
Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social)
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New book: THE METEORITES out Feb 25 @ProfileBooks. Author of Notes from Deep Time, Being a Writer, Landfall
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A fantastic session with David Lammy yesterday in Croydon South. Thanks to the single working mum who said sheās voting Labour for the first time. She said her mortgage skyrocketed after Liz Trussā disastrous mini-budget, supported by her current MP Chris Philp.


Dear #scientists, please consider submitting an abstract to our #AGU24 session on #citizenscience in #hydrology Jessica Eisma, Ph.D. @nvandegiesen @livaraja08 RHUL Earth Sciences šagu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelā¦


Just read this excellent book, thank you Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) As someone whoās loved rocks since very young, I found the selection of stories truly inspired. So much reminded me of times along the way & prompted me to think of things I might still do. Fab it finishes in NW Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark


Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) and I canvassing for Labour Ben Taylor in deep blue detached Toryland. Takeaways: red tide coming ... First cycle since 2010 I haven't been verbally abused ... Not a single person (n = 68) voting Tory ... Retirees split between Lab/Farage





Our Senior Lecturer in Geosciences, Dr. Jonathan Paul, is adding his expertise to discussions on the toxic canal spillage in #Walsall. He's set to be interviewed by BBC Radio 4 just after 5pm. š» E.G. from Daily Express: express.co.uk/news/nature/19ā¦

.Profile Books has signed The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time, by Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d⦠(£)






Really enjoyed reviewing #Meteorites by Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) . The tech bros may all want a piece of Mars for a paperweight. But you can find your own micrometeorite on the roof of your local supermarket with a sandwich bag and a magnet... spectator.co.uk/article/a-piecā¦

Read about #TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon in The Spectator ā the fascinating story of fallen celestial objects and the lives they've touched āļø spectator.co.uk/article/a-piec⦠Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social)

'From the stoneās perspective my lifetime was a flicker; less than a flicker ... I stretched out my hand, conscious that this would be the oldest object I would ever touch.' Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social), author of 'The Meteorites', on the lure of these ancient rocks buff.ly/4hO5IAw


'Since 1999 the number of meteorites being found in Morocco has exploded' Read an extract from #TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon in Wired āļø wired.com/story/morocco-⦠Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social)

Read an extract from #TheMeteorites by Helen Gordonāļø 'A meteorite enters Earthās atmosphere as a fiercely bright slash of light. They have been taken for divine thunderbolts, erupting volcanoes, the children of gods' bristol.stanfords.co.uk/2025/02/18/hel⦠Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) Stanfords

'Gordonās highly readable book is an engrossing blend of the scientific and the human' #TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon (@helenlpgordon.bsky.social) reviewed in the Observer āļø theguardian.com/books/2025/febā¦