David Harvey
@topladave.bsky.social
I am ever curious, always learning, silly, smart, and creative. I've been everything from a museum blacksmith to an archaeologist, historian, conservator, museum consultant, author, videographer, teacher of online courses. I have walked a wonderful path.
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In space, nobody can hear you argue about the best movie set there.
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What Is The Best Movie Set In Space? We Asked Real-Life Astronauts To Find Out
In space, nobody can hear you argue about the best movie set there.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In space, nobody can hear you argue about the best movie set there.
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In Case You were Wondering.
Why have I never noticed this before? www.iflscience.com/how-come-wil...
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Case You were Wondering.
Of Course.
Even supporters of mRNA vaccination against COVID-19 might be surprised at just how much higher death rates are among the unvaccinated. www.iflscience.com/enormous-new...
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Of Course.
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The Romans botched their calendar, and we still haven't fixed it. www.iflscience.com/why-is-decem...
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Romans botched their calendar, and we still haven't fixed it. www.iflscience.com/why-is-decem...
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These penguins could be extinct as early as 2035 if the trend continues.
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"Starved To Death En Masse": Populations Of Breeding Penguins Fall 95 Percent In Just A Few Years
The species could be extinct as early as 2035 if the trend continues.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
These penguins could be extinct as early as 2035 if the trend continues.
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Our model of the cosmos is still in very hot water. www.iflscience.com/gravitationa...
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our model of the cosmos is still in very hot water. www.iflscience.com/gravitationa...
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Does this look familiar? You might be focusing on the wrong thing. www.iflscience.com/exercise-vs-...
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Does this look familiar? You might be focusing on the wrong thing. www.iflscience.com/exercise-vs-...
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Typical England. www.iflscience.com/isaac-newton...
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Typical England. www.iflscience.com/isaac-newton...
From flaming raisins to robots and rockets, the institution’s Christmas Lectures have educated and entertained for two centuries
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How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle
From flaming raisins to robots and rockets, the institution’s Christmas Lectures have educated and entertained for two centuries.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
From flaming raisins to robots and rockets, the institution’s Christmas Lectures have educated and entertained for two centuries
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Susan Monarez was fired after less than a month as Director of the CDC for holding the line on scientific integrity
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
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She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
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The top US health director who stood up for science — and was fired
Susan Monarez is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Susan Monarez was fired after less than a month as Director of the CDC for holding the line on scientific integrity
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/4rHq2co?fbcl...
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
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By studying caves near his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, geologist Tebogo Makhubela ventures into places people have never been before.
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Home-field advantage: how local research leads to new discoveries
By studying caves near his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, geologist Tebogo Makhubela ventures into places people have never been before.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
By studying caves near his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, geologist Tebogo Makhubela ventures into places people have never been before.
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go.nature.com/44IImbe?fbcl...
Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing something totally new to science
Mengran Du is part of Nature’s 10 2025, our list of people who shaped science this year
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Mengran Du is part of Nature’s 10 2025, our list of people who shaped science this year
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9,000 metres under the sea: this researcher found the deepest animal ecosystems on Earth
Mengran Du is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Looking out of the Fendouzhe submersible, more than nine kilometres below the ocean surface, Mengran Du knew she was seeing something totally new to science
Mengran Du is part of Nature’s 10 2025, our list of people who shaped science this year
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Mengran Du is part of Nature’s 10 2025, our list of people who shaped science this year
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Just a year after the first AI-designed protein was made, scientists are preparing for clinical trials testing AI-designed antibodies
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What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders
Just a year after the first AI-designed antibody was made, scientists say clinical trials are on the horizon.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just a year after the first AI-designed protein was made, scientists are preparing for clinical trials testing AI-designed antibodies
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KJ Muldoon, at less than a year old, was the first known person to receive a personalised CRISPR-based genome-editing therapy
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
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He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
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The baby whose life was saved by the first personalized CRISPR therapy
KJ Muldoon is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
KJ Muldoon, at less than a year old, was the first known person to receive a personalised CRISPR-based genome-editing therapy
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
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He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
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Evidence of a particle made up of four tightly bound quarks tests physicists’ understanding of the force that holds protons and neutrons together
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Quarks in ‘exotic’ quartets prefer to stick together
Evidence of a particle made up of four tightly bound quarks tests physicists’ understanding of the force that holds protons and neutrons together.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Evidence of a particle made up of four tightly bound quarks tests physicists’ understanding of the force that holds protons and neutrons together
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go.nature.com/48hZR4w?fbcl...
On the current trajectory, African penguins will face extinction within a decade.
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62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa's Coast Last Decade. Here's Why.
A brutal confluence of environmental change and human fishing habits left tens of thousands of adult African penguins off South Africa's coast without enough food to survive, reducing their population...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On the current trajectory, African penguins will face extinction within a decade.
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Understanding how these frogs withstand venomous stings could one day lead to new treatments for pain in humans.
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This frog likes to feast on murder hornets
High tolerance for venomous stings could help researchers better understand pain
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December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Understanding how these frogs withstand venomous stings could one day lead to new treatments for pain in humans.
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It took Years.
In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
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December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It took Years.
In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
A century after the birth of quantum mechanics, its puzzles are pushing physicists to redefine reality—with themselves at the center.
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100 years on, quantum mechanics is redefining reality—with us at the center
Increasingly popular theories hold that experimental outcomes really do depend on the observer
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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A century after the birth of quantum mechanics, its puzzles are pushing physicists to redefine reality—with themselves at the center.
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The December issue of Science Immunology is out!
This month's cover highlights the juvenile axolotl's ability to regenerate its thymus after complete removal—possibly making it an exception among vertebrates. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4iwpSAm
This month's cover highlights the juvenile axolotl's ability to regenerate its thymus after complete removal—possibly making it an exception among vertebrates. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4iwpSAm
Contents | Science Immunology 10, 114
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December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The December issue of Science Immunology is out!
This month's cover highlights the juvenile axolotl's ability to regenerate its thymus after complete removal—possibly making it an exception among vertebrates. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4iwpSAm
This month's cover highlights the juvenile axolotl's ability to regenerate its thymus after complete removal—possibly making it an exception among vertebrates. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4iwpSAm
A new Science Immunology study that evaluated five different large language models finds that they can support vaccine research, but are not very effective at generating creative hypotheses or designing novel experiments.
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Assessing AI’s cognitive abilities for scientific discovery in the field of systems vaccinology
LLMs assessed with “The Creation Game” show promise in aiding systems vaccinology discovery while remaining human dependent.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A new Science Immunology study that evaluated five different large language models finds that they can support vaccine research, but are not very effective at generating creative hypotheses or designing novel experiments.
Learn more: scim.ag/3MhAbMD
Learn more: scim.ag/3MhAbMD