“I thought it was fantastic by the way, yesterday, to see Her Majesty the Queen open Crossrail. 72,000 jobs that has already delivered”. Boris Johnson MP, 18 May 2022. During Prime Minister’s Questions on 18 May, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed Crossrail has delivered 72,000 jobs. Crossrail, also known as the Elizabeth line, is… Read More »
A story published in The Times about the rising number of monkeypox cases claims that smallpox is “the only disease eradicated by humans”. This is not the case, despite similar statements being made elsewhere. Rinderpest—also known as cattle plague, steppe murrain or contagious bovine typhus—was a highly contagious disease that infected ruminant animals, primarily cattle… Read More »
“Most Britons will have lost obesity battle in 20 years.” Daily Express, 19 May 2022. A headline in the Daily Express on 19 May, also published online, claims that most Britons will have “lost obesity battle” in 20 years. While the wording isn’t entirely clear, if this means that the majority of Britons will be… Read More »
A Facebook post featuring detailed images of the sun has been the subject of some scepticism, with many comments on the post claiming that the images are not real photographs, calling them “CGI” and “artwork”. In actual fact, the images do appear to be genuine photographs of the sun, which have been captured using a… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. It’s easier to charge $100 a night to sleep on a used mattress than it is to give a used mattress away for free. 2. Based on how much you can bond with someone by hating the same thing, a dating app based on dislikes…… Read More »
Harry Glicken and his mentor David Johnston were assigned to Mount St. Helens on the day of the eruption. Johnston was killed but Glicken was reassigned the day before. 11 years later Glicken died in the eruption of Mount Unzen. They remain the only US volcanologists killed by volcanos 31 years later. The post 25… Read More »
A post on Facebook shows what looks like a screenshot of a Washington Post article with the headline: “This dog is the new face of online homophobia” and the subheading “Internet trolls have turned a dachshund into a viral homophobic meme — and her gay owners don’t know what to do.” Under that is the… Read More »
Spill your guts. Trust your gut instinct. Make a gut-wrenching decision. We’ve all heard these sayings, but have you ever wondered why we associate so many emotional responses with our digestive systems? The truth is, what happens in our gut affects the brain and vice versa;[1] in fact, our gut health is associated with our… Read More »
