Matthew R Francis
@bowlerhatscience.org
Science writer, journalist, physicist, hat man, cat man, queer. Pfp by @makinaro.com . Signal: BowlerHatScience.51
[jfk voice] we go to the Moon not because it is easy but because it is hahd
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
[jfk voice] we go to the Moon not because it is easy but because it is hahd
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This could be extremely exciting!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This could be extremely exciting!
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February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
๐๐๐
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This could be extremely exciting!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This could be extremely exciting!
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you gotta make the pulsar somehow
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
you gotta make the pulsar somehow
yeah I dug up a few vintage sources myself when I was doing research
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
yeah I dug up a few vintage sources myself when I was doing research
I need my vision checked, I can't see my computer screen at all
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I need my vision checked, I can't see my computer screen at all
that was gonna be my guess too, my parents had several of his records
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
that was gonna be my guess too, my parents had several of his records
like I said, this is from 1914. Even knowing it exists means they probably found another paper that cites it.
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
like I said, this is from 1914. Even knowing it exists means they probably found another paper that cites it.
*especially* a PhD thesis! Unless you're based at the institution, it's a lot of extra work to get hold of an unpublished thesis โ to even find out what's IN the thesis!
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
*especially* a PhD thesis! Unless you're based at the institution, it's a lot of extra work to get hold of an unpublished thesis โ to even find out what's IN the thesis!
hurry up, LISA!
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
hurry up, LISA!
but you can cite both the original work and a more accessible version
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
but you can cite both the original work and a more accessible version
my brain is *well* protected
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says reut.rs/4bJkx7F
Caffeinated beverages may help protect the brain, study says
Drinking a few cups of caffeinated coffee or tea every day may help in a small way to preserve brain power and prevent dementia, researchers reported on Monday.
reut.rs
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
my brain is *well* protected
NERD (I want one)
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
NERD (I want one)
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Stumbled on some studentsโ signs at a Twin Cities school today
February 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Stumbled on some studentsโ signs at a Twin Cities school today
or maybe it got yeeted, keep an eye out for a hypervelocity star going "oh bugger"
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
or maybe it got yeeted, keep an eye out for a hypervelocity star going "oh bugger"
she's not as bad as Harriet, who would *run* to the door when she heard the mail carrier. Harriet also loved garbage day, dashing from one side of the house to the other to watch the garbage collectors at work.
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
she's not as bad as Harriet, who would *run* to the door when she heard the mail carrier. Harriet also loved garbage day, dashing from one side of the house to the other to watch the garbage collectors at work.
Callisto always perks her ears up when she hears the mail carrier, but she won't fetch the mail. Freeloader cat.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Callisto always perks her ears up when she hears the mail carrier, but she won't fetch the mail. Freeloader cat.
it's making me feel super old if nothing else
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
it's making me feel super old if nothing else
but while I'm a gravity guy, the *EM* stuff is gonna be mind-blowing
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
but while I'm a gravity guy, the *EM* stuff is gonna be mind-blowing
it's a coise to be old!
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
it's a coise to be old!
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There's only one Marty that I call Supreme
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
There's only one Marty that I call Supreme
yeahhh that's probably not an in-our-lifetime thing, but there are so many tests we could run with this system. Especially with LISA!
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
yeahhh that's probably not an in-our-lifetime thing, but there are so many tests we could run with this system. Especially with LISA!
I blame falling on the ice two weeks ago, tbh. I think it jarred everything in my whole body.
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I blame falling on the ice two weeks ago, tbh. I think it jarred everything in my whole body.
EXTREME MASS RATIO, BABY
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
EXTREME MASS RATIO, BABY
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Russian-French ice skater Evgeniia Lopareva's hobbies are "forgetting things" and being in an "existential crisis". She's just like me frfr
www.isu-skating.com/figure-skati...
www.isu-skating.com/figure-skati...
www.isu-skating.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Russian-French ice skater Evgeniia Lopareva's hobbies are "forgetting things" and being in an "existential crisis". She's just like me frfr
www.isu-skating.com/figure-skati...
www.isu-skating.com/figure-skati...