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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 13h

Good luck. I hope you can enjoy it a little bit.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 14h

Jenrick’s claim is positively Orwellian in its approach to the truth. 180 degrees out of kilter.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 18h

“I have benefited from a supportive family, enjoyed good health and don’t have extensive care commitments that erode my energy and have had many opportunities other people haven’t had” - wonderful when “successful“ people see things this way and world would be better if more did the same.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I have already heard from trans constituents who are avoiding essential NHS screening and treatment for fear of being treated without respect and dignity. Ministers told me: “the revised guidance will support the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients” How exactly does this do that?

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Making Music UK @makingmusicuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Looking for music by Black composers this Black History Month? Our Diversifying Repertoire resource brings together composer directories, discounts and publications to help you discover and programme works by under-represented composers. buff.ly/zU38v1g #BlackComposers #BlackHistoryMonth

Call to discover repertoire by Black composers for Black History Month - a Making Music resource card overlaid on sheet music offering composer directories, inspiration and recommended publications for music groups.

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EFSJ - European Federation for Science Journalism @efsj-scijourno.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

In today’s keynote, Paula Diehl talks about populism and its effect on science and science journalism. #ECSJ2026

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

OMG There is nothing like careful, thoughtful consideration of something seen as a ethically complicated study. I mean, THIS was nothing like careful, thoughtful consideration ...

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It was a treat working with @philipcball.bsky.social on this piece about how CH Waddington's prescient ideas about epigenetics and developmental biology hold up to modern cell data - with art by @markabelan.bsky.social

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Anil Seth @anilseth.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

2/2 For easier ways into the conversation, check out my 2025 @noemango.bsky.social essay "The Mythology of Conscious AI" (winner, 2025 Berggruen Essay Prize, www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...), and my 2026 main-stage TED talk www.ted.com/talks/anil_s...

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Why AI isn't going to become conscious

We see consciousness in AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life onto machines that are brilliant mimics, not...

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A fascinating editorial decision from the BBC, to make the headline a scaremongering “AUTISM AND ADHD ARE BEING OVERDIAGNOSED”, and then, four bullet points later, have the author of the report quoted as essentially saying “nah, that’s bullshit, actually”.

ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Summary
• An official review in England finds there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with
ADHD and autism - three key findings from the report
• As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review looks at mental ill health, particularly in younger people. Our health correspondent explains the difference
• It was commissioned earlier this year after Wes Streeting, then the health secretary, said there was an "over-diagnosis" of mental health conditions
• Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme earlier, review chair Prof Peter Fonagy said Streeting was "with respect, completely wrong"

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J Hogenboom @hogenboomj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Well done, Nobel Peace Prize committee. And quite a clear speech by Chair mr. Frydnes. #nobelpeaceprize2026

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I expect they’ll award it to Trump again!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/10/2026

This is the application of generative AI that is meant to be 'the good one'

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I just got reminded of this old meme and it fits today’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Chemistry meme with photo of Samuel L Jackson and the same image reversed labelled as Samuel D Jackson.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

True for UK cities too I think.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 07/10/2026

We’ll say it again: CDC cannot and should not be run like a corporation. CDC exists to protect public health. Our work is scientific, operational, regulatory, clinical, and administrative. Success does not look the same across those jobs.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Translation “I think you’re a fool”!

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ha ha! They’ll never catch on ;-)

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Whatever happened to the concept of an ‘Undo’ button?

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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I owe my existence to two British political decisions - one, Labour introducing scholarships to increase social mobility and two, Conservative health minister Enoch Powell (!) promoting that Caribbean women travel to the UK to study nursing

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's so stupid as well and means nothing, I work in tech (good by their logic) but my degree is in English and Women's Studies (very bad). As many have said, university isn't just about a qualification and it's not even like "we're" paying for it anymore so can be mad about scrounging students.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In fairness, this happened frequently before AI (ask any librarian for their favourite horror stories) but AI can screw things up more quickly!

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”

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Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Happy Pluripotency Day! #Oct4

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Lisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.

A toilet door with a sign saying "Temporally Out Of Order"

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In Quires and Places where they meme @quiresandplaces.com · 04/10/2026

This morning's Sunday Worship on BBC Radio 4 is well worth catching up with on BBC Sounds. An absolute privilege to be asked to chat all things Evensong alongside such luminaries as Roderick Williams, Sarah MacDonald, Harry Christophers, and Katherine Dienes-Williams. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Sunday Worship - Open thou our lips - A Celebration of Choral Evensong - BBC Sounds

A celebration of Choral Evensong.

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think we need to 1) acknowledge the problems felt by Leave voters, that have been ignored for too long. But assert that 2) Brexit is not the solution. And 3) develop effective solutions. I hope Burnham can achieve number 3, or we have no hope of persuading the 52%.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New survey from the Annenberg Center is out. Less than a quarter of Americans (23%) have a favorable view of RFK Jr. Meanwhile 42% of us have a “very unfavorable” view of him, and many people (40%) are confused about whether he recommends the MMR vaccine. Horrifying stats for an HHS Secretary.

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About 1 in 3 Americans Say RFK Jr. Recommends Measles Vaccine | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

1 in 3 U.S. adults say HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends vaccinating children against measles - as many as those who say he does not recommend it.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation…

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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations

The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well, I dare say that AI is better informed than Kennedy.

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also, in light of all of the above considerations and resources, I again present my below advice to the @erc.europa.eu, in line with the principles of scientific integrity mu.social/profile/iris...

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Prof Jenny Rohn @jennyrohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Our findings underscore that infectious disease spillover and emergence are multi-causal, and that no one-size-fits-all strategy can prevent #epidemics and #pandemics." So what can we do, then? See suggestions in this interesting (but sobering) read #IDSky

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Such a frustrating interview! Sally Nugent doesn’t seem to listen and understand, she just keeps repeating the same demand to know what’s in the next manifesto.

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Kevin Hell-iott @kjephd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did Anthropic's Claude discover something new in biotech? Well, just like with those recent alleged math proofs, it looks like it was given the answers in advance from real humans doing actual research. (gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...)

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

Anthropic said that Claude’s key contribution was identifying an array of RNA molecules and a protein associated with reverse transcriptase in a system. But Dr. Mestre said that he and his colleagues had made that discovery over a year ago.

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DrWeb @drweb2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Library’s Viral ‘Bye, Bye AI’ Event Will Take AI Off Your Phone – Business Insider The poster was made by the library's sole full-time librarian, Shea Wert. Wert told Business Insider that she had made this event in response to community...

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Library’s Viral ‘Bye, Bye AI’ Event Will Take AI Off Your Phone – Business Insider

The poster was made by the library's sole full-time librarian, Shea Wert. Wert told Business Insider that she had made this event in response to community...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires

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Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I had to explain that a camera does not see” pretty much sums up everything we’re seeing in media right now with the verb to think.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Prospect paywall is down! These are all my articles, you lucky people www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/author/2821/...

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DAT Green - Prospect Magazine

The latest news, opinion and analysis for Prospect by DAT Green

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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Goodness, what web of deceit. Should we call these 'Predatory Societies'?

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clnzjay 🇨🇦 – 🇪🇺 | An EU Associate-in-Waiting @clnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🇪🇸 Spain’s PM Sánchez Rebukes Trump-Era Politics. “They start by questioning the rules. Then they break them, knowing nobody will dare to hold them accountable.” Sánchez called the forces attacking multilateralism “selfish, ignorant and cruel.” Forceful defence of "might is NOT right!" 👏 #UNGA81

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FULL: Spain’s PM Sánchez Rebukes Trump-Era Politics and Far Right in Fiery UN Speech | AC1G

YouTube video by DRM News

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Thomas Zeindl @tomtennis4u.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Spanish Prime Minister delivers a speech at the UN General Assembly that is uniquely sharp for an EU member state. From the very first second, he takes aim at Trump’s fascist and cruel policies, without naming him.

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FULL: Spain’s PM Sánchez Rebukes Trump-Era Politics and Far Right in Fiery UN Speech | AC1G

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.

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Cape May Dave @capemaydave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's a rare man who gleefully tapes "I'm with stupid" to a mirror and then gazes longingly. Trump is such a rarity.

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