Let’s plant a new sycamore tree at once. Let the stump of the old tree remain and let the sapling grow next to it as a symbol for future generations that we can do better.
@MrMirth
Yes, the message is clear: humans are pattern seeking animals & subject to confirmation biases which reinforces narrative beliefs and specifically conspiracy theories. Hope that helps.
I dream of one day travelling 1st class & experiencing the sheer indulgence of a seat head cover thing. But for now, at least, it remains only a dream...
It doesn’t need ‘de-bunking’ in the same way that England not winning the World Cup in 1966 doesn’t need de-bunking. I’ll be talking about the history of this enduring garbage, and why human brains love conspiracy theories so much. Come along and watch me get cross:
Join presenter
@dallascampbell
and a panel of experts, including our own Head of Space Exploration, Sue Horne, at the
@sciencemuseum
to de-bunk some Moon landing conspiracy theories and the nature behind them for
#SummerOfSpace
🚀🌑
Get tickets 👉
It’s come to my attention that some people say things on social media platforms that are INCORRECT. Worth keeping that in mind. Feel free to share this.
So shocked about the news about Michael Mosley. He was a foundational pillar of the BBC science unit as an exec producer and later as a presenter. He always had helpful and supporting advice for me when I starting out. Dreadfully sad news.
Image of the Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at the sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the Sun on the other side of the Earth. Not with light but with neutrinos.
#SolarOrbiter
We've had an unbroken, continuous human presence in low earth orbit for exactly 18 years today. That's a heck of a statistic. The
#ISS
is one of our greatest scientific & engineering achievements 🙌
October 30, 2000 is the last day when there were no humans in low-earth orbit. International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 1 would launch the next day. Here, the
@Space_Station
is seen in December 2000. Follow activities aboard the ISS at
I share a birthday with a friend who took their own life. Today the family described bullying, lack of support (academia), unkind words that contributed to this tragedy. They’ve asked us to remember kindness. And that words have consequences. Please remember this on social media.
When they do “Brexit the Movie” I hope they get Christoper Walken to play
@eucopresident
just so he can do the “special place in hell” speech...
#specialplaceinhell
We form our beliefs about the world by listening to people we trust and who’s values we share. Anyone involved in communicating science to the public needs to know this above everything else. Bravo
@robin_shattock
“Integrity matters and so does the way people behave...it’s made it a lot harder to communicate the core messages that people need to hear”
@robin_shattock
says that integrity plays a big part in whether people believe the Covid messaging.
#bbcqt
Those who are quick to condemn, to sneer, to judge; those who grasp for 'absolute knowledge'; those who's certainty is unshakable should pause from further comment until you've read this cover to cover. "For what a man had rather be true he more readily believes" (Francis Bacon)
When I’m Prime Minister I’m going to outlaw leaf blowers. It will become a criminal offence to use them. Or even think about them.
Stay tuned for other draconian policies that I’ll be announcing soon.
Scientists (or anyone) interested in effectively talking to a confused, frightened or skeptical public should watch the whole of this interview on
#Marr
and reflect on why Sarah Gilbert so bloody good at it:
#Marr
: Is it possible to be reinfected after you’ve been infected by Covid-19?
Vaccinologist Professor Sarah Gilbert: "It probably is likely… we don’t know at what interval"
#Marr
Tweeting this in solidarity with striking academics tomorrow. There’s something fundamentally wrong with higher education in the UK. Read this and get mad as hell:
#OnThisDay
1974: "If you stop trying to entertain people, you're a bad teacher" James Burke discussed showbiz, science and throwing the script away, with Chris Dunkley.
If you’ve ever joined in with a Twitter pile on, or cruelly insulted someone based on your assumptions about them you might want to stop. Online words have real world consequences. Desperately sad news.
Favourite Apollo 11 fact: On this day 50 years ago,
@AstroMCollins
carried a mysterious brown paper bag to the launch site, which contained a small trout as a gift for 'close-out' technician Gunter Wendt!
#Apollo11
#Apollo50
Jess has created 215 Wikipedia pages for some of our most valuable & often overlooked scientists. Please someone nominate her for an OBE, for she is Most Excellent:
This week, the kilogram will be redefined. But what does this mean for scientists and engineers, and for those of us beyond the science lab? Dr Jane Desborough, Curator of Scientific Instruments, explains more in this blog post 📸 the UK kilogram
@NPL
A milestone in human spaceflight is happening Saturday. The
@SpaceX
#CrewDragon
will launch to space station for the Demo-1 flight test. An uncrewed mission, this flight will test the rocket and spacecraft SpaceX will use to launch astronauts from the U.S.
If you can safely go outside, there’s a very bright Space Station
#iss
pass overhead tonight. You can wave at the three astronauts who know a thing or two about self-isolation. (Thanks
@VirtualAstro
)
📍 Tango Delta Nominal
Now that
@NASAPersevere
landed, we’ll release first-of-its-kind footage from the rover’s descent and landing after entering Mars’ atmosphere. Watch NASA TV Monday, Feb. 22, starting at 2pm ET to see Mars like never before:
My celebrity CLAIM TO FAME is that the Grail Knight at the end of
#IndianaJones
& the Last Crusade was my great uncle. The much missed Robert Eddison. See BBC2 now:
SOCIAL DISTANCING GRIPE: Couples. I know you want to show the world you love each other very much, but when you walk/run side by side, hand in hand, you're TAKING UP ALL THE PAVEMENT and I'm bored of being the one who always makes the effort to give you a wide berth <gripe ends>
Could you go for a run or a cycle 🚴♀️ 🏃♀️ in the early morning or evening when parks and public spaces are quieter? These spaces get busy in the middle of the day, so it can be hard to stay two metres apart
#LondonTogether
#SocialDistancing