Swearing, feminism, lefty, eco, argumentativeness, home education, science, public engagement with science. Occasional pedantry. And maybe some menopause jokes. I failed to copy over my contacts from the other place. I’ve not ditched you on purpose.
Fear of the oncoming climate apocalypse which people know in their heart of hearts is real. But many are in denial and distraction.
Samwhat’s going on with the world man. why is the far right resurgent everywhere? it’s easy to blame whatever policy boogeyman (neoliberalism, housing shortage, immigration, etc etc) but I think it has to be something deeper. maybe lived memory is dying out of how evil fascism is
well im sure this time will be different than the other times... maybe education needs a 21st century rethink rather than this constant tinkering, and meanwhile out universities have burnt down...
Jon SeversBREAKING: A huge shift in secondary education has been announced by @andyburnham.bsky.social - new technical routes offered in schools for 14 year olds.... by 2028. Announcing in the holidays with very little info is not a good way of selling it to the sector. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...
UKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global raceTwo new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader.www.ukri.orgAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine HeymansI'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They fuck you up, your parents, They don’t mean to, but they do. They fill your castle with suitors, And they lose all of their crew. But they were fucked up in their turn, By gods, and people tending goats. Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another’s throats.
Marie PhillipsThis is just to say I have turned into pigs the men that were on my island and which you were probably saving to row you to Ithaca Forgive me they were disgusting so male and so disrespectful.