Jim Smith @ProfJimSmith
Developmental biologist; Emeritus scientist, Francis Crick Institute; President, Zoological Society of London. Running, cycling. Tweeting in personal capacity. crick.ac.uk/jim-smith/ Joined April 2009-
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@StuartPenney1 @rwilliams1947 I agree. There was something exhilarating about going into a record shop and asking if they ‘had any other Dylan’, as if you were trying to score some other kind of merchandise.
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On my TV yesterday. Seems a bit harsh on Jürgen Klinsmann and Terry Butcher!
How can anyone have imagined that a programme with the premise of Married at First Sight would not lead to trouble? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
@john_gentile The Faces Bob Dylan Fairport Convention The Kinks The Band Van Morrison Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes The Clash John Martyn Richard Thompson
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If you're interested in the interconnectedness of animal and human health (and who isn't!?) then come and join in the discussion with me and three incredible speakers at London Zoo next Tuesday 19th May. @RosieSWilliams1 @zsllondonzoo @OfficialZSL Free Tickets here - zsl.org/news-and-event…
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A fanfare 50 years in the making! William Walton’s Roaring Fanfare, written for ZSL’s 150th anniversary, performed again for the first time since, to celebrate 200 years of science, conservation and culture. @LPOrchestra @southbankcentre #ZSLAt200
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This afternoon, our staff, volunteers and supporters have continued celebrating ZSL's momentous 200th anniversary - by coming together at our two conservation Zoos, @zsllondonzoo and @zslwhipsnadezoo. Huge thanks to @hummingbbakery for sending us some treats for our big day. 🎉 #ZSLat200
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We are back on @BBCNews from @zsllondonzoo 's Penguin Beach from 6.30pm this evening - as the sun starts to set on our 200th anniversary day of celebrations. Don't miss it! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b… #ZSLat200
The first page of the record of the first meeting of the Zoological Society of London, on 29 April, 1826. It features Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphrey Davy.
It's lackadaisical, not lacksadaisical. I don't even know what a daisical is.
Anyone who has run a marathon will be awestruck by Sabastian Sawe’s achievement today. Extraordinary. And London isn’t a particularly fast course.
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage talks to our CEO Kathryn England about his inspiration for The Moon and the Zoo - and the impact ZSL has made culturally over the past 200 years.
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We're delighted that the @guardian have featured Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's new nature poem that he's created to mark our 200th anniversary: theguardian.com/science/2026/a…
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For 200 years, we’ve been building the future of wildlife health 🌍🩺 From hands-on care to cutting-edge science, every step has helped shape how we protect animals - in our zoos and in the wild. We invited @guardian photojournalist David Levene to join our vets for a year to capture everything that happened ahead of our 200th anniversary this month. An epic 50,000 photos later, here’s everything from sleeping lions to spitting snakes: theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…
To all my cycling chums, let me recommend Wild Atlantic Cycling's MIZMAL tour. Not only is it brilliant, but you meet some brilliant people like @jmullinjourno (hello John!). Don't think about it — just sign up!
@newscientist A recommendation behind a paywall not to read "one of the greatest science books of all time." Not very helpful.
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