Country No. 95: Iceland!

The Cornish had finally reached breaking point with the Londoners coming down and clogging the fields with their "eco-yurt experiences".

Have you checked out my latest book yet? With Royal Society of Chemistry, @wattsandwayland_books Hachette Children's Group Hachette Schools! This is *THE* guide for young scientists who want to learn about the periodic table! Chemistry out August! geni.us/ExpertGuideChe… geni.us/ExpertGuidePT

Never forget Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, currently 16th and 17th in the Premier League, believe that they have an inherent, inalienable right to *always* play European football, and tried to enshrine it by creating a breakaway league.

I don't know who does the sound mixing for the UK but for three years you haven't been able to hear the vocals at Eurovision.

This could have been "Super catalytic photoredox arene reducing agent" but no, you have to choose science over Mary Poppins. Missed opportunity Chemistry World chemistryworld.com/news/super-red…

First step on my round-the-world odyssey: Golden, Colorado. 🎵Maybe Black Mesa? That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance. Anyway, this cake is great, it's so delicious and moist...🎵

In 2022 I ran a class at Falmouth Uni on AI in which a student created 'Shrimpalaba, his shrimpiness, god of shrimp'. It soon spread as a joke, appearing on multiple courses. 3 weeks ago it appeared on Last Week Tonight blamed for destroying the internet. What have I wrought?

Country 98: Bula from Fiji 🇫🇯

Kia Ora from Country 99: sunny New Zealand! 🇳🇿

Nothing to see here, just at a radium hot spring, enjoying a smoothie at the RADIUM CAFE. Maria Skłodowska-Curie would be proud.

Rotorua, it has been fantastic. You are a true gem of a town. Now, onward to Wellington!

NUCLEAR CHEMISTS: need a brief comment for an article urgently on atmospheric isotopes following atomic bombs. Just a sentence or two but must be today and attributable. DM me if you can help.

AI has claimed its first victim: that woman who is in every stock photo ever. All hotels shall now feature AI slop.

Every time you waste AI processing on something you can just do yourself, you endanger the future of the planet through our current limited energy resources.

So here's my pros and cons of New Zealand. Cons: Auckland and Christchurch. Pros: Everything else. This is a lovely, stunning country, but for some inexplicable reason half of the population live in two of the dullest cities imaginable.

24 hours in and I have to admit: Christchurch is pretty, clean, friendly... and so, so boring. Not as many problems as Auckland but basically nothing going on here at all.

Zack is always brilliant - an incisive voice who maintains excellence throughout. This is going to be a treat for anyone who wants to see the chemical birth of rocketry and high explosives.

A NEW BOOK DROPS! Written by me and backed by the Royal Society of Chemistry, aimed at kids who want to discover the world of the best science out there!

Country no. 100: Singapore 🇸🇬!