Jamie Pringle

Research at 5,000 metres: what extreme environments teach us about human health birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/rese…

Pick a threshold, whichever one you want! Getting a number is cheap. Knowing what the number means and what to do with it is far more valuable

Watching Trump teeter on the edge of blowing up the world economy because of a combination of hubris, strategic incoherence, mendacity and outright stupidity, might be the most extraordinarily depressing thing I have observed in my entire life, or read about in any other period.

Someone just walked past me and said “nice and warm!” and I said “yes nice isn’t it?” Textbook interaction. Proud of that.

Rory McIlroy explains why he made each selection for his 2026 Masters Champions Dinner menu: 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 & 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 “I wanted to try to bring a little bit of the local ingredients in. So I'm doing a Georgia peach and ricotta flatbread with hot honey. So hopefully that will go down well with the drinks.” 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗮 “I think everyone likes rock shrimp tempura, so sort of a crowd pleaser with that one.” 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻-𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 “My mum does these really, really nice dates stuffed with goat cheese, wrapped in bacon … Thanks to Rosie for that one.” 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗸 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 “In the buildup to the Masters last year, I was eating a lot of elk ... I didn't want elk to be the main course because I didn't know if everyone would like that … So I'm doing grilled elk sliders which I think is fun.” 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼 “My wife, Erica and I, our favorite restaurant, or one of our favorite right now is in New York. It's called Le Bernardin. Eric Ripert is the chef there, and this is a dish from that restaurant. It's a yellowfin tuna carpaccio. It's a really thin slice of French baguette with a really thin slight of foie gras on top of that … So that's a fun one that the club worked with me on as well. They went up to the restaurant and worked with the chefs, and made sure; that they obviously wanted to get it right for the night, so that's really cool.” 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝘆𝘂 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 “It's an amazing honor to be able to host it, but at the same time, I want everyone to enjoy it. I went for two different options for the main course, a wagyu filet mignon for people that want red meat, or a fillet of seared salmon; so depending on what you want.” 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 “When I was a kid, I used to eat (Irish) champ by the bowlful … Some sauteed brussels sprouts. Glazed carrots with brown butter. And then trying to bring a little bit of that local flavor back in, some crispy Vidalia onion rings. Vidalia is not too far away from Augusta, about a two, two-and-a-half-hour drive.” 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 “I think very much a crowd-pleaser, sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream on warm toffee sauce.” 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 "My favorite part of the menu is you obviously get access to the wonderful wine cellar at Augusta National. We're starting off with a 2015 Salon Brut champagne. And then followed by a 2022. Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet. It's the first-ever white wine that I actually liked ... And then for the red wine we're receiving a 1990 Chateau Lafite Rothschild from Pauillac in Bordeaux. That is the wine that I drank the night that I won the Masters, so obviously brings back some great memories. Shane Lowry had a little bit to do with getting that wine, so I want to shout him out for that, too ... To finish off, we're going with a 1989 Chateau D'Yquem dessert wine from Sauternes in Bordeaux, as well. Obviously '89, my birth year, and I think every great meal deserved to be finished off with Chateau D'Yquem. It is like liquid gold. I wanted to be really intentional with the wines. It's something that I'm really into and passionate about and started to collect wine, probably over the past decade."

More women on the start line, yet less research to support them. ❄️ Our new review in SJMSS explores the ”Female Winter Olympic Athlete”. Read: shorturl.at/TBH6s #SportsScience #WomenInSport #Milano2026 #Olympic #performance #health #REDs #training @E_C_S_S

Nor is "check the passport/BC", by the way (the IOC's previous method). So if there's a way sport can reliably confirm eligibility without an SRY screen, say it. Or don't. But be aware you're supporting a worse outcome for women (and those you claim to protect, actually)

That's not to say that sex SCREENING (another thing the HR groups seem not to understand) is perfect. But I've yet to hear a suitable alternative that affords women their rights to safe, fair sport. If you have one, let's hear it. But "let males compete" isn't going to cut it.

The main thing I take from this is that at least 80 human rights groups don't know that a) biology matters in sport, and b) women have (sex-based) rights in sport. One group's 'reversal' is another's progress, though. Once you recognize a) and b), eligibility checks are essential

Nigel Farage cheered on Trump’s illegal war on Iran that is sending petrol prices and energy bills through the roof. Now he says he wants to cut your energy bills. This is just his latest con. Just like Brexit, he peddles lies then leaves the British people to pick up the tab.

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

I will always make decisions in the national interest. That’s why we did not join the offensive action against Iran.    Reform and the Tories would’ve rushed us into war without a plan to get us out.

The President of Brazil came out yesterday and said a few words that completely changed public opinion. President of Brazil: “We will not take instructions from Trump. We are not children. He wants us to enter the war and stop exporting food products to Spain, and we refuse that. Our relationship with Spain is good, and the world has become more advanced now. The United States imports wheat, rice, and coffee from Brazil every year, and the export of these products to them has been stopped. He wants to keep the Middle East in a permanent state of emergency in order to obtain its wealth. All Arab countries should stand side by side. You are strong and have self-sufficiency; you do not need this person. He is now asking for help, and America is going through a difficult period for the first time in its history. Protect your countries.”

van poortvliet, don’t kick the ball away! You can’t score points if you haven’t got the ball in your hands! #6Nations

Pete Hegseth’s Middle East Strategy

BREAKING : Spanish 🇪🇸 PM Pedro Sánchez belted Trump and Netanyahu despite getting retaliation threat "You can't support those who set the world on fire and then blame the smoke caused by that fire" 🔥🔥 Spine : 100%, Courage : 100%, Vision : 100% Mad respect for this man 🫡

People can't ignore a dog running through the house with squirting diarrhea, either, which is a pretty good analogy for you.

The fact that most captchas are based on robots not being able to identify bikes or traffic lights doesn't fill me with confidence for self-driving cars.

@FondOfBeetles And public transport drivers - busses, trams, trains (might get asked to leave the driver’s cabin with the latter). Might draw the line at rail replacement bus services.

I’m British. I say “thank you” to automatic doors.

Trump is pursuing an illegal, immoral catastrophic campaign in the Middle East and we are still arguing about the previous Canadian PM?