Rowan Hooper
@rowhoop.bsky.social
Journalist and podcast host @newscientist.com. Former Tokyoite. Books: SUPERHUMAN (2018) and HOW TO SPEND A TRILLION DOLLARS (2021). Next book: TOGETHERNESS (2026). すごい!
And - for later rewilding projects - a lynx! 3/3
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And - for later rewilding projects - a lynx! 3/3
What’s that? More cats? Ok here’s a wild kitten 2/…
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What’s that? More cats? Ok here’s a wild kitten 2/…
Finally found some fly agaric, which I’ve not seen for AGES. This one looks nibbled - some hallucinating squirrels around
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Finally found some fly agaric, which I’ve not seen for AGES. This one looks nibbled - some hallucinating squirrels around
Why thank you Frank!
November 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Why thank you Frank!
Ha ha (but in a popular-culture fail I don’t know who that is…)
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ha ha (but in a popular-culture fail I don’t know who that is…)
an absolute delight!
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
an absolute delight!
I learned this Denisovan factoid from the avuncular legend, Bill Bryson: open.spotify.com/episode/2Xco...
New genome of ancient human; 95% of us have a dormant virus that causes disease; Formula E cars faster than F1; Bill Bryson joins the pod!
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I learned this Denisovan factoid from the avuncular legend, Bill Bryson: open.spotify.com/episode/2Xco...
Topics include:
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
Ancient human from 200,000 years ago gets his genome sequenced
YouTube video by New Scientist
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Topics include:
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
The Denisovans get their name from a cave in Siberia once inhabited by a hermit called Denis
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Denisovans get their name from a cave in Siberia once inhabited by a hermit called Denis
Denisovans had mega teeth. Look at the size compared to H. sapiens
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Denisovans had mega teeth. Look at the size compared to H. sapiens
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)