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Rory Cellan-Jones

@rorycj.bsky.social
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Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 20h
The view from breakfast
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 21h
We’re away for a few days but #sophiefromromania is in good hands with our young person
Sophie dog, fine but missing us
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Out with #sophiefromromania on an exciting safari where we had encounters with a fox, a squirrel and three dogs
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania and I were out early on an autumnal morning - the prof left for Cambridge and @sociabledog.bsky.social to the airport on his way home even earlier. Sophie and I are a bit sad but we’ve got plenty to keep us busy
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Off to the park early with @sociabledog.bsky.social and #sophiefromromania before the roads close for the Ealing Half Marathon- we deserved a #bigbreakfast but runners are advised to just have a banana
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#SophiefromRomania is so happy that #strictly is back and her favourite people are here
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When #sophiefromromania Is on border patrol we remember why we got the garden fence heightened
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The foxes in our street have an insatiable appetite for the @financialtimes.com
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
bengoertzel.substack.com/p/jacob-coxo... Brilliant dissection of the recent “AI will kill us all” scare and how it is all powered by the sinister effective altruism movement
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Jacob Coxon and the Effective-Altruism Media-Hacking Playbook
Unraveling the actual story behind this “Anthropic coder quits in alarm over X-risk” drama...
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Spotted on the mean streets of Ealing this morning #sophiefromromania and @sociabledog.bsky.social
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Uncle Si @sociabledog.bsky.social and #Sophiefromromania were out playing in the garden before 7 and then took me for a frisky walk
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Guess which friend of #Sophiefromromania has arrived
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Heard the ominous sound of a brick falling from the top of our food bin in the middle of the night and woke to find a major fox crime and a prime suspect legging it…
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#sophiefromromania is helping cook Big Breakfast
Sophie dog trying to get under Rory’s feet in the kitchen
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/movers-and... We’re back! A new series of Movers and Shakers begins with an episode about “Parkies” writing about Parkinson’s
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Movers and Shakers: “Parkies” on Parkinson’s
We’re back - after a short break Movers and Shakers, the podcast about living with Parkinson’s, starts a new series today and we can promise you some major excitement over the coming weeks.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh what a night!! #BrentfordFC
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Had an evening of ecstasy and agony at Grand Cru.saders benefit for Cure Parkinson’s - ecstasy because what’s not to like about an excellent meal with fine wines followed by a wine auction raising a six figure sum? Agony because my new (so far useless)sleep medication means I’m forbidden alcohol
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
##Sophiefromromania hears a lot of economics and is thinking of taking an Open University
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fascinating morning at #BoardwaveLive hearing about AI implementation, quantum computing, and how Europe can keep up to speed. And lots of money raised for Cure Parkinson’s
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tough morning: bad back, hardly slept despite new drug meant to sort that, and found #sophiefromromania had left a little puddle on the hall carpet . Despite that, pleasant walk, and in a little while, I've got a very jolly piece on my Substack about how Hitler's diary ended up in my BBC notebook.
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dillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 14/09/2026
this is gpt6 astra btw
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania was on high alert this morning after reports of cats and squirrels in the area
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Zazie Todd PhD @zazietodd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Huge thanks to @rorycj.bsky.social and @sociabledog.bsky.social for an encouraging, heartwarming, and inspiring panel at Bark! Fest today. It was a phenomenal start to our book festival!
Text along the top says Thank you! Beneath is a screenshot from the Zoom webinar today with Zazie Todd, Rory Cellan-Jones, Kristi Benson, and Si Wooler. Zazie, Rory, and Si all have bookshelves behind them; Kristi has a virtual background with a beautiful rural BC scene. Beneath is the blue banner for Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, that has a photo of a cute Chihuahua.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Tonight at 6pm @sociabledog.bsky.social and I will be talking about what #Sophiefromromania has taught us about anxious dogs and how to treat them
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Our Relationship with Dogs with Rory Cellan-Jones and Simon Wooler at Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers. After registering, you will receive a...
Explore our love for dogs and the importance of treating them with kindness. Sophie From Romania: What a rescue dog taught me about love, patience and hope by Rory Cellan-Jones tells the real story of...
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A busy, tiring family and friends weekend #Sophiefromromania still a bit scared of the grandkids but joined us on the sofa, then was downright cheeky with our friends
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Guy Stallard @guystall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/dian...
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The grandkids are staying so #Sophiefromromania is making herself scarce and we’re allowing a modicum of screen time
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/help-me-st... A Movers and Shakers listener makes a passionate plea for more help to make the homes of people with Parkinson’s safer
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Help me stop falling - one man’s plea
Should more of the health budget go into prevention?
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Update-She was pretty scared once we got into the vet’s treatment room but made little fuss when she got her injection while the prof held her so we’re proud of her
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Oh my goodness what an emotional experience listening to this edition of The Reunion about 9/11 presented with huge sensitivity by Kirsty Wark
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The Reunion - The 9/11 Attacks - BBC Sounds
Kirsty Wark is joined by a group of people who experienced the 9/11 attacks in New York.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#SophiefromRomania looking fairly calm as we wait for our annual vet appointment
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hearing the clip of my dear friend Steve Evans in the World Trade Centre on R4’s Today Programme brings back that terrible day..,
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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Those squirrels are just frit, aren’t they #sophiefromromania? Come down and play!
Sophie dog looking up at the cowardly squirrel
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
share.google/AWA0QowotTF2... The RNLI is one of those institutions that make me proud to be British - join me in donating to show your support
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wow, at last the Times publishes an article that tells the truth about Trump and Russia
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Regarding the Anthropic "we're all doomed" story: if a safety advisor at a car company said there's a 1-in-10 chance our product will kill everyone within 10 years, how long would they stay an employee? And what would happen to the share price?
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania sat through my interview with Times Radio apparently unconcerned about the existential threat posed by AI . Perhaps she thinks the robots will team up with the dogs...
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm going on Times Radio at 5:40 pm to talk about the two current and past Anthropic researchers who say AI is quite likely to kill us all
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania on good form on this fine chilly autumn morning
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/google-and... Google and Apple have a stranglehold over the mobile internet and complain bitterly about foreign governments trying to regulate them - but when Trump tells them to jump, their only question is how high?
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Google and Apple - Studies in Spinelessness
They were dubbed a few years ago the Magnificent Seven, the seven giant American tech companies* whose growth seems unstoppable .
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Do you think a little rain is going to stop me from taking him for a walk?” #SophiefromRomania knows I need exercising whatever the weather
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania and old pal Juno back together after a long break and Sophie keen to show off her paddling skills
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Come on, says #Sophiefromromania I know it’s a Monday morning but do keep up
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Barack Obama had done this, every Sunday show would have talked about nothing else.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#Sophiefromromania was by turns frisky- when she saw a squirrel - and fearful - when she heard a golf ball being hit - on this morning’s walk. Meanwhile our friend Merlin the birdwatcher was very busy, though I’m a bit dubious about a kingfisher on the Ealing golf course. Home to #bigbreakfast
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Former FT editor Lionel B shoots himself in foot, not enough proofreading rigour..
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/placebo-an.... The placebo effect in #Parkinsons can be huge causing havoc in clinical trials of drugs. And it's not just a psychological phenomenon - in some cases there is actual dopamine release happening. Latest from my Substack
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Placebo and Parkinson’s
It seems harmless - in fact that’s the whole point of it - and it looks like any other form of medication But it can have a devastating effect on the hunt for a cure for Parkinson’s.
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This morning’s cat- #sophiefromromania interaction
Sophie dog and the neighbourhood cat face off
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My brilliant friend and podcast colleague Paul Mayhew Archer wrote a romcom about Parkinson’s a few years ago - and it kept nearly being made. But now here it is: a proper movie with a fabulous cast in cinemas in November. Can't wait to see it! youtu.be/MR5Nkdndv18
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Onwards and Sideways (2026) Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney
YouTube video by Icon Film Distribution
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