Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3ml4apkxybs2qOnly a month to go - and available for pre-order now! https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/humans-the-evolution-of-a-species-dk/7981212?ean=9780241682746&next=t&affiliate=306&channel=dkuk05 May 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4apkxybs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3ml3nl7fi7k2oThis is now what passes for “science” from the BBC. Hackneyed cliches, faux mystery, factually incorrect statements. 1. Archaeologists are, once again, “baffled” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c241e3jr7qlo05 May 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3nl7fi7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkzanf53rs2mAn interesting essay by educationalist Will Ellis - raising serious concerns about AI, with studies showing that cognitive engagement shrinks in direct proportion to the degree of AI assistance - with adolescent brains particularly vulnerable: https://reclaimchildhoodmedia.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-no-friction04 May 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzanf53rs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkz6pr6cps2mThis sort of nonsense clickbait headline makes me so cross. There aren’t “more bones” in babies, there are just bones that are still growing, which begin as a cartilage model with different ossification centres. https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2026/05/03/why-are-human-babies-are-born-with-more-bones-than-adults-hint-evolution-left-us-unfinished-on-purpose/04 May 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz6pr6cps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mky45szwps2hThis sort of nonsense clickbait masquerading as science makes me so cross. There aren’t “more bones” in babies, there are just bones that are still growing, which begin as a cartilage model with different ossification centres. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mky45szwps2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkwqfx66x22iThis is an absolutely stunning piece of research and visualisation! Tracking letters from one merchant’s company in the 14th-15th century. He was trading spices from the eastern med and importing English wool into Tuscany. Click on the link for an interactive map! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwqfx66x22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mku6zow3pc2rThe king’s speech to congress was the price Trump was prepared to pay for this souvenir TWO KINGS photo. It was also a great bit of PR for kings - and Christianity. Charles briefly mentioned those “of none” after a section about the importance of people of different faiths getting along.02 May 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku6zow3pc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkrysrpawk2r@mrjamesob.bsky.social James, a tenfold increase is a 900% increase. Not 1000%. But living the bird chat. I’m watching robins nesting in my front garden as I write today! And I use the Cornell uni Merlin app - it’s fab!01 May 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrysrpawk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkruki7muk2rPSB: watch out for Mortis dancers dancing in nets and general ‘naughtines’ today!01 May 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkruki7muk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkrmg6vnzk2zHaopy May Day, Beltane, Floralia! People have celebrated this day with fire and flowers through the ages. I'm off to pick some hawthorn blossom to bring into the house!01 May 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrmg6vnzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mkp57rbbu22yFrances Ryan on that White House visit: “What will last far longer is the sense of complicity: that the indefensible has yet again been legitimised.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp57rbbu22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profaliceroberts.bsky.social/post/3mknuv4zqh22yHilarious. Some guy claiming because his family history extends back to the Crusades, he should be involved in governing the rest of us. And claims that we’ll forget history if we oust him. ALL our family histories go back that far… https://www.channel4.com/news/the-end-of-history-hereditary-peers-set-to-be-removed-from-house-of-lords29 Apr 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:5onh7ko2ux7bjjesmbeayjel/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknuv4zqh22y