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Physics, Socialism and Liverpool FC. Author of Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them (views are all mine, nowt to do with anyone or anything else)
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Ok, lots of fuss about DESI. Questions for experts. 1. What happens when you add BOSS data? 2. In previous release, there seem to be two data points (LRG1,2)causing most deviation from LCDM. Is something similar still true? 3. Are we still favouring ghosts. Glancing at plots, looks like it, right?

Just discovered @garyseconomics.bsky.social. Brilliant youtu.be/wPoXOwiEfrQ?...

ALL EYES ON PALESTINE: The Israeli military is resuming its all-out assault on Palestinian families in Gaza, drastically escalating its violations of the ceasefire, killing and wounding hundreds.

Good use of “Tainted Love” in the title by my friend Andrea and others. I must tell him I went to school with Mark Almond’s half sister. Too tenuous? arxiv.org/abs/2503.10746

I cycle 5 miles to and from work every day. The only weather that stops me is ice. I love it. I get grumpy if, for some reason, I can’t cycle on a particular day. Highly recommend it. PS Get the green sludge in your tires to help with punctures bsky.app/profile/bren...

I went to Wembley yesterday. Congrats to the Geordies. They were way better than us, fans and players alike. I’ve always liked the people of the North East - a lot like scousers - so I’m happy for them. The homophobic journalist murdering owners of their football club, however….

I honestly thought he’d backtrack But no. He’s surprised even me and my expectations were extremely low. Solidarity with all those who will fall victim to his cruel austerity. But hey, at least we’ve got the dough to buy new aircraft carriers and stuff … bsky.app/profile/theg...

The man who made it all possible…

This is pretty shocking and unfortunately resonates with a few things I’ve heard about youtu.be/PENgEeT66sA?...

“We cannot accept that staff have to pay for management's financial mismanagement through job losses. If there are compulsory redundancies, we will do whatever it takes to defend the livelihoods of our members." www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

My new numberphile vid is out. It’s big numbers again… youtube.com/watch?v=Jw_Z...

ABC news in America did a piece on our Einstein blackboard. It has a fair bit of me getting excited abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Wow youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...

Anyone but English or Real Madrid now

🚨Plans to cut welfare benefits for those with extreme disabilities & unfit to work will be CATASTROPHIC for some of the poorest & most vulnerable people in our society Balancing books cannot come at the expense of those who can least afford it NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK OUT youtu.be/IG7d663mRRg?...

Cutting welfare payments to the most vulnerable Plans to spend billions more on defence Refusal to tax the super rich And some people voted Labour to the get the Tories out…

Anyone find it funny how when the UK releases the Cass review to ban trans care, we get everything ranging from New York Times push notifs to op-eds in every major US paper... But when Germany, Switzerland, and Austria release pro-trans youth care guidelines, not a single article anywhere but mine?

UK unis are increasingly only interested in classes filled to the rafters. Smaller specialist classes will soon be gone under the pressure of marketisation. It won’t be long before our unis are just giant comp sci colleges. We won’t know what we’ve lost til it’s gone

Stop the cuts in UKHE. Please sign stopthecutspetition.org.uk

This must be what it feels like to support Real Madrid

Best in the world. Prob the best in history Allison Becker

Sarky message left on my whiteboard by my child 😂

Putin is a tyrant Trump and Vance’s treatment of Zelensky was a disgrace Ukraine should receive military support from Britain and others British troops should NOT be sent to fight in Ukraine All these things can be true at once. I fear the British media and political class is incapable of nuance

Sci Fi authors really need to get on this new paper by Sen Nevermind a bit of time dilation as your spaceship passes the BH. Suddenly the world becomes 10D arxiv.org/abs/2503.00601

We are building a UK Numerical Relativity community! Initiated by Katy Clough and Miguel Bezares, we had our first meeting in Sept last year. This year, we obtained funding from the UKRI/STFC as a new Collaborative Computational Project! Join us if you in UK and do NR! www.uknumericalrelativity.org

Utterly pathetic from the RS. Time to start boycotting their activities until this is fixed. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Who put the children in charge of America? Asking for a Ukrainian friend

Kop singing “Hand it over Manchester”. Last time I heard that chant it was “Hand it over Everton”. It’s been a while

One more win and Man United can’t catch us, which is a relief as Gary Neville and Andy Goldstein said they’d finish above us and those are serious people who know their footy

For the first time in over 20 years, Israel has deployed tanks in the West Bank, after expelling 40,000 Palestinians from refugee camps. This is a prelude to full annexation, and makes a mockery of the ceasefire agreement that Israel continues to violate. [1/3]

We’re gonna win the football league again

I wonder if Alan Shearer would have had a very different view of the Ashley Young penalty claim had it been Salah. I think we know the answer.

Hi peeps Has anyone got a link to today’s British council report highlighting the expected rise in international students to the U.K., cos of trump ruining the US. I’ve seen a few news article but can’t locate the report itself! Any help would be appreciated

"Retaining a fellow [Musk] whose actions contradict the ethical principles that the Royal Society purports to hold is tantamount to tacit approval and runs the risk of eroding public confidence in the Society’s commitment to its own standards." substack.com/home/post/p-...

Saying scientists shouldn’t get involved in politics reminds me of those who said England’s footballers shouldn’t take the knee. I’d also add that certain scientists, like Pascual Jordan, were passed over for Nobel prizes because of Nazi sympathies and I’m ok with that. bsky.app/profile/scur...

Meanwhile, the university sector can go whistle … bsky.app/profile/pete...

Via @jesseduquette.bsky.social #ScienceUnderSiege

Easily the best politician in the U.K. right now. How does the left rally behind this guy and get him into power bsky.app/profile/zack...