@tomheyden

Journalist, video/docs, editing, writer, ex-@BBCWorld, @bbcstories, currently BBC Studios Science Unit. Views a combination of everyone else's, never my own.

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Joined May 2011
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The Reign of Taters continues! Thank you @BBC's @tomheyden for taking on the story of everyone's favorite orange tabby 📡💫🛰️🐱 bbc.com/reel/video/p0hjprfn/…

Why Nasa beamed this cat video 19 million miles

The ultra-high-definition video reached Earth in about 100 seconds. Here is what it means.

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Very honoured that my short doc 'The slime that could change the world' is a finalist at the Lovie Awards! Winner is decided by public vote so if you can take two minutes to vote - and verify your vote via email (one click), I'd massively appreciate it! vote.lovieawards.com/PublicV…
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Two brains can synchronise with each other - ie match their electrical brainwaves - just through eye contact 🤯 Fascinating interview with @HanCritchlow about 'collective intelligence' and the latest incredible neuroscience on brain synchronisation youtu.be/5EB1O86fhdI?si=GPfF…

How two brains can synchronise and why it matters - BBC News

How two brains can synchronise and why it matters - BBC News Is c...

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Four scientifically-backed ways to live longer youtube.com/watch?v=tzYuX6Qb…
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I am so pleased to see this mini-doc published on BBC Reel recently. @PaddyySmyth has done such a fantastic job on this film, working with the hugely talented @tomheyden. The film is refreshingly honest, thought-provoking and emotional: bbc.com/reel/video/p0fwy4jw/…

Cerebral Palsy: 'Should I be fixed?'

Paddy Smyth has cerebral palsy and considers whether he should be 'fixed'.

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Each ball travelling in a Straight line. Amazing Physics
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RIP Daniel Ellsberg. When asked if he was afraid about spending his entire life in prison for leaking the Pentagon Papers and exposing the genocidal war criminals behind the Vietnam War, this was his response:
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I built an interactive map of Latin America, with a timeline that allows you to visualize the political history of the region since 1789. Check it out! latamap.com/
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The beauty of fungi! (Watch until the end 😂) 📹: #LukePenry
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youtube.com/watch?v=mUmYuEyV… Are you a coffee lover and don’t t want it to go extinct ? Watch this great ten min film from @tomheyden and this is all part of the importance of saving rare species @DanSaladinoUK
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Fascinating science about enzymes that can breakdown plastic... and then refashion it into... vanillin (via E.coli... yep) Meet The Plastic-Eating Worms | Planet Fix | BBC Earth Lab youtu.be/Z-HHbU0zoXk via @YouTube
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This Slime Could Change The World | BBC youtu.be/CFyd-kC6IUw @YouTube #Mexico #Science Really happy how this came together after logistical challenge of arranging shooting in rural Oaxaca (+in Spanish) - but crucial to hear from the town at the heart of this amazing maize

This Slime Could Change The World | Planet Fix | BBC Earth Science

Grown for centuries by indigenous farmers in rural Mexico, this inc...

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What an incredible video that was captured of mushrooms releasing spores into the wind! Nature is spectacular.  Video credit: Villareal C. Jojo
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Welcome to the least Googlable stadium on the planet #THFC #COYS
Last Word On Spurs
@LastWordOnSpurs14 Oct 2022
🚨Tottenham Hotspur could soon reach their stadium sponsorship deal with Google. 🏟The new stadium could therefore be called Google Stadium, but in this period no agreement has been closed, but now it could be the right time. 👨🏻‍💻[@DiMarzio] #THFC #COYS
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@BBCEarth12 May 2022
This is what the centre of our Milky Way ACTUALLY looks like 🤯 This the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. But how on Earth do you photograph a black hole? #BlackHole

FIRST EVER Photo of Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole

Take a look at the first ever photo of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. But how on Earth do you take a photo of something that literally devours light and should be invisible?!

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FIRST EVER Photo of Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole | BBC Earth Lab youtu.be/PqkA_LEuzBo via @YouTube
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@BBCEarth20 Apr 2022
Don't forget to cast your @TheWebbyAwards vote for the series Inspirational Lives! Nominated in the Diversity and Inclusion category, Inspirational Lives tells 5 uplifting stories of self-empowerment. Voting closes Thursday 21 April 👇 bit.ly/3jh2WHt
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Women, eh?! Coming round here, playing Dr Who, forcing men into a life of crime!
Adam Bienkov@AdamBienkov25 Nov 2021
Conservative MP Nick Fletcher says Doctor Who being played by a woman has pushed young men into crime.
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