Tim Coulson

And god said “it is amazing what those scientists have found out” before disappearing forever in a puff of carbon dioxide.

How I asked the wrong question when a friend removed the hair from his arse: the-european.eu/story-67923/...

This promising to be interesting. Intrigued by the amount of science and speculation.

Join us for #Biology27 (18-19.02.27) in Bern! Our keynote speakers are @juliakemppinen.bsky.social, @timcoulson.bsky.social, @annatraveset.bsky.social, Loïc D'Orangeville & Manon Schweinfurth. Abstract submission is now open ✨ Find all the info here: biology27.ch

May 2027 @sykhalid.bsky.social & @timcoulson.bsky.social creators of @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social discuss Tim's latest book Predators. For more news on our 2027 📚 Festival www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/newsletter

Author of Preditors @timcoulson.bsky.social below will be with us in 2027. Festival dates 3-8th May 2027 Learn more by signing up to our Festival News Letter: www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/newsletter

Are you a researcher with an interest in ecosystems, #climate science and #biodiversity conservation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting in London on the topic of forecasting ecological dynamics: royalsociety.org/science-even... @emilygsimmonds.bsky.social @timcoulson.bsky.social

Great to be recording season 2 of @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast. One thing that has amazed me is how many people tell me and @sykhalid.bsky.social that they listen. Latest episode, all about mites, is out. Snippet in video, full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3Zp4....

Are you a researcher with an interest in ecosystems, climate science and biodiversity conservation? Register now to join our upcoming scientific meeting in London on the topic of forecasting ecological dynamics. royalsociety.org/science-even...

My accidentally holidaying @royalsociety.org certificate lost WiFi connectivity for a while, but its adventures continued. Here it met some giant tortoises on Santa Cruz.

"A provocative, important book" — @seanmcarroll.bsky.social "A must-read if you want to understand how you came to exist." — @timcoulson.bsky.social "Life's Chemical Secret" publishes on 9/8! Learn more/pre-order here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205483...

Some doubters have suggested I am faking the accidental holidaying of my @royalsociety.org certificate. Here I reveal the contents of the scroll.

My accidentally holidaying RS certificate heads into the Ecuadorean Amazon…. @royalsociety.org

My @royalsociety.org certificate continues its unexpected exploration of Quito.

The adventures of my Royal Society certificate: boarded. I had to rush to the airport immediately after being admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Follow along to see the certificate’s holiday. @royalsociety.org

The adventures of my Royal Society certificate: the Iberia lounge in Madrid. I had to rush to the airport immediately after being admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Follow along to see the certificate’s holiday. @royalsociety.org

We’re back! @sykhalid.bsky.social and I kick off season 2 of @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast discussing the human heart. We’ll be releasing new episodes monthly open.spotify.com/episode/2gE5...

Delighted about this recognition for three brilliant colleagues and friends; I think I've known them collectively for 83 years! Have learnt a huge amount about science, leadership and how to be a great colleague from all three. Congratulations @timcoulson.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social & Kathy

Want to write a book? Don't know where to start. I published my first with Michael Joseph (Penguin), and my second is being copy-edited by Headline (Hachette). Join me on my ups and downs as I write my third. There will be a video every week or two. youtube.com/shorts/0QrrV...

TimeTable London is a podcast series recorded in London pubs. It blends of pub banter, life stories and discussion of why London is so amazing. Honored to be a guest, and love recording it. Podcast+pub=happy. I couldn't think of a better way of spending time. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Looking for a post-doc in macroecology or paleobiology? Work with the fabulous Erin Saupe in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology : my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

I enjoyed the ecosystems depicted in the AVATAR movies, but there were a couple of things that bothered me. The evolutionary history of the Na'vi was a little bewildering. So I wrote an article about it for the Sloan Museum of the Moving Image scienceandfilm.org/articles/372...

Delighted that @headlinebooks.bsky.social, part of @hachetteuk.bsky.social are publishing "Predators: How Nature’s Killers Have Shaped Life on Earth" in spring 27. Loving working with @biancabexton.bsky.social and her fab team as well as with my wonderful literary agent @rebeccasbooks.bsky.social

Teachers and students @kes-biology.bsky.social may email vicky@campdenliteraturefestiva.co.uk for free tickets for this event with @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @timcoulson.bsky.social more info here www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...

In today's @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social @sykhalid.bsky.social ^& I talk with Adrian Wooflson about his new book "On the Future of Species". Where AI and genome editing meet, new species lie, and ethical questions emerge. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Badly behaving billionaires can spark scandals that help democracy thrive. In the latest Science of the Times episode scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/bad... we talk to Pepper Culpepper about his book "Billionaire Backlash" where he argues that corporate scandals might just save democracy.

How we get the risks of predators on our landscapes all wrong: the-european.eu/story-55524/...

Amazing what you can find in a wolf pup's stomach after 15,000 years. Woolly rhino DNA shows that despite a long decline to extinction, they maintained genetic variation. The eaten rhino did not die because it was inbred. theconversation.com/dna-from-wol... @jcchacond.bsky.social

Yep. We've all been there. Christmas is nearly here, but what to buy for friends and family? This year the answer is easy: A Little History of Everything from the Big Bang to You: "Sapiens but for Science" as the previous Astronomer Royal so eloquently put it: amzn.eu/d/g3pLbOV

Podcast alert! Here I am with @timcoulson.bsky.social and Syma chatting about stuff scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

Discover more from @matthewcobb.bsky.social (below) in conversation with @timcoulson.bsky.social in May View all our 2026 events here: www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e...

New podcast episode just dropped! @timcoulson.bsky.social I are joined by Simon Newstead and David Bennett who have identified a new genetic link to chronic pain - solved the structure of the protein that the gene encodes and linked its function to pain. youtu.be/ETGzmy_BfCg

You decided to read this. But could you have chosen otherwise? Are we ever free to choose? 🧠 A short episode on a big topic! Read or listen at onhumans.substack.com/p/is-the-bra.... 🙏 Thanks to @timcoulson.bsky.social from @biology.ox.ac.uk!

Despite a significant amount of flapping I never achieved escape velocity while giving a plenary at the Chinese Ornithological Society congress in Nanning.

Great @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social podcast on the science of the microbiome with the brilliant @auraulo.bsky.social and @eveliinahanski.bsky.social. Can't recommend it enough. @sykhalid.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

A trip away has kept me away from socials, but @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social continues. Latest episode is out! Quantum computing. What is it? How does it work? Will you have quantum laptop soon? All the answers you could ever want www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPTy... @sykhalid.bsky.social

Really enjoyed chatting to Bob Wells on his highly recommended Undercurrent Stories podcast. You can listen to what science can tell us about life, the universe and everything: open.spotify.com/episode/1eUE... The perfect weekend activity!

Omar Yaghi has just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with 2 of his colleagues for his remarkable work on the remarkable materials produced through the MOFs and COFs he pioneered. His story is inspiring. Want to know what MOFs and COFs are? Last week's episode scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm

Latest podcast episode just dropped! @timcoulson.bsky.social & I interviewed world-leading chemist, Omar Yaghi. Omar pioneered the development of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and tell us about his remarkable journey as a scientist. scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm/episodes/pla...

@scienceofthetimes.bsky.social is back after the summer break! We talk to @joanstrassmann.bsky.social about her fabulous new book "The Social Life of Birds". If you like the podcast: subscribe, like, share! We enjoy making it but have no idea how many folk listen! scienceofthetimes.transistor.fm

If coal had not formed in the Carboniferous our civilisation would not exist. If the Isthmus of Panama had not formed, drying Africa, we would not have evolved big brains. Despite this I argue intelligent life is not rare in the Cosmos amzn.eu/d/e4Hqo7Y

New research identifies the manual that god used to create the universe.

The day the church saw the light …. The science of why we exist.

AI and personalised medicine and the key bridge between them: physics-based modelling. the-european.eu/story-50148/... My article in the European. Thanks to @timcoulson.bsky.social for the guidance 🙏🏽

I used to be a social media master, but as I've got older my posts are less effective. Turns out chimps get worse at doing tasks as they age too. Listen to the latest @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social episode when we talk animal behaviour. www.youtube.com/@ScienceOfTh... listen, like, and share please