Ceri Perkins

NYC-based science journalist/editor/fact-checker. twitter-averse. light/nature/words/caffeine. just out here chasing truth and beauty.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@AerLingus This is a dumb bot, which asks me to clear my cache and try again, or try a different browser. Been trying this since Monday; it's now Wednesday.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@AerLingus, the change flight function on your website has been down for 36h, with no option to confirm/buy after selecting a new itinerary; your chat assistants and call centres all say they can't help. How do you suggest I change my flight asap? #Urgent

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@TeamService518 ^^ scam account.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@beirnesi @beirnesi I think this is a scam. I gave them my details before my better instincts kicked in. If you have any success please contact me.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@AerLingus @AerLingus -- still no response to either of the complaints I've logged; still no "confirm/buy now" button appearing on the website after selecting new itinerary.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@CustomerH6977 this is a scam

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

America’s doomsday seed vault just got defunded by Trump/MUsk. If we ever have an agricultural calamity that wipes out plant life on Earth, it’s the seed vault that will repopulate the Earth and feed humanity after the fallout. This is so stupid.

[George Tsakraklides @99blackbaloons]

This red line might as well be from another planet. We are living the last days of Earth and human civilisation as we had come to know them. A tiny bit of ice left in the Arctic is currently keeping temps from rocketing. Once it goes, things will be simply surreal #ClimateCrisis

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

Only just got around to reading this! Compelling research; outstanding story. Scientists found a spot on Earth like no other — and a record that could redefine our history of the planet. https://t.co/bJunYxbmBH

[David Smith @DWSandDavid]

Aye,this from James McAvoy is exactly why we are pushing for film as an expressive arts subject (meaning you make film, not simply study film) across the Scottish curriculum from nursery to sixth year. It's not just for the posh folk over there, it's for all...

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

M.I.A. >> https://t.co/KTN5lOkZm9. 🔥 concepttt ☠️
https://t.co/ohiczifoZd via @YouTube

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

The bitter truth about how your coffee habit hurts the planet — and four ways to buck up your cup ☕️🌎 My latest deep dive for @TEDTalks

https://t.co/6cwt1eOEPW

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@sam_clark_art I’m in the West Highlands right now, on my stepfather’s woodland croft. He’s everywhere and all around in these trees — a comfort. And yet his absence is landscape-sized. I’ve enjoyed getting to know your father a little through your writing. He sounds like a truly lovely man.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

When the passage you need finds you on the day you need it most. Thank you, @sam_clark_art

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

@sam_clark_art Happily, yes! Your articulation of “companionable kindness that walks alongside” just pierced me. Your father and my stepfather (who passed 6mo ago yesterday) had that and more in common.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

Former top editor of Time magazine.

[Ceri Perkins @pepperjayperk]

Good rundown of basic tools anyone can employ to spot misinformation:
https://t.co/r1IgEMQuN6

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[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

Very compelling and timely new analysis out in @Nature led by @DrBalch and featuring co-authors including @climate_guy, @_mikoontz, and @peedublya on how #climate warming is weakening the global barrier to nighttime fire. https://t.co/gKyJK6VUUF

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

Bearing witness to suffering is one of the most profoundly important things we can do as journalists—and as people. In a world where so many folks hear the implicit message that their lives don’t matter, our work can say: Actually, they do. 3/