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Patrick Fullick

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unrecovered academic fullick.net ~ science educator & writer ~ habitual techie ~ InSECT Project team member (UCL) insect-project.org - working to restore trust in science, bolster democracy and counter the erosion of truth 🧪 ✊

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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 31/07/2026
'“Whoever created and approved this slide did not know where countries in Africa are and did not care to ​check their work,” wrote Matt Petit, who focuses on AI and geopolitics at the Atlantic Council.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 29/07/2026
I am beyond words reading this report of the Senate Covid hearing today. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing
Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with him
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Half of England now officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought - “flash drought” developed quickly because of unusually low recent rainfall and very high temperatures (and despite wet winter) #climatecrisis Story by @pippaneill.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half of England officially in ‘exceptionally serious’ drought
Environment Agency names seven regions affected by unusually hot and dry weather and shortage of water
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Odd, how Republicans are so angry at the *pretend* notion that Dr. Fauci undermined our health but are not even slightly interested in RFK Jr’s *actual* undermining of our health.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wayne Rooney speaks for everyone.
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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Editorial -> On gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones. Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety. 🧪🧬🔬 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones | Editorial
Editorial: Polling shows that the public supports this new technology, but the conversation must move beyond simple questions of safety
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A reminder that this is the guy we're all now supposed to be listening to on the subject of the safety of MPs
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I've just seen about 40 kids sneak into watch 'The Odyssey' without paying by hiding in a giant wooden coat.
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 16/07/2026
The confirmation hearing for Erica Schwartz yesterday was 😳. Bill Cassidy: “You can be CDC director and just take orders. We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy, stupid things being said that undermine faith in immunization.” 🧪 www.politico.com/live-updates...
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CDC nominee struggles to convince senators she'll stand up to RFK Jr.
“We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy, stupid things being said that undermine faith in immunization,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
1/ Irony number one: Many of the people now cheering me on spent years insisting heat pumps don't work. Air conditioners ARE heat pumps. Same refrigeration cycle, same physics, running in reverse. Most modern units do both. If AC works (it does), heat pumps work (they do).
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/07/2026
The latest from the irrepressible Pecksniff... * Reform's Clacton gamble * Count Binface steals the headlines * Labour's donations dilemma.
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Pecksniff: End game for Farage
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In 2015, a terrific bunch of Lithuanian builders were working on my house. They didn't speak English, but they loved Heart FM. One day there was a solar eclipse so the ever-literal Heart played 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. The builders knew every word and bellowed the lot, entirely phonetically.
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 09/07/2026
@meerasub.bsky.social: "Climate change can be perceived as a technical problem since we have to transition our entire energy system away from fossil fuels, but the decision to make those changes is ethical and moral.
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‘We Didn’t Name It A Better World Is Probable’: Meera Subramanian on Hope in A Climate Crisis
Meera Subramanian reflects on a new graphic nonfiction book she co-authored, A Better World Is Possible: Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis, and what gives her hope in the face of a warming…
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The USPSTF typically meets three times a year to review the science for screening tests/medications for diseases like cancer, diabetes, HIV. These recommendations guide doctors & determine what insurance companies cover. They haven't met in over a year. 🧪🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
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Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting
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Jos Olivier @josolivier.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify. Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify
Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure
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Jos Olivier @josolivier.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels. Experts warn that some marine species are at risk of ‘mass mortality events’ in ever-warming oceans. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels
Experts warn that some marine species are at risk of ‘mass mortality events’ in ever-warming oceans
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Jos Olivier @josolivier.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live. Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as UK health service urges children and elderly to ‘take weather seriously’ – Europe live
Some stations in Spain recorded temperatures of up to 44C after western Europe experienced the warmest June on record
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 09/07/2026
Prolonged heatwave in UK threatens to provoke electricity shortages. #climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Great Britain’s grid operator issues fresh warning over power supplies in heatwave
Neso asks for extra supplies from electricity generators to cope with added demand on Thursday night
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Olivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
New from me: Are you struggling to stay cool in a hot London flat today? Here's my story about how we've spent the past two decades building heat traps for people to live in. Gift link 🎁
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Londoners Complain of ‘Unbearable Heat’ in City’s Modern Housing
In Britain’s capital city, an architectural trend that started about two decades ago is now being linked to unbearable levels of indoor heat.
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 18/06/2026
🧪 From the linked Lancet study: In women aged 20–24 years between 2020 and 2024, in whom vaccination coverage was around 88–90% at age 12–13 years, no deaths occurred, compared with 23·1 expected deaths based on historical rates ... a mortality reduction of 100% ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccine
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 30/04/2026
In London on 8th May? @katharinehayhoe.com is speaking at UCL at 2pm about how we decide and why we act depends not as much on the physical sciences 🧪 as they do on the social and political science of how humans interact with information and make decisions: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
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Why Climate Science is Not Enough
Welcoming leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe who will talk about the disconnect between climate science and climate action.
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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 23/04/2026
It has been nearly a year since we released our Anti-Autocracy Handbook sks.to/autocracy. Our team of authors includes @karmaos.bsky.social @drsunitasah Prof Christina Pagel Renee DiResta Philipp Markolin John Cook 1/5
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 21/04/2026
@duncanwrites.bsky.social
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 17/04/2026
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data)... • about 480,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 760,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,220,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,810,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2025. 2026 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between March and May by looking at the decadal average line positions.
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"We present The AI Scientist, which creates research ideas, writes code, runs experiments, plots and analyses data, writes the entire scientific manuscript, and performs its own peer review." You're a nut. If you've done this, you've missed the point of multiple bits. You could remove those bits.
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What a chaotic mess- vaccine recommendations on hold and inconsistent action across States all under RFKJr’s watch. Trust in vaccines is at an all time low and it will take years to repair the chaos he has wreaked. Why is he not impeached?
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‘Uncharted territory’: uncertainty as US vaccine guidance falls apart under Trump
Several shots – including flu and Covid – lost their CDC recommendations under overhauls from the White House
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Wouldn't it be cool to invest trillions of dollars into a technology that would actually make society better? Maybe we can call it “HI” — Human Intelligence. Instead of “data centers”, we could fund “schools”. Instead of *stealing* art, literature, and science, we help people *create* it. Crazy!
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 11/04/2026
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist and science communicator Donald Goldsmith argue that as robotics and miniaturisation improve, the practical and scientific case for any human spaceflight weakens. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking | Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith
Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 11/04/2026
"[Newton's] Waste Book served as an extension of his mind, rather than merely a memory aid, later becoming the foundation of his magnum opus Principia Mathematica."
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 11/04/2026
@questingvole.bsky.social's list contains some good books, and as he says: "there are many dozens more that could, or should, have been here." Missing for me is Crime and Punishment - essential adolescent reading, imho. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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From Peepo! to Middlemarch: 25 books to read before you turn 25
An unmissable book for every year of your early life – with recommendations from Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell and more
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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If you're wondering what the Artemis II astronauts will be experiencing during tomorrows reentry, I recently made this video showing the Artemis I reentry with a telemetry overlay. 🔭🧪 #Artemis Full video on YouTube: youtu.be/-QbYrs5SZ5M
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
📌 ICYMI — How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy
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How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy
A new investigation exposes a global network of anti-abortion groups and US Christian nationalists using UK courts to target bodily autonomy
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Reto Knutti @retoknutti.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"I anticipated that our work would be questioned, but only because its implications were politically inconvenient. I never expected that science itself would come under attack." Powerful statements from the brilliant scientist and communicator @drkatemarvel.bsky.social grist.org/science/kate...
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Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
“I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/04/2026
all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 09/04/2026
Voter identity in the UK is now based on pro/anti-Brexit sentiment rather than class, a new kind of tribalism. By @chakrabortty.bsky.social, referencing "Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain" by @sarahobolt.bsky.social and James Tilley. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time | Aditya Chakrabortty
Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 09/04/2026
🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇 1/10
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump has critcised Keir Starmer as another Neville Chamberlain. But…who does Trump think he is in that scenario? inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
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Trump calling Starmer 'Chamberlain' is perfect – but not for the reason he thinks
The US President tried to insult Starmer, but has ended up with egg on his face
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Much K-12 censorship since 2020 has been about suppressing discussion of politicians' behavior today...
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Dame Rainbow Warrior @damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 06/04/2026
"The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui" is truly a play for our time. It's good to see the new RSC production: www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/a...
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‘It was a warning from history – now it’s the bloody muse!’ Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire
In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t j...
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 06/04/2026
"The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui" truly is a play for our times, and it's good to see that the RSC is putting on a new production. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/a...
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‘It was a warning from history – now it’s the bloody muse!’ Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire
In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t j...
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Since the toilets on Orion are a continuing topic of fascination, here's a thread about space toilets. It's not just about function - toilets are symbolic and social too, and raise issues of privacy and intimacy. This image shows how to use the Apollo Fecal Containment Device. #ArtemisII 🧪
Powerpoint slide titled: The smallest room in the house. 
Dot points: 
Social
Symbolic
Functional
Different gravity
Privacy, intimacy?
Image: Man in terrible trousers demonstrating the Apollo Fecal Containment Device - a plastic bag to poop in.

Slide logo: The International Space Station Archaeological Project
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 03/04/2026
I grew up following the race into space, which undoubtedly played a part in my decision to study science at university. 🧪 Great to see a new generation of young people inspired in the same way! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 03/04/2026
Job Vacancy: CEO - Literacy Pirates Work on a pirate ship! A literacy charity working to ensure that children who are falling behind due to socio-economic disadvantage develop their reading and writing skills so they can succeed at school and beyond. literacypirates.org/news/job-ceo
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Job Vacancy: CEO | Literacy Pirates
Apply to be Chief Executive at Literacy Pirates. Lead our fantastic Pirate team, as we expand nationally to increase our reach and impact.
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 31/03/2026
InSECT Project update. For those attending the #NSTA conference in Anaheim 15-18 April, Elizabeth Zodda from our team will be speaking there and running a workshop. Check out all of our latest news here: insect-project.org/community/vi...
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Update - Spring 2026 - The InSECT Community
Join the InSECT Community forum to discuss the InSECT Project, share teaching resources and get help using and producing teaching materials.
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Jos Olivier @josolivier.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Who alerts the world when an asteroid could hit Earth? This woman Aarti Holla-Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might. www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
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Who alerts the world when an asteroid could hit Earth? This woman
Aarti Holla-Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 30/03/2026
InSECT team member Elizabeth Zodda is speaking at the NSTA Conference in Anaheim on Thursday 16 April: "The interdisciplinary experience: teaching about science with humanities". For all science teachers who want to know more about defending democracy in our classrooms! my.nsta.org/conferences/...
Hands-On Workshop
The interdisciplinary experience: teaching about science with humanities
Thursday, April 16 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
Anaheim Convention Center - 260 A, North Building
Inspired by InSECT, we propose courses that include both science and humanities. Elizabeth Zodda has five years of experience teaching an interdisciplinary course that blends science and social studies and includes students who may not see themselves as science students. In this session you will see how such a course was developed and how it runs. As students investigate current or historical issues that make use of scientific knowledge, we analyze the differences between science and other disciplines such as literature or political science. How do they compare in their approach to knowledge production, interpretation, and communication? Through this unusual classroom experience, students develop an appreciation for science and its role in providing trustworthy and reliable knowledge about the world and come to understand the arts and humanities. Stand-alone lesson suggestions will be included for use in your own classroom to enhance your science students’ connection to current events.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with a better understanding of how science and other subjects differ in terms of building up, evaluating and using knowledge. You will be introduced to interdisciplinary methods for discussing the nature of science with your students.

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Zodda
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Patrick Fullick @insect-project.org · 30/03/2026
A film for our time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKA...
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ORWELL: 2+2=5 | OFFICIAL TRAILER | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This roadmap presents a new model for education that reflects our quickly-changing world, preparing children to live as citizens of a diverse, decentralized, global society that is inclusive, equitable and open to all people. Join us! www.theworthyeducator.com/roadmap #EduSky
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