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Daily Tweets: 9 August 2017
I've made it to day five of the "diet". I suppose there'll come a time when I'm not counting the days. Still, it makes an easy way to fill in the space beside the Twitter logo. Otherwise it would get all mixed up with the first tweet and create a mess! It's been...
Daily Tweets: 8 August 2017
Day four and I'm hanging in there. Of course, it does help that I found most of these yesterday! It also means today's tweets can go in tomorrow, so day five is looking good. In fact one of yesterday's still won't fit, so I'm holding it over for another day. Just to...
Daily Tweets: 7 August 2017
Day Three and I'm still compiling these tweets. This is a bit like going on a diet: I'm trying to create a new habit in my life. There are a lot of good tweets today. In fact, I've already got ten I have to save until tomorrow because otherwise today's offering would...
Simon’s Cat: Bed Head
A couple of days ago, a new Simon's Cat video hit the airwaves, or social media, or whatever the correct phrase is these days. Simon Tofield, creator of Simon's Cat, must be channeling the southern hemisphere! He lives in England, but this latest video is more...
Daily Tweets: 6 August 2017
I didn't get up until nearly noon today! But on Sunday morning, in the middle of winter, on a very dismal day, what else is there to do? 😀 But I now feel better than I have for a while and here we are - Day Two - I've kept the tweets going for two days! That's...
Daily Tweets: 5 August 2017
I'm not sure how long I'll keep this feature going. It's probably won't end up being daily. However, there are a lot of tweets each day that I like the idea of sharing. I know not all of you are on Twitter, so I'll put a few of them here. I often end up going to the...
In Defence of Jerry Coyne
Over the last couple of weeks a series of articles has been appearing in the US media attacking biologist Jerry Coyne. They're in response to a post on his own website, Why Evolution Is True (WEIT). On 13 July 2017 he wrote 'Should one be allowed to euthanize severely...
Charlie Gard and the Christianists
The sad case of Charlie Gard, as so often in similar situations, brought out the worst in Christians. Here we have an example of what secularist and devout Roman Catholic Andrew Sullivan terms "Christianism". (Christianism is analogous with Islamism. ) At birth on 4...
Simon’s Cat Logic: Learn to Speak Cat
We have a new release in the Simon's Cat Logic series: 'Learn to Speak Cat'. I've been drafting posts about Serious Things like the continuing ghastliness of the Trump administration and the hypocrisy of religion. I need a break from all that, so instead here's a...
Trump’s Ban on Transgender People Serving in US Military
Ladies and gentlemen, we have yet another spurt of ignorance from the US Commander-in-Chief. And surprise, surprise, this far-reaching policy decision was brought to our attention via Twitter. Trump's announcement today of a ban on transgender people serving in the...
A Hedgehog Named Heather!
I've got a hedgehog named after me! This is one of the coolest things ever to happen to me in my life, and a great honour! The hedgehog is a rescue one at the SWCC Hedgehog Hospital in Hertfordshire, England. I suspect intervention by science communicator Amy...
Soccer Fans Are Funding the North Korean Nuclear Programme
Qatar is building a series of amazing venues for both the 2022 Soccer World Cup and their country in general (i.e. not specifically for the World Cup). As hosts of the cup they naturally want their country to look its best when it's on display to the world. And on the...