The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & EntertainmentKey players in the US-Iran conflict as Trump unleashes Operation Epic Fury
Work out which virus you have with key test as Brits swamped four different illnesses
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/work-out-virus-you-key-36491967
JdeBP@nazokiyoubinbou @wonderofscience
Of course the question is now why Pluto and Ceres were included in @Physicsj 's graphic and Eris and Sedna were not. (-:
The answer is, according to an old post, that Eris and Sedna had not yet been mapped.
Dr James O'Donoghue (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 video The planets to scale in every way... plus dwarf planets Ceres and Pluto, the only two mapped dwarf planets. The material from which all planets grew was orbiting the Sun. When growing planets attract this material, they get larger but also faster, as they also take on the material's momentum. That's why large planets like Jupiter are generally faster!
IndieAuthors.Social NewsJohn Lucas obituary
My friend, the writer and publisher John Lucas, who has died aged 88, was the author of more than 50 books, not only in his own academic field with studies of writers as diverse as Charles Dickens, George Crabbe, John Clare and William Blake, but also poetry, novels and memoirs. His poetry collection Studying Grosz on…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/08/john-lucas-obituary
#Publishing #Books #Poetry #Socialhistory #UniversityofReading
Ian DavisToday, Saturday 4 October (19:10–21:40), the #UniversityOfReading is hosting its own satellite event, supported by the #ReadingAstronomicalSociety, the #RoyalAstronomicalSociety, the #BritishAstronomicalSociety, and Cyprus-based astronomer Agapios Elia at the #TroodosObservatory.
The online live stream will broadcast 19:00-21:00: https://www.youtube.com/live/RJd4zDodzpY
No registration is required for the livestream.
https://research.reading.ac.uk/met-spate/international-observe-the-moon-night-2025/
International Observe the Moon Night – Live from Reading & Cyprus
Holland House BooksJoin in the fun from the comfort of your own home, as the Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing hosts the online book launch of Nicola Wilson's latest book 'Recommended!'
Link to register:
https://research.reading.ac.uk/centre-for-book-cultures-and-publishing/events/
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Check them out:
https://missingperspectives.com/
https://newbooksnetwork.com/a-mouth-full-of-salt
https://www.anotherstory.ca/events/47415
https://amouthfullofsalt.eventbrite.ca
https://www.instagram.com/p/DL4hZbAMwgW/
https://www.nb.co.za/en/view-book/?id=9780795711213
https://www.instagram.com/azagsgandaah/
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Science | The GuardianBoiling point of water dropped below 100C during Storm Ciarán, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/16/storm-ciaran-saw-boiling-point-of-water-drop-below-100c-study-finds #UniversityofReading #Extremeweather #UKweather #Reading #Science #UKnews
Technology | The Guardian USResearchers fool university markers with AI-generated exam papers https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/26/researchers-fool-university-markers-with-ai-generated-exam-papers #Artificialintelligence(AI) #UniversityofReading #Universityteaching #Highereducation #Universities #Technology #Education #Computing #Students #Research #ChatGPT #UKnews #Exams
The perfect storm for small talk? Weather forecasters aim at long-range accuracy https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/18/the-perfect-storm-for-small-talk-weather-forecasters-aim-at-long-range-accuracy #UniversityofReading #Climatecrisis #Meteorology #Technology #UKweather #Science #UKnews