Isobel Cockerell

My latest story got into the corners of my soul. Set high in the Arctic, it’s about man-made earthquakes, dimming the midnight sun, and a bitter fight for Earth's future. While I was reporting it, I was regularly astonished it wasn’t science fiction. codastory.com/waronscience/s…

As someone who worked in the natural gas industry before moving into journalism, we're in the deep shit right now just so you know

NEW: A private jet, a tweet, and newly revealed government emails. Sanctioned over his best-friendship with Roman Abramovich, Eugene Shvidler’s case shows how the UK’s Russia sanctions regime really works. as.ft.com/r/38eb1de9-6ca…

Shops across London are repeatedly having their windows smashed — yet nothing is stolen. @claudcockerell investigates and discovers a more worrying pattern... standard.co.uk/news/crime/lon…

“Can I do one more Lebedev?” @pcaruanagalizia, Ed Caesar & @OliverBullough trade anecdotes on Lord of Siberia Evgeny Lebedev: his diets, hobbies, bugbears. Stories of oligarchy must reach a wide audience, says @pcaruanagalizia. To draw people in, start with the absurd. #ZEG2025

“We think we know right from wrong,” but “we’re still digesting that fruit from the tree of knowledge.” In the age of AI, the illusion of certainty is stronger. Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze at #ZEG2025 reminded us to embrace humility and imperfection in our search for truth.

1/ How can we think about the world in ways that don't put humanity at the center of it? Would the Earth be better off run by AI? Adam Kirsch speaks to @isocockerell about what a post-human future looks like.buff.ly/t4kYNzq

'Captured' is the kind of journalism we need right now: sharp, human, unafraid to sit with complexity. Huge respect to @isocockerell & the @CodaStory team led by @antelava, for telling this story the way it needed to be told. My review + 1 small critique: themedusacode.substack.com/p/review-coda-…

AI has evolved beyond technology into a new kind of faith system—complete with prophets, salvation narratives, and promises of transcendence. Our new investigative series, CAPTURED, uncovers Silicon Valley's mission to reshape humanity. Listen now: buff.ly/7CdWNcB

What happens when you trade in Mormonism and the pursuit of Godlike perfection for tech-world optimization and Bryan Johnson's Don't Die movement? J. Paul Neeley went on a nightmare journey taking the Blueprint Protocol: codastory.com/authoritarian-…

@isocockerell We recently teamed up with @SnapJudgment to transform Hashim's story into a powerful podcast episode. Now thousands are hearing his voice and remarkable journey firsthand. Listen here: buff.ly/N9LNWHC

It was all they had. A spoon and a rusty nail. But for the young Uyghur men trapped in a cell, it meant… escape. @isocockerell from @CodaStory brings us this epic tale. open.spotify.com/episode/2V4zSU…

#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princecharle…

@gmbarnard22 @rachelcockerell some people on this thread are wiiiild 😎😎😎

lighting on the left is perfect temp for a train. lighting on the right is perfect temperature for a dentist. please get rid @ thameslink

@moisesvm This was such a brilliant article Moises, and such a good example of how to write about these movements while letting the science shine through. Thank you!

Octavia E. Butler, the late-pioneering Black science fiction novelist who wrote about a wildfire from climate change, in her novel "Parable of the Sower," is buried in an Altadena cemetery. The cemetery caught fire, the LA Times reports.

Across the now-decimated Gaza Strip, America’s mark is everywhere. In footage shot by CBS News in May, the ground is littered with US-made ammunition casings – some used to prop up tents, others turned into playthings by children.

NEW: Leaked documents show aunt of UK’s anti-corruption minister denied Malta passport on corruption fears. W/ @xtophercook, ⁦@rafeuddin_⁩ and ⁦@SavageSusannah⁩ on.ft.com/3DSiizV

The Hidden Globe by @atossaaraxia is an adventure through all the secret spaces of the wealthy and powerful. @isocockerell sat down with the author to talk freeports, arctic archipelagos, and private justice systems buff.ly/3ZobYsl

Sacré bleu! The damn beavers are on the loose! Belgium authorities are hot on the tail of Oliver Rubbers. A renegade with a wild mission... bring the beaver back. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sna…

Listen to this story of a real-life beaver bomber who secretly dropped 100 beavers in his local rivers in Belgium. He reckons Belgium should thank him for services rendered to the nation. So pleased to have helped out with this gripping @snapjudgment tale snapjudgment.org/episode/the-be…