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Ravi Naik

@ravinaik.bsky.social
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Radio and podcast producer. I make the Law Show and Rethink for BBC Radio 4. Writer and Journalist. Come for the writing, stay for the dad jokes.

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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Is #Plur1bus a veiled warning about generative AI? "They" are endlessly complimentary, and "their" aim is to try to please Carol with what "they" believe she wants, based on the entire knowledge of humanity, but without individual thought or initiative. Thoughts?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Did you know, anti-migrant protesters and people who want billionaires and corporations to pay more tax share IDENTICAL mindsets. ...and UK political parties are after their vote. Find out more on Rethink with @benansell.bsky.social on BBCRadio4 at 4pm. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... winners and losers
Why understanding zero-sum thinking can help explain modern politics and attitudes.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
On this week's Rethink: why the future of aviation is cleaner, NOT faster. With @benansell.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink: how can flying be less polluting?
Aviation is fiendishly difficult to decarbonise - but how can it be made cleaner?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Why is holding up a placard that says "Free Gaza" legal protest, yet one that reads "Palestine Action" is not? Find out on Rethink on BBC Radio4 when @benansell.bsky.social explores the meaning of terrorism. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...the meaning of terrorism
Is the word 'terrorism' overused, and what do we mean when we use it?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
US tariffs have left many countries wondering what President Trump will do next. But should the UK align more closely with China? Listen to Rethink on BBC Radio 4 with @benansell.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... the UK's relationship with China
Should the UK seek closer diplomatic and trade links with China?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
On The Law Show on BBC Radio 4 now: how can the UK ensure warnings about avoidable deaths are heeded? Presented by @joellegrogan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, How can avoidable deaths be prevented?
Should a government body be created to make sure 'state-related deaths' are prevented?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Should convicted murderers be forced into the dock for sentencing? The Law Show on BBC Radio 4, with @joellegrogan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Should killers be forced to attend sentencing hearings?
Victims' families want convicted killers forced into the dock for sentencing.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
How can we build 90 thousand homes a year? and is "affordable" housing really affordable? Rethink...social housing with @benansell.bsky.social on @BBCRadio4 at 4pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...social housing
What's stopping the UK from building the social housing we need?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Why are the details of people with no criminal convictions on the Police National Computer? And how private prosecutions in England and Wales are under review after the Post Office scandal. On today's Law Show on BBC Radio 4 with @joellegrogan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Wrongful convictions: why private prosecutions face reform
How should private prosecutions change following the Post Office scandal?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Can I sue if my private details are part of a data breach? Find out on The Law Show with @joellegrogan.bsky.social on BBC Radio4 now. and you can listen to the podcast here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, My data's been stolen in a cyberattack - can I sue?
UK retailers have faced cyberattacks - but what if your data is part of a breach?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
@sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social I saw this cookbook and thought of you.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Is there a German word for when you had a free moment in the past, and thought, "I'll just do that paperwork, because it'll make my life easier later on." Then you forget what you've done, only to be overjoyed a few weeks later when it's already done.
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John Chen @johnchen.com.au · 29/03/2025
hear hear
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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Adam Ant’s Prince Charming costume in is the Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection and quite rightly too. You can see many of its 19 components at the V&A online & very impressive they all are too. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O159723...
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Severance theory: Lumon is a medical company looking for the ultimate emotional painkiller. Imagine: productivity unaffected by grief, divorce or any kind of mental distress of an outie. Hence the test that is Cold Harbor. #Severance #Lumon
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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
who is this rorschach guy and where did he get all the pictures of my parents fighting.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Forget Inflation, GDP and Trump tariffs, there are other ways the global economy can be controlled. Behind the scenes, the world has economic choke points – and those are being squeezed. Find out who's doing the squeezing on Rethink on BBCRadio4 and BBCSounds. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink... the global economy
Forget tariffs, what are the systems and raw materials that underpin the global economy?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Prime Minister says we're on the cusp of an AI revolution in healthcare - but does the promise live up to the hype? Rethink on BBC Radio 4 today at 4pm and on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink...medical data
The PM says the NHS is well placed for an AI revolution in healthcare - but is it?
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Amanda Finley Digs All the Spooky Things @rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Hey, everyone. Let's share Rose's website as far and often as possible. Her name was scrubbed from NASA's website thanks to orders to erase women in STEM. Rose fought through poverty and homelessness, and every time I look at the moon, I think of her. www.rosedf.space/explore
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Home | Rose DF - Astronomer & Aerospace Engineer
Welcome to the personal site of Astronomer Rose DF. Connect with her for STEM outreach initiatives, and find all contact information here.
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Rob Williams @robwilliams71.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
John Wagner, Alan Grant and Carlos Ezquerra knew the score.
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Severance 🌐 Followers of Kier @severanze.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Being entertained by Ben Stiller responding to unsuspecting people who talk about Severance Who said comedy is dead
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Grant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
pulled my back so bad that I told my family I might need a wheelchair like Professor X, and my son said “yeah more like Professor XXL” and goddammit I don’t deserve this abuse
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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HelenBrownJournalist @helenbrownwrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Huge thanks to @marcusbrig.bsky.social for a great, open, freewheeling interview. Also for recommending Barry's tea to me... inews.co.uk/culture/come...
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Marcus Brigstocke: ‘My porn addiction was shameful. It changed how I treated women’
The comedian explains his new stand-up show exploring modern masculinity – and why all men need good male friendships
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
One of my very fave Rethinks coming up this afternoon and quite timely too - on AI and intellectual property. I wonder how it feels for OpenAI to have gone from hunter to hunted? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Sounds - Rethink, Rethink: is big tech stealing your life?
How is our relationship with big tech changing?
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
On Rethink at 4pm : Feeding the AI machine and a program that poisons it. with @justineroberts.bsky.social, @ravenben.bsky.social, @theglazeproject.bsky.social, @jackstilgoe.bsky.social Cerys Wyn Davies @neil1310r.bsky.social presented by @benansell.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 29/01/2025
This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Take my tip - follow Greenville zoo - you won't regret it. bsky.app/profile/gree...
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Vicky @vickyecarter.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Drinks with toxic ingredients have been linked to deaths and poisonings in countries like India, Laos and Turkey. It was announced over the weekend, in Vietnam too. I made a programme recently for the BBC World Service "Is fake alcohol a global threat?" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #journalist
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The Inquiry - Is fake alcohol a global threat? - BBC Sounds
How toxic and widespread is fake alcohol?
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Greeneville Zoo @greenevillezoo.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
We’re fixing the typo on our maps but gotta admit Gorzilla sounds badass.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/01/2025
This guy stared at me the entire way from DC to LA and I was convinced he was going to follow me and kill me before I realized his sunglasses were just on the back of his head.
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
In my day it just wasn’t journalism to take 3 tweets criticising a TV show and write ‘Fans SLAM [TV show]’. This is still my day.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
OMG what else does Alexander have to do to gain Frankie's trust? She seems to be completely incapable of critical thinking. WHY would he request the seer to call him in if he was a traitor?? #TheTraitors #Traitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitorsUK
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Masterstroke by Charlotte, but very very risky... #TheTraitors #Traitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitorsUK
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Quite Interesting @qi.com · 23/01/2025
The TIFFANY PROBLEM occurs when a historical novel or film contains details that seem too modern to be true but are in fact correct for the time. The name Tiffany is one such example, it dates back to at least the 12th century.
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Attempting to instill manners in the 4yo: “What’s the magic word?” “You say ‘please’ is the magic word but it’s not. It’s ‘abracadabra’. Everybody knows that.”
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Just a reminder that the Shining is on BBC2 tonight.
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Never forget AI is not "creative". For example, image generators can't show you a wine glass that is full to the brim and spilling over - because online, all wine glasses are half-full. My attempts using different generative AI:
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🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 17/01/2025
Occasional reminder that whenever you say "sparks joy" you are not quoting Marie Kondo. You are quoting her translator, Cathy Hirano. She invented "sparks joy" out of whole cloth. What Marie Kondo says is "This makes my heart go pitter pat."
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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
My favorite thing about documentaries? Well first of all, they’re depressing, which I love. But I also enjoy being emotionally tortured by a tragedy I’m powerless to change
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Clues in #TheTraitorsUK that faithfuls haven't picked up on: 1. The traitors ALWAYS have a shortlist of three people to murder. Therefore the last two people to arrive at breakfast are always Faithfuls. By a process of elimination you can work out who the Traitors are.
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Caps @itscappa.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Minah spent half a series dragging her nan through an escape room only for her new apprentice to inevitably knife her in the next couple of episodes. #thetraitors #traitorsuk
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I've missed Wilf - one of the best and most entertaining traitors of all time. #TraitorsUK #Traitors #TheTraitorsUK #TheTraitors
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The only Faithful I want to win is Alexander (such a nice guy, and is doing this for such good reasons 😭) Whereas Joe - no surprise - is a bit of a tool (winnings = pub and first class travel). Oh, and Minah for the win x #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK #Traitors #TraitorsUK
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I honestly believe that this year's intake of faithfuls are the least perceptive of ANY series so far (including the Aus, US and NZ series...) #TheTraitors #Traitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitorsUK
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Anyone saying "Why am I / are we still here?" in the Traitors the answer is simple - it's because you're irrelevant. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #TheTraitorsUK
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Charlotte was a good choice but I would have picked Leanne - no-one suspects her now. I reckon Charlotte will become a traitor and Jake is toast #TraitorsUK
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Poor sweet Tony Slattery has died. I remember watching him at work several times during the recording of "Whose Line is it Anyway" back in the 90s. He was witty, clever and had that marvelous voice. Rest in peace x www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’
His appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? made him a major comedy and improv star in the 90s, but then his life fell apart. He talks about love, addiction, bipolar disorder and a long-buried secret
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The economy is in turmoil but at least my financial future is secure thanks to my collection of 10,000 images of tennis balls. Now to take a big sip of coffee and open Bluesky
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Ravi Naik @ravinaik.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Having done a lot of programmes about AI, policy makers need to avoid Douglas Adams' "Deep Thought" problem (see below) It's all very well throwing AI at big data, but you REALLY need to have an idea of what you're trying to find out (and what its use will be) youtu.be/aboZctrHfK8?...
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the answer to life, universe and everything
YouTube video by riktw
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