🧪Did you know Wildfires can potentially create electrical storms? 🌩️ I explain how in the video 👇 Please follow if you like this kind of stuff. #science #wildfire #climatechange

🧪 Should scientists use the term religious? Prof Goodenough is a scientist 🔬 with no supernatural beliefs AT ALL. But uses the term religious to describe her deep, meaningful relationship with nature. Do you find the term religious to be off-putting? Full episode- youtu.be/JdTnp8eaq6Q?... #science

(1/2) Tomorrow I will be filming a Podcast Episode with Ursula Goodenough. This week I read her book "The Sacred Depths of Nature". It was fascinating, all about the science of life (Goodenough is a Professor of Biology) and how this relates to our sense of meaning. #science #biology #philsky

The Cyclospora Outbreak in the U.S.A. a foodborne illness spread by contaminated fresh produce (fruits, salads, fresh herbs). But the exact source is unknown. Symptoms can be mild or absent, but 86 hospitalisations have occurred. CDC info here: www.cdc.gov/cyclosporias... #microbiology #publichealth

My new article, "Atheist's Guide To Meaning...", is my attempt to understand the human predicament and our place in a vast cosmos. I wrote it after being left feeling wanting, reading some famous atheists like Dawkins and Alex Rosenberg. substack.com/home/post/p-... #atheism #philsky #science

Good news, the WHO have declared that the Hantavirus outbreak associated with the cruise ship M/V Hondius appears to be over. A terrifying ordeal for all those involved. 13 people were infected, and sadly, 3 lost their lives. www.who.int/emergencies/... #microbiology #epidemiology #publichealth

Reached 1 k subscribers on YouTube (just 3 days after hitting 500). This is key for monetising but currently I am at ~300 watch hours (it needs to hit 3000!!! 😲). check it out: youtube.com/@mol-bio This photo is from my last day in the lab in April, before this new life. #science #philsky

🧪 For this week's Free STEM resources, we have a range of Open Access books by world-leading experts on current topics in science from @mitpress.bsky.social Find MIT Open Access books here: direct.mit.edu I'm particularly interested in the book by Ford Doolittle #science #STEM #evolution #philsky

🧪I’ve been checking out this new edition of The Selfish Gene. In the updates Dawkins gets ChatGPT to write a poem about it. I’ll be posting the full podcast episode here: www.YouTube.com/@MOL-BIO Subscribe to get notified. Then I’m watching an intelligent design movie #science #philsky

🧪 Reactions to the 50th anniversary edition of The Selfish Gene Subscribe on YouTube so that you will get notified when the videos are published: www.youtube.com/@MOL-BIO The link to the first episode The Illusion of Meaning is here- youtu.be/yut3WtuJ5mo?... #science #evolution #philsky #biology

🧪 Looking for the best free resources for scientists online? I want to find really interesting free (Open Access) books. Also, great free software tools. The sort of stuff that can let you do genuine scholarship and science (bioinformatics) at home. I want to hear your favourites. #science #philsky

🧪Did you outgrow the new atheism movement (Dawkins/Harris etc)? And are you interested in exploring the meaning of life from a scientific and philosophical perspective? Then you might like our new podcast 👇 youtu.be/yut3WtuJ5mo?... #science #philsky #atheism

🧪 In the video, I explain how AlphaFold protein structure prediction AND complex prediction tools transformed our project, helping us solve a problem we had been tackling for @10 years. 🙏Bluesky's new 300 MB video limit #science #AI #alphafold #structuralbiology #molecularbiology #microbiology

🧪 What’s the most absurd biology fact you know? I worked on a needle structure in bacteria that injects toxins to kill nearby microbes. BUT it derives from a modified virus which was co-opted in the past. The genes for this virus are now in the bacterial DNA, pretty weird? Image credit👇 #science

I went for a drive it was raining heavily and I saw about 20 sheep 🐑 huddling under a funny shaped tree 🌳 it was very sweet.

(2/3) The Selfish Gene turns up in the work of Thomas Ligotti, David Benatar and other philosophers discussing themes of pessimistic philosophy and despair. #existenitalism #existentialcrisis #absurdism

(1/3) Did Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene contribute to existential turmoil in the 21st century? Some readers of TSG reacted to its apparently bleak message. I discuss this and much more in this post. For more details see the full video: youtu.be/p12eWPBxCL4?... #science #philsky #atheism

(2/2) Part 2- takes us into the 20th century and the molecular revolution in biology, with life as a machine reaching its most extreme form. Check out the full video here- youtu.be/An1DYc-kW0Y?...

🧪 (1/2) The history of comparing life to a machine from Descartes, to de la Mettrie, to Dawkins. Part 1- starts with Descartes mind-body dualism, with the body as a machine. Check out the full video here- youtu.be/An1DYc-kW0Y?... #science #biology #philsky #history

(2/3) The lesser-known illusion: We are not separate from the Universe; we are made of the same matter as the stars and the planets. We are the Universe. This was popularised by Carl Sagan ("we are star-stuff"). This was revealed gradually in the 20th century. #science #philsky

🧪 1 year on Bluesky and I decided to do a proper introduction video. Please follow, if you like: science/philosophy/ AND BOOKS. The goal is to get my book published in the next year (the original and best, long-form content 😉). #science #philsky #writersky #booksky #readingcommunity #amwriting

🧪 Is reality just Quantum Fields or is it ALL Consciousness? Here I present two very different perspectives on the nature of reality. This is the short version the full version can be found here: www.instagram.com/p/DX19Oz6jKS... #science #philsky #philosophy #physics

🧪 Would Isaac Newton still believe in God if he were alive today? This is the short take home version, here is a link to a more detailed discussion: www.instagram.com/p/DXzw6QFDY0... #science #theology #philosophy #biology

🧪 Carl Sagan “our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe...Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark...in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.” #science #philsky

🧪 Life as a Self-Constructor An approach that might finally allow us to determine what makes life so special. Check out the free article at Substack: open.substack.com/pub/drchrise... #science #philosophy #biology #philsky

🧪 My last post/and article was inspired the words of #CarlSagan. His "Pale Blue Dot" narration is one of THE most beautiful science pieces ever written. So it makes sense that I should also share the Artemis II image "Hello, World" from NASA. #cosmos #NASA #space

🧪The Constructor Theory of Life- Why Intelligent Design is wrong and how life builds itself. Constructor theory, developed by physicists, offers an exciting new way to look at life. Full article, free to access using link: medium.com/science-spec... #science #philsky #biology #chemistry #physics

Richard Dawkins' Selfish Gene had an unexpected impact on nihilistic/pessimistic/anti-natalist philosophy in the 21st century. For this and more check out the full-length video on YouTube (we're up to 41 views now!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12e... #philsky #philosophy #science #existentialism

Is Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene unnecessarily nihilistic? I discuss some of the existential crises readers experience in the video below. Please check out the full-length video on YouTube (we're up to 23 views now!): youtu.be/p12eWPBxCL4?... #philsky #philosophy #science #existentialism

🧪The scientific discovery of radioactivity in 1896 was a complete accident which altered the course of human history. It led to nuclear medicine (important for cancer), radiotherapy, nuclear power, and, of course, the atomic bomb. It's all in the video. #science #physics #medicine #philsky #history