Tim Skellett
Me: interests: #scicomm, books, gardening, philosophy, science journalism, photography, #nature, #travel, #DiscWorld, and so on.
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A shot of hope
Science 34h 1 tweets
The first malaria vaccine is finally being rolled out—despite limited efficacy and nagging safety concerns. </br>![][1]</img> PHOTO: THOKO CHIKONDI </br>![][2]</img> Emily Phadzula from Bereu, Malawi, holds her daughter Margaret, who has...
The Pack (1977 film) - Wikipedia
En.wikipedia.org 49h 1 tweets
Tim Skellett 2/ also, to win the trifecta, I rly think you need to start defending the reputation of pitbull terriers, as unfairly maligned, and quite capable of reproducing without human assistance. Perhaps mention "The Pack", 1977 (, too, just to play both sides. 49h
After two years without rain, this town sucked a river dry
The Sydney Morning Herald 51h 2 tweets
Tamworth mayor Col Murray said the city had no groundwater and had run out of alternatives – it is swapping its beloved river for a pipe.
Tim Skellett Meanwhile, of course, Australia. 50h
Victoria Falls' bare cliffs raise spectre of no water as drought bites
The Sydney Morning Herald 6d 9 tweets
Some years ago, you needed a raincoat to stand in the rainforest at the lip of the Victoria Falls so as not to get soaked by the spray from the magnificent waterfalls.
Tim Skellett Victoria Falls, twice the height of Niagara Falls and twice the width of Horseshoe Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia, at its lowest point since 1996, owing to massive drought. Low annual point is in November each year, end of the dry season, high point is in April. 50h
Tory minister admits US will be able to increase price of drugs bought by NHS after Brexit
The Independent 3d 14 tweets
Asked if Washington would be free to 'jack up prices', Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab replies ‘The Americans will take their decisions'
Turkey to oppose NATO plan if it fails to recognize terrorism threats: Erdogan
U.S. 3d 1 tweets
Turkey will oppose NATO's plan for the defense of Baltic countries if the a...
After two decades of PISA tests, why haven’t scores risen more?
The Economist 3d 4 tweets
For every soaring Singapore, there is a flagging Finland
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West
Paul Mozur - Nytimes.com 3d 50 tweets
Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
Johnny Mnemonic
Vern's Reviews on the Films of Cinema 3d 1 tweets
When we talk about JOHNNY MNEMONIC now it's usually with a smirk. Rapid advances in the technology that it speculated about have made some of its vision of 2021 goofily dated. Star Keanu Reeves (BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA) was still solidifying as an...
Iran state TV says ‘rioters’ shot and killed amid protests
AP NEWS 3d 2 tweets
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television on Tuesday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the...
What is a Chromosome?
YouTube 859d 1 tweets
r/MapPorn - Subnational divisions with a Life Expectancy above 80
reddit 4d 2 tweets
1,025 votes and 132 comments so far on Reddit
Tim Skellett "Subnational [regions] with a Life Expectancy above 80 [dark green]" and those approaching 80 (above 78 years); source . Nevada, an awful lot of the American South, and Northern Territory (Australia) not looking good. 3d
Man restrained after trying to open door of BA aircraft in midair
Sean Ingle - the Guardian 3d 2 tweets
Passengers step in as man having panic attack pulls door lever on flight to Riyadh
Tim Skellett well, what does one say 3d
British farmers are not the enemy in the battle against the climate crisis | Joe Stanley
the Guardian 32d 5 tweets
UK livestock production is among the most sustainable in the world, says farmer and conservationist Joe Stanley
America’s Epidemic of Unkindness
Annie Lowrey - The Atlantic 7d 9 tweets
A new research institute at UCLA wants to start a virtuous cycle of generosity and do-gooding.
Tim Skellett Interesting report, by , on the social capital of kindness 5d
Moral grandstanding in public discourse: Status-seeking motives as a potential explanatory mechanism in predicting conflict
Journals.plos.org 50d 10 tweets
Public discourse is often caustic and conflict-filled. This trend seems to be particularly evident when the content of such discourse is around moral issues (broadly defined) and when the discourse occurs on social media. Several explanatory...
The Archimedes palimpsest
Peter Gainsford - Kiwihellenist.blogspot.com 10d 2 tweets
The true history of the Archimedes palimpsest isn't a story of science vs. religion: it's a story of stolen antiquities.
Tim Skellett A good blog post by , on current myths, involving an alleged fight between science & religion, surrounding the Archimedes palimpsest, & also in general on the market in stolen manuscripts. #History 5d
Roman Severn Valley Flared Mug / Cup
PottedHistory 6d 1 tweets
Details During the 2nd to 4th centuries  these functional mugs were being produced along the middle of the Severn valley, and being distributed  across western Britain.  It is unclear why the rim of this particular design is so extreme in its...
Her 3,000-Year-Old Bones Showed Unusual Signs of Wear. It Turns Out, She Was a Master Ceramicist
Smithsonian 339d 1 tweets
After analyzing the woman’s skeleton, researchers unlocked her past as an ancient Greek artisan
A huge database of scientific retractions is live. That’s great for science.
Julia Belluz - Vox 402d 11 tweets
The site shows more and more studies are being pulled from the scientific record.
Tim Skellett The Retraction-Watch database is now online. The largest single database of retracted papers, a really important step forward for science overall, admitting to past failures & duplicities. 6d