Ianhopkinson

@ianhopkinson
429 Followers
488 Following
1.4K Posts
Scientist. Pythonista. Terrible guitar player. ooo...looker extraordinaire. Mr @Happymouffetard. Senior Data Scientist. @libdems since 1988 [he/his] https://www.ianhopkinson.org.uk
Websitehttps://www.ianhopkinson.org.uk
Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/ianhopkinson
Book review: Alchemy by Philip Ball

I seem to have been on a run of illustrated books, perhaps as a result of regular visits to a local bookshop, illustrated books have more shelf appeal! This review is of Alchemy by Philip Ball with…

SomeBeans
Book review: Horses by by Ludovic Orlando <-domestication of the horse, based on genetics https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/06/book-review-horses-by-ludovic-orlando/ #bookreview #bookstodon #horses #genetics
Book review: Horses by Ludovic Orlando

My next review is of Horses: A 4,000-year genetic journey across the world by Ludovic Orlando (translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan). It is a product of the work that the author did as the leader of…

SomeBeans
Book review: The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Heywood

My next review is of The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood, bought in the same spending spree as Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco. Th…

SomeBeans
Book review: King of Kings <- a history of the 1979 Iranian revolution, rather topical! https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/04/book-review-king-of-kings-by-scott-anderson/ #bookreview #bookstodon #iran
Book review: King of kings by Scott Anderson

Another result of browsing in a bookshop, this review is of King of kings: The Fall of the Shah and the Revolution That Forged Modern Iran by Scott Anderson. For readers of the future – this …

SomeBeans
Kash Patel is reportedly furious and threatening to sue anyone who calls him “J. Edgar Boozer.”
It would be a real shame if this went viral.
Book review: Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco

There’s no real alternative to a good browse around a bookshop, this book Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco is the result of just such browsing. I&…

SomeBeans
You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago?
Turns out that was on purpose
Book review: Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin

My next review is of Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin. For me it follows on from Pete Wharmby’s autobiographical book on autism, Untypical, an…

SomeBeans

So Macron publicly said that Trump "maybe should not speak every day", and I think the rainbow has a brand new hue in it today.

I can't imagine a more vicious polite insult. Leave it to the French!

#USPol #Trump #Macron #ShutUp #BeQuiet #insult #vicious #polite #French #ahhh

He considered it, but didn't do it. What does he want, a fucking medal?

John Lithgow Considered Quitting HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Over J.K. Rowling Backlash
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/john-lithgow-considered-quitting-harry-potter-jk-rowling-backlash-1236694778/

John Lithgow Considered Quitting Harry Potter Over JK Rowling Backlash

The New York Times revealed in a profile of John Lithgow that he "considered quitting" HBO's 'Harry Potter' series over J.K. Rowling backlash.

Variety