LabLit

'x'-ing [formerly tweeting!] for @lablit is either @HStiles1 [dom] or @JennyRohn who created the idea of #lablit as a genre

Fresh #LabLit! Chapter Eighteen: Fire by Richard P Grant: lablit.com/chapter-eighte…

Fresh #LabLit! Chapter Seventeen: The Virus by Richard P Grant: lablit.com/chapter-sevent…

Fresh #LabLit! Underwear science by Alaina Hammond: lablit.com/underwear-scie…

@bodleianlibs @JonathanCape @blackwellbooks

@tcboyle Bit of a coup for you!

Wood pigeon of the day.

Two independent research teams have developed methods for hacking noisy quantum computers based on a row-hammer attack, a type of interference used to infiltrate traditional computers #Echobox=1744911443-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/247651…

One of my favorite books of all time. I've read it many times now.

After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record. bit.ly/44sNBwi

The Cambridge launch for my new book, Reading the World, is at the Whipple Museum, 5-7pm on Wednesday 21st May. Please do sign up if you would like to come along! eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

.@paradigmpubserv is expanding its offering to include database development, hosting and distribution, with the first project to be the Collected Works of Albert Einstein in partnership with @PrincetonUPress 👇 #Echobox=1744902145" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thebookseller.com/news/paradigm-…

A terribly important Substack: fionaforsyth.substack.com/p/the-reading-…

Join zoologist @ArikKershenbaum at the Blue Moon for a pint and the latest discoveries in the new science of animal communication. tickettailor.com/events/cambrid…

Zoologist @arikkershenbaum joined @Nature podcast host Benjamin Thompson in 2024 to talk about his book Why Animals Talk. nature.com/articles/d4158…

On Monday we discussed as #lablit Mr Einstein's Secretary by @Matthew_Reilly - I [dom] very much enjoyed it - a female protagonist who is a frustrated physicist & witness to major events in the first half of the 20th Century

Hullo to those still here - we are mainly on Bluesky now - presently less... than this place, though who knows for how long?!

At our #ReadingRights summit with @frankcottrell_b, @MetroMayorSteve explored the value of libraries and other professionals & organisations coming together to make a difference to families. Find out more about Reading Rights: booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/chi… @CILIPinfo @libsconnected

Children who have been read to from an early age have a significant head start on those who have not. Public #Libraries are ideally placed, through storytimes and rhymetimes, for a major role in @frankcottrell_b and @Booktrust's #ReadingRights campaign. booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/chi…

Missed this year's UK Butterfly Recorders’ Meeting? All the brilliant talks from the day, including the latest results from @UKBMSLive, are now available to watch back on YouTube! 🙌 Catch up 👉 youtu.be/9tyLA9Vx3TE 📷: Chris Stamp #UKBRM #UKBMS50 #ButterflyEmergency

This week reading Mr Einstein's Secretary by Matthew Reilly to discuss on Zoom on Monday... 🤓

If you want more regular posts we are mainly on Bluesky now... sorry!