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jimbaggott.bsky.social
Science writer based in Cape Town. Author of 'Atomic', ‘The Quantum Story’, ‘Mass’, ‘Quantum Drama’ (with John Heilbron), and lots more. Migrant from symbol-formerly-known-as-Twitter. Also on Substack: jimbaggott.substack.com. www.jimbaggott.com.
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Kelly once interviewed me on BBC Radio Berkshire, then based in Caversham. The subject was my book ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Reality’. I wasn’t able to persuade him to imagine a reality that existed only inside his head. news.sky.com/story/going-...

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🤣 Apple AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump' www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Great bio. But misses the point that Weinberg’s contribution to electro-weak unification focused on leptons because - at the time - he didn’t believe in quarks. He made this admission in his foreword to my 2012 book on the discovery of the Higgs boson. www.jimbaggott.com/books/higgs/

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Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theatre.

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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House. Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...

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This is the definitive lab photo for researchers working on #quantum cat states. All other options can pack their bags and go home. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/schrodinge...

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HOT FUZZ was released 18 years ago today. The second entry in Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy and one of the most beloved British comedies this century, the tale of how it was made is like firing two guns whilst jumping through the air… 1/46

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Watching Prime Target on Apple TV+ and reminiscing about writing my DPhil thesis in 1978 on an IBM Selectric golf ball typewriter. Now available in a museum near you!

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This article for @physicsworld.bsky.social is a little curtain-raiser for the International Year of Quantum, taking us back to just before Heisenberg's breakthrough - when quantum theory seemed so perplexing that some were ready to throw out fundamental physical laws physicsworld.com/a/when-bohr-...

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Doomsday Clock moved closest ever to destruction www.bbc.com/news/article...

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New post on Substack: jimbaggott.substack.com/p/the-einste...

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Today is INTERNATIONAL LEGO DAY. To celebrate, we have a collection of classic movies recreated with the iconic toy, with the creators too… First up, 2001: A Space Odyssey by Ladondorf. 1/25

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New post on Substack: jimbaggott.substack.com/p/the-einste...

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M*A*S*H was released 55 years ago this week. Acclaimed as one of the great comedies of the 1970s, and the film that made the career of director Robert Altman, the making of story might make you think your head is coming off… 1/46

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One for @robinince.bsky.social I think. www.alltherightmovies.com/podcast/arri...

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At the heart of our understanding of reality is physics, the cornerstone of science. But it appears to be in all sorts of trouble. | https://buff.ly/4hh9Poo Join John Ellis, @hossenfelder.bsky.social , and @jimbaggott.bsky.social to debate the crisis in physics. ⚛️ 🧪 #philsci

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I still think the real centenary of the birth of quantum mechanics is 2027. Go on, ask me why …

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Check out the latest from the Science History Podcast on the historical development of quantum mechanics. sciencehistory.libsyn.com

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Still can’t quite believe this has had 1.3 million views. youtu.be/dW7J49UTns8?...

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A crescent moon and Venus in the night sky above Wilderness, on the Garden Route of South Africa’s southern coast last night.

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Looking to occupy a little time on a quiet New Year’s Day? But you want an alternative to watching an old war movie with dubious historical accuracy on TV? Youre welcome. open.substack.com/pub/jimbaggo...

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New post on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimbaggo...

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New post on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimbaggo...

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The Queen of Science, mathematician, translator and science writer, Mary Somerville was born 26 December 1780 #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/t...

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You may have seen this before, when it landed upside down in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It's the Temple of Heaven where the emperor would pray for the people in case of disaster. It seems like a new visit might be overdue. Let's hope for more peace and harmony in 2025.

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On 25 December 1758, the German farmer & amateur astronomer, Johann Georg Palitzsch (1723–1788) was the first to observe the predicted return of Comet Halley, which was a strong empirical confirmation of Newton's theory of universal gravity #histsci etherwave.wordpress.com/2008/12/25/a...

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