David Mountain

Writing about politics, the past and the planet. Past Mistakes: How We Misinterpret History and Why it Matters (@iconbooks) is out now.

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

@virginmedia - a full week without any broadband and I have been unable to talk to a single real human to resolve the issue. The complaint process has not proved helpful. Please put me in touch with an actual member of staff, or I will be switching providers very soon.

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

@AvantiWestCoast Hello, my partner and I are booked on the 16:52 Edinburgh-Rugby which has been cancelled. Can the tickets be used on the 18:52 direct train? Worried the 17:07 CrossCountry service before then will be busy and my partner needs a seat. Thanks.

[NADJA @NadjaMedia]

"Whether it was as thinkers, writers, reformers or activists, women played important roles that shaped the course of the Revolution" @DavidMwriting on the women of the #FrenchRevolution

https://t.co/uK9EOy6Nuz

#BastilleDay #France #history #womeninhistory

[Kate Dey @KateDey1]

#InvasiveSpecies have cost the world economy at least US$1tn since 1970 & are a major cause of #biodiversity loss. What will be the economic & environmental #impacts & #costs of the invasive Asian date #mussel in the UK❓ I aim to find out 🧐 https://t.co/1pOfPLhOEx #UoPDocFest22

[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

.@DavidMwriting on the need for religious groups to not to muddy environmentalism up with New Age mysticism. “If environmentalism is to continue as a successful movement—and, for all our sakes, it needs to—then it must continue to be driven by science.” https://t.co/enix8Bqwl6

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

Very excited to see my article on #environmentalism and religion in @center4inquiry's excellent Free Inquiry - be sure to pick up your copy today!

[culturico @culturico]

Our understanding of the past is distorted by myths and misconceptions. Here I explore some of the common causes for these mistakes and asks if anything can be done about it > https://t.co/BqJJSlPh0Z #History #past #culturico @DavidMwriting

[The Backpacker's Guide To Prehistory @PrehistoryGuide]

Pack your waterproofs - for the first episode of Season 2, we're heading to the #Carboniferous! Whether you love incredible plant life 🌱 amazing arthropods 🐛 or pyromania 🔥 the Carboniferous has it all.

Listen now at https://t.co/uhucyAzBPL or wherever you get your #podcasts

[culturico @culturico]

Our understanding of the past is distorted by myths and misconceptions. Here I explore some of the common causes for these mistakes and asks if anything can be done about it > https://t.co/BqJJSlPh0Z #history #past #culturico @DavidMwriting

[The Skeptic @TheSkepticMag]

The mystery of the Gedriya: Unexplained lights over the Arabian Desert | David Mountain @davidmwriting https://t.co/5nQVgAYaCt

[Anthony W @PopHistoryBooks]

What don't you know that you don't know?

📚 Past Mistakes 📚 by @DavidMwriting and @iconbooks canters through bogus #history skewering shibboleths along the way - highly recommended!

If none of this makes sense #twitterstorians, check out our review! https://t.co/7EWuszcqCR

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

@abbswise Allow me to extend that list from 3) to about 87)...
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[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

You must, must, must check out the latest @SkeptInquirer magazine: @DavidMwriting writes about how environmental activism, which is literally-existentially important, must confront its anti-scientific fringe. https://t.co/rlu8wJqwdA

[The Backpacker's Guide To Prehistory @PrehistoryGuide]

Want to visit the #Triassic but don't know what to pack? 🎒🥾🌂 Let @emmadnn guide you through the dos and don'ts of Triassic travel in the latest episode of The Backpacker's Guide To Prehistory! #palaeobiology https://t.co/uhucyAzBPL

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

As a long-time fan of @SkeptInquirer, it's amazing to see my article on the cover of the latest edition. Be sure to pick up a copy! #skepticism #environmentalism

[Are We Europe @AreWeEurope]

By framing climate action as a progressive issue, the left is guaranteeing its failure. Written by @DavidMwriting.

https://t.co/9kMHX28iSK

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

Good #patriotism vs bad #nationalism, anyone?

[Icon Books @iconbooks]

'A welcome ally in the fight against fake history' @GoingMedieval, author of The Middle Ages: A Graphic History

From the fall of Rome to the rise of the Wild West, @DavidMwriting brings colour and perspective to historical mythmaking.

Out now: https://t.co/iyK6YdpN3a

[culturico @culturico]

Our understanding of the past is distorted by myths and misconceptions > https://t.co/BqJJSlPh0Z #history #culturico #bias @DavidMwriting

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

I love tales of impossible artefacts and lost civilisations as much as the next person (probably more, in fact!), but listening to this #podcast taught me that the scientific explanation is always more satisfying and enlightening than the pseudoscientific.🔎🔬🧪 2/2 #sceptisim

[David Mountain @DavidMwriting]

For those of you who enjoyed the chapter on #crystalskulls 💀 in my myth-busting #history book Past Mistakes, I can't recommend @skeptoid enough. 1/2