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Tom Ireland

@tomireland.bsky.social

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Science writer, editor of The Biologist, & author of THE GOOD VIRUS, a Times book of the year 2023. Bioscience, tech, cricket & comedy. thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tom-irela…

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Tom Ireland @tomireland.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Highlights from the latest issue of The Biologist are live! Are insects sentient? Why are 1000s of horseshoe crabs still being 'bled' for drug testing each year? The strange history of Vit C as a cold remedy Making 'ecocide' a crime against humanity + more here thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist

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Tom Ireland @tomireland.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

A new issue of The Biologist is now with @royalsocbio.bsky.social members and it's a cracker! We've an interview with @laminda.bsky.social‬ on zombifying parasites, tips on progressing from post-doc to PI, and we ask if creating a new million-peptide database could help fight AMR. lnkd.in/e-8j_WB9

The cover of The Biologist magazine shows a mushroom-like fungus growing out of a blue fly and the headline: "Hostile takeovers".

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Tom Ireland @tomireland.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Highlights from a special AI issue of The Biologist are now free to read and share online! How neural networks compare with the brain How to produce the quality data AI-bio needs, fairly Patrick Hsu & Evo Plus: AI & regulation, education, sequencing, and more. thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist

A special issue of The Biologist, featuring a tree growing out of a silicon chip, and the headline 'AI busts into life'

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 10/12/2024

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems. We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵

A chart in three parts showing data on child mortality to make the points that "The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time."

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I was very happy to talk about my book How Life Works in the latest issue of Periodic, the magazine of the Oxford chemistry department.

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