Tom Scott

Tom Scott

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Chief Digital Officer @PLOS.org. Previously responsible for Wellcome Collection’s digital transformation, Director of Product at Springer Nature, BBC /nature, /programmes /music &c. Oenophile and Type 1 Diabetic. https://tomscott.name

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Tom Scott
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We're recruiting a couple of Snr Product Managers @plos.org. Because Product Management can mean different things to different people, James has written a thing about what we mean. If this looks like you, please consider applying. www.linkedin.com/posts/jamesb...

linkedin.comHello. Earlier in September we went out looking for a Senior Product Manager to join us at PLOS for a year while one of our existing PMs takes maternity leave. One thing I learnt from speaking to… | ...Hello. Earlier in September we went out looking for a Senior Product Manager to join us at PLOS for a year while one of our existing PMs takes maternity leave. One thing I learnt from speaking to can...

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Michael Warburton
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It’s 1970 and ELTON JOHN takes out a crumpled piece of paper and plays “Tiny Dancer” for the first time in front of his lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN and Taupin’s wife Maxine (for whom Taupin wrote the song).

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Captain Bobby Tables I presume

Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social

One of those things that at first sounds like an explanation and then leaves you with a whole load more questions than you started with www.ft.com/content/e070...

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I wonder how many images on Snapchat are of ceilings &c.? How many photos are shared to maintain the streak? Could this be used to measure how addictive the UX is?

Tom Scott
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It seems very silly that there is no BTEC L3 equivalent to an A Level grade B. It creates a significant cliffedge and places BTEC students at a disadvantage.

Tom Scott
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GDS really need to take control of the domains used by different government (procured) services... e.g. electoral canvass is at registersecurely.com, medical NHS messaging is provided by multiple providers (all of which sound like they are toys). It's a data breach waiting to happen.

Tom Scott
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Everytime The Archers comes on the wireless, I'm reminded of Billy Connolly’s suggestion nay belief that the theme tune would make for a much better national anthem.

Tom Scott
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If Burnham allowed local authorities to raise eg income tax, then made them responsible for funding policing or schools or whatever in their area and redistributed the central govt money from policing/education/whatever to something else would that fit with the Labour Manifesto?

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They should plant reeds (Phragmites australis) in the Reflecting Pool. Obviously I’m assuming eutrophication is the problem…

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I've written another thing; this one was inspired by a discussion on @trientertainment.bsky.social 'The Vibe Shift', about culture, tech and the new. It might not last, but I'm enjoying blogging again. tomscott.name/2026/06/7/th...

tomscott.nameThe migration of the new: from the avant-garde to the algorithm - TOMSCOTT.nameA community wants to find its people. A movement wants to change the world. What happens when platforms satisfy the need to belong before it becomes the pressure to make something new? The new has not...
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As a T1D, my phone controls my insulin pump and monitors my blood glucose. Sometimes I need to use my phone in this sort of situation, I wish I didn’t need to. I worry about this sort of story.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Rosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End play

theguardian.comRosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End playActor tells theatregoers she hoped message was ‘very important’ after final bows of Inter Alia performance Rosamund Pike has criticised an audience member for texting during the climax of her West End performance, saying she hoped the message was “very important”. After a performance of Inter Alia on Saturday, Pike returned to the stage after the final bows. She told the audience at Wyndham’s theatre in London: “I just wanted to say for anyone going to the theatre, it’s a huge thing that we’re trying to give you. I am trying to tell you a story, and I’m feeling you, and I hope you’re feeling me too.” Continue reading...
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If scholarly publishing and open access are your thing, you might be interested in this. It's been a lot of work, by a lot of people. Really proud of what they've achieved.

PLOS@plos.org

Today PLOS publishes Redefining Publishing: Practical pathways to open science, the public report from our 18-month research and design project. The report asks how publishing can better support open science. Explore the report: plos.io/4o3bsun #OpenScience

explore.plos.orgRedefining publishing for the Open Science eraExplore innovative publishing models that support open science, enhance research transparency, and foster global collaboration in the evolving landscape of scholarly communication.
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Saw the balletic ‘Our Town’ last night. What a lovely production, full of heart. @mchshe.bsky.social is as you would imagine brilliant, he anchors the production but does so in a way that creates the space for others.

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Found this spoon amongst mum’s stuff. It’s for fried eggs. It’s brilliant, someone should start making them again!

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mia ridge
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Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit 'you should always be at your most suspicious online when someone is baiting you into outrage. But all of that takes time, effort, and cognitive hygiene'

platformer.newsDebunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled RedditA “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I caught him. PLUS: Grok's image-generation crisis, and the rapture over Claude Opus 4.5
Tom Scott
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It seems to me that Insulin has a much longer period of action when you’re sleeping. This means that if I correct for a hyper before going to bed I can expect hypos late into the night. This is a particular problem on a closed loop because the algorithm doesn’t account of this. #t1d

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@netflix.com why are you pushing American football quite so hard to UK audiences, to me? Especially given how you personalise every other feed, and given how little interest I have shown in American sport. It’s not a good look.

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Lloyd Shepherd
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Extraordinary and fascinating insight into how Google Maps decides whether a restaurant thrives - and what to do instead. By data geek and genius Lauren Leek laurenleek.substack.com/p/how-google...

laurenleek.substack.comHow Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through itI wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
Tom Scott
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Five wild animals I've seen in my house - Lion - Flamingo - Kestrel - Hyrax - Marmoset

Lewis Baston@lewisbaston.bsky.social

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild - wildcat (in Scotland. Yes it was a wildcat) - stingray (in South Australia) - hare (both times on international borders, they are liminal creatures) - skunk (near Boston. Man called it a ‘stink badger’) - muntjac deer (Essex) 🐈 🐇 🦨 🦌

Tom Scott
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My dog has short legs, he can gain sufficient momentum to get up a flight of stairs but can’t come down. He therefore barks to asked to be carried down. Silly bugger.