The Nerd

Just a nerd who wants to keep up to date in the world of science and technology.

[The Nerd @NerdSTNews]

@Uber_Support Got an issue with my order - when will I get a response??

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

G20 agrees to 'monitor' cryptocurrencies but no action yet https://t.co/XXCkPZy011

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Low back pain: a major global challenge — Lancet editors Stephanie Clark and @richardhorton1 introduce new series on #LowBackPain
https://t.co/dzfsDFq1D6

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

Facebook is an extraordinary company… it’s breathtakingly powerful. Data is the new oil. Facebook’s behaviour leaves something to be desired. Some of their recent behaviour is getting into the foothills of creepy” - @SenJohnKennedy tells #newsnight

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The universe may end in a collision with a bubble of nothingness https://t.co/YCApegivR1

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

At the heart of this debate is whether an AI system could be held criminally liable for its actions. https://t.co/pJx9e8XGer

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

A new study shows that more children than ever before will draw a woman when asked to draw a picture of a scientist https://t.co/mSVWt9ZMso

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

Blockchain technology has real potential for making elections tamper-proof, and Sierra Leone’s test was at least a step in the right direction.

[Forensic @ForensicMag]

Teenagers More Likely to Plead Guilty to Crimes They Didn't Commit https://t.co/ZFjAJAfTvW

[Tim Spector MD (Prof) @timspector]

Microplastics found in 150 different plastic bottled waters around the world- another reason to stop buying them. BBC News - Plastic particles found in bottled water https://t.co/zQqlAP9l2z

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

Japanese researchers have just created the longest carbon-carbon bond:
https://t.co/FFF1McajMR

[BMJ Group @bmj_company]

Little evidence for any direct impact of national #cancer #policies on short term survival in #England, say research published in @bmj_latest https://t.co/DyTBlICwxa

[Barbara Prainsack (@[email protected]) @BPrainsack]

New article by Kim Hendrickx & @hoyweghen_i: "An Epigenetic Prism to Norms and Values" https://t.co/82WpTA0T5V

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

Revisiting the science behind a classic horror story https://t.co/w73kgRG9EY

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

A science doctorate has high value in the UK and Canadian job markets https://t.co/oedTHPV1zd

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Very sad news.
From our Chief Scientist Prof Mark Caulfield: "John was an outstanding scientist... his work & leadership in the Human Genome Project has led to major transformations in research and medicine. #genomes100k would not be here without his original contribution." https://t.co/YSMZkm6Vzi

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

“It’s like a public health crisis. It’s like cigarettes, except because we’re given so many benefits, people can’t actually see and admit the erosion of human thought that’s occurring at the same time.” https://t.co/PcyShm1XWx

[Forensic @ForensicMag]

New Mexico Study of Strangulation Deaths Points to Value of CT Scans at Autopsy https://t.co/R2Xm8YKzSs

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

What is it about human learning that allows us to perform so well with relatively little experience? https://t.co/M1HjjPg142