Oh! Has an election been called? Because I’ve received what definitely looks like a campaign letter from the Conservatives. Do we have a date?
Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer

Desperately sad news.
Museums are treasure houses of objects and knowledge, founts of inspiration for future generations, places of wonder - and research. Places that invite us to see ourselves in a deep, wide context.
Our society and culture is impoverished if we lose them.…

Imagine writing this.
Imagine publishing it.
Imagine being the woman in question, reading it.

Lea Ypi Dr Rachel Clarke Darwin College The Spectator Sorry you’ve had to experience this horrific objectification in public. Solidarity.

Dr Adam Rutherford Who would you like to hear reading it?

Well done everyone! The petition is now over 10,000 signatures so the Senedd will consider a debate on the threat facing National Museum Wales!

My verdict thus far: Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 leagues ahead - and inhabiting a very different, rational world - from the self-involved, proudly ignorant Graham Hancock - on this Joe Rogan Podcast podcast.

Dr Adam Rutherford Prof Alice Roberts💙 Increasingly sounding like…

The National Museum Wales is under threat. Museums are important repositories of knowledge and heritage, places of inspiration, and crucial for education.
Please consider signing the petition to increase its funding - it's close to reaching 10,000 signatures, when it will be…

Prof Alice Roberts💙 Dr Adam Rutherford Diane Morgan, of course. Who else?

Great interview with Andrew Copson from Humanists UK on the need to balance inclusivity with freedom of religion/belief in schools - and the massively outdated current requirement for all schools to have daily (Christian) worship.
It’s not right for any child to be bullied - by…

Prof Alice Roberts💙 Dr Adam Rutherford I found a cracking summary in Private Eye Magazine :

You can bet Prof Alice Roberts💙 will not accept a shred of responsibility for her part in the scandal exposed by the #CassReview . She's been calling whistleblowers bigots for years.

Carol Vorderman Prof Alice Roberts💙 Currently on my front door

I think he’s right - from what I see and what I hear - the British public is overwhelmingly, consistently kind. And that kindness gives me hope.
Listen to Luke Tryl with emily m and Jon Sopel from 17.35 on today’s episode The News Agents

Prof Alice Roberts💙 Dr Adam Rutherford No contest! The obvious choice.

Angrish A theory is a hypothesis that has been tested and not disproved. His fairy tales don’t come near that.

#RishiSunak has sent out a survey...

Prof Prof Alice Roberts💙 hopes it might be the pre announcement of a General Election

Here's hoping our Alice 👍🏼👍🏼

How bacteria wag their tails, revealed. And a lovely story of family connections.