Evolutionary biomechanist. Awesome animals, dinosaurs, anatomy, locomotion, computer modeling, http://whatsinjohnsfreezer.com, #DisabledInSTEM. #DAWNDINOS. He/him. Fellow of the Royal Society.
I saw a map of projected wildfire risks across Europe and S. England was one giant "extreme risk". That's terrifying. I'd not previously imagined wildfires here.
Guardian EnvironmentCall to ban disposable barbecues in England and Wales over wildfire risk
Official ad from NHS, about vaccination safety during pregnancy, on Facebook-- I love this. www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...
This is so dystopian. Sure, it's faster to de-spine books for scanning them, and then trash the remains. But on mass scale, and with the obvious intent to become sole owners of knowledge in the name of profit, it is immoral in a way words cannot describe. fortune.com/2026/07/31/d...
This Dutch bookseller thought a request for 3,000 copies was 'spam or phishing.' Instead, AI companies are scanning and destroying books to train AI | Fortune"I was shocked!" Pieter de Vries of Haarlem told Fortune. He said several other Dutch antiquarian booksellers received the same request.fortune.comRoyal Society symposium: The other 1%: Showcasing science and scientists from the Global South and indigenous communities Thursday, August 6, 2026 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM cassyni.com/events/EH4z4... includes: "Illuminating the mystery of thylacine extinction: a role for relaxed selection and gene loss"
The other 1%: Showcasing science and scientists from the Global South and indigenous communitiesEleven countries make up 77% of submissions to _Proceedings B_, and these countries are all from the so-called Global North. We know that there are excellent scientists doing outstanding science outsi...cassyni.com