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Philosopher of Mind and Perception at @UniOslo, and father of #littlehuman. Mostly #vegan.🌱 For #philosophy tweets follow @drkeithwilson. 🇪🇺🇳🇴🏳️🌈 he/han
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Brexit ad campaign's 'new start' is a trip to the past
Customs checks, bureaucracy and pointless infrastructure spend : This is what happens when the Brexit campaign is translated into reality.
£705m boost for Britain's Brexit border checks
It follows reported concerns from the international trade secretary over the readiness of Britain's ports.
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Given the UK’s record on delivering big infrastructure and IT projects, I have no doubt these facilities will be ready by the end of 2020. #Brexit
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Coronavirus: Government quietly publishes figures which reveal it overstated number of people tested
New data published quietly online yesterday reveals only 1.6m had been tested by mid-May - not 1.8m as previously claimed.
I worked for a decade at NASA and I can tell you the 'Mars bros' have it all wrong — The Independent
Yawn.
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“Our generation’s ambitious project, our ‘moonshot’, isn’t space travel. It’s the climate crisis, plastic pollution and public health. Our scientific talents should be focused here. On Earth.” 🌍
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Apple apps collapse as Facebook takes blame
Apps which integrate with Facebook's software were unusable for a while, thanks to a code change.
Russia report committee 'must be non-partisan'
Boris Johnson urged not to apply "political pressure" to get his choice Chris Grayling as chair of intelligence committee.
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For a non-partisan committee, it certainly seems to have a lot of Tories on it. #RussiaReport
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A Moment of Clarity Regarding the Raison d’Etre for the App Store — Daring Fireball
You can’t pack every last ounce of joy, beauty, and elegance *into* something while simultaneously trying to squeeze every last dollar *out* of it.
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“Google makes a lot of software with terrible user experiences for users who have poor taste.” Ouch! #Google #Apple #AppStore
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Healthy workers as young as 45 at greater risk from Covid-19 than “clinically vulnerable” workers
A study just published in Nature reveals the following: even for someone with no underlying health conditions, the increased risk…
Between life and death: when coronavirus symptoms last months — The Times and The Sunday Times
More than 200,000 people in Britain can count themselves as Covid-19 survivors, but for many the struggle is far from over. Even those whose cases were not serious enough to warrant hospital treatment, or counted themselves lucky to avoid a spell on...
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10% of #Covid19 sufferers experience symptoms for more than a month, and 5% for more than 45 days. #LongCovid #longhaulers
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Free university tuition for EU students in Scotland to end
New recruits from bloc will pay same fees as other international learners from September 2021 onwards
Apple UK sales were £1.4B, but says it owes just £6.2M tax – and won't pay it — 9to5Mac
Apple UK sales were almost £1.4B ($1.7B) for its most recent financial year, but the company says that it owes just £6.2M ($7.4M) in tax – and won’t even have to pay that much.
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Multinational corporations like #Apple cannot be allowed to avoid tax by funnelling profits through other countries, no matter how much philanthropy they do. Global reform is needed. #taxjustice
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CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago
Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher
Individual COVID-19 fatality risk (and the consequences for
Reopening universities for the autumn term will be risky for individuals' health and safety. This column describes the latest epidemiological evidence and argues that the biggest influence on
Open-Source-Projekt für Corona-Warn-App
Website des Open-Source-Projekts für die Corona-Warn-App. Die Corona-Warn-App ist eine App, die hilft, Infektionsketten des Coronavirus in Deutschland nachzuverfolgen.
Cathedral cat disrupts sermon...by disappearing into Dean of Canterbury's robes
A cat has become a viral star after disrupting a sermon by the Dean of Canterbury. Leo was seen wandering into view before disappearing beneath Very Revd Dr ...
FactCheck: no evidence for Johnson claim that care homes failed to follow Covid procedures
It’s not clear if any hard data actually exists on whether care homes have been following government guidance on controlling the coronavirus in England.
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No evidence for Boris Johnson’s claim that care homes failed to follow Covid procedures. SAGE warned the government about asymptomatic transmission back in February. #covid19UK #LiarJohnson
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Canterbury Cathedral cat snatches vicar's milk during morning prayer
The Canterbury Cathedral cat found the purrfect opportunity to steal some of The Dean of Canterbury's milk. Tiger took seat next to The Very Reverend Dr Robe...
Public spending on coronavirus soars to £190bn
Costs of protective gear and economic support add to the UK's rising bill for fighting the pandemic.
Bumi Thomas: the Glasgow-born singer given two weeks to leave the country
Despite living much of her life in the UK, the jazz musician became a victim of the hostile environment policy. She talks about her fight to remain – and strengthening her roots
Perk up your ears
Human ears make tiny movements indicating the direction of sounds they are listening to, suggesting that humans have retained some ability to perk up their ears the way other animals do.