European Research Council (ERC)

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18 June 2026 07:37

Online disinformation, cyberbullying & #HateSpeech - most people want to completely avoid all three. But to fix these issues “someone has to take a look – objectively, & without wishing to have their prejudices confirmed.” 🧵 to find out more, on this International Day for Countering Hate Speech 👇

Chris Simms

chrisnsimms.bsky.social

18 June 2026 07:32

Although the pigeon research I find most memorable is work in Paris showing that the more hairdressers there are, the more pigeons have missing toes. String or human hair wrapped around their toes can cut off circulation and lead to them falling off. 😬 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Chris Simms

chrisnsimms.bsky.social

18 June 2026 07:32

I find pigeons weirdly fascinating (partly because of all the ones missing toes you see in cities), so it was a joy to write this article for @newscientist.com about how pigeons lock their eyes in place when flying 🧪 🕊️ 🐦 www.newscientist.com/article/2530...

Chris Simms

chrisnsimms.bsky.social

18 June 2026 07:32

The original research my New Scientist article is based on is published in Current Biology, doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

Denny Carter

dennycarter.bsky.social

18 June 2026 07:32

Republicans really seem unable to understand you cannot debase yourself enough for this man.