Jim Smith

The brilliant Paul Pearce-Kelly and Dave Clarke. In ZSL's 200th year, this film about the Partula snail is really worth a watch. Guardians of the Small youtu.be/pNocpcv61_g?si…

@johnsimons1955 Ah yes, I remember it well.

One from the archives...

@LittleGrayCat @simon_schama @Roddy_Neilson Just what I was going to say!

@simon_schama @Roddy_Neilson Mexican Pete? With Deadeye Dick and a harlot called Eskimo Nell? Must have missed that one.

For those of us who are older…

@StandUpForTrmp A

🚨BREAKING: New CNN Poll says Trump is the worst President in history. Do you believe that? A. Yes B. No

@timony001 B

Q: The fake news media is trying to bring her down. Do you strongly support Karoline Leavitt? A. Yes 💯 B. Zero support

@DAaronovitch @simon_schama I came here, as they say, to say the same. And that the pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon. I love that film! All best for 2026.

@simon_schama The vessel with the pestle has the pellet with the poison...

loved him; he was a big part of my growing up

@Victoria00025 👎🏻

Wow, J.D. Vance is going to be a great president. Thumbs up 👍 If you support this man.

@QMegaTrump E

JD VANCE is considering running for PRESIDENT. What are the chances you’d consider him in 2028? A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25% E. 0% Everyone better answer this one correctly☝️!!

@AntiLeftMemes Trump

@RightScopee E

BREAKING 🅱️ Simple poll. Please be honest! As of today, how much do you still trust this team? A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25% E. 0%

@StandUpForTrmp E

79 years old and still the hardest working President we have ever had. Simple poll. Please be honest! As of today, how much do you still trust this man? A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25% E. 0% Everyone better answer this one correctly☝️!!

@StandUpForTrmp E

🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for protecting Free Speech THIS IS MASSIVE 🔥 Simple poll. Please be honest! As of today, how much do you still trust this man? A. 100% B. 75% C. 50% D. 25% E. 0%

A magnificent shout out to @OxfordNUJ member @hedgehoghugh, currently heading to London to receive the Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology from the Zoological Society of London, for his book ‘Cull of the Wild’ #oxford #journalism @OfficialZSL

I met so many amazing people @OfficialZSL on Tuesday - thank you to ZSL and @Clarivate for the award, I am thrilled. It was a busy day! @helenczerski @tomheapmedia @chloedaltonuk along the way ... change.org/p/help-save-br…

@rwilliams1947 A wonderful obituary for a great man. Thanks.

An obit of the great guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper for the Guardian: theguardian.com/music/2025/dec…

@JohnWilson14 you should do a This Cultural Life on @johnsimons1955!

The Royal Institution have recently posted a load of Christmas Lectures, including some by Colin Blakemore, Carl Sagan, Lewis Wolpert, Walter Bodmer, and this one by George Porter. Porter doesn't mess around in getting the message across! Brilliant. youtube.com/watch?v=rjmJA7…

@phylogenomics I used to work in Chuck Stiles's lab at Harvard Medical School. At least one of his publications gave his address as Group W — he thought some of his papers may have been rejected because they weren't moral enough to get through the review process.

And I have continued my annual tradition - trying to drop garbage off at the local dump on Thanksgiving - but it was closed again who ever heard of a dump closed on Thanksgiving?

@phylogenomics Yes sir, Officer Obie, I cannot tell a lie. I put that envelope under that half a ton of garbage. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/c…

Another Jules et Jim episode! This one on Prostate cancer, titanium bikes and National Theatre Live. buzzsprout.com/2522102/episod…