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2026-03-06
Infektionsforschung (HZI)Helmholtz_HZI@helmholtz.social
2026-02-10

„Superflu“ – Schlagwort oder echte Bedrohung? Im Podcast von #ScienceFriday ordnet Kinderinfektiologin Jennifer Duchon ein, warum die #Grippewelle so heftig ausfällt, welche Probleme beim aktuellen #Impfstoff bestehen & warum #Impfen wichtig bleibt. sciencefriday.com/segments/flu

Infektionsforschung (HZI)Helmholtz_HZI@helmholtz.social
2026-01-06

Auch im 21. Jahrhundert ist die #Pest noch präsent: Im Podcast von #ScienceFriday wird erklärt, wie Yersinia pestis in Nagern noch immer grassiert & über Flöhe in seltenen Fällen Menschen infizieren kann. Mittels #Antibiotika lässt sich die Krankheit heutzutage jedoch gut bekämpfen. sciencefriday.com/segments/bub

2025-11-21

Given the current temperature in Glasgow, I figured it's worth posting this plaque I came across on Westbank Quadrant about the origins of Lord Kelvin's ground-breaking research into absolute zero while he was a professor at Glasgow University. None of it is remotely true, but it's an amusing tale nonetheless, and with the current cold snap, it feels quite plausible!

#glasgow #glasgowtoday #keepglasgowweird #lordkelvin #absolutezero #sciencefriday #glasgowhumour

A humourous and untrue plaque about the discovery of aavolute zero by Lird Kelvin.

It reads: The Discovery of Absolute Zero 

On this spot on a chilly winter's night in 1845, while returning from an evening drinking in a local pub, William Thomson, who would later go on to become Lord Kelvin, one of the greatest scientists ever to study at Glasgow University, tripped and fell into the river below. In doing so, he instantly became the coldest thing in the entire universe, and thus the concept of Absolute Zero was born. 

As he pulled himself out of the water, Thomson realised he needed to create an entirely new way of measuring temperature to describe just how cold he felt after his unfortunate immersion. He named this the Kelvin Scale in honour of the river which had inspired what turned out to be the most important discovery of his illustrious career. 

This plaque was erected in 2025 by the Kelvin Appreciation Society to mark the 180th anniversary of this fortuitous event.
2025-11-12

I really like #ScienceFriday, but their website sciencefriday.com/ is a rant inducing mess!

All I wanted to do was get a link to a podcast episode's page, preferably with a transcript with lots of anchor tags, to share with my brother, but no luck.

They make it so hard to find anything or get a download link, or link to a timestamp. So many podcast links just go to Apple. It is such a frustratingly useless web site. I don't want fancy tiles. I want information.

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