Ted Corcovilos
@corcoted.bsky.social
Physics and such in Pittsburgh, PA
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It's incredible that the U.S. is being ruled by the characters of Less Than Zero
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's incredible that the U.S. is being ruled by the characters of Less Than Zero
Go Hounds! On to the final!
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Go Hounds! On to the final!
Happy Mole Day to all who celebrate! 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy Mole Day to all who celebrate! 🧪
If Harvard is slashing PhD admissions by more than half, what does this foretell about less-resourced institutions? Will my graduating seniors be able to continue their education?
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for…
www.thecrimson.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If Harvard is slashing PhD admissions by more than half, what does this foretell about less-resourced institutions? Will my graduating seniors be able to continue their education?
The solution here is obvious. We all need brain implants, so we don't have to talk out loud. /s
Sure, it's environmentally catastrophic, inaccurate, and built on mountains of stolen IP, but also: who wants to work in an office full of people talking out loud to their computers at the same time, that sounds like an actual nightmare
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
October 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The solution here is obvious. We all need brain implants, so we don't have to talk out loud. /s
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
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Want to read a Comment by the three Nobel Laureates on quantum circuits?
Here it is: ($)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here it is: ($)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Quantum Josephson junction circuits and the dawn of artificial atoms - Nature Physics
In 1985, experiments revealed the quantum behaviour of a macroscopic degree of freedom: the phase difference across a Josephson junction. The authors recount the history of this milestone for the development of superconducting quantum circuits.
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Want to read a Comment by the three Nobel Laureates on quantum circuits?
Here it is: ($)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here it is: ($)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Congratulations to John Clarke, Michael Devoret, & John Martinis
Nobel in Physics "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling & energy quantization in an electric circuit" in 3 PRLs
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
Nobel in Physics "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling & energy quantization in an electric circuit" in 3 PRLs
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
October 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Congratulations to John Clarke, Michael Devoret, & John Martinis
Nobel in Physics "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling & energy quantization in an electric circuit" in 3 PRLs
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
Nobel in Physics "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling & energy quantization in an electric circuit" in 3 PRLs
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...
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I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
jeremymberg.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Question for the #ITeachPhysics crowd: Does anyone know of a paper where they measure the effectiveness of recitation sections for university intro physics (calc or non-calc)? Trying to build a case that we need recitation, but need data to back it up.
October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Question for the #ITeachPhysics crowd: Does anyone know of a paper where they measure the effectiveness of recitation sections for university intro physics (calc or non-calc)? Trying to build a case that we need recitation, but need data to back it up.
Where can kids get a COVID shot in Pittsburgh? CVS and Walgreens turned us away.
September 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Where can kids get a COVID shot in Pittsburgh? CVS and Walgreens turned us away.
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Happy 4^ / 3^2 / 5^2 day!!! (3^2/ 4^2 / 5^2 for us weird Americans) Not too many days satisfy the Pythagorean thm. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @austms.bsky.social @stevenstrogatz.com @monsoon0.bsky.social ht Peter Baxter for noticing. Looking forward to coming back to the US for joint maths in Jan.
September 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Happy 4^ / 3^2 / 5^2 day!!! (3^2/ 4^2 / 5^2 for us weird Americans) Not too many days satisfy the Pythagorean thm. @amermathsoc.bsky.social @austms.bsky.social @stevenstrogatz.com @monsoon0.bsky.social ht Peter Baxter for noticing. Looking forward to coming back to the US for joint maths in Jan.
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“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident”
Every day this line feels more and more relevant.
Every day this line feels more and more relevant.
September 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident”
Every day this line feels more and more relevant.
Every day this line feels more and more relevant.
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"Once Guilder is blamed, the nation will truly be outraged—they'll demand we go to war"
a bald man is making a funny face and saying inconceivable .
Alt: a bald man is making a funny face and saying inconceivable .
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September 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Once Guilder is blamed, the nation will truly be outraged—they'll demand we go to war"
I condemn political violence. I don't think polarization is the cause. We must realize that violence becomes more likely when people feel disenfranchised, feel that they have no other way of being heard, feel that the only power they have left is the power to destroy.
September 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I condemn political violence. I don't think polarization is the cause. We must realize that violence becomes more likely when people feel disenfranchised, feel that they have no other way of being heard, feel that the only power they have left is the power to destroy.
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Unless something exciting happens that pre-empts it, I should be on Science Friday this afternoon talking about the first 100 years of quantum physics. They said around 3:20 ET, if you want a more specific time. www.sciencefriday.com
ScienceFriday.com
Brain fun, for curious people.
www.sciencefriday.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Unless something exciting happens that pre-empts it, I should be on Science Friday this afternoon talking about the first 100 years of quantum physics. They said around 3:20 ET, if you want a more specific time. www.sciencefriday.com
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AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curious, because the nuances are relevant for something I am researching at t…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
Encouraging advice for early career scientists (and us old folks, too) for navigating the changes in science funding and culture. Read and share!
July 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Encouraging advice for early career scientists (and us old folks, too) for navigating the changes in science funding and culture. Read and share!
The only surprise here is that they're fighting publicly. Lobbyists' extortion isn't working, so they whine.
Time to get the money out of politics.
Time to get the money out of politics.
An all-out political war is erupting in the state Capitol between the most powerful Republican lawmakers and a deep-pocketed company that has reshaped the gaming landscape in Pennsylvania.
GOP leaders accused of pressuring lobbyists to drop gaming client in 'ugly' Pa. budget fight
In a rare public rift, powerful skill games operator Pace-O-Matic is accusing the Pennsylvania Senate of forcing lobbyists to drop them as a client.
www.wesa.fm
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The only surprise here is that they're fighting publicly. Lobbyists' extortion isn't working, so they whine.
Time to get the money out of politics.
Time to get the money out of politics.
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NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
Local/state police need to start arresting ICE who aren't showing identification.
June 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Local/state police need to start arresting ICE who aren't showing identification.
May 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Here's NASA astrophysics, if I read the president's proposed budget correctly. 🔭
May 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's NASA astrophysics, if I read the president's proposed budget correctly. 🔭
Have we reached the phase transition where #science PhD students in the US will be expected to pay tuition out of their own pockets? It's starting to feel like this is coming.
May 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Have we reached the phase transition where #science PhD students in the US will be expected to pay tuition out of their own pockets? It's starting to feel like this is coming.
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1/7 💔 We are very disappointed to announce that on April 25, NSF terminated a $1.5M PhET grant – our Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems Phase II grant for advancing PhET’s SceneryStack project. Learn how this impacts our work and how you can help: bit.ly/PhETNSF2025
May 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
1/7 💔 We are very disappointed to announce that on April 25, NSF terminated a $1.5M PhET grant – our Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems Phase II grant for advancing PhET’s SceneryStack project. Learn how this impacts our work and how you can help: bit.ly/PhETNSF2025