iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last year’s air pollution conference at the RSC was a sell-out, so we are running it again in collaboration with DEFRA’s Air Quality Expert Group, with presentations and discussion focused on the group’s work on airports, amines and carbon capture and wildfires. www.rsc.org/events/find-...

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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IDDjobs @iddjobs.org · 25/09/2026

PhD position (Stanford, USA) Not specifically for ID or microbes, but could be! with Marc Lipsitch at Stanford University More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/2592

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/

Image: A graph with lots of red dots clustered together in a curve. The are all looking upwards at a single red dot wearing sunglasses.

Caption: Mike was an outlier and would probably be excluded from the study, but all the other data points secretly thought he was really cool.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Please share! We're looking for a social psychologist who is interested in applying the approach to the mathematical modelling of epidemic spread.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Very sad to hear this news. I knew Peter for many years and could always count on him for a robust yet completely respectful debate. I still credit him with enabling the success of one of my grants after he really made me think about what we we doing and why. One of the good guys. RIP.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Applications now open for our Leverhulme *funded PhD studentship* on Rethinking Epidemic Models: Integrating Human Behaviour and Psychology Based at @sussex.ac.uk & working with colleagues at Northeastern University London Utrecht University/RIVM Please share! www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thinking about the UK gov report "National Security Assessment on Global Ecosystems", Feb 2026. The language is incredibly stark. And it's *national security*, not exactly from tree-huggers: "Global ecosystem degradation & collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... (high confidence)"

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IDDjobs @iddjobs.org · 05/08/2026

PhD position (London, UK) Modelling for UK Measles Transmission with @ngdavies.bsky.social @rozeggo.bsky.social @alxsrobert.bsky.social at LSHTM @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/2572

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

That’s awesome, you must be so proud 😊

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Morning Kitten

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The evenings outdoors are lovely at the moment

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Sitting out in the garden at dusk watching the bats flit round the trees and listening to young tawny owls shouting for food. I do feel lucky to live in a lovely part of North Yorkshire

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Remember this well. I was there at the time and by sheer good luck was in the basement of a department store rather than on the street. Remember the blast and the glass and dust everywhere in the aftermath.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Someone has just reminded me of this post I wrote 12 months ago. It may be too late now but sharing again in case it’s handy for the heatwave

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Dustin Poppendieck @poppendieck.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Indoor Air 2026. Kerry Kinney People are naturally curious about their indoor environment. Provide solutions to people, do not just scare them.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I struggle to ask a question without including the word please

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

My beans are doing well but the peas and broccoli are walking a tightrope. There’s probably a mathematical model of this somewhere with growth vs eating based on slugs, rain and pigeons

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We’ve got bees in our bird nest box. They’re rather lovely to watch 🐝

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It’s one-nil to the slugs at our house…

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Ah, I remember the aerodynamic cows!

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𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼. 🌎 @davidpmolina.com · 05/06/2026

I met a microbiologist yesterday. He was much bigger than I expected.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’m impressed at your tree climbing dog!

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I use them all the time but don’t know why - I went to an ordinary comp and I don’t remember being taught them

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Frances Varley, LAHRI Bedford Fellow, has been investigating a new interactive map that brings together over five hundred trade cards from the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History. 🪑🕰️

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Closest is vaping for the spatial distribution but showing risks for different viruses is very challenging as it depends on infector emissions and host susceptibility as well as the physics of flow. We know that some people emit far more than others for all respiratory pathogens

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Agree. I wonder if it’s because people can’t picture spatial variation in exposure risk and so associate inhalation to mean all of the air is equal risk rather than highest risk close to source.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

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Royal Institution @rigb.org · 09/05/2026

Can you help us find the missing Christmas Lectures? 📼 31 episodes of the Christmas Lectures broadcast between 1966 and 1973 are missing, presumed "wiped" by the BBC. This includes one of Sir David Attenborough's lectures, not seen since it was first broadcast live over 50 years ago. (1/2)

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Ed Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🚨New paper!🚨 Our study showing that H5N1 influenza viruses can remain infectious in unpasteurised milk for, basically, as long as you are likely to encounter that milk has now been published: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

A drawing of a Fresian cow whose markings resemble influenza viruses (image: Ed Hutchinson, 2025)

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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

When I will respond to your email

Histogram peaked at 3 minutes and 2 weeks since sent

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I am just three followers short of 5,000, so it's a good time to share this post and say 'This is Me' - follow for more of this kind of stuff!

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 30/04/2026

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

A red winged blackbird's breath can be seen as he sings his morning song. The bird is sitting on a cattail and the rising morning sun illuminates his breath.

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Oh Bluesky hive mind - I’m looking for recommendations for heat pump/battery/solar consulting for my London Victorian era home - I’d like to swap out gas boiler for heat pump, ideally have a battery and either have solar or definitely be able to go there in the future

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Royal Academy of Engineering @raeng.org.uk · 17/04/2026

Engineering is key in tackling the UK's toughest policy challenges – from infrastructure resilience to net zero. Our Policy Fellowships programme gives policymakers the systems thinking and technical insight they need to build solutions that last. Apply by 20 May: raeng.org.uk/policyfellowships

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Policy Fellowships

The Policy Fellowships programme inspires policymakers to think differently and to use engineering and systems thinking to frame complex and wicked problems, and design resilient solutions.

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Prof Cath Noakes @cathnoakes.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Cats have a wonderful knack for finding the warmest spot in the garden

Siamese cat stretched out on a black lidded box with his eye closed against the sun

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Pretty much.

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We're proud to announce an art competition to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Leeds Charter. There are 2 categories: under 16s & people aged 16+. 6 entries from each category will be exhibited at Leeds Corn Exchange in July. 🔗Details zurl.co/vIyut

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Dr Imogen Rattle @imogenrattle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

New paper from Peter Taylor and me on priorities to accelerate industrial decarbonisation in the UK #energysky

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 12/03/2026

good night, sewers. good night, streams. good night, operations and maintenance teams. good night, settling tanks. good night, stream banks. good night, engineers, scientists, crews, managers, inspectors, analysts too. a good night for us means serving with care. good night, sewers, everywhere.

overlooking a series of circular water filled tanks of a sewage treatment plant at night.

lights line a long brick building on the horizon as a blue-black sky is stark behind a veil of thin puffy clouds in the distance.

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Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · 12/03/2026

🍎 Happy International School Meals Day! For many children, school meals are the only reliable source of quality nutrition – how they look and taste matters. SEI experts analysed school food provision in 12 European countries. Read the article: buff.ly/oaifr7V #ISMD2026

Photo of people standing in a storage room with produce placed in boxes. The text: 12 March 2026. International School Meals Day. By transforming procurement, SchoolFood4Change cities deliver better food to +3200 schools! SchoolFood4Change. Funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Principles of Boogie Management.

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