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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 19/09/2026

The absolute state of UK mobile internet. It just gets worse, city centre's are all dead spots, why do we bother paying for it?

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 28/08/2026

It is literally the model used in the example...

Gtech website. I'm searchign for model number AR29 and a warning says no product matches that model number. Their example immediately below showing you where to find the model number shows model number AR29.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 22/08/2026

Benji is looking very Yorkshire today.

A tabby cat with a flat cat made of his own fur.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 15/08/2026

So to listen to York City now I need to use an actual radio. And not even DAB. FM. Good news, the apocalypse radio still works.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 14/08/2026

I'm not convinced that was a necessary or helpful use of the national emergency cell broadcast system. There should be a direct risk to life. Seriously, everytime it goes off I reach for Protect & Survive...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 05/08/2026

With hindsight, the Earth Arcade duvet covers were probably a bad idea as a give away...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 03/08/2026

The football is back! Come on York!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 31/07/2026

You mean like he did Mason Greenwood? The BBC is doing a lot of work re-inventing De Zerbi... I'd rather the club was in the Championship than sully itself with him.

Clip from BBC article about Spurs manager De Zerbi. The quote says "He instinctively sides with the oppressed".

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 15/07/2026

36 years ago, a young Chris was watching a World Cup semi-final. It changed my life. The passion. What it meant. The pain of missing out. Me: "Who does Gazza play for?" #COYS

Gazza in tears after being suspended from the World Cup final. England did not make it anyway.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 12/07/2026

In a World Cup Quarter Final. With Argentina as the opposition. The BBC go with this quote...

Screen shot a video clip of Switzerland player Embolo getting sent off for diving. Quite says 'Cheats never prosper'.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 29/06/2026

Are we building imagination that lasts? I explore this in the latest GeoSkinner newsletter. Inside you will find: 🌍 Geoscience Differently: big ideas about doing geoscience differently 🎮 Imagination Engines: inspiring and creative work ↗️ Behind-the-scenes updates geoskinner.games/2026/06/29/i...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 27/06/2026

This is much more exciting than watching England play...

Screen shot of the Lightning Tracking live map.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 03/06/2026

Very sad to hear the news about John Blanche. My first White Dwarf was Issue 166, October 1993, and I was drawn in by his amazing cover art. The start of a lifetime of hobby. The Warhammer 40k aesthetic IS John's aesthetic. What a legend. What a legacy.

Science fiction artwork from Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition. Blood Angel space marines fight orks.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 02/06/2026

There was always a problem with Walkers Squares. They weren't square. However, they have nearly cracked it. Using an increasingly thin layer of sunflower oil, held together with potato starch, Squares are now just one step away from being truly 2-dimensional... #Enshitification #Shrinkflation

Photo of a Walkers Squares crisp. It is so thin you can nearly see through it.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 01/06/2026

Chaplain done, ready for the return to Armageddon. #Warhammer #EreWeGoAgain

A painted science fiction wargame figurine

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 28/05/2026

The Teams Call: A story in three parts.

A selfie of me using a slinky as a moustache

The slinky now entangled in the cable of my headset

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 16/05/2026

Taking risks, playing for the planet, and games, games, games! It's all in my latest newsletter as I reflect on the last month. geoskinner.games/2026/05/15/t...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 01/05/2026

"I am the one who walks behind you. I am the footsteps at your back. I am the man beside you. Look out! I am all around you."

Photo of my distorted reflection in a carnival mirror under a sign saying "Skinner's Close".

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 01/05/2026

This guy is literally playing a Swedish Kvinnaböske.

A busker playing a small stringed instrument from the horn family. He also appears to have Prince Rupert of the Rhine's demonic dog - it is small white and fluffy.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 25/04/2026

Done them wrong here. This arrived McDonald's Apple Pie hot!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 25/04/2026

Done them wrong here. This arrived McDonald's Apple Pie hot!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 21/04/2026

My Toblerone is bigger than yours.

A large triangular box. A black cat is photobombing.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 18/04/2026

The World-Famous Geoscience Games Night is returning at #EGU26 soon! @egu.eu We need you to bring and play games to make it as awesome as always. Can you bring a game? Let us know and we'll add it to the confirmed games list. games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/ Please share.

Promo for the world-famous geoscience games night. Wednesday 6 May, 18:00, Foyer D at EGU26. Players and games needed. Get in touch if you can bring a game.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 16/04/2026

Yes! Tonight we party like it's 1997!

Title screen for the computer game Final Liberation.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 14/04/2026

Very sad to hear that sci-fi master Ian Watson has passed away. The bonkers worlds he brought to life in the Inquisition trilogy will always be how I imagine the 40k universe.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 09/04/2026

I will be in Vienna for #EGU26 - my April newsletter will tell you what I am up to and where to find me. 📣My presentations 💬Let's chat research or just catch up 🕹️GEOSCIENCE GAMES DAY!!! 🎥Virtual fieldtrip creation Read here: geoskinner.games/2026/04/09/f...

Promo for post. Text reads: EGU26 General Assembly. Presenting, research, 360 videos. Including games for geoscience updates.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 31/03/2026

Marking Spurs' appointment of De Zerbi by buying the York City away kit. After 36 years, I'm out...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 25/03/2026

Had a great night enjoying the final part of my Christmas present from Amy, watching Mike Wozniak's The Bench. Very, very funny.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 18/03/2026

New research kit day! My office is now full of cardboard boxes. I love my job! I now have enough Lego Serious Play sets for a full class of students.

A like of big cardboard boxes. On top are bags of Lego Bricks and a Lego Serious Play starter kit.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 16/03/2026

The 2026 (unofficial) Geoscience Games Day is coming on May 6th at the @egu.eu General Assembly! Details are now available for the Games for Geoscience science session and the 'world famous' Geoscience Games Night. games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 10/03/2026

Why Spurs are a mess and have no identity. Exhibit A: #COYS

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 08/03/2026

My March newsletter is out and you can read it on my website now! geoskinner.games/2026/03/08/l... Read about game-based teaching, sad goodbyes, LEGO Serious Play scicomm workshops, and updates from Games for Geoscience.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 27/02/2026

Feeling especially blessed to get a free lunch voucher on Fish n Chips Friday!

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 19/02/2026

Look how pleased Flicker is with her pile of stolen items...

A black cat standing over a ball of string and a white board wiper.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 18/02/2026

What bricks would you use to build yourself? I use LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) to run workshops on imaginative research skills and model literacy. I continuously add bits so participants can personalise their builds. Here are some of my new bits.

A Lego Minifig with headphones and a game controller

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 03/02/2026

I've been in my job for a whole month already! In my latest newsletter I reflect on all the transitions I've had to make in the last four weeks. New job, career, and pace. Exciting research to plan. An ADHD brain to pacify. Read more: geoskinner.games/2026/02/03/t...

Promo image. All change please. Transitions. Adapting to a new job, career, and pace. Including project updates.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 02/02/2026

We got a new rescue cat on Saturday. This was her on Sunday afternoon. Think she's settling in well. Meet Coco. She's 2, tiny, and was found on the streets.

A small fluffy black cat sleeping on my outstretched legs.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 27/01/2026

Whenever it floods, the UK media uses images of York. It is meant to look terrible, shocking, scary. But this is an image of resilience. You can see this scene every few weeks in winter! This is York being flexible, a flood being inconvenient but not damaging. York gets on with it.

Screenshot of BBC News' live coverage of Storm Chandra. Photo shows a part of York flooded.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 20/01/2026

Raiding the University library to research and Environmental Hazards module. Could I subject them to my own (bleak) special interests... probably not a good idea.

A book. Bracing for Armageddon: Why civil defense never worked. By Dee Garrison.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 19/01/2026

Time to start on my Christmas stash! You can't get these in the UK.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 18/01/2026

I've veen more motivated to do hobby the last few weeks. Made some progress on my Burning of Prospero project. #Warhammer #LegionsImperialis More in the comments.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 17/01/2026

"It is a super-tanker we are turning in the right direction" #Coys

A very small digger trying to push a very big ship stuck in mud.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 07/01/2026

Time is almost up to submit to the 2026 Games for Geoscience session at @egu.eu #EGU26 Come and tell us about how you use games for research, teaching, and engagement. games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 28/12/2025

I very happy to tell you I will be joining York St John University in January as a Lecturer in Geographer. This is my dream job at a great institution and I cannot wait to start! Read more: geoskinner.games/2025/12/27/m...

Photo of me holding a York St John University hoodies. Text says "Chris Skinner to join York St John University in January. Skinner joins on a free transfer".

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 15/12/2025

I have news. I will be very sadly leaving the Environment Agency at the end of December to take up a new, exciting, opportunity. There's too much to say in a post here so please read my reflections in my blog post - link in the comments. Part of me will always be #TeamEA What next? Wait and see!

A selfie of me in a blue Environment Agency hard hat. Text says Breaking news Chris Skinner to leave at end of month.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 05/12/2025

Beyond heartbroken we had to say goodbye today to our princess, Izzy. The prettiest, sweetest cat you could dream of. I miss her terribly.

Izzy sitting on my chest. She is the prettiest cat ever, white and tabby with green and blue eyes.

Izzy. The prettiest cat ever. White and tabby with green and blue eyes.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 04/12/2025

It's time to insert your abstracts for #EGU26 and the Games for Geoscience session! If you use games for teaching, research, outreach, or any other activity relating to geoscience that come tells us about it. Deadline 15/01/26. Details: games4geoscience.wordpress.com/egu-games-day/ Please share.

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