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I would expect all my fellow scientists to be able to spot a dishonest chart from 10 miles away, but it is still good to get a quick refresher from time to time. Also a good resource to give to students, who are often very naive on these things. https://flowingdata.com/projects/dishonest-charts/

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I stumbled across this video by #ProfessorDave that critiques a reactionary anti-intellectualism in the work of Sabine Hossenfelder that has long bothered me. It’s a posture that I also see too frequently in my professional science circles. https://youtu.be/70vYj1KPyT4

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of me arriving in Germany with my parents. If they hadn't abandoned their jobs, friends and family and taken me out of Russia, I might very well have perished by now.

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I already boosted this, but I want to add more emphasis. I think every Canadian citizen of the Fediverse ought to sign this petition to get the Government of Canada off Xitter: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5359 Could anyone who has any Canadian followers […]

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Please share: On March 7, scientists and citizens across the US will #standup4freescience . https://standupforscience2025.org/ 👉 Does anyone know whether any events are planned in Europe / Germany ? #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #StandUpForScience2025

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My university, York U, is suspending admissions to a bunch of programs, mainly in the humanities. This includes Indigenous Studies. There's news coverage in @torontostar. But it doesn't really address the cause. 1/2 #academicchatter #indigenousStudies #YorkU

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#Helgoland2025 Please share: If you are interested in the foundations of Quantum Mechanics, there are now again a few slots open in our upcoming conference on the island of Helgoland, in June 2025. Celebrating 100 years of Quantum Mechanics! General […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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I spoke to @waresgemma.bsky.social and the @ConversationCA Podcast about decentralized social media: https://theconversation.com/decentralised-social-media-offers-an-alternative-to-big-tech-platforms-like-x-and-meta-how-does-it-work-podcast-249758 The episode discusses Twitter/X, Bluesky, and […]

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Arxiv is a pre-print server for academic research. This is an annual 3 minute anonymous survey about arxiv: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6m22mbqW9GQ3pQO Please re-post, re-tweet, re-skeet, re-toot, or email it to your colleagues

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Danny Caballero, a leader in physics education research, has written an open letter in support of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Please circulate! https://danny.hellmo.space/posts/an-open-letter-to-msu-about-dei/

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Today I watched a fascinating documentary movie, #TracingLight. It approaches light through a mix of scientists in their labs and artists and their installations, and it brings the scientists and artists together (filmed mostly in the UK and Germany). As one […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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#PhysicsFactlet It's a foggy day here in Albion, so let's talk about light (multiple) scattering! Fog is composed of micrometre sized water droplet that can scatter light. This has two main effects: some of the light that was supposed to reach your eyes don't (because it is scattered away), and […]

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Opened the issue to remove a link to twitter/X on SciPy.org website, and got confronted by people who run SciPy's #twitter account - talking about "neutrality", importance of being apolitical, and how bad Mastodon and Bluesky are doing... 🤮 Laurels of running a science column in a modern […]

submitted 47 days ago • 4 comments

First week of class is over! I added a new slide on automated text generation software to the course introduction

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Can AI models reason like a human? https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2025/01/07/can-ai-models-reason-like-a-human/

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Is fundamental physics really experiencing a Great Stagnation? In this thread, let's look at the history of fundamental physics from the dawn of the 20th century to now. Experimental discoveries that were later accounted for by theories will be shown in […] [Original post on mathstodon.xyz]

submitted 53 days ago • 6 comments

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco has a stained glass window that features Albert Einstein #physics #science #scicomm

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There is some stiff competition in this lineup From: @paulisci https://mstdn.ca/@paulisci/113698182458220636

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TIL that the iconic golden grasses of California are invasive species from Europe From: @theGreaterMarin https://urbanists.social/@theGreaterMarin/113676209701063906

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Science communication colleagues, take note: your readers want more stuff! #scicomm From: @ngrossman81 https://www.threads.net/@ngrossman81/post/DDm3bhlRC70

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This headline is a work of art

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I was surprised and delighted to see the work of my friend and colleague John Bechhoefer featured in this article on entropy and information engines. I’ve had the pleasure of serving on a few of the thesis committees for his students and it’s been fun to see this work develop. From: @7homaslin […]

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Do any of you know folks in Edinburgh, who use agent-based models of human behavior to figure out what we should do about climate change? God willing, I'm starting work in Edinburgh in May. My team is developing software for agent-based models. I want to apply them to the climate crisis. But […]

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I just subscribed to Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000: The Newsletter! https://buttondown.com/maiht3k

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I grew up in Marin County, California, and when I saw this magazine cover it reminded me of home. Bingo: published in Mill Valley! From: @overholt https://glammr.us/@overholt/113634676934529951

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