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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>University lecturer, scientist, and critical thinker.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social</link><title>@markofthed.bsky.social - Dr Mark D&#39;Arcy</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mtt6wmvzlk2w</link><description>😅🤣😂</description><pubDate>24 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt6wmvzlk2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mtspzpit2s2z</link><description>&#34;High cortisol at night, restful sleep takes flight.&#34;&#xA;Night-time cortisol spikes wreck sleep, jack up anxiety, and leave you wrecked the next day.&#xA;With the levels of stress we are exposed to in modern society, modulating stress is increasingly essential.</description><pubDate>24 Aug 2026 06:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtspzpit2s2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mt7cl24oak2t</link><description>I&#39;ve created a student resource for Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Psychology, and Physics. It generates and marks mock exams and provides study tips for IB, A-Level and GCSE students. Worth sharing with anyone who might need help with their studies.&#xA;studyroom-exams.com</description><pubDate>16 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7cl24oak2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mt7cl24oak2t</link><description>I&#39;ve created a student resource for Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Psychology, and Physics. It generates and marks mock exams and provides study tips for IB, A-Level and GCSE students. Worth sharing with anyone who might need help with their studies.&#xA;studyroom-exams.com</description><pubDate>16 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7cl24oak2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3msiqevsa3k25</link><description>That&#39;s the Welsh sense of humour for you 🤣</description><pubDate>07 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiqevsa3k25</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mp2jq7im7k2r</link><description>Jez! I&#39;m as hot as a Sumo wrestlers jockstrap. #UKHeatwave&#xA;https://static.klipy.com/ii/f87f46a2c5aeaeed4c68910815f73eaf/78/2d/I4RVc0DW.gif?hh=498&amp;ww=411&amp;mp4=KPBkeApP&amp;webm=TKsW0ot0</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2026 18:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2jq7im7k2r</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3moke2ll4us2t</link><description>APC fees for journal article publication shouldn&#39;t be a thing. It encourages journals to publish poor quality papers and discourages unfunded or low funded researchers from publishing as much as they are able to. #Science</description><pubDate>18 Jun 2026 07:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3moke2ll4us2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mnxbhlxtxc26</link><description>I know that this sounds almost hypothetical as I am writing it on a social media app, but honestly, the best thing that could happen to the world right now is a massive asteroid hitting Silicon valley.....</description><pubDate>10 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxbhlxtxc26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mnfv3u7mpc27</link><description>As a lecturer who still does some zoom lectures. I can confirm this meme is valid.</description><pubDate>03 Jun 2026 19:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfv3u7mpc27</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mmtm32hufc2h</link><description>Ive created this free exam prep resource for A Level and IB students. If you get the chance, please share it with anyone who might find it useful.&#xA; https://share.google/BpMEIguanHVH2AzEu</description><pubDate>27 May 2026 13:22 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtm32hufc2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mmowo3olzs2c</link><description>For those of my followers in the UK &#34;Phew what a scorcher!!!!&#34;&#xA;https://static.klipy.com/ii/35ccce3d852f7995dd2da910f2abd795/86/e2/Litg0fvI.gif?hh=250&amp;ww=480&amp;mp4=VR4L73yF&amp;webm=sppBM8aYSwHHDftjv</description><pubDate>25 May 2026 16:49 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmowo3olzs2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mko24rhia22j</link><description>Ai is what will end us, and so few ppl care - even if they believe it - because before they die, they will get to feel smart and important for a brief moment, while listening to sycophantic messages from an algorithm or looking at customised p0rn &#xA;This may be the epitaph of our species.&#xA;#theabyse</description><pubDate>29 Apr 2026 21:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko24rhia22j</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mjsezq7kgk2n</link><description>Yes!</description><pubDate>18 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsezq7kgk2n</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mjpv3ohvac2y</link><description>Fun :)&#xA;https://youtu.be/j-j_tQwdh_8?si=4fZg29IqhGL7LO3m</description><pubDate>17 Apr 2026 21:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpv3ohvac2y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mi57pjt6dk2m</link><description>Brilliant 🤣&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>28 Mar 2026 18:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi57pjt6dk2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mhlr6u35lk2c</link><description>True. And it is true for every extreme. Far left, far right, fascists, communists., religious extremists, even radical atheists. All at the extremes rely on hate to sustain their ideology and to feel good with persecuting disbelievers.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>21 Mar 2026 19:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlr6u35lk2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mhh3p2slss2h</link><description>Jez!&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>19 Mar 2026 22:51 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhh3p2slss2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mhdnr6ceqk2v</link><pubDate>18 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdnr6ceqk2v</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mh7kx5kams24</link><description>A wise man once said.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>16 Mar 2026 23:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7kx5kams24</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mh25wp2ids2i</link><description>If AI achieves the goals of its creators (replacing every human job) then the result will be 4 emperors in silicon valley ruling the world with their AI&#39;s. Richer &amp; more powerful than any humans have ever been. And from that point onwards, the rest of us will be merely serfs.&#xA;That is their end game</description><pubDate>14 Mar 2026 19:27 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh25wp2ids2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mh24vccykk2m</link><description>Trump would literaly drop a nuclear bomb on a country (he wouldnt care which one) if it meant that ppl would stop trying to release the full Epstein files.</description><pubDate>14 Mar 2026 19:08 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh24vccykk2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mh23z2kx5k2m</link><description>The mistake that every major world power makes is the same. &amp; has been the same throughout history.  They assume that because in this particular moment in time they are a dominant power, that they always will be. They have land, power, influence, etc.&#xA;These things can all evaporate in a generation.</description><pubDate>14 Mar 2026 18:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh23z2kx5k2m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mgxkzi4sos2z</link><description>Imagine if you lived for 1000 years. Wld families &amp; kids be like a summer u vaguely remember? &#34;U bump into a wife u married at 30 at a party when you&#39;re 900 years old, and after a few minutes remember, &#34;Wait a minute - I know you. We had 4 kids and lived together for 20 years.&#34; Probs of immortality.</description><pubDate>13 Mar 2026 18:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxkzi4sos2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mgihkr6iok2c</link><description>What the US doesn&#39;t realise is that every time in history that one nation became more powerful than all the others and started to throw its weight around to control everyone else, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc nations got together and destroyed them. This is not a good strategy from king Trump.&#xA;#Napoleon</description><pubDate>07 Mar 2026 18:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgihkr6iok2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mgawmub3ok2e</link><description>Wtf hasn&#39;t Starmer just stood up and told Trump he&#39;s a fat narcisist who only started a war to distract ppl from his sex crimes. Honestly - I wouldnt care how many tarifs the US put on us - I&#39;d vote for starmer forever if he did that. Kudos to Spain though, as at least they&#39;ve shown some balls!</description><pubDate>04 Mar 2026 18:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgawmub3ok2e</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mfwhx5jsjk23</link><description>Yep!&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>28 Feb 2026 14:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwhx5jsjk23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/markofthed.bsky.social/post/3mfw3btiee22h</link><description>British comedians response to the Prince Andrew Epstein files 🤣&#xA;https://youtube.com/shorts/SzybD0sbwnY?si=7L5s0RwUgM2TfiPg</description><pubDate>28 Feb 2026 11:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:lcsbjngy3xxqcd3igvn5o7ig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfw3btiee22h</guid></item></channel></rss>