Helen Clark

Evidence Week opening event 20 January: reverse select committee hearing. Science and Environment Session: Chi Onwurah MP, chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee, Bill Esterson MP, Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee and Toby Perkins MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee Community and Social Session: Lord Foster, Chair of the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee, Helen Hayes MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee Infrastructure and Economics Session: Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, Yuan Yang MP, member of the Treasury Select Committee and Lord Moylan, Chair of the Lords Built Environment Select Committee

On Monday 20 Jan #EvidenceWeek in Parliament opens with a Reverse Select Committee hearing, led by people across the UK asking Committee Chairs about evidence for policies and issues that matter to them.

See MPs answer your questions: senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee...

Do Good December - Day 21: Appreciate kindness and thank people who do things for you actionforhappiness.org/calendar #DoGoodDecember

DCU and MyFitnessPal study on social media health and wellness trends highlights urgent need for digital health literacy - DCU Business School Preliminary findings of research on Gen Z TikTok users and influencers conducted by MyFitnessPal, the leading global nutrition and food tracking app, and the

When it comes to nutrition information online the findings of this DCU study are particularly sobering, finding that of 67,000 tiktok posts about nutrition, only 2.1% were consistent with public health and nutrition guidelines.

business.dcu.ie/dcu-and-myfi....

Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation on Diary of CEO podcast Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.

I'm a couple of days behind the curve on this one. But a really important reminder to get your health information from appropriately qualified and registered professionals.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This one is so important! Takes effort if you've had years of conditioning to expect the worst, but a really good habit to get into.

Do Good December - Day 14: Share a happy memory or inspiring thought with a loved one actionforhappiness.org/calendar #DoGoodDecember

New PhDs applying for jobs, can't stress enough the importance of ADDRESSING THE SELECTION CRITERIA! You're unlikely to get to interview if you send off a general cover letter & CV. Lab heads, please reinforce this with your students. I was caught out thinking my student knew ... but they didn't. 🧪

The AI Overview of the classic gothic novel REBECCA claims that in the story, humans are being harvested for their organs

I don't want to cast doubt on the impeccable dependability of google AI, but I don't remember this particular plot twist in du Maurier's REBECCA

Hello lovely! All good thanks. Lovely to see you on here, I hope all is well with you 😊 🥰

HUSBAND: “That’s a nice window display. Let’s go in. We might find some interesting Xmas presents”.

60 SECONDS LATER, WE’RE BACK OUTSIDE.

ME: “You are a complete idiot”

HUSBAND: “I’m an idiot?? What about them? They were wearing Santa hats and it’s not even December!”

🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Having spent months mostly avoiding this kind of thing because, well, you all know how the other place had got, I've finally made it here! Good to see a few old friends who have made the switch too.

Haha! Coming from m'lud that's quite something 😄 Hope you're doing OK!