I went to see #Dune with ecosystem scientist @ymalhi and we chatted about the deep science of Frank Herbert's world on the podcast. We do go into the sandworms. A quick taster: 1/
(Image: Warner Bros) Frank Herbert was way ahead of his time. In making the link between living things and the planetary system of Arrakis, Herbert anticipated what James Lovelock did with #Gaia 2/

#COP26 is the biggest party of the year, and every party needs a soundtrack.
So me and @inkerley have made one 1/
newscientist.com/article/229366… It’s a collaborative spotify playlist so please do add songs you think we need for the party:
open.spotify.com/playlist/67Qng… 2/

On #worldchimpanzeeday, some of my favourite chimp stories. First: chimp proto-religion! newscientist.com/article/207963… Second: chimps hunting with spears! newscientist.com/article/dn1123…