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Alexandra Thompson

@alexthompo

Assistant news editor at @newscientist (health) | Award-winning journo | Author | Taylor Swift fanatic | Irritating feminist | Amateur ballerina

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If the idea of working with me doesn't make you want to gouge your eyes out, apply! Requirements: must be willing to listen about Taylor Swift and must accept that I'll make you excessively milky tea. Preferred: liberal emoji use newscientist.com/nsj/job/140198…

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Whenever a new TS album comes out, I set my alarm an hour and a half early to listen to it while lying in bed. The queen strikes again 💓 Remarkable. Synopsis: 'he promised me the world then refused to marry me'. A rough day to be Joe Alwyn

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As a seasoned and skilled tutter, I want to know the answer to this.

Does a bitter and twisted 90-year-old who tuts at youth live inside me? Or am I just a bitter and twisted 33-year-old who tuts at youth?

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May I point out to folks that yes, 100 per cent of the mice did die. Out of a sample of four. Four mice died. I'm cancelling my Amazon hazmat suit order

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Does cannabis help with pain? Maybe...ish...to some extent (don't shoot the messenger) newscientist.com/article/240244…

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I object to Christmas in November as much as the next Scrooge, but am in favour of raising money for Liberty Choir UK in the form of carol singing, tonight at Tooting Bec tube, with a card reader. And you don't need to shout 'It's November for fuck sake' like the gentleman on Mon

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I’m excited to be hosting a panel discussion on global health inclusivity at Chatham House tomorrow, register to watch!

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Developing acne as an adult is so distressing...trust me, I know! It's such a poorly understood condition but I'm thrilled to hear we may be turning a corner by focusing on the microbiome newscientist.com/article/mg2603…

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Spinal cord stimulation isn't just helping people with spinal cord injuries. By modulating the activity of neurons behind locomotor movement, a man with severe Parkinson's can now walk without a cane - hear me chew the fat! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wee…

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I enjoyed reviewing the book 'Eve', all about how the female body may have driven human evolution. Combining two out of four of my great loves: science and feminism. If only I could have weaved in ballet and Taylor Swift newscientist.com/article/mg2603…

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