Marcus Chown
@marcuschown.bsky.social
Writer. Books include A Crack in Everything, Breakthrough, The Ascent of Gravity, Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad. See www.marcuschown.com
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· Jan 5
"The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening."
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Rosa Luxemburg
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Century-old pi formulas by Srinivasa Ramanujan turn out to be deeply connected to modern physics. The same mathematics helps explain phenomena ranging from turbulence to black holes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
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#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Century-old pi formulas by Srinivasa Ramanujan turn out to be deeply connected to modern physics. The same mathematics helps explain phenomena ranging from turbulence to black holes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#science #mathematics #physics #blackholes
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Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
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Just what an author likes to see!
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#science #popularscience #universe #space #astronomy #physics
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December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just what an author likes to see!
Waterstones, Piccadilly, London.
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Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
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Trump wants the destruction of NATO, because it’s what Putin wants
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Trump wants the destruction of NATO, because it’s what Putin wants
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It’s a little late but please keep things in order.
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It’s a little late but please keep things in order.
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Invading Venezuela just makes me think more about Epstein.
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Invading Venezuela just makes me think more about Epstein.
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Trump is a coward – like most bullies. You only have to stand up to him once, as Canada did, and he backs down.
We have to do the right thing. And we do it in conjunction with our allies. Trump is already polling very low because of US economy. A hit to the US economy will turn his people even more against him.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
And the cost of those actions will push us firmly into the mire. I get the sentiment but there would be a monumental downside.
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Trump is a coward – like most bullies. You only have to stand up to him once, as Canada did, and he backs down.
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We have to do the right thing. And we do it in conjunction with our allies. Trump is already polling very low because of US economy. A hit to the US economy will turn his people even more against him.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
And the cost of those actions will push us firmly into the mire. I get the sentiment but there would be a monumental downside.
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We have to do the right thing. And we do it in conjunction with our allies. Trump is already polling very low because of US economy. A hit to the US economy will turn his people even more against him.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
What is the alternative? That we just roll over. Thank God we did the right thing against Hitler.
Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
@headofzeus.bsky.social
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Black hole banter: Very enjoyable interview with New York-based Greg McNiff on New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/a-crack-in-e...
@headofzeus.bsky.social
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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It was an honour to be asked to give a talk on the 70th anniversary of the Guildford Astronomical Society. Guildford, I had never realised, was the home of Lewis Carroll, of Alice in Wonderland fame!
Here is my talk on how #blackholes came in from the cold… m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wC...
#astronomy
Here is my talk on how #blackholes came in from the cold… m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wC...
#astronomy
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It was an honour to be asked to give a talk on the 70th anniversary of the Guildford Astronomical Society. Guildford, I had never realised, was the home of Lewis Carroll, of Alice in Wonderland fame!
Here is my talk on how #blackholes came in from the cold… m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wC...
#astronomy
Here is my talk on how #blackholes came in from the cold… m.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wC...
#astronomy
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The secret of how electricity powers the world:
The electric force is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times stronger than the force of gravity
Chatting to Jonathan McCrea on Future Proof about The One Thing You Need to Know www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
#science #universe
The electric force is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times stronger than the force of gravity
Chatting to Jonathan McCrea on Future Proof about The One Thing You Need to Know www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
#science #universe
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The secret of how electricity powers the world:
The electric force is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times stronger than the force of gravity
Chatting to Jonathan McCrea on Future Proof about The One Thing You Need to Know www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
#science #universe
The electric force is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times stronger than the force of gravity
Chatting to Jonathan McCrea on Future Proof about The One Thing You Need to Know www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
#science #universe
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Marcus Chown - The One Thing You Need to Know
Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of S & S
Tom Phillips - A Brief History of the End of the Fucking World
Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of S & S
Tom Phillips - A Brief History of the End of the Fucking World
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Marcus Chown - The One Thing You Need to Know
Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of S & S
Tom Phillips - A Brief History of the End of the Fucking World
Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of S & S
Tom Phillips - A Brief History of the End of the Fucking World
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
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Nutters
The changes announced Monday are effective immediately.
CDC Removes 6 Diseases From Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The changes announced Monday are effective immediately.
www.forbes.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Nutters
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And then there's this video, of officers talking with each other about what they just witnessed.
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
And then there's this video, of officers talking with each other about what they just witnessed.
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
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No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
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Even Starmer must realise the time for appeasement has gone
UK must switch from appeasement to standing up against the bully - as it did on invasion of Poland in 1939
Trade sanctions against the US. Notice to US military bases…
Only real consequences from UK and its allies will stop the US bully
UK must switch from appeasement to standing up against the bully - as it did on invasion of Poland in 1939
Trade sanctions against the US. Notice to US military bases…
Only real consequences from UK and its allies will stop the US bully
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Even Starmer must realise the time for appeasement has gone
UK must switch from appeasement to standing up against the bully - as it did on invasion of Poland in 1939
Trade sanctions against the US. Notice to US military bases…
Only real consequences from UK and its allies will stop the US bully
UK must switch from appeasement to standing up against the bully - as it did on invasion of Poland in 1939
Trade sanctions against the US. Notice to US military bases…
Only real consequences from UK and its allies will stop the US bully
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"Historical evidence should warn us against the idea that strong men get things done, which is almost always wrong. The concentration of power promotes loyalty at the expense of wisdom, flattery at the expense of objective advice, self-interest at the expense of public interest."
- FT (1 March 2025)
- FT (1 March 2025)
Unfortunately the sort of people who support Farage/Reform see illegal acts such as the kidnapping of Maduro as a sign of strength & a good thing. Evidence for this can be found in the piece by Richard Littlejohn in today’s Daily Mail titled “If only Starmer would show such ruthlessness”
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January 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"Historical evidence should warn us against the idea that strong men get things done, which is almost always wrong. The concentration of power promotes loyalty at the expense of wisdom, flattery at the expense of objective advice, self-interest at the expense of public interest."
- FT (1 March 2025)
- FT (1 March 2025)
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So what are we - and are allies - going to DO about it when Trump invades Greenland?
That is the only question.
Words mean nothing to Trump.
That is the only question.
Words mean nothing to Trump.
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
So what are we - and are allies - going to DO about it when Trump invades Greenland?
That is the only question.
Words mean nothing to Trump.
That is the only question.
Words mean nothing to Trump.
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100%.
Are we mad?
Are we mad?
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401. PALANTIR
Palantir is an American organisation whose software and data management systems are now embedded in just about every UK Government agency, from Whitehall and the MoD
to the NHS. However difficult and painful the process would be, Palantir should be removed from the UK entirely.
401. PALANTIR
Palantir is an American organisation whose software and data management systems are now embedded in just about every UK Government agency, from Whitehall and the MoD
to the NHS. However difficult and painful the process would be, Palantir should be removed from the UK entirely.
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
100%.
Are we mad?
Are we mad?
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If lyin' Trump cared about national security, he wouldn't have incited terrorism on Jan. 6 or repeatedly enabled and defended Russia despite their many acts of war against us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
If lyin' Trump cared about national security, he wouldn't have incited terrorism on Jan. 6 or repeatedly enabled and defended Russia despite their many acts of war against us.
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Trump thinks he has broad latitude to take whatever he wants, regardless of international law, the sovereignty of other nations, or the impact on human life.
He is a rapist, a murderer, and a criminal psychopath.
Congress knows it but does nothing.
He is a rapist, a murderer, and a criminal psychopath.
Congress knows it but does nothing.
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Trump thinks he has broad latitude to take whatever he wants, regardless of international law, the sovereignty of other nations, or the impact on human life.
He is a rapist, a murderer, and a criminal psychopath.
Congress knows it but does nothing.
He is a rapist, a murderer, and a criminal psychopath.
Congress knows it but does nothing.
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Say what you want, but he does do a solid Muppet Babies impersonation
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Say what you want, but he does do a solid Muppet Babies impersonation