Sarah Collins

Canadian in the UK. Lover of food, science, music and geekery. I write about science and tech @Cambridge_Uni. On the blue place now. Views my own. She/her

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

A hill I will die on: the word 'whilst' is an abomination.

[Brandy Zadrozny @BrandyZadrozny]

RED ALERT RED ALERT:
The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars
https://t.co/8zXxA6TdW1

[Duncan Stott 🏗️🔰🇺🇦 @DuncanStott]

This is the only thing you need to understand about inheritance tax on farmland https://t.co/0PmQtchH6y

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

Update: the horse is back in the hospital and he's coming for us all.

[Heath @LeastHesFunny_]

The 2018 John Mulaney “Horse In A Hospital” bit is still so great 😂 Best part is he doesn’t mention the name Trump at all. Oh America, you finally removed the horse from the hospital. DO NOT let it back in 😬

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

I'm sad and frightened. That's the only take I have.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

None of this is fun.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@gomobel It's so bad!

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

Obvs stealing is bad and I hope whoever did it is found and charged, but those street lights...didn't actually light the street at all?

[A Cambridge Diary @acambridgediary]

I sometimes feel that Cambridge is losing its charm. As a photographer, I can't help but notice the crawling deterioration of scenes that I was once compelled to capture as part of my diary project. The year-round 'summer bins' and commercial waste bins that have become a fixture in our streets, the broken lock and filthy water at Jesus Green, the growth of gaudy pavement and street signs and of course the proliferation of dubious Harry Potter souvenir and American fast-food shops in our historic city centre - all contribute to what appears as a city that has lost its identity and self-respect. Today's news has left me even more down-hearted.
Not one, but three of our Richardsons Candles, the vertical street-lamps unique to Cambridge have been stolen. These irreplaceable antiquities, inspired by the Festival of Britain, were installed in 1951 and have wonderfully ornamented the city's streets - until last week when some crooks decided to make a few quid for themselves.
Looking back at my photographs from ten years ago, I'm glad that I captured my home town looking so beautiful and wonder if it will ever be as alluring again.
Here's a picture I took last week of the Sir Albert Richardson designed street-lamp outside Pembroke College.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@Samfr I love to see teens trick or treating, costume or not. Halloween is for kids - they're being kids.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

Today, in 'how to get your house egged'...

[Sky News @SkyNews]

🎃 Children should be given stickers or playdough instead of sweets on Halloween, leading dental surgeons have said.

@KayBurley, @GarethBarlow and @AmeliaHarperTV discuss the story.

Read more: https://t.co/0RCg6x4x7y

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

Last week, I got to hang out with this adorable guy for science.

https://t.co/AK7ftK9djc

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

'Paleo-robots' could help scientists study how fish made the transition to land, 390 million years ago.

https://t.co/RNp35ovyJA

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

Balado is a new one on me.

[ℳatt (matttomic.bsky.social) @matttomic]

It looks like Google Translate just recently added Canadian French as one of its new languages, check it out

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

I will never not stop and watch this clip.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@DuncanStott @PaulKetchley Yikes.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@PaulKetchley @DuncanStott If this is dry (I'm in Cambs), I hate to think what wet is like.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@flowerpotweller White plastic windows are so hideous. I can't wait until I can get rid of mine!

[Bad Writing Takes 🖊️🏳️‍🌈 @BadWritingTakes]

Feminist and lesbian icon Sandi Toksvig is once again undergoing harassment from "Gender Criticals".

Toksvig outlined the absurdity of the trans bathroom panic and criticised self-proclaimed "feminists" for prioritising their hatred for trans ppl over real women's rights issues.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

@whippletom Every computer scientist I've ever interacted with has some version of this homepage. Pretty sure most of them think the internet shouldn't have pictures.

[Sarah Collins @se_collins]

This will be amazing if it works!

https://t.co/w7EScO8S7J

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

I really believe Democrats should be telling voters what exactly Trump is talking about when he says `post birth abortion` - because it’s so much worse than it sounds.