Great to have The British Academy’s focus on opening up and increasing our impact profiled in The Observer
theguardian.com/education/2024…

With Anthony Blunt in the news again you can read about how The British Academy dealt with the revelation that he was a spy in this great piece by David Cannadine. It caused huge divisions on whether he should be expelled thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/12-decad…

Time seems to slow down when we see something memorable - is this change in time perception because the brain has evolved to do more processing in case of threat or novelty?
economist.com/science-and-te…

Gripping piece on how dengue fever is rising in Latin America due particularly to climate change.

It is wily by being largely asymptomatic. This neutralises the vaccine which works if you’ve not been infected, but if you have makes you more vulnerable
economist.com/the-americas/2…

Wright’s law - that stuff becomes cheaper the more you make of it - takes you towards a more active industrial strategy on.ft.com/3UAz0Zt Tim Harford

Good by Rory Cormac for The Spectator - the best way to reduce security risks in universities is to fund them properly!

Also skewers the myth that researchers have not engaged with policymakers (including through our The British Academy Innovation Fellowships) spectator.co.uk/article/how-to…

Obit of The British Academy Fellow David Marquand
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The tiny glass blocks that can preserve your data for centuries
thetimes.co.uk/article/ffc2f6…

FT comment pages have been superb the last two days. Every piece a banger

Very good from Soumaya Keynes today on the mismatch between academic research and policy requirements, and what could help. (Applies beyond economics).
on.ft.com/4beeQLw

'Britain's Pompeii': UK's largest Bronze Age find will be exhibited at Peterborough Museum on Saturday
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Skin cancer jab trial targets high-risk melanomas

thetimes.co.uk/article/e23343…