Research suggests that pigeons’ magnetoreception is linked to their vestibular system: an extension of their sense of balance and spatial orientation. Amazing and obvious at the same time.
One of my colleagues is doing a sponsored walk this freezing morning to raise money for the National Autistic Society. If you’d like to support her, you can donate on JustGiving.
It’s a cold night and I’m on a crowded District Line train to East Ham. The passenger crammed in next to me is wearing a beanie emblazoned with that well-known brand, Wankiscarf.
I wrote a 700 word elegiac/valedictory piece. I’d been reading about using AI as a writing aid over the weekend, so pasted my draft into Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat with a prompt requesting a light edit. To my surprise, the piece broke Copilot Chat.
Political parties and political comms are run by degree-educated professionals from “elite” institutions. Why is it that the right espouses antivax? Because it helps identify followers: ignorant, selfish people without compassion and solidarity, and heedless of the consequences of their own actions.
