How do you make an object invisible? This week @alokjha interviews Sir John Pendry, pioneer of metamaterials at @imperialcollege, on “Babbage”

When @arusbridger asked me to set up a new science section at the guardian Tim Radford (the science editor) could have cut up rough about it. Instead he was grace itself and an absolute beacon of collegiality for the new recruits @iansample @alokjha and co.

Read my cover story in this week's edition of The Economist. The Everything Drugs. How GLP-1 drugs are being investigated for treating a huge array of conditions and could turn out to be the most important class of drugs ever discovered. https://t.co/c6G2uo4jT6

Third edition of Havana 1995. -English Version- November, 2025.

This year’s chemistry laureates Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model, AlphaFold2, to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures. Check out two examples of protein structures determined using AlphaFold2. First up, a bacterial enzyme

Thanks to @alokjha for flagging this gem: A weekend with Gareth Southgate and friends https://t.co/ZMTKOYpSo5 from @TheEconomist

Really enjoyed this. @cduhigg is full of great insights into the science and art of good communication

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There’s one day left to apply for @TheEconomist science and tech writing internship. If you want to work with us for three months over the summer, the details are here:

1/🧵 Lots of fuss and bother about the announcement from @neuralink today about having implanted their tech in a human brain for the first time.

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Look who’s talking now! $KOID-bot speaks to @cvpayne for the first time in public for a segment about why 2025 could be the year of humanoid robots. The KOID-bot joined Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, and Teddy Haggerty, CEO of @RobostoreUS, who discussed the current state of

Exclusive: Buried in the online autumn statement is a bit of news with potentially huge implications for biopharma. The UK is going to try to create a pathway for individually customised medicines! https://t.co/XIBmTvaNOm @mhra @stopbatten @GenomicsEngland @OHRareDisease

A few thoughts on today, in no particular order. First, among Israelis: impossible to overstate the level of shock. The intelligence failure resembles 1973, but you almost have to go back to 1948 to find an analogue for the violence that played out in cities and towns. 🧵

Do I know any people in #LosAngeles ?🤔 If so, get in touch. Am in town next week, would appreciate some eating/ sightseeing/cultural recommendations 🙏🏽

The findings by 2023 #NobelPrize laureates Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman led to the approval of two highly successful mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020. The vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more.

How will AI transform society? @alokjha investigates with @mustafasuleyman, on our “Babbage” podcast

Are the elections of 2024 really at risk because of generative AI? Our cover this week: https://t.co/TGYcxYTj9R

Why are demonstrations important for engaging younger audiences in science? @alokjha asks @alomshaha on this week’s “Babbage” podcast 🥼

King of Spain at the final day of Wimbledon. This looks great. Very rare to see this level of tailoring nowadays, even on the wealthy. So let's talk about some of the reasons why it's great. 🧵

Right, thread time. My latest for @TheEconomist looks at the global #manufacturing delusion. As a German, I have some experience dealing with people who fall for it. Don't be those people. /1

Look at that handsome face 😍 Well done Ian 👏🏽 👏🏽