Thomas Lin
@7homaslin.com
Super nerd here to spread the joy of learning.
📖 Publisher @quantabooks.org at @simonsfoundation.org
⚛️ Founding EIC @quantamagazine.bsky.social
💼 Prev @nytimes.com, CASW, CUNY J-School
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📖 Publisher @quantabooks.org at @simonsfoundation.org
⚛️ Founding EIC @quantamagazine.bsky.social
💼 Prev @nytimes.com, CASW, CUNY J-School
📚 Books https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/thomas-lin-2820/
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Thomas Lin
@7homaslin.com
· Jan 29
In case you're in the mood for some good news today, I'm excited to announce @quantabooks.bsky.social, our new imprint at @simonsfoundation.org partnering with the amazing team at @fsgbooks.bsky.social. Learn more at www.quantabooks.org and send us your book queries!
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Check out the cover for our inaugural title, @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE, coming June 9, 2026! Shoutout @fsgbooks.bsky.social for the beautiful design. Want a copy of your own? You can now preorder here: us.macmillan.com/books/978037....
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Check out the cover for our inaugural title, @kevinhartnett.bsky.social’s THE PROOF IN THE CODE, coming June 9, 2026! Shoutout @fsgbooks.bsky.social for the beautiful design. Want a copy of your own? You can now preorder here: us.macmillan.com/books/978037....
I always enjoy @ericaklarreich.bsky.social’s math pieces. This is what a Noperthedron looks like:
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I always enjoy @ericaklarreich.bsky.social’s math pieces. This is what a Noperthedron looks like:
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I've been on the board of @theopennotebook.bsky.social for 2+ years now, and today, this tiny, scrappy nonprofit turns 15!!!
If you've got a couple dollars (maybe even $15 for the 15th birthday?), please consider donating: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
Here's why I donate 🧵
If you've got a couple dollars (maybe even $15 for the 15th birthday?), please consider donating: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
Here's why I donate 🧵
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I've been on the board of @theopennotebook.bsky.social for 2+ years now, and today, this tiny, scrappy nonprofit turns 15!!!
If you've got a couple dollars (maybe even $15 for the 15th birthday?), please consider donating: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
Here's why I donate 🧵
If you've got a couple dollars (maybe even $15 for the 15th birthday?), please consider donating: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
Here's why I donate 🧵
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Aside from Yang-Mills theory and parity nonconservation, Yang made so many profound contributions to physics! One that deeply impressed me as I was starting grad school: a 1975 paper with T. T. Wu highlighting the role of fiber bundles in gauge theory.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Aside from Yang-Mills theory and parity nonconservation, Yang made so many profound contributions to physics! One that deeply impressed me as I was starting grad school: a 1975 paper with T. T. Wu highlighting the role of fiber bundles in gauge theory.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
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Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
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Scary news for West Coast friends in my latest for @science.org. Disturbed ocean sediments off California suggest big earthquakes on the Cascadia fault can trigger big quakes on the San Andreas. The "Big One" could well become the "Big Two"...
Big U.S. West Coast earthquakes could come as a one-two punch
Cascadia and San Andreas fault zones appear to generate synchronized earthquakes
www.science.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Scary news for West Coast friends in my latest for @science.org. Disturbed ocean sediments off California suggest big earthquakes on the Cascadia fault can trigger big quakes on the San Andreas. The "Big One" could well become the "Big Two"...
A last message from Dr. Jane Goodall: youtu.be/1BZ0je7I90E?...
A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A last message from Dr. Jane Goodall: youtu.be/1BZ0je7I90E?...
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A new paper has forced a reckoning on cryptographers by showing how to harness a widely used proof technique to "prove" lies -- my latest for @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/computer-sci...
Computer Scientists Figure Out How To Prove Lies | Quanta Magazine
An attack on a fundamental proof technique reveals a glaring security issue for blockchains and other digital encryption schemes.
www.quantamagazine.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A new paper has forced a reckoning on cryptographers by showing how to harness a widely used proof technique to "prove" lies -- my latest for @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.quantamagazine.org/computer-sci...
For viewers in DC, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Columbus, Rochester, Birmingham, Little Rock, Tulsa, and the many other cities with ABC affiliates owned by Sinclair and Nexstar. youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
For viewers in DC, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Columbus, Rochester, Birmingham, Little Rock, Tulsa, and the many other cities with ABC affiliates owned by Sinclair and Nexstar. youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
Kimmel went from “The Man Show” to saying, after Trump won a second term: “It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech.”
In a matter of days, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as a singular adversary of the American right, after anger over his comment that the “MAGA gang” was looking to “score political points” from the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk led ABC to pull his late-night show indefinitely.
How Jimmy Kimmel Went From ‘The Man Show’ to MAGA Adversary
Over more than two decades in TV, the comedian has gone from a challenger of politically correct discourse to a frequent antagonist of the right.
nyti.ms
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Kimmel went from “The Man Show” to saying, after Trump won a second term: “It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard-working immigrants who make this country go, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech.”
What a novel concept: "In drawing up the guidelines, the health officers of the four states — all of whom are medical doctors — said they consulted top medical organizations and subject matter experts."
Breaking News: California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii made their own vaccine recommendations, a sharp rejection of efforts by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend vaccine policy at the federal level.
Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy
The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.
nyti.ms
September 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What a novel concept: "In drawing up the guidelines, the health officers of the four states — all of whom are medical doctors — said they consulted top medical organizations and subject matter experts."
Pure genius. "Hey guys, as you may have heard already, the single-handed backhand is dead." youtu.be/tCUPz-JX8eo?...
Are Two Hands Really Better Than One? 🤨 The Players Find Out...
YouTube video by ATP Tour
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Pure genius. "Hey guys, as you may have heard already, the single-handed backhand is dead." youtu.be/tCUPz-JX8eo?...
Hats off to Robert Redford (and Hoffman, Woodward and Bernstein) for inspiring a generation of serious-minded journalists to “follow the money,” knowing that “nothing's riding on this, except maybe the first amendment of the constitution, freedom of the press and, maybe, the future of the country.”
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Hats off to Robert Redford (and Hoffman, Woodward and Bernstein) for inspiring a generation of serious-minded journalists to “follow the money,” knowing that “nothing's riding on this, except maybe the first amendment of the constitution, freedom of the press and, maybe, the future of the country.”
This podcast conversation with @hanner.bsky.social is an excellent entry point to @quantamagazine.bsky.social’s new multi-part climate science special: play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The Quanta Podcast
For most of us, the word “climate” immediately generates thoughts of melting ice, rising seas, wildfires and gathering storms. However, in the course of working to understand this pressing challenge, ...
play.prx.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This podcast conversation with @hanner.bsky.social is an excellent entry point to @quantamagazine.bsky.social’s new multi-part climate science special: play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
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Parental support for school vaccine mandates remains high in US
Earlier this month, Kennedy told the media that he does not believe the federal government should mandate any vaccine.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Earlier this month, Kennedy told the media that he does not believe the federal government should mandate any vaccine.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
September 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Parental support for school vaccine mandates remains high in US
Earlier this month, Kennedy told the media that he does not believe the federal government should mandate any vaccine.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Earlier this month, Kennedy told the media that he does not believe the federal government should mandate any vaccine.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
On the nuances of climate modeling, and how it's being dismantled in the U.S., by @zacksavitsky.bsky.social in @quantamagazine.bsky.social. "It’s quicker to tear the building down than it is to build it up,” said David Randall of Colorado State University. www.quantamagazine.org/how-climate-...
How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived | Quanta Magazine
Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds. One of the most ambitious projects humankind has ever undertaken has now r...
www.quantamagazine.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On the nuances of climate modeling, and how it's being dismantled in the U.S., by @zacksavitsky.bsky.social in @quantamagazine.bsky.social. "It’s quicker to tear the building down than it is to build it up,” said David Randall of Colorado State University. www.quantamagazine.org/how-climate-...
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The Trump administration has appointed Heather Honey to a top election security position.
She is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results.
She is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results.
She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.
Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Trump administration has appointed Heather Honey to a top election security position.
She is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results.
She is a protege of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election results.
Alcaraz is looking extremely sharp and motivated today. The new Big Two are clearly pushing each other the way Nadal and Federer used to.
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Alcaraz is looking extremely sharp and motivated today. The new Big Two are clearly pushing each other the way Nadal and Federer used to.
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The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social
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Two prominent scientists said in whistle-blower complaints that they had been removed from leadership positions at NIH after objecting to Trump administration efforts to undermine vaccines, flout court orders, withhold research money and politicize the grant-making process. nyti.ms/4mayL32
nyti.ms
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Two prominent scientists said in whistle-blower complaints that they had been removed from leadership positions at NIH after objecting to Trump administration efforts to undermine vaccines, flout court orders, withhold research money and politicize the grant-making process. nyti.ms/4mayL32
Florida surgeon general on plans to end the state's vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren: "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body? Your body is a gift from God.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Florida surgeon general on plans to end the state's vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren: "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in their body? Your body is a gift from God.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...