Lindsay Baker

London

Associate Editor at BBC Studios

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Articles

'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Lindsay Baker

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released to memorialise some of those who suffered. When King James was returning by sea to Scotland with his new wife Anne of Denmark, the voyage was plagued by bad weather – not unusual, for the famously choppy North Sea. But the king was convinced that the devil and his agents – the witches – had a hand in the storm.
How one surprising photo of a teenage Kate Moss kick-started the 1990s

Feb 18, 2025 | bbc.com | Lindsay Baker

How one surprising photo of a teenage Kate Moss kick-started the 1990sEstate of Corinne Day/ Bridgeman ImagesAn iconic image of Kate Moss marked an explosive moment of change in Britain – and helped to create the culture we now live in. It's among the photographs displayed in a new exhibition that celebrates the photography of The Face magazine.
Introducing Living Future’s 2025–2027 Strategic Plan | Trim Tab

Jan 14, 2025 | trimtab.living-future.org | Lindsay Baker

Dear friends,When we were finalizing our 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, I was living through one of the longest heat waves that my state of California had ever experienced. Families and workers struggled to stay cool despite the record-breaking temperatures, hospitalizations increased, and over 70 million people lived under a heat alert. We had also just been informed that the average global temperature has warmed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for 12 months in a row.
Bloomfield Hills 2024 General Election results

Oct 27, 2024 | clickondetroit.com | Jason Abel |Lindsay Baker |Siva Kumar |Evon I. Rienecke

Check the Michigan 2024 Nov. 5 General Election results herePublished: October 27, 2024 at 12:00 PMTags: Michigan General Election 2024, Michigan Election Results, Oakland County, Bloomfield HillsDecision 2024 (WDIV)Here’s where you’ll find the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election results for Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. ---> Click here to view full Michigan General Election coverage. Michigan 2024 General Election ResultsCopyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Autumn

Sep 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Laurence |Lindsay Baker |Hugh Montgomery |Nicholas Barber
Gladiator II, Sally Rooney, The Diplomat: The best culture this autumn

Sep 12, 2024 | bbc.com | Rebecca Laurence |Lindsay Baker |Hugh Montgomery |Nicholas Barber

Gladiator II, Sally Rooney, The Diplomat: The best culture this autumnRebecca Laurence, Lindsay Baker, Hugh Montgomery and Nicholas BarberBBC/ Peacock/ Universal Pictures/ HBO(Credit: BBC/ Peacock/ Universal Pictures/ HBO)From imagined futures to midlife stories and the return of the erotic – here are our recommendations for the best offerings of the season in books, film, TV shows and more.
Carbon Accounting

Jun 27, 2024 | trimtab.living-future.org | Lindsay Baker |Lindsay advocates

I suppose we never really know where our careers will take us, but I have recently realized with considerable surprise that despite my training as an environmentalist and building scientist, I have found myself learning how to become, well, an accountant. Not a normal financial accountant, but rather a carbon accountant.
A Better World Is Possible

Jun 13, 2024 | trimtab.living-future.org | Lindsay Baker |Lindsay advocates

At Living Future this year, in my hometown of Atlanta, I kicked off the conference by sharing 10 things that are on my mind. Here’s a recap. While you all are out there designing products, building buildings, doing innovative research, writing policy, I spend a lot of my time on movement strategy work, along with my colleagues and our co-conspirators.
Andrew O'Hagan to Scarlett Thomas: 12 of the best books of 2024 so far

Jun 4, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rebecca Laurence |Lindsay Baker

From a Dickensian state-of-the-nation novel to a "wildly original summer thriller", these are BBC Culture's picks of the best fiction of the year so far. CCaledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan"A sensational state-of-the-nation novel with a cast of dozens" is how the Irish Independent describes Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan's most ambitious novel yet.
Sweating Rate and Sweat Chloride Concentration of Elite Male Basketball Players Measured With a Wearable Microfluidic Device Versus the Standard Absorbent Patch Method

May 20, 2024 | dialnet.unirioja.es | Lindsay Baker |Michelle King |David Keyes |Shyretha Brown

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