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my first cover story for New Scientist, and also one that broke my brain into several pieceshttps://twitter.com/newscientist/status/1218097004020142087 …
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here is the story, from this time last year - credit should also go to
@mattsreynolds1 who commissioned and editedhttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-prime-video-cancer-cure-documentaries …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
especially lovely to discover this after a morning of trying and failing to get a tiny human to nap for longer than 2 minutes so I can finally have a shower and get dressed
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some good news: I’ve been shortlisted in this year’s
@absw awards for my@WiredUK story about pseudoscience on Amazon Prime Video https://www.absw.org.uk/news-and-events/news/absw-awards-2020-shortlists-announced …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
is there a limit on the number of times someone can “relocate to seek childcare”? asking for a friendhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/27/parents-free-to-relocate-to-seek-childcare-like-cummings-did-says-minister …
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good to know that if
@tomwphillips and I get ill we can drive across the country so our newborn son can finally meet his grandparentshttps://twitter.com/DominicRaab/status/1264132431361314816 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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Here’s what I wish everyone knew about
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if you hate emails (fair) you can also read the newsletter here:https://kahoakes.substack.com/p/modern-life-is-rubbish …
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of course there will be a coronavirus-induced fatberghttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/uks-sewage-system-in-danger-of-gridlock-from-toilet-paper-substitutes-coronavirus …
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it will be coronavirus-free, if you are looking for some weekend reading as a distraction from *waves hand at everything else on twitter rn*
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my last newsletter before i go on maternity leave – a round up of what i've been working on recently - is going out tomorrow, sign up here if you would like to get ithttps://kahoakes.substack.com/
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something we could all do with remembering right now, from
@flashboyhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-misinformation-health-advice …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
this is also me and
@tomwphillips preparing to go on parental leavehttps://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1238060239225860098 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
kelly oakes Retweeted
The Daily Express has wrongly reported that new research into Covid-19 found the virus was genetically engineered for 'efficient spreading in the human population'. The study it quotes does not make this claim.http://fullfact.org/health/new-coronavirus-not-genetically-engineered …
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this is just baffling to me https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/11/coronavirus-update-live-news-uk-health-minister-italy-lockdown-australia-us-china-stock-markets-outbreak-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e68a7c88f085f0b8d9462fa#block-5e68a7c88f085f0b8d9462fa …pic.twitter.com/nJNrdyCJ3R
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can't have the virus if you never get tested for it https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1237694843821883393 …pic.twitter.com/CkOzI2DHaY
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shout out to my yoga studio, the only sensible people in the hand sanitiser vs soap debatepic.twitter.com/PWvGE3shWa
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Tired of reading about how we shouldn’t worry because coronavirus is only risky to vulnerable people like immune compromised people. Y’all know immune compromised people can read, right?https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1232770729290035202 …
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*"not that hard" comes with the caveat that you do need some time and cooking skills, but i've definitely saved time (and money) skipping the last min tesco runs
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since working on this story I've made an effort to cut my own food waste and can report: 1) it's not that hard 2) roast beetroot tacos are surprisingly tasty https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200224-how-cutting-your-food-waste-can-help-the-climate …
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does the universe have a hidden twin on the other side of the big bang? a fun video from @HowieTimberlake and
@BBC_Reel (that I played a small part in!)https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p083yshg/does-our-universe-have-a-twin- …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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bylines at BBC Future, New Scientist, The Observer etc
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currently on mat leave