We're thrilled to announce that Ends of the Earth by Neil Shubin has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2025!
Huge congratulations to @NeilShubin and the other nominees! 👏👏
One week to go till my talk @oxfordlitfest
What better way to spend your Monday lunchtime than hearing about the inevitability of your death?
https://t.co/H1ax9A9BSt
We didn’t have Magdalene Laundries in the UK. But we DID lock away young women–for life–on 'moral' grounds, as well as boys too. I spent much of 2024 talking on this at events for my book The Undesirables.
Here’s the one I did for medical ethics body BIOS https://t.co/onW5M80Qer
It's my inaugural lecture @imperialcollege on May 28th
https://t.co/N0OdCroeVY
Please come along and listen to me talk about my science (and all the amazing people who have helped me along the way)
@ImperialMed@ImperialInfect
Still a few places available for tomorrow night @gowerst_books
In conversation with Ben and I
@ucl students come and join us - we are right on your doorstep
Hey, my, er, masterpiece, The Art of Failing is only 99p on Amazon. If you buy it and don't like it, I'll refund you the money. What's to lose? https://t.co/ftJxzGm5jO
Sarah Wise will be at Chipping Campden Literature Festival!
There will be an opportunity to meet Sarah after the event and buy a signed copy of the book from the festival bookshop, run by @BorzoiBookshop
For further information and tickets, please visit: https://t.co/i7mxhuuUEQ
I'm on actual @BBCRadio4 right now with @JamesTGallagher on Inside Health talking about colds, the immune system and how cold water swimming, oranges and microbiome do or do not influence it.
(another terrible selfie by me after the recording)
https://t.co/V9GBQPmIgs
Really looking forward to the first talk on my book tour @WOTSAshtead in Ashtead tomorrow (Wednesday 15th Jan).
Do come and join us, limited numbers of tickets left
https://t.co/hk8aPGbGCb
Want to live better longer?
Connectivity through music, is one of the many ways in which Doing things you like with people you love (TM) increases quality and quantity of life. My article in @theQuietus
https://t.co/GE2ZPZTeBE
'The idea that a book about death and dying could be a delightful read seems ridiculous, and yet John Tregoning has pulled off this trick with humour, flair and elegance.' Nessa Carey
Live Forever? - A Curious Scientist’s Guide to Wellness, Ageing and Death by @DrTregoning is out today in hardback! https://t.co/K7yjocNMzo
Really enjoyed talking to @hugorifkind this morning on @TimesRadio about all things ageing.
But we barely scratched the surface of the complexity of the human body and ageing (and the things you can do about it)
To discover more read Live Forever
https://t.co/8Sv1cEIw5a
A brilliant piece from @DrTregoning in the @Telegraph
His new book, Live Forever, is a remarkable exploration of how our bodies keep us alive – and simple changes to live longer - out this Thursday!
https://t.co/xmx8jbutGs
Nice (long) review of my book in the British Journal of General Practice today.
The Undesirables: the Law that Locked Away a Generation https://t.co/RZWteabxE8 via @@BJGPjournal