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Iwan Rhys Morus
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Professor of History. Historian of Science.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 7d
I had a fascinating chat with @themadstone.bsky.social about Frankenstein a few weeks ago.
Frankenstein's electrifying take on the nature of life
The creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was inspired by real scientific debates over whether electricity can create life.
www.importantnotimportant.com

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 7d
I’m not quite sure what the kids have done…..
Snowman

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 13d
Globalisation didn’t begin in the 1990s, or even in the past millennia. The tale of globalisation is written across human history. So why do we keep getting the story so wrong? This Essay was one of our most read by you in 2025. Revisit it here:
There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 15d
Not to worry. I think I fixed it!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 15d
Impromptu plumbing. Not in my plans for the fourth day of Christmas!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 16d
So were our roses until a few weeks ago.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 16d
Daffodils? In December?

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 17d
I was script consultant on this episode. Despite that, it’s great fun!
gregjenner.bsky.social Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 17d
Today’s episode of #DeadFunnyHistory is all about the genius scientist Marie Curie — it’s got silly voices, fun narration, jokes, facts, and a quiz at the end. Play it for your kids! Available worldwide on all podcast apps

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Marie Curie - BBC Sounds
Discover Marie Curie’s radioactive legacy
www.bbc.co.uk

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 17d
Today’s episode of #DeadFunnyHistory is all about the genius scientist Marie Curie — it’s got silly voices, fun narration, jokes, facts, and a quiz at the end. Play it for your kids! Available worldwide on all podcast apps

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Marie Curie - BBC Sounds
Discover Marie Curie’s radioactive legacy
www.bbc.co.uk

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 19d
Pwy sy’n dwad dros y bryn.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 19d
Looking a little more ragged than last year, but the Twrch Trwyth is still poking his snout above ground on Christmas Eve to make sure the Overworld is still there.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 23d
Blazing Saddles apparently. Which makes me very happy.
a man in a cowboy hat is riding a horse
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat is riding a horse
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 24d
Mae’r Nadolig yn dod!
Christmas tree.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 26d
For a change, I've just been talking about Edison with @historyextra.bsky.social. So watch this space!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 13
Delivered?

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 11
They’ve found Ker Is! Cantre’r Gwaelod nesaf!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France
The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 27
Fi fydd y prif siaradwr/I'll be giving the keynote!
miriamelin.bsky.social Dr Miriam Elin Jones @miriamelin.bsky.social · Nov 27
Galwad am bapurau! Cysylltwch os oes gyda chi ddiddordeb cyfrannu - yn fwy na hapus i drafod syniadau 😊🪲✨

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Dr Miriam Elin Jones @miriamelin.bsky.social · Nov 27
Galwad am bapurau! Cysylltwch os oes gyda chi ddiddordeb cyfrannu - yn fwy na hapus i drafod syniadau 😊🪲✨

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 23
I was younger then!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 23
The River, Scary Monsters, Be Happy.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 23
I owned three from each list. The same three.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 23
Stir up Sunday and the Christmas puddings are made.
Two Christmas Puddings

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 22
Hmmmm.
‘The public has been lied to’: secretly made documentary insists that aliens exist
The Age of Disclosure is a new film featuring high-ranking government officials who claim proof of extraterrestrial life has been covered up
www.theguardian.com

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Nov 21
Government launches major push for AI-driven science.

Strategy focuses on five areas of “existing UK strength” with £137m in funding.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Government launches major push for AI-driven science - Research Professional News
Strategy focuses on five areas of “existing UK strength” with £137m in funding
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 21
No wonder he’s laughing…

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David Bowman @dlbowman76.com · Nov 20
The simplest definition of "enshittification" is this:

Google has made it ridiculously difficult to google things and get a genuinely useful result.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 20
I’m reminded of how, thirty odd years ago, I applied for AHRC funding for a project on science and culture in nineteenth century Ireland. The reviewers were unanimous that there was nothing there to study. Good to see that times have changed!
rhiggitt.bsky.social Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · Nov 20
Fabulous PhD opportunity at Queen's University Belfast and Armagh Observatory:

Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830

www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · Nov 20
Fabulous PhD opportunity at Queen's University Belfast and Armagh Observatory:

Observing the Heavens from the 'Periphery': Astronomy in Ireland 1640-1830

www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post... Deadline 13 Jan #histSTM #histastro

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 19
Yes, dark money fans the flames, but sheesh, was the kindling dry.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Nov 19
So the pusillanimity of institutions like the Royal Society or the National Academy of Sciences have no bearing on the erosion of trust? Or the bleating of self appointed leaders about keeping politics out of science?
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Nov 19
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.