I feel like ‘offended dignity’ is basically a cat’s standard resting face. Sources: Photographs of a Tumbling Cat, by M. Marey (1894) A dynamical explanation of the falling cat phenomenon, by T.R. Kane and M.P. Scher (1969) Bioastronautics Research Video: gov.archives.arc.68700
Also – If you like stuff about AI, you might like my latest DeepMind podcast series where I get to talk to some of the most important AI researchers in the world
The 1892 March edition of the photographic journal “Photography” contains details on how to achieve the best “waist reduction” on a photograph and also gives us this gem: “Ladies I have ever found most grateful for these mercies, even the most modest will at least show their appreciation … Where the dressmaker fails, the retoucher steps in”
AND! AND! In another 250 million years, they might be neighbours again! 🇨🇦🤝🇮🇪 Back to the future: testing different scenarios for the next supercontinent gathering by H.S. Davies, J.A.M. Green & J.C. Duarte (2018)
Like a bored odometer
The fashion DIVA of the bug world 🎩 (and to pre-empt any entomologists that wish to “well, actually” me – I KNOW caterpillars are not true ‘bugs.’ But I also don’t care) Head capsule stacking by caterpillars: Morphology complements behaviour to provide a novel defence, by Petah A. Low, Clare Mcarthur, and Dieter Hochuli (2016)
The UCL professor, and Britain’s coolest swot, has graduated to fronting comedy panel shows and Channel 4’s election coverage. What’s her formula? 🔗 Click the link in bio to read the full interview 📸 SANE SEVEN FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE HAIR AND MAKE-UP: EMMA LEON USING LISA ELDRIDGE MAKE-UP AND COLORWOW HAIR PRODUCTS STYLING: KATE BARBOUR DRESS BY HECTOR MACLEAN SHOES BY JIGSAW RING AND EARRINGS BY ANAYAH JEWELLERY
The UCL professor, and Britain’s coolest swot, has graduated to fronting comedy panel shows and Channel 4’s election coverage. What’s her formula? 🔗 Click the link in bio to read the full interview 📸 SANE SEVEN FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE HAIR AND MAKE-UP: EMMA LEON USING LISA ELDRIDGE MAKE-UP AND COLORWOW HAIR PRODUCTS STYLING: KATE BARBOUR DRESS BY HECTOR MACLEAN SHOES BY JIGSAW RING AND EARRINGS BY ANAYAH JEWELLERY
A beautiful example of poultry in motion 🐓 Walking like dinosaurs: Chickens with artificial tails provide clues about non-avian theropod locomotion by B Grossi, J Iriarte-Diaz, O Larach, M Canals, and R A Vasquez (2014)
If there were an equivalent of genius for beauty, Hannah Fry would be that too🩷 @fryrsquared 🩷 Photography @saneseven Super cool Picture Editor @russocphoto Super talented stylist @kate_barbour Super amazing MUAH @emmasleon @thetimes @sundaytimesmagazine #hannahfry #editorialphotography #editorial #portrait #saneseven #professor #math #sundaytimes #thetimes #femalephotographer
If there were an equivalent of genius for beauty, Hannah Fry would be that too🩷 @fryrsquared 🩷 Photography @saneseven Super cool Picture Editor @russocphoto Super talented stylist @kate_barbour Super amazing MUAH @emmasleon @thetimes @sundaytimesmagazine #hannahfry #editorialphotography #editorial #portrait #saneseven #professor #math #sundaytimes #thetimes #femalephotographer
If there were an equivalent of genius for beauty, Hannah Fry would be that too🩷 @fryrsquared 🩷 Photography @saneseven Super cool Picture Editor @russocphoto Super talented stylist @kate_barbour Super amazing MUAH @emmasleon @thetimes @sundaytimesmagazine #hannahfry #editorialphotography #editorial #portrait #saneseven #professor #math #sundaytimes #thetimes #femalephotographer
If there were an equivalent of genius for beauty, Hannah Fry would be that too🩷 @fryrsquared 🩷 Photography @saneseven Super cool Picture Editor @russocphoto Super talented stylist @kate_barbour Super amazing MUAH @emmasleon @thetimes @sundaytimesmagazine #hannahfry #editorialphotography #editorial #portrait #saneseven #professor #math #sundaytimes #thetimes #femalephotographer
But the most telling quote from this letter is: “and there can be no mistake in this calculation, because it was made with the quadrant” Oh, to have the confidence…
I’m always keen to give the people what they want 😁 All episodes (from all 3 series) are available now on BBC iPlayer or on your telly on Wednesdays at 8 on BBC Two
I don’t want to give old Charlie too much of a hard time though – he really was a revolutionary in terms of data driven analysis. And many people still stand behind his findings. I’ll leave it to you to make up your own mind if he’s truly to blame (or if England’s just plain rubbish) ⚽️ 🥅 Analysis of passing sequences, shots and goals in soccer, by Mike Hughes and Ian Franks (2007) Invalid Interpretation of Passing Sequence Data to Assess Team Performance in Football: Repairing the Tarnished Legacy of Charles Reep, by Richard Pollard (2019)
Noted. 😅💩 #TheSecretGeniusOfModernLife #HannahFry #ModernTechnology #STEM #Demo #AirFryer #Science Top tip to know which colour wire to avoid touching in a British plug.
“It’s sort of a blob.” Dara had a test for Hannah on how our brains make associations 🧠 Curious Cases | Listen on BBC Sounds 🎧
Would you rather see someone else’s most boring memory, or accidentally share your most embarrassing memory? Ahead of the return of Curious Cases this week we asked Dara and Hannah a series of quick fire questions. Curious Cases | Listen on BBC Sounds
Hannah Fry is back taking apart the modern world, to find the extraordinary stories behind the everyday objects we take for granted. Watch #TheSecretGeniusOfModernLife #SeriesThree on #iPlayer from 2 April #HannahFry #MordernTechnology #STEM #Techology #Demo #Tech The delightfully engaging Hannah Fryis back on our screens with Series 3 of this eye-opening show. This time, we also look outside of our household type items to dissect even bigger genius structures…There’s the typical fun mix of demos, explanation, behind-the-scenes with more major brands, as well as some super interesting insight from a range of contributors e.g.the inventor of the air fryer’s daughter who shows us the first ever one!
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Crabs is the future. In recent years the internet has run wild with the idea that crabs are the ultimate life-form, and that even humans might one day end up with pincers too. But is there any truth behind the memes? Hannah and Dara scale the tangled tree of life and tackle taxonomy to figure out if ‘crab’ really is evolution’s favourite shape. Curious Cases | Listen on BBC Sounds
Imagine AI assistants that help us navigate the digital world while keeping our personal information safe. 🔒 Senior Staff Research Scientist Iason Gabriel believes building strong ethical foundations into AI will make this possible. Listen in on his conversation with our podcast host @fryrsquared now at the link in bio 🔗
