Onyeka Nubia is the closing speaker for day 1 of #ESCLiverpool. He's exploring England's past and the multiple voices it can and should be narrated in.

A stone's throw away from the last talk is the current one by James Shakeshaft. He's talking about megaliths and monumental errors. One key takeaway so far: don't mess with the stones lest you be squished!

Also: nobody's ever made fun of him for his name. Ever.

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@chrischirp.bsky.social has tracked attacks of Trump's government on science and universities. She's now giving a talk that's as insightful as it's worrying: how vulnerable are science and its institutions elsewhere? What lessons must we learn?

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Probably not going to be the most uplifting talk at #ESCLiverpool, but one of the most relevant ones. @chrischirp.bsky.social talks about how science is being attacked by the Trump administration

Lunch break's over and we return to a panel that addresses core issues facing our future: how can we instil critical thinking in the next generation?
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Next up at #ESCLiverpool: Sheena Cruickshank who knows everything there is to know about the gut microbiome hype. So far we're craving donuts rather than supplements or nonsensical lab tests!

And now a deep dive into feminism in the online sphere, political bodies and the concept of the #pinkpill with Lily O'Farrell!

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What better place to find out if Paul McCartney is actually dead than Liverpool? Going down Abbey Road, erm ... conspiracy lane with Massimo Poldoro at #ESCLiverpool!

Massimo Polidoro gives first excellent talk on the conspiracy mind - at #esc #escliverpool European Skeptics Congress

#escliverpool - the real #esc experience! @skeptix.org und @sitpkoeln.bsky.social strongly present!