room Alt: Ozzy dancing

Worth remembering that one of Ozzy's last acts was to raise £104 million for charity

Not the hero we deserve, but the hero we need

#Ozzy

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7 months ago
Ryka Aoki, Mark Ayres, Jane Espenson, Hana Lee, Nilah Magruder, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Una McCormack

We are SO CLOSE to funding Uncanny Magazine Year 12! Just look at the solicited essayists for next year! YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN, SPACE UNICORNS!! buff.ly/JkF7S7F

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Shelf with a “book of poo” book, a Disney cruises mug, a pin badge with “It’s Prof actually” on it and a small pink painted watercolour of a smiling unicorn

Unicorns hand painted add to a collection of priceless items #paedsrocks

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7 months ago

Weirdly, one of the best bits of being a teens cancer doctor is saying things like “Your scan is really dull. Nothing medically exciting at all.” before wishing them a (clinically) tedious time until we meet again.

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7 months ago
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Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Funding to support Year 12 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

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Uncanny Magazine is on its way to another year of incredible stories—and I’ll be right there voicing them for your ears.

Help us keep the magic (and space unicorns) alive 🦄

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Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Funding to support Year 12 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

🎉 We’re officially over halfway to our $50K goal! 🎉
Thanks to everyone who's joined the journey so far. If you love sci-fi & fantasy, now’s the perfect time to jump in and help us cross the finish line to Uncanny Magazine Year 12!

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8 months ago

Fabulous news, Space Unicorns! @kickstarter.com has made the Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Kickstarter a “Project We Love”! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

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8 months ago
Snail on a tarmac path. Looking supremely unconcerned by the world.

The original version of van life.

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Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals - Episode 1 - The Hunt - BBC Sounds May 1945 and the leading Nazis have gone to ground all over Europe.

Even if you’ve listened before, now might be a very good time to go through this series and remember the banality of evil, look out for it, and resist. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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