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bryanjfield.bsky.social
Program Manager for the Cosmic Frontier in DOE Office of Science. Theoretical physicist. Former professor. Sometime poet. Minor playwright. Major pain at times. Formerly in macrodata refinement. All posts are my own. https://bio.site/bryanjfield
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NSF–DOE @vrubinobs.bsky.social is gearing up to illuminate the universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new technology. www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/shar... 🧪 #physics

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Eye to the sky…on-sky engineering tests have begun at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory using the world’s largest digital camera! 🔭🧪 After installing and testing the LSST Camera, we turned the telescope to the sky—a moment 20 years in the making! With that, Rubin #CommissioningNotes are back ✍️ 🧵

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Repost with your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)

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For the Spring ISSUES, we spoke with @nationalacademies.org president Marcia McNutt and ASU president Michael Crow, the leaders of our editorial board, about #science and #academia at this moment. The highlights: a thread. 1/13 #scipol #highered #supportscience issues.org/interview-mc...

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The PANICAN Brief by John Grift-em

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We do not have royalty in the United States. But, occasionally, for the truly remarkable amongst us, we cast you in a Spiderman movie...

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Got a science question you want answered, or just looking to interact with like-minded nerds? Then come hang out with us over at Discord! Here is a link to our channel: discord.gg/37Qds2UY

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NEW WRITING ✍🏽 The most shocking book I’ve read in years was … a biography of theoretical physicist Roger Penrose 🫠 I reviewed it for @physicsworld.bsky.social. Prepare yourselves 😭 #BookSky #scicomm ⚛️ 🧪 physicsworld.com/a/so-you-thi...

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DUE FRIDAY: Looking for seed funding for a project to support science journalism? Apply for a Peggy Girshman Idea Grant. Funds of up to $5,000 are available in this round. Applications due April 4. LEARN MORE: www.nasw.org/article... READ ABOUT PREVIOUS GRANTEES: www.nasw.org/article...

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"Sending Mixed Signals" would make for a good chyron for anyone looking for ideas...

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Nice work...

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Study: 93% Of Individuals With One Earbud In Receiving Top-Secret Commands From HQ theonion.com/study-9...

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🔭 #DarkEnergy may be even stranger than we thought. As one researcher put it to @space.com, “What a time to be alive and to be a cosmologist!” @desisurvey.bsky.social 🧪

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The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours. OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow. Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art

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Lights, camera, action! The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩 The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed

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Vera Rubin has been selected to be featured on the back of a quarter. She is the first astronomer to be honored this way. Read about her research on the Andromeda galaxy and how it led to the discovery of dark matter in this article written by Rubin herself. doi.org/10.1063/1.24... 🔭 #WomenInStem

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SO much fun hosting a panel again at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social today! Thank you to my amazing expert panelists, & the great audience who asked brilliant questions. As promised, here's the building files for my Minecraft Rubin Observatory... LMK if you use them! #ECCC github.com/jradavenport...

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We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10

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BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support. The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

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“It’s a lot of fun to have a small experiment running in the basement that can test new ideas for dark matter,” - Dan McKinsey, Lab researcher and head of the TESSERACT #DarkMatter experiment 🔭 🧪 newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/03/05/s... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

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That's a hard sell... gizmodo.com/googles-serg...

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In 1916, Einstein devised the equations of general relativity. Shortly thereafter, Karl Schwarzschild came up with the first exact solution. His findings predicted the existence of black holes. buff.ly/4kaLDWZ

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AOL warned us of the dangers of logging on. It would play for us the screams of the damned. But we didn’t listen. We didn’t listen.

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Submissions are being accepted until March 31 for the awards for excellence in science communication given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social al which honor science communicators, journalists, and researchers. www.nationalacademies.org/awards/excel...

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Vera Rubin quarters! Buy them by the bag! www.usmint.gov/american-wom...

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Emails up next, "What did you do last summer?" and "How did you spend your summer vacation?"

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Dear Manager, this week 1) I walked 500 miles 2) and then I walked 500 more 3) I did it just to be the one who walked 1000 miles 4) then fall down 5) was it at your door? I feel like it was at your door

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Dear Manager, 1. I drank a whiskey drink. 2. I drank a vodka drink. 3. I drank a lager drink. 4. I drank a cider drink. 5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.

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For decades, the U.S. has funded science, then left scientists to direct their own work. Science has flourished, and the country has benefited. Now the government is testing just how much it can renegotiate that relationship, @katherinejwu.com writes:

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Congratulations to Bob Wald for winning the Albert Einstein medal! physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article...

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Pro-Tip: If the keyboard on your computer stops working, you can get it working again almost immediately simply by ordering a replacement to be delivered later that day...

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