Our very own Michel Rauchs was invited to join the The Naked Scientists recently as they delved into #crytocurrencies. Catch Michel’s section on #Bitcoin energy consumption at bit.ly/3239VLu Listen to the whole podcast at bit.ly/3d7Au93

A new preprint from COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative covers all the common genetic variants that - so far - seem to affect a) whether you get COVID b) whether you get it severely I went through the facts with Nathan Pearson: thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

The The Naked Scientists folks -nail- how to engagingly explore science through listeners' own curiosity about the world. Much recommend subscribing -- and then binge-ing through to their phreshest track yet... ;-)

Waking up to Joni singing Coyote: youtube.com/watch?v=zeaO5U…

I have a baby website! phildsansom.com Soon it'll be filled with even more junk!

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"In a similar way, ZIP files are encoded versions of the files that they contain, interspersed with dictionary entries - which together allow us to decode the files." If you've ever wanted to understand how ZIP files work: thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/quest…

Please would people stop saying Tether has been audited. It has never been audited. The accountant conducted an attestation, not an audit. The attestation merely said Tethers were fully backed with unspecified "reserves" at the time of the attestation. coindesk.com/wp-content/upl…

Tag yourself - I'm the immune system is at it again

I had a delightful chat this week with the The Naked Scientists all about my new book #Handmade. Listen here: thenakedscientists.com/articles/inter…

"The net zero policies that were being implemented - or are being promised - are dangerous." Great criticisms from James about how net zero has become an excuse!

If you love reading about increasing inequality and pandemic profiteering.... We got 700 new billionaires during COVID time. Total billionaire wealth rose from 5 to 13 $trillion. ft.com/content/747a76…

I'm presenting on live radio for the very first time at 7pm! We'll only be going out to the southern half of BBC Cambridgeshire because sportsball, but you can possibly listen in live on the website.

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Over only a generation, early childhood in the UK has become radically different. David Taylor, Claudia Williams (is not here) and Phil Sansom speak to parents and children about themes emerging from our #NuffChildhood series. Listen to Tortoise's new podcast ⬇️ tortoisemedia.com/listen/life-ch…