Science communicator; data scientist @UWEBristol - posts are my own. Presented at WOMAD, Green Man, bluedot, UK Big Bang, NI & Cheltenham Science Festivals!

Joined October 2023
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The fact New Scientist even needs to ask the question "Should we incinerate a planet for treasure?" suggests humanity has taken a wrong turn somewhere. 🌍🔥🪙 Ignoring that 💎are only valuable because of their scarcity tells us something about the state of #journalism... 🤦‍♂️
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My dear mum passed away in late September - today would have been her 84th birthday 💔 Sorting through her possessions we found what appeared to be a gold sovereign, and I was finally able to do an experiment that I'd always wanted to 🥹 You see, gold is diamagnetic… 1/4
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Putting the sovereign on a tiny raft and bringing a very strong magnet close to it, the coin was repelled and so it may indeed be gold! I am so grateful to my mum for everything she did for our family and the wider community. Without her there wouldn’t be a Physics in the Freezer, and I hope this experiment is a fitting tribute the joy of knowledge that she inspired in me. Thanks mum, we miss you lots ❤️ 3/4
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If you would like to know a bit more about magnetism, this is a paper some pupils helped me to write a few years ago: iopscience.iop.org/article/1… 4/4 #Physics #Magnetism

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Worth a read!
17 Oct 2024
Friends! Yesterday was very tough, but, on behalf of my mental health, thank you SO MUCH for your boundless love and kindness. It was so emotional to be reminded of how important we’ve been to so many people. Now - to the future. Would you like to stay in touch? Would you like to help me get something new up and running? I’ve been writing a free monthly newsletter for a little while - it has new tech, behind-the-scenes stories and many Click flashbacks. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s written from the heart. And I narrate it too. Would you be kind enough to subscribe? And it would mean a lot if you could repost this, so I can try for a quadrillion subscribers... (my maths tells me that should be achievable) The link to subscribe is in the reply to this tweet (to stop the algorithm suppressing it), but that link is also in the attached image. Again, thank you so much for yesterday.
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Really excited to see how quickly this technology is progressing! Can't wait to see @gridfaeries x @ecotricity's even larger deployment planned for #WOMAD2025... ⚡️🔋🎶 H/T @RadioWomad
23 Aug 2024
On site with the @BBCBreakfast - ahead of the @MassiveAttackUK gig. It’s the first event of its size to be powered entirely without diesel and following a fab new eco standard known as Act 1.5.  Energy, Transport and Food are the three big areas of focus - 80% of all carbon emissions are in those areas of life.  And this event is entirely plant based - very chuffed to have helped make that happen.  This event sets a new standard for others to follow (hopefully).
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An amazing opportunity if you are in the St Paul's area of Bristol!
The MAKERS team are looking forward to supporting the Story Circles events in St Paul's over the next three weeks. Today, we will be teaming up with LITTERARTI, who will be delivering a workshop on creating art from litter. It's a free event, so do drop by if you're free!
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Not every Member of Parliament works in the national interest...
Wake up @Keir_Starmer Not everyone who is fed up with our country is far right. They're just angry.
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Wonderful to see so much knowledge delivered by inspiring students (and staff!) from @UWEBristol @EngOurFutureUWE @WOMADfestival! #WOMAD2024
The MAKERS team got to spend a glorious weekend at @WOMADfestival, where they helped festivalgoers of all ages design wind turbine blades to generate electricity.
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Amazing to chat to @robertllewellyn @WOMADfestival and listen to the EV panel in #WorldOfPhysics! 🤩 Looking forward to the next episode of @Everyth1ngElec EVen more now… #WOMAD2024
The electric vehicle panel@convenes at #WorldOfPhysics at #WOMAD2024
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The MAKERS are up and running @WOMADfestival! Great to have @UWEBristol students and @EngOurFutureUWE staff inspiring children to fix a build for the future! #womad2024
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There is something deeply mendacious about calling for the tax burden to be cut… Then using falling revenues to claim a benefit or service is unaffordable. ‘Think tanks’ must be required to be transparent about their funding’s ultimate source and their political biases. 🤥
📺 As @sam_bidwell mentioned on @GBNEWS this morning, our calculations showed that the State Pension could go bust as early as 2035! 📝 Read more here: adamsmith.org/research/up-in…
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So excited to be heading to @KCP_CZ to speak at #ICHEP2024 in Prague tomorrow! Just uploading materials, then off to Heathrow... Huge thanks to @clarewilk4 from @SciCommsUWE for taking the time to explain the art of abstract writing 🙂 ICHEP 2020 talk: youtube.com/watch?v=OBvjhkjz…
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Super excited to see The MAKERS @WOMADfestival as part of The World Of Physics in just over a week! #WOMAD2024 🔨🔧🪛 H/T @connie_potter1, @kajsiebert, @RogerOfCERN
The MAKERS Project is a @greengowns finalist in the Benefitting Society category! 🎉 This @RAEngNews funded project has supported the community at UWE and beyond with a repair café and workshops on the topics of repair and making. More here: bit.ly/3zMjL8Y
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This! I mean, who would have 23 messages on Threads... 😳
For people whose Home Screens look like this, is everything okay?
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Very much worth a read... (@jessralston2's takedown, obviously!) Somewhere in all the anti-ev/heat pump/renewable energy stories, there is a piece for an investigative journalist to write. Who is coordinating the disinformation, who is funding the campaign, why are individual journalists sacrificing their integrity and how are they being compensated?
Some v misleading claims about heat pumps in this @Telegraph comment piece by Robert Taylor It fails to grasp the key point about heat pumps - they lead to energy security. Reliance on gas boilers is a major reason we were so badly hit by the gas crisis Here's the rundown... 🧵
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Been getting ready for @EngOurFutureUWE's Family Fun Day on Saturday... Really looking forward to some cool STEM adventures in @UWE's state-of-the-art Engineering facility! #PhysicsInTheFreezer Will be lovely to catch up with old friends @ExplorerDome there too 😀
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