Novelist, science journalist and author of PALE RIDER and PROTO
Ile-de-France, France
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As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future. @lfspinney
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Did you know that “merry”, “brief”, “embrace”, “brace”, “bra”, and “pretzel” are all related?
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El segon, Proto, sobre l'origen del proto-indoeuropeu, la llengua mare de les llengües que parlen la meitat de la humanitat, incloent-hi el català.
És un llibre salvatge, ple de violència, resistència i diversitat.
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Laura Spinney retweeted
Us vull explicar una cosa que portem més d'un any preparant.
El proper dimarts presentem una nova editorial d'assaig en català que es diu Set Arcs.
Avui hem enviat nota de premsa, aquí en teniu l'arrencada.
Si sou periodistes i voleu assistir a la roda de premsa, DM.
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Neix Set Arcs: una nova i ambiciosa editorial d'assaig en català.
"A Set Arcs publicarem set llibres cada curs que orbitaran al voltant d'un mateix tema, pregunta o problema".
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My investigation in the current BMJ
A British cardiologist involved in treatment guidelines received £50m from drug research contracts, reports #BMJInvestigation.
The case shows what’s at stake in the debate around transparency of doctor-industry relations
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Our Gothic paper is now out led by the tireless @SvetStamov
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In line with older estimates I've seen, though some suggest the decline started with the rise of the first states, 5,000-odd years ago. It's dizzying to think how many we've lost.
How many languages have existed over the Holocene—and what does that reveal about the design space of languages and cultures? Now out in @ScienceMagazine
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Mummies, museums and the fight over ancient Egypt ft.com/content/97126ded-88b8… via @ft
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El Salón de Gascón: El indoeouropeo, la primera globalización letraslibres.com/ideas/el-sa…
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Mind children - what's buzzing in Silicon Valley
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Laura Spinney retweeted
📰 Laura Spinney [@lfspinney], periodista científica: “El big bang de las lenguas indoeuropeas fue el acontecimiento más importante de los últimos 5.000 años en Europa”. Entrevista a la autora de 'Lengua madre', en @LaVanguardia. Por Antonio Ortí ⬇️⬇️lavanguardia.com/historiayvi…
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One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story.
PROTO by @lfspinney is out in paperback today!
'The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today.' The Guardian
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¡📣Novedad📚! 'Lengua madre', de Laura Spinney [@lfspinney], recorre continentes y milenios para seguir la odisea indoeuropea. El resultado es una historia de la humanidad contada desde el hilo invisible del lenguaje ⬇️⬇️ planetadelibros.com/libro-le…
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If Proto-Indo-European is new to you, watch my interview with @lfspinney about her book "Proto."
This is where the deep history of English begins.
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Chat with @lfspinney explores her 2 books, bringing disease, history, language & geography. 👉 tdr.who.int/global-health-ma…
Nerd epilogue: I write in Armenian, a standalone branch of the Indo‑Euro family: Իմ հետևորդներ, ովքեր կարդում են հայերեն, այս նախադասությունը ձեզ համար է։
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La France entre-t-elle en phase révolutionnaire ?
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The horse cemetery at Tsarskoye Selo has been restored and is now open to visitors. If only there wasn't a war on we could all go and marvel at the ancient - and modern - Eurasian custom of burying your trusty steed
shorturl.at/Cflyh #PROTO
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