Ok. It’s out there. Yes. I am that old. Autism: I was diagnosed at 60 - BBC Future bbc.com/future/article/20220…

News podcast: @zsk @BBC on #fridge #hack; @_richardblack @CA_Latest on @turkiyecop31; @GutBugs2 and Ben Good @Stanford on #gut #microbes; and Sara Russell @NHM_London, @ScienceNelson, and Megan Argo @Uni_Lancashire on #PatrickStewart. 🎧Listen here: thenakedscientists.com/podca…

If you’re under 26, you have never lived a day without someone orbiting above you. 26 years ago today, the first resident crew arrived at the ISS. Humanity has had a home in space ever since. The research and advances made possible by our crews, teams on the ground and international partners have helped prepare us to live and work on the Moon and Mars. As we transition to the next era of our presence in low Earth orbit, we build on everything they have made possible.

Legendary actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died aged 86. Speaking to the BBC in 2011, he revealed that he'd been told he would never be a "leading man". Read more: bbc.in/4zho4CP

Public toilets in Norway are on another level 😂

Latest podcast up featuring interviews with @esa reserve astronauts John McFall and Meganne Christian plus @BepiColombo mission project scientist Geraint Jones before the spacecraft’s arrival at Mercury - all recorded at the recent UK ESA open day at Harwell. Link below. Enjoy!

So clever.

Great week for 80s legends. Heaven 17 tonight with Pete Coyle supporting.

We’re at the fabulous @esa open day at Harwell. Great to see so many people queueing to get in and so many children being inspired by space! You can hear our interviews with two ESA reserve astronauts and a @BepiColombo scientist in our next podcast.

Well @AlisonMoyet was magnificent at Cambridge tonight. Great lyrics, music, between song chat and what a voice!

Unexpectedly, a visit to London’s Museum of Brands produced some fantastic space filled enjoyment!

A good piece on Lyme disease. I encountered many of the issues discussed. Statistically, yes, I was unlucky to get it along with several accompanying infections. But the lack of knowledge encountered and delays in testing and treatment had consequences too.

Lolita.

The importance of numeracy via protein bars. Buying in bulk is cheaper, right? A box of 10 @ £23 = £2.30 a bar. A pack of 4 @ £8.80? £2.20 a bar. A single bar… £1.80 (with clubcard). So I’d pay £5 more buying in bulk for a box of 10. Do supermarkets think we can’t do maths?

Introduce yourself by listing 10 bands you’ve seen live: B52s, XTC, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Prodigy, Devo, ELO, Bananarama, Blur, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Half Man Half Biscuit.

The number of areas in society right now where women's rights, thoughts and feelings are ignored - in this case to simply not sit next to a man masturbating - never fails to shock me.

The media training session for ‘how to look as if you’re listening and paying attention’ may need a tweak.

Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017: "I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."

RT @rickygervais: Virtue signalling substitutes applause for action. By turning conviction into costume, it cheapens the cause, alienates t…

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