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I grumbled a bit about the latest (or second-latest? There are so many I lose track) AstraZeneca row. The one in the US. Why do we *care* what the trial said, when there is data from literally millions of Britons vaccinated with it? unherd.com/thepost/the-us…

🇺🇸🤠 It's been just over a year since we relocated to Austin TX. That move came at a challenging time what with the onset of a once-in-a-century global pandemic etc. but there's been a lot to celebrate too. So I wrote a post about it! 👇 bit.ly/3fNNPVp

Transforming complex data into stunning visualisations is an art form. This week on the Research Comms I speak with two brilliant #dataviz practitioners: Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick. Check out the interview + podcast below, or on all usual players 🎙️👇 bit.ly/2Q4MEpM

Risk of healthy person dying as a result of general anaesthesia is 0.001%. Risk of getting a serious blood clot as a result of AZ vaccine is 0.00017%.

This explainer from Vox is the best I've seen yet about #CovidVaccine efficacy rates and comparisons between the different vaccines. The key takeaway: they're all very, very good. SO GO GET ONE! youtube.com/watch?v=K3odSc…

Covid-related deaths are down 35% and hospital admissions by 25% in the past seven days. This is continuing despite greater mixing since schools returned a month ago, so the protective vaccine effect is increasing bbc.co.uk/news/health-56…

Data journalist Miriam Quick on how creativity can flourish when you're forced to work within tight constraints. Check out my interview with Miriam and data designer, Stefanie Posavec to hear about how they're pushing the boundaries of #DataVisualization. 👉🎙️ bit.ly/2Rl08hZ

Sadly the pause of J&J will likely create a tsunami of vaccine hesitancy Need to manage this risk right now. Messaging about pause needs clarity. Spillover fear to all vaccines risky. Huge challenge in face of ongoing covid plague

After weeks of tweaking and finessing the designs it's exciting to see #vEGU21 attendees finally enjoying the virtual space and videos that we created for this year's European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Good luck to all involved and to everyone presenting their science! #scicomm

This is the reality globally. Science has provided the tools to end this pandemic, science from all over the world. Yet that science is only available to a very small number of countries. Science that is equitably accessible to the world is the exit strategy for all of us.

🚨 Biomedical science in the UK is facing an uncertain future after the pandemic put millions of pounds’ worth of #ResearchAtRisk. 💰 We’re calling for the Government to step in and support medical research charities before more cuts have to be made.

Hats off, and huge thanks, to Orinoco Comms for putting this film together. It was a challenging brief but the film is fantastic 👌

The stories we tell about #ArtificialIntelligence and other emerging technologies matter because they shape how we perceive those technologies. And how we respond to them. Check out this week's podcast with Future Intelligence's Kanta Dihal to hear more...👇🎙️ bit.ly/2QLc4Jx

Tune in to this interview with Future Intelligence SRF Kanta Dihal about AI Narratives project. The Leverhulme Trust Templeton World Charity Foundation #AIEthics Orinoco Comms

🎙️ In the latest Research Comms podcast Kanta Dihal talks to me about what happens when existing narratives about #ArtificialIntelligence around the world conflict with the dystopian visions coming out of Hollywood. 🤖 👉 bit.ly/2PyL7Zj #EmergingTech #PublicEngagement

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'Johnson to allow outdoor hugging from 17 May' is definitely one of those bizarro headlines that, had you seen it 18 months ago, would have been utterly baffling but now seems pretty standard. Strange times indeed! theguardian.com/world/2021/may…

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Such a delight to talk with Amy Mollett a few weeks ago about the vibrant research community on social media - and to recall some of that 'early days' feeling when social media was a burgeoning platform. orinococomms.com/research-comms… #ResearchCommspodcast