Tom Scott
@tomscott.name
Chief Digital Officer @PLOS.org. Previously responsible for Wellcome Collection’s digital transformation, Director of Product at Springer Nature, BBC /nature, /programmes /music &c. Oenophile and Type 1 Diabetic.
https://tomscott.name
https://tomscott.name
Five wild animals I've seen in my house
- Lion
- Flamingo
- Kestrel
- Hyrax
- Marmoset
- Lion
- Flamingo
- Kestrel
- Hyrax
- Marmoset
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- wildcat (in Scotland. Yes it was a wildcat)
- stingray (in South Australia)
- hare (both times on international borders, they are liminal creatures)
- skunk (near Boston. Man called it a ‘stink badger’)
- muntjac deer (Essex)
🐈 🐇 🦨 🦌
- wildcat (in Scotland. Yes it was a wildcat)
- stingray (in South Australia)
- hare (both times on international borders, they are liminal creatures)
- skunk (near Boston. Man called it a ‘stink badger’)
- muntjac deer (Essex)
🐈 🐇 🦨 🦌
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- beaver (in Scotland)
- platypus (in Queensland)
- skunk (in California)
- raccoon (in Massachusetts)
- boar (in Italy)
- beaver (in Scotland)
- platypus (in Queensland)
- skunk (in California)
- raccoon (in Massachusetts)
- boar (in Italy)
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Five wild animals I've seen in my house
- Lion
- Flamingo
- Kestrel
- Hyrax
- Marmoset
- Lion
- Flamingo
- Kestrel
- Hyrax
- Marmoset
Plur1bus is an allegory for a future where LLMs dominate society isn’t it?
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Plur1bus is an allegory for a future where LLMs dominate society isn’t it?
My dog has short legs, he can gain sufficient momentum to get up a flight of stairs but can’t come down. He therefore barks to asked to be carried down. Silly bugger.
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My dog has short legs, he can gain sufficient momentum to get up a flight of stairs but can’t come down. He therefore barks to asked to be carried down. Silly bugger.
What with the theme tune for The Last Frontier?
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What with the theme tune for The Last Frontier?
I’m a little surprised that streaming services haven’t trialled releasing a new episode x days after you watched the previous one eg you can only watch every 3 days.
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’m a little surprised that streaming services haven’t trialled releasing a new episode x days after you watched the previous one eg you can only watch every 3 days.
The kerning for Th in the English translation of Butter is distracting.
October 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The kerning for Th in the English translation of Butter is distracting.
Top tip: peanut butter on toast; remember to butter your toast, preferably with salted butter.
October 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Top tip: peanut butter on toast; remember to butter your toast, preferably with salted butter.
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is awesome.
It's a long film, but it's justified for the time and care given to the character development, the interlocking story arcs and the sheer scale of it all. Also the cinematography is 😍 from tightly framed close-ups to expansive set pieces.
It's a long film, but it's justified for the time and care given to the character development, the interlocking story arcs and the sheer scale of it all. Also the cinematography is 😍 from tightly framed close-ups to expansive set pieces.
September 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is awesome.
It's a long film, but it's justified for the time and care given to the character development, the interlocking story arcs and the sheer scale of it all. Also the cinematography is 😍 from tightly framed close-ups to expansive set pieces.
It's a long film, but it's justified for the time and care given to the character development, the interlocking story arcs and the sheer scale of it all. Also the cinematography is 😍 from tightly framed close-ups to expansive set pieces.
I’ve just remembered, today is my diaversary. Six years ago today I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes #t1d
three people wearing party hats are sitting on a couch with stairs in the background
ALT: three people wearing party hats are sitting on a couch with stairs in the background
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September 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’ve just remembered, today is my diaversary. Six years ago today I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes #t1d
Reposted by Tom Scott
“AI agents can be coaxed into revealing sensitive data they have access to or tricked by hackers into taking harmful actions—from extracting sensitive code to creating havoc in homes by activating smart appliances.”
Happily, it’s not too late says @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@economist.com
🧪
Happily, it’s not too late says @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@economist.com
🧪
📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
September 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
“AI agents can be coaxed into revealing sensitive data they have access to or tricked by hackers into taking harmful actions—from extracting sensitive code to creating havoc in homes by activating smart appliances.”
Happily, it’s not too late says @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@economist.com
🧪
Happily, it’s not too late says @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@economist.com
🧪
Just started reading Butter, not sure I will be able finish it, I’m finding the kerning for Th very distracting.
September 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just started reading Butter, not sure I will be able finish it, I’m finding the kerning for Th very distracting.
Is UX Research is your thing?
Do you want to help make scholarly comms work better?
Do you live in the UK and want a fully remote job?
You might want to apply to work at PLOS.
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Do you want to help make scholarly comms work better?
Do you live in the UK and want a fully remote job?
You might want to apply to work at PLOS.
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
UX Researcher
UK-Remote
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Is UX Research is your thing?
Do you want to help make scholarly comms work better?
Do you live in the UK and want a fully remote job?
You might want to apply to work at PLOS.
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
Do you want to help make scholarly comms work better?
Do you live in the UK and want a fully remote job?
You might want to apply to work at PLOS.
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos/jobs/46...
The Web was more fun when we all used to hang out in the previous iteration of the social web, so… I’m going to give Flickr another go. I think you should join me! https://www.flickr.com/photos/tascott/albums/72177720328715560
August 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Web was more fun when we all used to hang out in the previous iteration of the social web, so… I’m going to give Flickr another go. I think you should join me! https://www.flickr.com/photos/tascott/albums/72177720328715560
Since becoming diabetic I’ve been through dozens of different airports in countries all around the world.
At everyone of those airports, security folk have been professional and understanding about the reality of pumps, CGMs, needles etc. Until that is I needed to depart Gatwick South 🤬 #td1
At everyone of those airports, security folk have been professional and understanding about the reality of pumps, CGMs, needles etc. Until that is I needed to depart Gatwick South 🤬 #td1
July 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Since becoming diabetic I’ve been through dozens of different airports in countries all around the world.
At everyone of those airports, security folk have been professional and understanding about the reality of pumps, CGMs, needles etc. Until that is I needed to depart Gatwick South 🤬 #td1
At everyone of those airports, security folk have been professional and understanding about the reality of pumps, CGMs, needles etc. Until that is I needed to depart Gatwick South 🤬 #td1
Reposted by Tom Scott
Newly a free agent! If anyone knows of full-time or freelance gigs for an experienced writer/editor/copy editor, please hit me up. I’m open to jobs in multiple sectors!
June 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Newly a free agent! If anyone knows of full-time or freelance gigs for an experienced writer/editor/copy editor, please hit me up. I’m open to jobs in multiple sectors!
We’re recruiting in both UK and US, for Senior and Lead roles…
If you write software and want to help @plos.org transform scholarly communication you might want to to apply here: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos
Public Library of Science
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July 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We’re recruiting in both UK and US, for Senior and Lead roles…
If you write software and want to help @plos.org transform scholarly communication you might want to to apply here: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos
Public Library of Science
<p>Thank you for your interest in careers at PLOS. Our Talent Acquisition team strives to create a positive and equitable interview experience for all candidates. We look forward to receiving your app...
job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
July 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you write software and want to help @plos.org transform scholarly communication you might want to to apply here: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/plos
I realise this makes me sound like an old man shouting at the clouds but why would you do this? Why not repaint the whole thing?
July 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I realise this makes me sound like an old man shouting at the clouds but why would you do this? Why not repaint the whole thing?
I wish diabetes researchers would wean themselves off using HbA1c.
I wish they monitored the number of decisions/ actions to maintain HbA1c / remain in range. #t1d
I wish they monitored the number of decisions/ actions to maintain HbA1c / remain in range. #t1d
July 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I wish diabetes researchers would wean themselves off using HbA1c.
I wish they monitored the number of decisions/ actions to maintain HbA1c / remain in range. #t1d
I wish they monitored the number of decisions/ actions to maintain HbA1c / remain in range. #t1d