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@sbrackenborough I had time to check in on the Pre-Raphaelites too. I liked this little robin in the edges of the famous ‘Ophelia’ #London #art #tatebritain

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honestly the reason I am leaving twitter (as it is a process that's my finished yet) isn't that Elon took over, or that it has started openly catering to nazis rather than covering that fact with fig leaves...

it's that finally a critical mass of people with sufficiently diverse backgrounds was moving to a place I like better.

that's it. I haven't enjoyed my time on twitter for years. it has been bad and dangerous for marginalised people this whole time.

it's just that people were there.

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Wrapping up to face the cold on my bike and head to Tate Britain #London. 1 hr by public transport vs 27 mins on two wheels !

@javifields oh, thank you, but I like the picture better at an angle - I did it deliberately!

Beautiful Tower Bridge, as seen this morning from London Bridge.

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When I was a kid I was bummed to find out that "x-ray specs" were a hoax. But astronomers can do it for real!

Here, new infrared images from the Webb telescope pierce the global haze on Titan to reveal the intriguing landscape beneath.
webbtelescope.org/contents/ear #JWST #astronomy

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Non so se ne ho già scritto a riguardo, però il gruppo di Andrea Rapisarda di Catania ha vinto per la seconda volta il premio igNobel con una dimostrazione matematica che le persone di successo non sono le più capaci ma le più fortunate.
Il primo premio invece lo vinsero dimostrando che le aziende sarebbero più efficienti promuovendo persone a caso.

arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068

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RT @jaaanaru
How does our brain come up with new ideas and insights? We propose that insights are unexpected rewards or shortcuts found during mental navigation and correspond to the rapid emergence of new concept fields in the hippocampus.

Out now in @TrendsNeuro
authors.elsevier.com/a/1gAVLbo

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RT @GoodLawProject@twitter.com

Who pulls the strings of the shady groups in Tufton Street?

We’re going to shine a light on the dark money running through British politics.

🔦🧵
glplive.org/dark-money-cj-t-29

🐦🔗: twitter.com/GoodLawProject/sta

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RT @danieljamesyon
How can we manipulate our worlds to improve our minds?

If you listen to this week’s episode of “All in the Mind” on @BBCRadio4, you can catch the inimitable @samgilbert1 talking about his work on “cognitive offloading” and metacognitive control.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001fmjz

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RT @UCLBrainScience
(1/9) Momentous news today: a clinical trial shows that drug reduces amyloid in the brain & slows cognitive decline in patients. This breakthrough has been hailed as "the beginning of the end" for Alzheimer’s treatments by Prof John Hardy @UCLIoN @UKDRI 🧵

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RT @SelinaWray
This is so exciting & an incredible day for Alzheimer’s research. It’s far from perfect - modest effects and risks - so lots to do and research still needed - but after so many failures and controversies it’s nice to feel the buzz of optimism again! twitter.com/bbcworld/status/15

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What's interesting about the cycle tracks in London now they are reaching into less central parts of the city is that you see just totally normal folk getting about on them. Pics show a gardener, parents, someone on a tricycle. Just normal

RT @michael98166844@twitter.com

C9 - missing photos - constant flow of cyclists today

🐦🔗: twitter.com/michael98166844/st

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Starting tomorrow, I'm going to be indulging my deep love of #Christmas music by posting a #carol a day for #Advent, as I've done over at The Other Site for the last couple of years. If you'd like to catch up with those lists, they're here:

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQJ

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQJ

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Occurring now, a rare dual eruption of two, nearby volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, on the island of Hawaii.

Screenshot of video by David Swindler: @actionphototours (Instagram)

instagram.com/p/CljpqWJOSI4/

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