Ian

@teachingofsci

Educational Physicist 👨‍🏫, MRes student. CSciTeach/CPhys. Reader/writer. Working dad. Rising ape. Atheist/humanist/secular. personal opinions.🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈

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Joined December 2010
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  1. 7 hours ago

    A little while I work? Don't mind if I do...

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    Jan 25

    The reason nobody outside the UK knows what ‘we’ want from brexit is that there is no external goal. Brexit was conceived as a means of keeping the Tory Party together and became a proxy for internal political and structural problems which have little or nothing to do with Europe

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    We need a better understanding of what Britain wants from Brexit, Ireland's PM says
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    10 hours ago

    On I want to go a bit off road and talk about how social media can reinforce the social pressure to appear ‘put together and on top of things’. Many refer to this as the ‘Highlight Reel vs Behind The Scenes’ effect. A thread.

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  4. 12 hours ago

    So it turns out mental health can be improved by placebo treatment...

    Massive Rspk to in for their fund-raising commitment to : Placebo celebrate after raising thousands for mental health charity CALM through fan auction
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  5. 12 hours ago

    I think we're right on the cute/creepy boundary with this one... (but kudos for skills)

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    More student built telepresence bots made it off the production line today. They have made lots of improvements to the structures and mechanics of them.
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  6. 12 hours ago

    worth giving your answer to this (go to original tweet first, obvs) *before* reading the excellent replies.

    I have a question for folk (anyone can jump in if you feel like you're into it)... Do you think Physics is about modeling the world around us OR that it's in actually about uncovering the workings of the world around us instead?
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  7. 13 hours ago

    Yes, disinformation and distraction is bad. Think you could have a word with about this? Cheers.

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    The nerve agent came from Sweden, Ukraine did it to frame Russia, It was contamination from the UK's own research facility... Instead of providing an explanation for the Salisbury incident, Russia has launched a campaign of disinformation
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  8. 13 hours ago

    more precisely or more accurately? Really hope error bars are included by default...

    New database from will enable research into school performance to be tracked more accurately across time. 🔗
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  9. 15 hours ago

    Makes me glad I'm not on Facebook. but , you really need to edit this again. Lots of typos.

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    19 hours ago

    Are you a liberal/secular minded person of Muslim heritage? Why not write for Sedaa? Send your articles/queries by emailing info@sedaa.org

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  11. 17 hours ago

    random thought; has anyone tried using acetate instead of paper when drawing magnetic field lines with iron filings/plotting compasses?

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  12. 18 hours ago

    In other news, woods are full of bear faeces.

    'Despite popular belief, the long hours that teachers work during term time substantially exceed the amount of extra holiday time they may receive, finds
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  13. 19 hours ago

    Anyone used the MS Office apps on a Chromebook? Advice/suggestions welcome, looking for a freelance laptop...

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    Mar 19

    The "claims" broadcast tonight are THEIR claims. As recorded by undercover investigators. Not claims, just Cambridge Analytica bosses, talking about themselves and what they have done and could do.

    We strongly deny the claims recently made by the New York Times, the Guardian and Channel 4 News. Read our latest press release:
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  15. Mar 19

    Wow. That's, well, kind of big. Good thing they weren't involved in or , we might wonder if those election tactics were ethical...

    EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s election consultants filmed offering to use Ukrainian sex workers to entrap politicians.
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    Mar 18

    depression symptoms ⚠️ • unable to imagine a happy future • lack of organisation • procrastination • social withdrawal • tiredness • anxiety • insomnia • feeling “numb” or “empty” can you RT for depression awareness?

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  17. Mar 19

    Headline misses out key fact of "but cases are in single figures worldwide". Vastly outweighed (sorry) by figures for moob development due to early obesity.

    Essential oils in hygiene products may make boys grow breasts
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    Mar 18

    much better than formula triangles! cc

    Very clear and useful blog on using bar-model instead of formula triangles (plus the history of bar-model) -
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  19. Mar 19

    Why do people never understand that this would mean extending the school day?

    Pupils should spend as much time in PE as they do in English and maths - Darcey Bussell
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    Mar 18

    Don't make an autistic person look you in the eye. Don't expect them to do so. Hell, if you're dealing with someone who doesn't look you in the eye, give them the benefit of the doubt. /1

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