Joe Smith

@citizenjoesmith

Director . Was Prof . Director clockmakers. Own views here.

Cambridge UK
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    Feels so good to be at Derby Museums today after months on end. Amazing to see lovely friends again ! I have missed my volunteering there so much ! 😊

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    Apr 12

    There is nothing more credible in the universe than Morgan Freeman except Morgan Freeman in front of books. This is it, credibility in its purest form. Do not look for too long. The human mind is too small to handle prolonged exposure.

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    May 7

    Jonathan Gibson. If you win Mastermind you cast a long shadow. Jonathan and his bookcases engage in a credibility symbiosis with the books spreading out behind Jonathan like wings and the books bathed in his knowledgeable shadow. The Wodehouses bring light to balance the shade.

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    May 8

    Mary Beard and James May. The cover for Ladder to your Heart, the latest album from Beard and May's Folk Explosion, offers the duo in relaxed mood. The towering bookcase, its ladder rising to infinity, is softened by the expanse of carpet. Come, they say. Share in what we know.

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    David Icke. Now we see what the problem is. He's been reading too many David Icke books.

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    (Another clock spotting opportunity). Must be such a pleasure for researchers to get back into the big libraries. But where to start?

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    Word of the day is ‘thunderplump’ (19th century): a heavy, thundery shower that seems to come from nowhere and soaks you in seconds.

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    2 hours ago

    Current wave height at K5 Buoy near is 2.9 Metres. The water temperature is 9.8 degrees celsius.

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    5 hours ago

    Thanks for the boost. I think the IEA report overall is the landmark! Boilers v significant too.

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    “This feels to me like a landmark moment, it’s a watershed” The BBC's Energy and Environment analyst reflects on calls to ban all gas boilers by 2025
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    This is such a big deal for Derby & for anyone that cares about the past, present & future of . Huge congrats to & their teams. Aching to see it first hand...

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    The brand new is opening soon at Derby Silk Mill! From Friday 21 May you’ll be able to experience history in the making right here in the heart of our city. What will you make of it? Pre-booking essential:
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    May 7

    Thank you to all of our funders and supporters for making this happen. Including

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    The brand new is opening soon at Derby Silk Mill! From Friday 21 May you’ll be able to experience history in the making right here in the heart of our city. What will you make of it? Pre-booking essential:

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    13 hours ago

    No better person to write this book!

    'About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks' Out 10 June from (UK) and 17 August from (US)
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    13 hours ago

    Garden Peat Ban: Here's a 15 minute catch-up on why this is such a big win for the climate- featuring and the undisputed Queen of Peat

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    May 16

    Finding solutions to the problem of microplastic contamination in UK rivers is a key part of our research agenda and . I am looking forward to discussing our work with later this morning.

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    May 17

    We wish good luck to all businesses reopening today as lockdown restrictions ease in England. Pictured is Grand in London and the feature wall clock we were commissioned to create in 2015.

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    May 16

    Today old when I learnt these dresses were blue and pink!

    Sidney Poitier visits the set of Some Like It Hot (1959)
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    May 16

    I preached two Parker Sermons today: one at , then one at St Clement’s in the afternoon. These were established in the bequest of Archbishop Matthew Parker (1504-1575) of to . At St Clement’s we pray for Parker’s parents at their tomb.

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    May 16

    Sunday morning, reading a mate’s book, recalling 3am kebabs sitting on king’s wall after Stop Press layout sessions, where I first met (image shows cover of Always On book, a coffee cup (nearly empty) and King’s College Chapel in background

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    May 16

    We are really proud of this work You can read the paper in full here

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