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I’m starting a wellness clinic, based on my daily routine:
* wake up. Doesn’t really matter what time
* think about stuff. Or not. Doesn’t really matter
* make coffee. Probably too much. Get the jitters. Have a sit down
* read a bit. Swim. Or not
* hang out with people you like
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RESULTS
* It turns out that milk consumption was common for thousands of years *before* the LP gene spread significantly: so selection of this gene is unlikely to be due to its positive effects because it allowed individuals to consume more milk.
13/n
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Morning. Here is my @royalsociety Attenborough Lecture from last night. I enjoyed it enormously. youtu.be/hIIgAIB5AWw
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I know this is counterintuitive, and hard to get one’s head around. But that is the exact point of science: to disabuse you of your intuition, which is not an infallible way of perceiving reality. If you think your intuition trumps maths then we’re not going to get along.
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I'm not sure Sunak has 'won' anything. He's defaulted to become Prime Minister of the U.K., which when you think about it is a funny way to run a serious country.
Or even a small sports club to be honest.
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The extraordinary life of a scientist you've never heard of... twitter.com/whippletom/sta…
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A couple of bits of news: today I begin my Presidency of @Humanists_UK, taking the baton from my dear friend @theAliceRoberts who led with typical gusto, compassion and wisdom. It is a true honour.
bit.ly/3tgWnKH
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The presence of that many skeletons, many children, some with head injuries and some head first, strongly indicates they were deliberately thrown in the well in a murderous or violent act. Radiocarbon dating puts the incident securely between 1161–1216 CE.
Back off man, I'm a scientist.
President of @Humanists_UK
Lecturer in Genetics @UCL
Genetics, race, eugenics, history of science, + movies, books, cricket.