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    Something’s Wrong

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    Something’s Wrong

    There’s a tremor in the air tonight,A whisper that we can’t ignore,The shadows creep beyond our sight,While warning bells sound evermore. The ice caps melt, the oceans rise,The forests burn, the species fall,Yet still we wear our thin disguiseAnd tell ourselves we’ve seen it all. Something’s wrong, we feel it…

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  • Women In STEM

    Frieda Robscheit-Robbins: The Forgotten Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionised Pernicious Anaemia Treatment

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    19–29 minutes
    Frieda Robscheit-Robbins: The Forgotten Nobel Laureate Who Revolutionised Pernicious Anaemia Treatment

    Dr Frieda Robscheit-Robbins conducted groundbreaking research on pernicious anaemia treatments with George Whipple from 1925-1930, co-authoring 21 crucial papers. Despite being an equal research partner, she was excluded from Whipple’s 1934 Nobel Prize – a stark example of gender bias that cost her recognition as America’s first female Nobel laureate.

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  • Daily Prompt

    Reflections from the Bell Tower

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    3–4 minutes
    Reflections from the Bell Tower

    Revolutionary War healer struggles with moral dilemmas while tending British and rebel soldiers alike, seeking answers from his bell tower refuge.

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  • Fiction

    Treasure of the Keys

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    16–23 minutes
    Treasure of the Keys

    Fifty tons of colonial wealth. Three hundred souls. One hurricane. In 1622, the Caribbean judges Spain’s imperial ambitions without mercy.

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  • Women In STEM

    Marguerite Perey: Student Who Surpassed Marie Curie’s Legacy Through Deadly Discovery

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    21–31 minutes
    Marguerite Perey: Student Who Surpassed Marie Curie’s Legacy Through Deadly Discovery

    Marie Curie’s laboratory assistant Marguerite Perey discovered francium in 1939, becoming the first woman elected to France’s Academy of Sciences. Her groundbreaking nuclear physics research came at a devastating cost – radiation exposure from her own discovery ultimately caused the bone cancer that killed her in 1975.

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  • Daily Prompt

    Amongst Stone Masks and Memory

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    3–5 minutes
    Amongst Stone Masks and Memory

    In an 1819 churchyard, a pilgrim discovers tender comfort amongst marble masks, reflecting on mortality and her own fragile constitution.

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  • Women In STEM

    Mary Somerville: The Woman Who Gave Science Its Name and Changed History

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    04/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    26–39 minutes
    Mary Somerville: The Woman Who Gave Science Its Name and Changed History

    Mary Somerville, the first person called a “scientist,” discusses her groundbreaking translations of complex mathematical works, mentorship of Ada Lovelace, and discoveries in magnetism and astronomy. She champions interdisciplinary thinking over narrow specialisation, reflects on overcoming gender barriers, and offers passionate advice for women entering STEM fields today.

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  • Daily Prompt

    Hunger Haunts Yorkshire’s Travelling Storyteller

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    Bob Lynn

    on

    04/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    3–5 minutes
    Hunger Haunts Yorkshire’s Travelling Storyteller

    A struggling storyteller faces winter’s approach with empty purse and gnawing hunger whilst war across the Atlantic strangles trade and prosperity.

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  • Women In STEM

    Caroline MacGillavry: The Mathematical Artist Who Found Beauty in Crystal Symmetry

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    03/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    20–29 minutes
    Caroline MacGillavry: The Mathematical Artist Who Found Beauty in Crystal Symmetry

    Caroline MacGillavry pioneered mathematical crystallography by developing the Direct Method, which solved the phase problem in X-ray diffraction analysis. Her interdisciplinary approach bridged mathematics, chemistry, and art, notably collaborating with M.C. Escher on symmetry visualization. As the first woman in the Royal Netherlands Academy, she transformed abstract mathematical principles into…

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  • Daily Prompt

    Whispers in the Hidden Workshop

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    03/09/2025

    | Reading time:

    2–4 minutes
    Whispers in the Hidden Workshop

    An elderly inventor’s melancholic reflections on failed mechanical dreams and distant journeys, recorded in his secret workshop as winds howl.

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