Dr Dave Clements

@davecl.bsky.social

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Astrophysicist at Imperial College. Extragalactic astronomy, observational cosmology, astrobiology. Writes science fiction. Not speaking for anybody. Science for Fiction podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7HzQoyNyNI115W3kgqZAku?si=jK0XQYAyS1ubvzD76spbEg

A heron stands on a canal bank gazing into the water
A ramekin full of alpine strawberries
Harrier jump jet that has landed badly on a container ship
A ramekin of freshly pick bright red alpine strawberries
A newly completed polytunnel on Skye, just waiting for the doors & windows to be fitted.
A chaffinch perched on the top of a pine tree singing against a background of blue sky.
David Archer from the famous BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers
A BlueSky post from Helen Barrett that says: Art history A-level is extinct in Scotland and Wales and nearly extinct in England. The UK has the third-biggest art market in the world ($11bn-ish), if you need a business case to prove its value.
The sign for a pub called The Slaughtered Lamb, featuring the severed head of a wolf.
A traffic warden with a bandaged face holds an assault rifle while buildings burn in the background.
A white letter I on a dark blue background in a horrid serif font
Bar graph showing the US has per capita spending on health in 2021 of $12318 per year with all rich nations much cheaper. The next most expensive is Germany at $7383 with the UK NHS at $5387.
Cover of the book Mutant 59: The Plastic Eater by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
Liquid nitrogen dewars of various sizes from 4 to 50 litres. Only the smallest of them are hand portable.
The Raft of the Medusa
Fresh strawberries in a glass pot
A picture of the night sky with a vast swatch covered by multiple streaks from Starlink and other NEO satellites.
Two pots full of rec berry fruits
Ted breated robin perching on s branch amid undergrowth
A poster for the CHOIR mutual aid support fund including a QR code to the GoFundMe link for donations
A potential Trump document to make Space Great Again by setting the values of c, Lambda and Omega by fiat, eliminating budget deficits by rejecting negative numbers, and revoking all PhDs, among many other things.
A large crane prepares to lift the mirror of the Simons Observatory Large Aperture telescope's 6m primary mirror out of its crate.
Pat Hobbins dressed as the With King of Angmar playing electric guitar as part of the band The Nagzul.
A man, hooded and cloacked, with a sword slung over his back strides through a deserted fantasy city
Large mature treen blocking road.
Miss Hawthorn, white witch from DrWho story The Daemons
The Goodies on their three person tandem.
Rainbow over Hilo bay and coconut island with palm trees in front
About 20 bunches of ripe red grapes
They fuck you up, do Nige and Dick, And they mean to, yes they do. They fill you with the faults they have And Putin's extras, just for you And they were fucked up in their turn By xenophobes in black-shirt coats, Who all the time hate difference And want us at each other's throats. These men hand misery on to man Hate deepening like a coastal shelf Lose them as early as you can And don't keep any hate yourself. - with apologies to Philip Larkin
A ramekin near full of freshly picked alpine strawberries
Fresh strawberries, black currents, red currents and raspberries in profusion
Pip the cat in happier times on a lovely sunny windowsill.