Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Alice Roberts
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I had a lot of fun chatting about anatomy, evolution and embryology - and my new book HUMANS - with Mike Marshall of News Scientist. You can watch the conversation here:
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I’m rarely an early adopter. But Zeteo has been a flagship of brave journalism in the US - and I’m delighted to see @mehdirhasan.bsky.social bringing it home.
BIG NEWS!
We just (soft) launched Zeteo UK, a new standalone publication from Zeteo based in the UK, covering the UK.
It's our first international expansion, with big-name contributors and reporters.
Subscribe and support here, and check out the trailer from me below:
zeteonews.co.uk
About time too…
The modern day equivalent of Lord Haw Haw broadcasting from afar.
What's different this time though is the British government broadcasts on the same frequency.
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Boris Johnson: "We didn't have a plan for what to do next because we didn't think it was our job to have a plan."
And we are all paying the price for that folly.
We are very proud to share that Dr @lucytimbrell96.bsky.social from @livancworlds.bsky.social has a chapter in the new book, ‘HUMANS: The Evolution of a Species’ edited by @profaliceroberts.bsky.social. Lucy shares her expertise on the evolution of human technology 🔨
This actual step towards apocalyptic water wars is happening because tech bros religiously believe in a post-human fantasy world where they merge with machines to become immortal and the government is helping them becuse they can finally achieve mass surveillance.
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It was lovely to catch up with Adam Rutherford, Kev Fong and Kit Yates @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social this weekend…as well as Claudia Hammond, science rapper Jon Chase, neuroscientist & director Mark Lythgoe - and to meet wonderful psychologist Kathryn Paige Harden and the brilliant @rialina.com !
I just don't understand this stuff. Labour isn't in opposition. It's not writing for an essay competition. So don't whine, legislate: "X com has become a tool by which malignant foreign actors spread disinformation and we will bring before Parliament legislation to block it."
Archaeologist contributes chapter to latest book from Professor Alice Roberts
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Americans across multiple states are being urged to conserve water as drought conditions intensify, reservoirs shrink, and utilities issue increasingly urgent warnings. At the same time, a different k...
"For far too long... mainstream media in the UK has failed the public. It has downplayed the rise of the far right at home while helping manufacture consent for genocide abroad."
I make the case for why we need Zeteo UK, which launched today and which needs your support, as subscribers:
Read Mehdi’s announcement, explaining why we're launching a UK-focused Zeteo offshoot, who we’re bringing with us, and how we plan to fix a broken British media.
