Matt Farr
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Matt Farr
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Matt Farr, Time in Classical Physics - PhilPapers
Time plays an ambiguous role in classical physics. On the one hand, classical physics allows for a picture of time largely fitting with common-sense views about time, as one-dimensional, and flowing ....
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I wrote a little thing about time in classical physics, thoughtfully titled 'Time in Classical Physics'. Forthcoming in Nina Emery's 'Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Time'.
A resolution I actually managed to keep.
Year 4: More improvement!
• distance up from 1384km (2024) to 1673km (2025)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 21:28 ➡️ 20:44
- 10k: 45:12 ➡️ 43:20
- HM: 1:45:49 ➡️ 1:42:29
2026 aims: first marathon, keep getting a bit faster.
Year 4: More improvement!
• distance up from 1384km (2024) to 1673km (2025)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 21:28 ➡️ 20:44
- 10k: 45:12 ➡️ 43:20
- HM: 1:45:49 ➡️ 1:42:29
2026 aims: first marathon, keep getting a bit faster.
🏃🏻⌛️Year 3 of running: lots of improvement.
• distance up from 881km (2023) to 1384km (2024)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 24:12 ➡️ 21:28
- 10k: 49:20 ➡️ 45:12
- HM: 2:04:14 ➡️ 1:45:49
2025 aims: further, faster, more often.
• distance up from 881km (2023) to 1384km (2024)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 24:12 ➡️ 21:28
- 10k: 49:20 ➡️ 45:12
- HM: 2:04:14 ➡️ 1:45:49
2025 aims: further, faster, more often.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A resolution I actually managed to keep.
Year 4: More improvement!
• distance up from 1384km (2024) to 1673km (2025)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 21:28 ➡️ 20:44
- 10k: 45:12 ➡️ 43:20
- HM: 1:45:49 ➡️ 1:42:29
2026 aims: first marathon, keep getting a bit faster.
Year 4: More improvement!
• distance up from 1384km (2024) to 1673km (2025)
• New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 21:28 ➡️ 20:44
- 10k: 45:12 ➡️ 43:20
- HM: 1:45:49 ➡️ 1:42:29
2026 aims: first marathon, keep getting a bit faster.
Christmassy in Cambridge.
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Christmassy in Cambridge.
The scaffolding is finally down, just in time for Christmas at Wolfson College.
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The scaffolding is finally down, just in time for Christmas at Wolfson College.
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🎉Warmest congratulations to Dr Jessie Munton on the publication of her book, Priority and Prejudice: The Epistemology of Salience and Attention (OUP) 📘
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December 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🎉Warmest congratulations to Dr Jessie Munton on the publication of her book, Priority and Prejudice: The Epistemology of Salience and Attention (OUP) 📘
@jessiemunton.bsky.social
@oupphilosophy.bsky.social
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social
@leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@jessiemunton.bsky.social
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Thanks to the huge work of @milenaivanova.bsky.social history and philosophy of science will now be taught at the Professional and Contunuing Education at Cambridge. Bravo, Milena! Please share so she recuits a strong first cohort to start in autumn 2026. #philsci #histsci #hps
Undergraduate award: Diploma in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Explore the ideas that drive ‘progress’. And the challenges they createAre you gripped by debates on misinformation, AI, and the role of science in public life? This course combines the philosophy of ...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thanks to the huge work of @milenaivanova.bsky.social history and philosophy of science will now be taught at the Professional and Contunuing Education at Cambridge. Bravo, Milena! Please share so she recuits a strong first cohort to start in autumn 2026. #philsci #histsci #hps
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
As Trump prepares to accept the FIFA Peace Prize (?!) and make the World Cup draw (?!?!), a reminder that he previously did the quarterfinal draw for the 1992 Rumbelows Cup.
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As Trump prepares to accept the FIFA Peace Prize (?!) and make the World Cup draw (?!?!), a reminder that he previously did the quarterfinal draw for the 1992 Rumbelows Cup.
This is a really nice discussion about Game Theory, if you can get past the initial coffee slander.
Mindscape 337 | Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is a really nice discussion about Game Theory, if you can get past the initial coffee slander.
Here’s one for the first lecture of my Probability course next term: India’s men’s cricket team have lost 20 consecutive coin tosses in one-day internationals.
Losing 20th toss in a row - India cannot make head or tail of ODI coin-curse
India lost their 20th consecutive toss in one-day internationals on Wednesday in a remarkable continuation of their wretched luck with the coin flip that has baffled the team and bemused fans.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here’s one for the first lecture of my Probability course next term: India’s men’s cricket team have lost 20 consecutive coin tosses in one-day internationals.
Leftovers?
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Leftovers?
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
I approve of the cover 👌
The 2025 edition of The St Catharine’s Magazine is here! It is available to read online at stcatharinesalumni.c.... Copies will begin arriving soon for alumni who requested a print copy. Thank you to all the members of the Catz community who have contributed and edited content this year.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I approve of the cover 👌
Time passes, but Radiohead are still Radiohead.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Time passes, but Radiohead are still Radiohead.
And like clockwork, the Catz ginkgo is looking good.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
And like clockwork, the Catz ginkgo is looking good.
Damn, and Andy Rourke just a couple of years ago.
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, best known as a founding member and bassist of the Stone Roses, has died aged 63. The cause of death has not been shared.
His brother Greg Mounfield posted the news on Facebook: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His nephew also shared the news. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Damn, and Andy Rourke just a couple of years ago.
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Cambridge researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence of ‘animal GPS’ in tiny magnetic fossils from 97 million years ago.
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
Ancient ‘animal GPS’ identified in magnetic fossils
The earliest evidence of an internal ‘GPS’ system in an animal has been identified by researchers, which could help explain how some modern birds and fish
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November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Cambridge researchers have uncovered the earliest evidence of ‘animal GPS’ in tiny magnetic fossils from 97 million years ago.
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
What left them behind? And what insights can they shed? Dig in: bit.ly/3LQxykH
@cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @stcatharines.bsky.social @gfz.bsky.social 🧪
Occam’s meta-razor: Do not use Occam’s Razor beyond necessity… 🪒👨🦲
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Occam’s meta-razor: Do not use Occam’s Razor beyond necessity… 🪒👨🦲
Looking forward to ParkSwim in the morning 🏃🏻☔️
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Looking forward to ParkSwim in the morning 🏃🏻☔️
The tweet that won't die.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The tweet that won't die.
Another not-at-all dated reference from today's lecture.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Another not-at-all dated reference from today's lecture.
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The BSPS is coming to Leeds!
Get your symposia proposals in by Jan 14th
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Get your symposia proposals in by Jan 14th
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The BSPS is coming to Leeds!
Get your symposia proposals in by Jan 14th
www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...
Get your symposia proposals in by Jan 14th
www.thebsps.org/news/bsps-an...