Fergus Murray

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  • One month of Kifl

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    (Also, follow me on Patreon and Bluesky?) After it became clear that Facebook was going to comply eagerly with the Trump regime, I stopped posting personal updates and dog photos on the site (and on Instagram). Instead, they go on Bluesky. You can see the full thread of Kifl photos from the start of 2025…

  • Royal Society Summer Exhibition

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    I made it to the last day of this year’s Royal Society Summer Exhibition on Sunday: a fascinating collection of scientific exhibits and scientists happy to talk about them. It’s a pleasing format, especially if you’re interested in hearing scientists talk about their work – which is one of my favourite things. I wanted to…

  • Solar Eclipse 2015

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    On Friday the 20th of March 2015, the moon’s shadow passed over a stretch of the northern half of planet Earth from Greenland and north Africa to Mongolia. I was in its penumbra, where it didn’t quite block all of the light from the sun. Its umbra, where it eclipsed the sun entirely, passed a…