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Followers
266K
Posts
23.4K
Following
589
Account age
14 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$1.5K – $2.4K / sponsored post
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📊 Post performance
9K
Avg views / post
3.4%
Reach vs followers
Nov 2011
On X since
🔥 Top post: When species disappear, so do their sounds. But some people are · 9K views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 4 video · 1 image · 13 text.
Follower / following
452×
Follows 589 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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Recent posts
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The wispy trails left behind some planes have long fascinated sky-watchers, and inspired a nefarious – and baseless – conspiracy theory.
China's population is set to shrink for the first time in 60 years, despite introducing its three-child policy.
A chronic fear of environmental doom is increasingly common among children and young people. How can it be fixed?
There has been a rise in concern that some companies are “greenwashing”, by using advertising and public messaging with buzzwords such as "carbon neutrality" and "net zero" to try to appear more sustainable than they actually are.
Scientists behind the James Webb Space Telescope intend to show how the cosmos became filled with light.
Scientists have found a problem with motor neurone disease patients' nerve cells which could be repaired by repurposing drugs approved for other diseases.
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This #AdaLovelaceDay, we're resurfacing some of our favourite pieces from #MissedGenius, which celebrates the life and achievements of scientists, mathematicians and engineers overlooked in their time. Here are some pioneering women in Ste…
William English, co-creator of the computer mouse, has died aged 91.
His first version was a wooden block with a single button and two wheels underneath, to allow vertical and sideways movement.
There are at least five different types of boredom, and how you handle them says a lot about your own psychology.
Several studies have shown people who have been infected with Covid-19 tend to have T cells that can target the virus, regardless of whether they have experienced symptoms.
Several studies have shown people who have been infected with Covid-19 tend to have T cells that can target the virus, regardless of whether they have experienced symptoms.
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This #AdaLovelaceDay, we're resurfacing some of our favourite pieces from #MissedGenius, which celebrates the life and achievements of scientists, mathematicians and engineers overlooked in their time. Here are some pioneering women in Ste…
William English, co-creator of the computer mouse, has died aged 91.
His first version was a wooden block with a single button and two wheels underneath, to allow vertical and sideways movement.
There are at least five different types of boredom, and how you handle them says a lot about your own psychology.
Several studies have shown people who have been infected with Covid-19 tend to have T cells that can target the virus, regardless of whether they have experienced symptoms.
Several studies have shown people who have been infected with Covid-19 tend to have T cells that can target the virus, regardless of whether they have experienced symptoms.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2011 — 14 years ago.
👁️Averages 9K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬0.73% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated46/100
Fair
Credibility score
69%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 69% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~3.4% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (14+ years old).
- 0.73% engagement — below the ~2.3% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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