Michael Woodhead
@michaelwood8.bsky.social
Medical journalist, Sydney, via Leeds.
Cycling in China. Blog at josephrock.net
Cycling in China. Blog at josephrock.net
Bought a new tent to replace the ageing MSR Hubba, a Lanshan Pro, via AliExpress. A Chinese brand and the quality is pretty good, at a fraction of the price of US/EU ultralight tents. Camping gear is yet another area where #China brands are becoming dominant
December 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Bought a new tent to replace the ageing MSR Hubba, a Lanshan Pro, via AliExpress. A Chinese brand and the quality is pretty good, at a fraction of the price of US/EU ultralight tents. Camping gear is yet another area where #China brands are becoming dominant
SMH running crap articles from the Washington Post that give credulity to antivax cranks now appointed to official positions. There is no ‘balance’ or ‘ both sides’ when it comes to scientific fact vs quack fiction
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
SMH running crap articles from the Washington Post that give credulity to antivax cranks now appointed to official positions. There is no ‘balance’ or ‘ both sides’ when it comes to scientific fact vs quack fiction
Spent most of the day trying to plan the my 2026 100-day hike across the Hengduan mountains in SW China.
30 years ago it was a blank on the map. Now there are Chinese hiking apps showing daily itineraries of how to cross from one remote canyon to the next.
30 years ago it was a blank on the map. Now there are Chinese hiking apps showing daily itineraries of how to cross from one remote canyon to the next.
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Spent most of the day trying to plan the my 2026 100-day hike across the Hengduan mountains in SW China.
30 years ago it was a blank on the map. Now there are Chinese hiking apps showing daily itineraries of how to cross from one remote canyon to the next.
30 years ago it was a blank on the map. Now there are Chinese hiking apps showing daily itineraries of how to cross from one remote canyon to the next.
"God damn British get out": graffiti on a Beijing college wall, 1925 hpcbristol.net/visual/FD-s036
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"God damn British get out": graffiti on a Beijing college wall, 1925 hpcbristol.net/visual/FD-s036
Australia may soon need to impose immigration controls on US citizens, requiring them to show proof of vaccination against infections such as hep B
ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Period.
This is a goat rodeo of radical anti-vaxxers.
Period.
This is a goat rodeo of radical anti-vaxxers.
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Australia may soon need to impose immigration controls on US citizens, requiring them to show proof of vaccination against infections such as hep B
Reposted by Michael Woodhead
How does a viral social media post snowball into a global fake news story? @wenhao.bsky.social retraces the path, one misleading report at a time, in this piece about China's alleged law to curb online misinformation.
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
How does a viral social media post snowball into a global fake news story? @wenhao.bsky.social retraces the path, one misleading report at a time, in this piece about China's alleged law to curb online misinformation.
If #PFAS forever chemicals are causing ovarian cancer, why are rates of the cancer showing long term decline just after peak levels of PFAS exposure in the population?
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
If #PFAS forever chemicals are causing ovarian cancer, why are rates of the cancer showing long term decline just after peak levels of PFAS exposure in the population?
Reposted by Michael Woodhead
Our annual deep dive on China’s climate transition is out! China’s CO₂ emissions are set to remain flat for a second year in 2025. Record additions of solar and wind, accelerating electrification, and declining construction-material demand are the main drivers.
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Our annual deep dive on China’s climate transition is out! China’s CO₂ emissions are set to remain flat for a second year in 2025. Record additions of solar and wind, accelerating electrification, and declining construction-material demand are the main drivers.
I did a bike ride/rafting trip down the Hawkesbury River
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I did a bike ride/rafting trip down the Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury morning mist
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hawkesbury morning mist
Reposted by Michael Woodhead
Good move: Australia blocks takeover of Mayne Pharma by US firm, cites national interest | Reuters
www.reuters.com/business/healt…
www.reuters.com/business/healt…
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Good move: Australia blocks takeover of Mayne Pharma by US firm, cites national interest | Reuters
www.reuters.com/business/healt…
www.reuters.com/business/healt…
Sinophobia in science: the US persecution of Chinese researchers has bipartisan support www.economist.com/china/2025/1...
America is foolishly waving goodbye to thousands of Chinese boffins
Hostile policies and attacks on science are driving them back into China’s arms
www.economist.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sinophobia in science: the US persecution of Chinese researchers has bipartisan support www.economist.com/china/2025/1...
Reposted by Michael Woodhead
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Great yarn about a vicar from #Leeds who faked his own death at the cliffs of Flamborough Head and ran away to Australia with his mistress, ending up as a reporter for the Toowoomba Chronicle! burytheleeds.substack.com/p/a-scandalo...
How a scandalous Hunslet vicar faked his own death and fled to Australia
Bury the Leeds #17
burytheleeds.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great yarn about a vicar from #Leeds who faked his own death at the cliffs of Flamborough Head and ran away to Australia with his mistress, ending up as a reporter for the Toowoomba Chronicle! burytheleeds.substack.com/p/a-scandalo...
Fitted new Big Ben fat tyres to the Dahon. They’re a bugger to get on but combined with the suspension it’s now like I’m riding on air.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Fitted new Big Ben fat tyres to the Dahon. They’re a bugger to get on but combined with the suspension it’s now like I’m riding on air.
After my 6000 km bike ride along the Yellow River my next mad scheme is a 2000 km walk from Yunnan to Gansu. Trying to map out a Chinese long distance hike similar to the Appalachian trail. Highlights will be Dulong, Nujiang, Yading, Gongga Shan and Zhagana
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
After my 6000 km bike ride along the Yellow River my next mad scheme is a 2000 km walk from Yunnan to Gansu. Trying to map out a Chinese long distance hike similar to the Appalachian trail. Highlights will be Dulong, Nujiang, Yading, Gongga Shan and Zhagana
The rise of China’s biotech sector is being assisted by the US frenzy of anti-science and anti-expertise policies archive.md/0DrnZ
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December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The rise of China’s biotech sector is being assisted by the US frenzy of anti-science and anti-expertise policies archive.md/0DrnZ
Reposted by Michael Woodhead
Lisa Visentin laments the lack of interest in learning Chinese in Australia and admits she never took up the opportunity while at uni
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Lisa Visentin laments the lack of interest in learning Chinese in Australia and admits she never took up the opportunity while at uni
Sad to see the BBC now pushing unnecessary clinics for the worried well. This ‘environmental toxins’ expert is a former GP now offering expensive but meaningless tests that inevitably lead to recommendations to buy nutritional supplements www.msn.com/en-au/health...
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sad to see the BBC now pushing unnecessary clinics for the worried well. This ‘environmental toxins’ expert is a former GP now offering expensive but meaningless tests that inevitably lead to recommendations to buy nutritional supplements www.msn.com/en-au/health...
False claims such as this need a rapid and robust rebuttal from a coalition of professional groups. Unfortunately no response from the American College of Cardiology on Prasad’s myocarditis myths.
What’s needed is a clear declaration statement of no confidence in the FDA
What’s needed is a clear declaration statement of no confidence in the FDA
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
False claims such as this need a rapid and robust rebuttal from a coalition of professional groups. Unfortunately no response from the American College of Cardiology on Prasad’s myocarditis myths.
What’s needed is a clear declaration statement of no confidence in the FDA
What’s needed is a clear declaration statement of no confidence in the FDA
What are the 4 demands about the high rise fire that got a HK student arrested for sedition hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/h...
HK student urges gov't to respond to 4 demands after fatal Tai Po fire
A HK university student has created a petition urging the gov't to respond to "4 big demands" after the deadly Tai Po fire, including setting up an independent investigation committee.
hongkongfp.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What are the 4 demands about the high rise fire that got a HK student arrested for sedition hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/h...
Took me 40 years but I finally get to wear the suit I desperately wanted to have when I saw it worn by Griffin Dunne in the 1985 #Scorsese film After Hours.
When I visited NYC in 1986 I was shopping for clothes at Flip, not Brooks Brothers
When I visited NYC in 1986 I was shopping for clothes at Flip, not Brooks Brothers
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Took me 40 years but I finally get to wear the suit I desperately wanted to have when I saw it worn by Griffin Dunne in the 1985 #Scorsese film After Hours.
When I visited NYC in 1986 I was shopping for clothes at Flip, not Brooks Brothers
When I visited NYC in 1986 I was shopping for clothes at Flip, not Brooks Brothers
Academia as a mouthpiece for arms industry lobbying? Discuss www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Chinese ships highlight our vulnerability to growing aggression
We have forgotten what it feels like to face the visceral prospect of attack. Countries that cannot resist coercion will struggle to defend their interests.
www.afr.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Academia as a mouthpiece for arms industry lobbying? Discuss www.afr.com/policy/forei...