Helen Pilcher

@HelenPilcher1

Author, performer, tea-drinker. Peddler of feel-good science & animal ephemera. Owner of a GM wolf. Scientific Advisor to Beano. New book is 'Life Changing'.

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Joined September 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    6 Feb 2020

    This is my new book, . Modeled by , published by , reviewed by Explores the human impact on evolution. Contains pizzly bears, spider-goats and cloned polo ponies.

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  2. Mar 17

    I like my moths like I like my tea, early and grey (also decaffeinated). Today’s highlight

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  3. Mar 17

    Oh this looks fabulous, and you have timed the release for my birthday, so thank you

    Tomorrow my new book is released. I've been working on this one for more than 2 years and found a lot of things to tell you about the deep ocean. I hope you all like it.
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  4. Mar 16

    Today is day. I repeat day. The first EVER to my garden has just stopped outside my window for a full minute to collect a beakful of honeysuckle fluff.

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    Mar 16

    Had my Pfizer vaccine on the 18th Feb then last night I stubbed me chuffing toe. Goddamn side effects!

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  6. Mar 16

    Well, this little fella has brightened my morning - Dotted chestnut

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    Mar 14

    "Weirdness all the way down." I couldn't have put it better! reviews my new book in the

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  8. Retweeted
    Mar 14

    You should all read ’s book on de-extinction and then go apply for this job:

    This full time biotech position to do the bench work on de-extincting Woolly Mammoths is still open. There's been surprisingly few applications for the job, considering it is at one of the best genetic labs in the world--George Church's at Harvard. Too professionally risky?
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  9. Retweeted
    Mar 13

    Fabulous idea and event. If you are moth-curious, join !

    Interested in learning more about the wonderful world of moths and moth recording? Check out this short course I'm doing this April over zoom for :
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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 12

    Just revisited this wonderful article by . Snowflakes seem so whimsical but their photography is a fascinating blend of physics, philosophy, and religion. And key too to weather and climate predictions.

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  11. Mar 10

    This is not good. Not good at all. Cancer patients 'less protected' after first jab

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  12. Mar 8

    Less than 24 hrs now. Please join us later to find out how comedy and science can be friends. Three amazing women on the panel and me, for

    Less than a week to go until the fabulous &  talk about using comedy in STEM comms and teaching. What are the basics of comedy? Do people remember more if they're laughing? 8 Mar, 19:00 GMT
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  13. Mar 8

    Please sign and RT. Nature can't petition for itself. Thnx

    One week in to petition and 72,000 signatures - good start! Please sign to get those numbers even higher, please. Thank you for your support: @mjpmccarthy
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    Mar 2

    Long-awaited, troubling and exciting in roughly equal measure. (But the troubling bit really gets me.)

    New report on the State of Britain’s Larger Moths published today by & Download at
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    Feb 28

    How can you use comedy to add a little sparkle to your STEM communications? Does comedy have a role in teaching? Join &  on 8 March at 19:00 GMT for our free webinar. 

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    Feb 25

    Have you entered my latest competition? Would you like to win this amazing Jurassic Calcite Ammonite? It’s 190 MYO! To be in with a chance all you have to do is RETWEET this tweet and make sure you are FOLLOWING me. Winner announced this Good luck! 🤞🙂

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  17. Feb 26

    Looking for that perfect mother's day gift?....

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  18. Feb 25

    'Strange pale penguin': rare yellow and white bird discovered among king penguins in Atlantic

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    Feb 25

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  20. Feb 22

    Global freshwater fish populations at risk of extinction, study finds

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  21. Feb 20

    Such a brilliant bunch of scientists...

    It was lovely to chat to for this months edition of ‘A Scientist Guide To Life’ in If you need some more motivation though check out our research trial 💻
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