In 2020 Jennifer Doudna woke up to the news that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on CRISPR. Who will be woken up with a surprise call this year? Stay tuned in October to find out: bit.ly/2QRp4Jp

Kingfisher, River Chess

2016 Wildlife Photography finalist 📸: Audun Rikardsen

Since we’re right at the start of the lunar cycle I thought I’d share this series of photos I captured over a month, showing the phases in a composite image. If you start now you can make something similar over the next few weeks! This is formatted as a mobile wallpaper for you!

Doping in cycling query 2: I am a huge Primoz Roglic fan, and an even bigger Tadej Pogacar fan, but suddenly Slovenians are winning all three grand tours?

On 8 September 1969, Willard Boyle and George Smith outlined the basis of an image sensor. Their invention, the CCD, or chargecoupled device, was a breakthrough for digital camera technology used in everything from digital cameras to the Hubble space telescope.

Photogenic baby elephant ❤️

Paul Cupido

“In July 1969, my grandmother woke me up to watch the first landing on the moon. This was incredibly exciting for a 10-year-old girl with an interest in science.” – 2023 physics laureate Anne L’Huillier Is there an event that inspired you?

How fast can a human run? The inherent difficulty in predicting athletic performance progression andrewrenfree.wordpress.com/2022/07/25/the… via Andy Renfree 🇺🇦

Another fascinating statistics thread from statistics maven Marion Campbell - a must read!

“When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.” —James Earl Jones, RIP (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024)

“I’ve always preferred mythology to history. Because history is made up of truths that eventually turn into lies. Mythology is made up of lies that eventually become truths.” — Jean Cocteau

When he became Prime Minister in 1828, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington was confused by his first Cabinet meeting, writing: ‘An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.’

Is it too soon to stop talking about the debate and just stare at space again? Heres the Elephant Trunk nebula. Captured with a 12” scope from my backyard. Kind of crazy that this stuff is out there.

Are herd behaviour and survivorship bias the key drivers of contemporary training practices? andrewrenfree.wordpress.com/2023/02/23/are… via Andy Renfree 🇺🇦

In a single moment, life may never be the same. As you live & enjoy the breaths you take today & tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle tighter & never take one second of your life for granted. ❤️ #wewillneverforget