Dave Hemprich-Bennett

@davehb.bsky.social

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A bunch of stardust with ADHD. Scientist working on the ecology of mosquitoes and bats, based at Oxford Uni. Used to be @hammerheadbat on twitter. Runner, photographer, guitarist. He/him

A photo of a man holding a newborn baby
A selfie of a very tired looking man holding a newborn baby
A drawing of a damselfly, captioned ‘dragonfly’
"Scientists like me are beginning to sound like a broken record, reacting year after year to heat extremes that climb ever higher," she said. "Yes this is climate change, yes it's us, yes we have the solutions, no we're not implementing them fast enough. It's really now a question of what kind of future we want for ourselves, and whether we're willing to do what it takes to secure it."
A photo of a dog lying on grass in the sun
A photo of a large, pale brown dog lying on a patch of gravel in the sun
Amber warning of extreme heat Mon 01:00 to Tue 23:59 A developing hot spell is expected to peak on Monday and Tuesday and lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure. Likelihood: Medium Impact: Medium
Starmer says he thinks there is 'correlation' between smartphone use and rise in teenager mental health issues Q: Do you think there is a link between smartphone use and the epidemic of mental health problems that young people are having? Starmer replied: “1 I think there is a correlation. Obviously establishing hard evidence is always dificult, but I do think there's a correlation.” He did not go as far as saying there was a causal relationship.
A photo of Blåhaj, the giant plushie blue shark
A photo of a can of Monster energy drink and a pack of Tesco Ibuprofen
A photo of a snail outside a window
A photo of a ladybird sat on a damp leaf
A photo of someone’s forearm, holding a stress ball, with a tube filled with blood showing parallel to the arm
A screenshot from Apple weather of a chart showing today’s temperature range relative to average. It says that it’s 16 degrees above average (average high 16 degrees, today’s high 32 degrees). Normal Range (6° to 20°) For 25 May, the normal temperature range is 6° to 20°, and the average high is 16°. Today's high temperature is 32° For May, the average daily low is 7°, and the average daily high is 15°
A macro photo of a fly on a leaf. I’m a terrible entomologist, that’s all I’ve got, sorry
BRIZE NORTON AND SHILTON - GREEN HOLD David Cooper (Conservative) - 269 Joseph Long (Reform UK) - 248 Diane Newsham (Labour) - 16 Toyah Jade Leah Overton (Liberal Democrat) - 256 Rosie Pearson (Green Party) - 335 Spoilt - 2
Screenshot: 2.2% fossil fuels Gas: 0.80GW 2.2% 66.4% renewables Solar: 13.38GW 37.4% Wind: 10.20GW 28.5% Hydroelectric: 0.20GW 0.6% 23.2% other sources Nuclear: 5.67GW 15.8% Biomass 2.62GW 7.3% 12.4% interconnectors • Belgium: 0.92GW 2.6% • Denmark: 0.53GW 1.5% • France: 2.57GW 7.2% • Ireland: -0.52GW -1.5% • Netherlands: 1.04GW 2.9% • Norway: -0.11GW -0.3%
Screenshot of a news headline “Robbins has 'integrity stitched into his DNA', says former No 10 foreign policy adviser”
A selfie of a white man with dark curly hair and blue eyes in a black shirt
Screenshot: “Your submission is in peer review News about your peer review process • The editor has invited 9 reviewer (s) • There is 1 reviewer(s) that has accepted to review your manuscript”
An open letter from Abingdon Road residents explained their opposition to Raise the Colours: "We are horrified by this action, not because of the flags but because of the intention behind them and the underlying hate they are trying to sow. Flags are symbols. They can be symbols of unity or division. Why they are being flown gives the context. The fascists are trying to commandeer our flags as a symbol of white nationalism and anti-immigration, and they are being funded to travel long distances to communities to mark their territory like a dog, at every lamp post. "Silence has consequences. Don't be silent because the extremists will fill the gap.”
A screenshot from Microsoft word. David Hemprich-Bennett has written a comment on a document saying "Gratuitous self-citation, but I am mildly dragging my own work here so I feel like it's probably fine?"
A black and white slow-shutter speed photo of some flamingos in an enclosure
A meme of a possum saying into a microphone “Often screaming just feels like the appropriate reaction.”
Screenshot of air quality measurements from Oxford, UK. Most look fine, but PM2.5 is at 33.4 ug/m3, with the warning “PM2.5 concentration is currently 6.7 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline value”
GIF of a guy from Parks and Recreation saying “right to jail. Right away.”
Meme of principal skinner from the symptoms saying “Am I out of touch? No, it’s the electorate who are wrong”
A photo of two St George’s Cross flags attached to lampposts, in front of a cloudy sky
Wikipedia screenshot, part highlighted: “As its name implies, the tailed tailless bat does normally have a tail, although this is very short, only 3 to 7 mm (0.1 to 0.3 in) in length, and does not reach beyond the edge of the uropatagium (m ombrane between the legs), in which it is embedded. (Highlighted) Some individuals, however, have no tail at all, and these were once thought to represent a different species.”
Wikipedia screenshot, part highlighted: “As its name implies, the tailed tailless bat does normally have a tail, although this is very short, only 3 to 7 mm (0.1 to 0.3 in) in length, and does not reach beyond the edge of the uropatagium (m ombrane between the legs), in which it is embedded. (Highlighted) Some individuals, however, have no tail at all, and these were once thought to represent a different species.”
A photo of a lesser false-vampire bat being held by a gloved hand. The bat has big eyes, big ears, and is very cute
A selfie of a man lying on a medical bed, wearing a pressure cuff. His lower arm isn’t visible, as it has a needle in it siphoning off a little blood to save someone’s life later
Screenshot from instagram: “Today Your weekly recap is ready. See how your content is doing and how to plan for this week.”
A black and white photo of someone walking along under an umbrella pulling a suitcase, between a telephone box and a streetlight
A black and white photo showing a bike lying in a puddle, as two people holding umbrellas walk past, with an old lamppost in the middle and a very old-looking building to the side
Screenshot of section headings from a Wikipedia page: Early life, Career, Style and influences, Personal life, Sexual misconduct allegations
A meme of a possum with a microphone in its face, saying “Often screaming just feels like the appropriate reaction.”
A meme of Garfield looking out from a high vantage point, with the quote “do not kill the part of you that is cringe… kill the part of you that cringes”
A photo shot at dusk of a distant woman walking into the shadow of a red telephone box, which is being lit by an old-fashioned looking streetlamp
Image from BBC news, showing a map of US military aircraft off the coast of Venezuela. Aircraft labels include: RHINO21, GRNCH01, TRACR11, GRIZLY11, TRACR33, GRIZLY12, Super Hornets
Screenshot with a heading saying 'Opportunities', followed by the text 'No items found'
Screenshot of a post by Punish the Villains @internethippo.bsky.social: Guy who sells doo doo (squinting wisely and doing visionary voice): We believe within 10 years the world economy will be almost completely powered by doo doo
A dark black and white photo taken at night, showing a man walking towards the camera, entirely in silhouette due to the somewhat Victorian-looking street lamp behind him
A photo of a cyclist wearing blue and yellow, cycling in front of a blue building with yellow outlining on the window and doorframes. The sign over the door says “Oxford backpackers”
Screenshot of my ‘Apple music wrapped’ top artists by month: Top Artists by Month: January: BongCauldron February: Lambrini Girls March: Allison Russell April: Valerie June May: Viagra Boys June: Aesop Rock July: Poor Creature August: BlackLab September: Folk Bitch Trio October: Big Thief November: Big Thief
A big orange sticker on a bin with the slogan “GRAPHIC DESIGN IS SHIT CODING IS SHIT ALL I WANT IS REVENGE”
Screenshot from the app ‘Solstice’. Shows: 3 min, 19 secs less daylight today compared to yesterday Total daylight: 9 hrs, 5 min Remaining daylight 6:10:49 Sunrise: 07:16 Solar noon: 11:49 Sunset: 16:21
A graph showing monthly average ‘time in daylight’. The summer peak is roughly double the standard winter average
A screenshot of the Wikipedia page for the boat-billed heron, showing the birds name and a photo of a heron with a voluptuous beak
A black and white photo of a lightbulb in a lampshade, with a long shadow being cast on the ceiling behind it
A photo of a medal for Abingdon Marathon 2025. It has a nice pastel rainbow design on the medal itself, and the ribbon is a pastel rainbow too
A meme of a kitten looking very small, captioned "damn this shit sucks. It's a good thing that I'm indomitable"
a meme of a black cat hanging upside down from a branch looking like it has regrets, captioned "mentally I'm here"
A black and white photo of a Eurasian spoonbill tilting its head far back so that only the underside of it and the weird bill can be seen
A selfie of a man in a polo shirt and a hoodie
Screenshot of a post from ‘Punish the Villains’ @internethippo.bsky.social “Guy who sells doo doo (squinting wisely and doing visionary voice): We believe within 10 years the world economy will be almost completely powered by doo doo”
Screenshot: "These are dodos, and I'm sure there will be some people who say, 'Oh, well, we don't like them. We're not going to call them dodos," Lamm said of the latest Colossal project. "Then don't. We just don't care, and the more you don't call them a dodo, the more controversy you drive, the more my numbers go up. So that's great. So whatever you want to call them, as long as you're calling them something."
Photograph of a colugo, an obscure type of gliding mammal. By Kok Leng Yeo - originally posted to Flickr as Flying Lemur & Baby, Bohol, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9518784
Screenshot: Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? There is no place in British society for extremism or intolerance. Explanation B - Incorrect. British society is founded on fundamental values and principles which all those living in the UK respect and support. There is no place for extremism or intolerance.
Screenshot of text from the app ‘Athlytic’: GOOD SLEEP, LOW RECOVERY Good Morning, while you slept 7 hours 43 minutes, Recovery is low, and the following metrics are much outside of your normal range: HRV, Resting Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, which could indicate that your body might be working harder than usual to keep you healthy. Days like this are exactly why Rest Mode exists. Recovery is your priority today - and if it feels good, a light walk and some fresh air can help support that.