Emily Wilson
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Author of the Sumerians trilogy. Inanna and Gilgamesh both out now. Formerly New Scientist / Guardian. Rep’d by @litagentdrury
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Out today.
The second in the Sumerians trilogy, a series of novels set in Ancient Sumer.
Enjoy!
#gilgamesh
#sumerians
#inanna
#ishtar
#mesopotamia
@TitanBooks
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New Scientist and the i newspaper are today launching a joint, year-long, UK-wide campaign to save our rivers. There is no good reason for our rivers to be so filthy, and it's a problem we can solve.
@newscientist
@Feargal_Sharkey
@olyduff
@ninatweets
#savebritainsrivers
Britain’s rivers are in a terrible state and getting worse
🔴
@theipaper
and
@newscientist
magazine are launching a UK-wide campaign to rescue the country’s polluted waterways
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Amazing story: We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it
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Close up of very 1st edn of Guardian. Only just noticed it's flogging a book about vegetarianism. Day one!
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This is a brilliant next step in New Scientist’s 65-year-long journey towards global (science-related) domination. We are really excited about the new opportunities this move will offer us and we do of course remain 100% editorially independent.
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Hundreds of Austrian rail workers pledged to work overtime for free, to drive special refugee trains ...
http://t.co/qj5v5fzjat
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I'm delighted to announce that
@stephharmon
(currently editor of Junkee) is to join us
@GuardianAus
as culture editor. Welcome Steph!
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Delighted to announce
@adamvaughan_uk
is joining
@newscientist
as chief reporter. Adam is a great reporter and also a great digital-first journalist. Welcome Adam!!
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other suggestions from recentish covers:
peacock vibrations
bonobo midwives
spider milk
sea dragons
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I'm delighted to announce Stan Grant is joining us
@guardianaus
as Indigenous affairs editor. Here he explains why
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As some of you know I have quit New Scientist to become a full time writer. I am leaving NS in the safe hands of the brilliant
@catdl
who is going to be the 12th human / second woman to edit the world’s best science mag. A million congratulations to Cat!
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SO SO PLEASED to have been awarded brand of the year at the hugely prestigious PPA awards tonight! Thankyou so much the judges and so well done to all of the brilliant team
@newscientist
@ninatweets
And finally, this year’s winner of PPA Consumer Magazine Brand of the Year has been awarded to
@NewScientist
. Congratulations to all involved in creating such a fantastic and informative weekly magazine.
#PPAAwards
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The Sydney siege should not be used to justify draconian new anti-terrorism laws, writes David Marr. excellent piece.
http://t.co/VNitfg6h6q
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Absolutely gripping talk just now by
@botanygeek
about why everything we believe about modern food is wrong. What a rockstar!
#NSLive
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Congratulations to the marvellous
@lenoretaylor
who will be taking over from me here as editor
@guardianaus
xxx
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New Scientist has asked its UK staff to work from home from now on, except in a few very exceptional circumstances. An odd feeling going home tonight not knowing for how long.
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In personal news, my debut novel Inanna is set to be published by Titan next year.
It’s a retelling of some of the oldest myths in existence.
All hail Inanna, goddess of earth and heaven!
#sumerian
#inanna
#SumeriansMyths
#gilgamesh
#amwriting
#Mesopotamia
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Final prep for the 4 day extravaganza that is New Scientist Live! Come along if you’re in London over the next 4 days, whether you want to mainline talks or let your toddler get up close to a combine. You can always buy tickets on the door.
#NSLive2019
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Do come on down to the excel centre in London if you can today or tomorrow to the world’s greatest science show!!! Six stages of talks running, starting at 10.45. Tickets always available at the door! It is most excellent.
#NSLive2019
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'The super-rich have effectively exited the economic system the rest of us have to live'
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@GuardianAus
has moved up the Nielsen rankings, now ahead of The Age. well done brilliant team and brilliant readers.
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Neanderthal hand axe on the
@wessexarch
stand at
#newscientistlive
yesterday. 😍😍. Even if you are very wrong and think stone tools are boring there is a lot else to enjoy at the show this weekend. Do come and join us at the excel!
@newscientist
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Why the world’s first literary hero is not Gilgamesh, as is so often claimed … but is in fact the Sumerian goddess Inanna
@TitanBooks
@guardian
@DanCarpenter85
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By recording every defender’s death, the Guardian, in close collaboration with Global Witness, hopes to raise awareness of the deadly struggle on the global environmental front line ...
@global_witness
@jonathanwatts
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Today’s New Scientist: solving the greatest mystery in astronomy, the pristine wilderness deep beneath our feet and
@MarcusduSautoy
on artificial creativity. Plus! new columns on sci-fi by
@manuscriptgal
and on why
#FactsMatter
from
@Botanygeek
. Enjoy!
@newscientist
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@salihughes
Actually hand washing with soap very much *best* way of cleaning hands. Sanitisers should only be used as a poor second if no access to soap and water. Soap deactivates this virus most effectively.
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Our shocking anus exclusive continues to reverberate around the world
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If PNG responsible, why can't it accept NZ's offer - never mind what Turnbull says?
@heldavidson
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as someone who once accidentally stole a car for a few hours because ‘it looked the same’ I deeply relate to this
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The readers have dug this up and made it no3 on our site ... by
@firstdogonmoon
http://t.co/vugUh5EOXi
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I'm delighted to announce that
@Coneee
(Conrad Quilty-Harper), formerly digital editor at UK GQ magazine, is joining us here
@newscientist
as digital editor. Welcome Conrad!
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The Guardian (+Tumblr+Univision) will spend eve of Trump inauguration reporting from across globe on climate change:
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Also delighted that
@Paul_Karp
(currently at Thomson Reuters) is to join our reporting team
@guardianaus
this January. Welcome Paul!
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The end-of-decade leader from New Scientist: 'Your actions, and what you fight for, have always mattered, and continue to matter'
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Abbott's need to attack just leaves him looking weak. Brilliant column by
@lenoretaylor
on wk 1 of good government
http://t.co/SIGoqLl2rw
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Didier Queloz, who has just won a Nobel prize for spotting the first exoplanet (with Michel Mayor), was a wonderful speaker at the New Scientist Live show last year. His talk filmed here (you need to subscribe), so marvellous:
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The arc (advance reader copy) of my novel Inanna, book one of the Sumerians Trilogy.
@DanCarpenter85
and
@TitanBooks
have done a beautiful job on it and am v grateful. If your heart yearns for some Mesopotamian fiction then it’s available for pre-order
#sumer
#inanna
#gilgamesh
The ARCs of
@emilyhwilson
's INANNA are in, and look *stunning*. The Epic of Gilgamesh as you've never read it before.
Cannot describe just how joyous it was to work on this book.
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The oz has hacked my to do list. 1. Pick up Drycleaning 2. Destroy the Australian (
@nickevershed
)
http://t.co/Ty2ObdXywx
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On the day of a depressing story about a man putting down his female colleagues in physics, a further reminder of why this is real news not a sideshow ... this is the science nobel count as of last year
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My essay for Prospect magazine (you can read for free if you register) on why the study of Ancient Sumer and other early civilisations of the Mesopotamian region is the most exciting and fast-moving field in the humanities right now
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Come join our science party! We are looking for two new reporters. Links here: experienced science reporter -
- and technology reporter -
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@TheNTNews
@heldavidson
@fieldproducer
*ACTUAL
@GUARDIANAUS
OFFICE PIC. US DISCUSSING LONG MIDDLE CLASS PIECES.
http://t.co/NN2IsGgb3b
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Joanne Harris Selects Six Books About Women's Power... WHAT great taste she has.
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Absolutely fantastic read on the world's first (known) writing (and civilisations) by my colleague
@alisonge
including wonderful behind the scenes glimpses of
@britishmuseum
's cuneiform collection.
@newscientist
How much would a glass of beer have cost you in Ancient Mesopotamia? AI is helping to answer these important questions and more by decoding the world’s oldest writing
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@elonmusk
@newscientist
We are looking at getting much better tech all round including paywall but in the meantime we will fix this for you ASAP. Many apologies. Emily (I’m the editor)
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Also very pleased to announce that the brilliant
@gabriellecj
has been promoted to opinion editor
@GuardianAus
- congrats Gabrielle!
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Only a week to go!
Everything you need to know about New Scientist Live, the world’s greatest science festival which returns to ExCeL in London from 10 to 13 October 2019. Use the code SOCIAL15 to get 15% off tickets
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Yep, move over puny Greek and Roman gods... the great gods of Sumer, the world's first civilisation, are finally here! Or will be, August 2023.
#inanna
#sumerians
#sumer
#mesopotamia
#gilgamesh
Revealing . . . the cover for INANNA by
@emilyhwilson
! Releasing August 2023 in the UK + US 🔥
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Do please consider coming to New Scientist's blockbuster live show this October - only five weeks away. If you haven't been, I can assure you it's a truly brilliant event; inspirational. If you use my discount code EMILY15 you will get 15% off (tickets at )
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Spot the odd one out (clue: it’s me, on the right)
Inspirational leadership - Political commitment to
#HealthForAll
& Thoughtful messaging
#GenderParity
on stage
@gchallenges
@WorldHealthSmt
at this Joint Plenary
#GrandChallenges
/
#WHS2018
#GlobalHealth
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New New Scientist out today. A brain warping rethink of *time* is underway - it may make you rethink everything. Plus: who put men in charge? Plus: how our tech editor got caught up in the Cambridge Analytica story. Plus: a review of the new Carlo Rovelli. And so much more!
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Gilgamesh!
The second in my Sumerians trilogy.
Coming next year.
Cover art by
@julialloydJLD
(
@DanCarpenter85
@TitanBooks
)
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We are hiring! We need two new picture editors at the world's top science and tech mag .. please apply here: Picture editor –
Assistant picture editor –
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Such a great day today at
#newscientistlive
- do come down tomorrow if you are nearish by!
Robotic dogs, mind tricks and a giant inflatable bum. Is this nerd paradise?
#newscientistlive
@newscientist
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Packed out launch for this book of top women's writing in Melbourne
@vanbadham
http://t.co/82DQmia5pP
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Tony Abbott says he's a conservationist. The evidence indicates the opposite, writes our political ed Lenore Taylor
http://t.co/JZtiu0YzYM
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New Scientist team about to do session on becoming a science journalist. The kids were more interested in
@CorrynWetzel
’s amazing animal facts but who can blame them!
#newscientistlive
@newscientist
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excellent work on yesterday's border force press conference from buzzfeed 'reporter'
@MarkDiStef
/cameo by
@farrellpf
http://t.co/CnZuXzm8yy
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We will look into farming pollution, over extraction, sewage pollution, canalization and obstruction - and a great deal more. Follow us for a whole lot of deep dives - and thoughtful solutions
@newscientist
@olyduff
@Feargal_Sharkey
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The Coronavirus live blogs from the Guardian have been so excellent and such a lifeline - thanks to all keeping them going
@phipps_claire
@bonniemalkin
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““As I’ve said many times, ‘perpetual growth is the creed of the cancer cell’.””
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Thankyou to all who worked on
#OxfordAstraZeneca
- and of course the NHS and all volunteers helping with this extraordinary effort
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Anyone know a top recording artist who could help these amazing girls make their rap about FGM a global hit?
http://t.co/ovU42tKnI5
#endFGM
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John Vidal was a force of nature and an extremely original journalist committed to doing good. Also a wonderful human.
John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor, dies aged 74
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We'll also be asking our readers for their own stories of their locals streams and rivers, and celebrating the majesty of our glorious waterways and all that they offer all of us
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And together with the i newspaper, and many of the scientists and activists already so deeply engaged with the problem, we'll be working out a pragmatic, apolitical manifesto for looking after our rivers properly
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we need an audience editor
@guardianaus
- a social media guru who is good with data +amazing writer +news hound +...
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If you are at Worldcon this weekend please come chat Gilgamesh if you are so minded / details here
@TitanBooks
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Delighted that
@MikeySlezak
is to join us (from New Scientist) as environment reporter
@GuardianAus
. Welcome Mikey!
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abc 24 guys doing a (genuinely) amazing job of continuously repeating no new facts, punctuated with a lot of chat about The Corridor
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Advertise your charity in New Scientist (for free) as part of our new Signal Boost project
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Over the next year we will dig into the true state of the UK's rivers, and what's really happening to them - and why that matters
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Amazing!!! Well done to our brilliant pod team
@rowhoop
@OllieGuillou
and everyone at New Scientist - all of whom have so enthusiastically supported the show - and a big thanks too to the judges 🎉
Finally, from 200+ entries, 114 shortlisted podcasts and 18 category winners, the
@mediavoicespod
team chose one podcast to rule them all. We had an amazing selection to choose from, but
@NewScientist
Weekly stood out for all three of us as an exceptional podcast
#pubpodawards
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Thank you so much indeed to
@firstnovelprize
@angelbelsey
and judges
@mmdotcox
@bigjcowen
- what an honour. And many congratulations to the overall winner Nneoma Ike-Njoku and third place winner
@janebitomsky
. Can’t wait to read your novels!
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In which, yunnow, I like, yunnow ... like.... say like a lot ... sigh. And also constantly talk over the delightful
@paulwrblanchard
New
#podcast
! From chemistry graduate to the editor’s chair - and the joys of debunking “shonky” science. Listen:
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i am one of these editors! (i am right.)
Why wouldn’t you want to live forever? New Scientist editors debate
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Elon Musk says carbon scheme similar to one Australia abandoned would make huge difference re climate change
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Only about three weeks until my Sumerian epic is out, should Ancient Mesopotamian goddesses and heroes be your vibe. Available for pre-order now at all the usual places.
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delighted to be welcoming
@callapilla
to the ranks at
@guardianaus
- as our perth correspondent. can't wait for you to start calla!
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Thankyou to
@waterstonesyeo
@Duo00180
@silvanhistorian
for a very jolly event in a beautifully curated book shop.
Love these pics from tonight's event with the lovely
@emilyhwilson
where she was talking about her new book
#Inanna
with the equally lovely
@silvanhistorian
Thanks to everyone who came 🙂
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This submarines car crash, as
@murpharoo
describes it, totally gobsmacking
http://t.co/uJYPR1kKqB
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I am a dweeby fan girl for this culture / literary / friendship / feminism podcast - I even listen to the ones where other fans send in questions or they do spin-off author interviews. So *imagine* how happy I am to have my novel featured!!!!
One of my favourite episodes of Cool Story yet - we talk historical fiction (it’s good????), Britney Spears’ memoir and an attempted takedown of David Sedaris
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Refugee-policy protesters on roof of Tony Abbott's Manly office right now; helicopter hovering overhead
http://t.co/v3vdqljvhx
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