Trish Greenhalgh

trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

12 October 2025 04:58

Awesome re-analysis of the Franklin / Crick / Watson story. Explains how Franklin produced (with considerable skill) the *pictures* that made the penny drop for slow-on-the-uptake Watson. Sadly, paywalled. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Dave Vetter

davidrvetter.bsky.social

14 October 2025 00:17

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

Dave Vetter

davidrvetter.bsky.social

14 October 2025 00:17

The attack on Portland was supposed to make the place look like a lawless hellhole. Instead, the authorities have succeeded in making it look like the most fun city in the world.

Amanda Vincent

amandavincent.bsky.social

16 October 2025 02:30

We need to spread the news that fish are indeed wildlife! "The fish [falling from the sky] damaged the windshield ... there was some confusion when [XX] tried to make the wildlife collision claim under her insurance, with one adjustor telling her fish isn’t wildlife" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dave Vetter

davidrvetter.bsky.social

16 October 2025 09:18

Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."