Matias Koivurova
@mkoivurova.bsky.social
Husband, father of two, and a smashing cat servant from 🇫🇮
PhD, Docent, Asst. Prof., working on light, relativity and quantum 🧪💡
Climate change is real
Vaccines work
Earth is not flat
Trump is a dangerous dumbass
Elon too
PhD, Docent, Asst. Prof., working on light, relativity and quantum 🧪💡
Climate change is real
Vaccines work
Earth is not flat
Trump is a dangerous dumbass
Elon too
Done and done. Maybe this time it will be successful? I dunno, but I have a good feeling about this one!
Good luck to fellow applicants 🫡
#RCF #GrantProposal
Good luck to fellow applicants 🫡
#RCF #GrantProposal
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Done and done. Maybe this time it will be successful? I dunno, but I have a good feeling about this one!
Good luck to fellow applicants 🫡
#RCF #GrantProposal
Good luck to fellow applicants 🫡
#RCF #GrantProposal
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
This was enlightening, and explains SO MUCH of the situation in the US. They literally don't teach kids to read properly!
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This was enlightening, and explains SO MUCH of the situation in the US. They literally don't teach kids to read properly!
I knew nothing about James Watson before his death (apart from the whole structure of DNA debacle).
But now I know that he was not a good man, not by a long shot.
But now I know that he was not a good man, not by a long shot.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I knew nothing about James Watson before his death (apart from the whole structure of DNA debacle).
But now I know that he was not a good man, not by a long shot.
But now I know that he was not a good man, not by a long shot.
The Microsoft Authenticator app chooses the numbers 69 suspiciously often...
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Microsoft Authenticator app chooses the numbers 69 suspiciously often...
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Domesticated animals have pulled our heavy carts and turned our large mills for centuries. But what about the opposite end of the spectrum—what if the wheel you want to turn is so small you can’t see it?
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Domesticated animals have pulled our heavy carts and turned our large mills for centuries. But what about the opposite end of the spectrum—what if the wheel you want to turn is so small you can’t see it?
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Turns out we can harness the power of bacteria to power the world’s smallest machines.
1/7 ⚛️🧪
Made some lasagne today 😋 Wife loved it, the kids ate everything, and even the cat tried to eat it. Great success 🤌
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Made some lasagne today 😋 Wife loved it, the kids ate everything, and even the cat tried to eat it. Great success 🤌
The more I watch this video, the more confusing it gets
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The more I watch this video, the more confusing it gets
This years carrot harvest, about 2 kg from a plot of land that is less than 1 m²!
The older I get, the more convinced I am that plants are magic. They are magic and practically zombies.
The older I get, the more convinced I am that plants are magic. They are magic and practically zombies.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This years carrot harvest, about 2 kg from a plot of land that is less than 1 m²!
The older I get, the more convinced I am that plants are magic. They are magic and practically zombies.
The older I get, the more convinced I am that plants are magic. They are magic and practically zombies.
Importantly: who would want this? This is duuumb
Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social
A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Importantly: who would want this? This is duuumb
Loving the Swedish accent of the Nobel announcer :D
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Loving the Swedish accent of the Nobel announcer :D
In hindsight, maybe it was a bad thing to have some random protocol engineer as the CEO of a social media company.
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
In hindsight, maybe it was a bad thing to have some random protocol engineer as the CEO of a social media company.
The work o geometric phase is long overdue for a Nobel prize in physics, but so are many others. Will be interesting to see who gets it tomorrow.
October 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The work o geometric phase is long overdue for a Nobel prize in physics, but so are many others. Will be interesting to see who gets it tomorrow.
Losing my mind suspecting everything is AI
October 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Losing my mind suspecting everything is AI
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Btw, all "AI art" will be met with a swift block.
September 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Btw, all "AI art" will be met with a swift block.
Was looking up cabbage recipes and encountered the *cabbage lasagne* where the lasagna sheets have been replaced with cabbage.
While the whole "Italian food police" thing is ridiculous, I would still like to take a moment to apologize to all Italians out there.
While the whole "Italian food police" thing is ridiculous, I would still like to take a moment to apologize to all Italians out there.
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Was looking up cabbage recipes and encountered the *cabbage lasagne* where the lasagna sheets have been replaced with cabbage.
While the whole "Italian food police" thing is ridiculous, I would still like to take a moment to apologize to all Italians out there.
While the whole "Italian food police" thing is ridiculous, I would still like to take a moment to apologize to all Italians out there.
Reposted by Matias Koivurova
hey do you mind just feeding all of your personal information into the black box
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
hey do you mind just feeding all of your personal information into the black box
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
we're just here to help we promise 🥺👉👈
Following @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is hard. Everyday I see photos of people who perished in the camp. People of all ages.
But every now and then there's a survivor, and seeing that makes me happy 🙂
But every now and then there's a survivor, and seeing that makes me happy 🙂
12 September 1924 | A Hungarian Jew, Tibor "Ted” Bolgar, was born in Sárospatak.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
September 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Following @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is hard. Everyday I see photos of people who perished in the camp. People of all ages.
But every now and then there's a survivor, and seeing that makes me happy 🙂
But every now and then there's a survivor, and seeing that makes me happy 🙂
Reposted by Matias Koivurova
12 September 1924 | A Hungarian Jew, Tibor "Ted” Bolgar, was born in Sárospatak.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
September 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
12 September 1924 | A Hungarian Jew, Tibor "Ted” Bolgar, was born in Sárospatak.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
In June 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz from where he was taken to other camps. He was liberated during a death march from Muhldorf.
Today he turns 101. Join us in wishing him a happy birthday.
Our kids like to give treats to the cat, especially cheese. This morning our kitchen is a field of cheese...
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Our kids like to give treats to the cat, especially cheese. This morning our kitchen is a field of cheese...
I'm a bit late in posting this, but an explainer video of the Horizon project where I'm currently involved in as a partner has been published! In short, we are trying to build a new system for lithography that is cheaper and can support 3D patterning.
💡🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAQt...
💡🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAQt...
The HoLiSTEP Project Explained
YouTube video by HoLiSTEP
www.youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I'm a bit late in posting this, but an explainer video of the Horizon project where I'm currently involved in as a partner has been published! In short, we are trying to build a new system for lithography that is cheaper and can support 3D patterning.
💡🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAQt...
💡🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAQt...
Reposted by Matias Koivurova
Wars against the laws of nature have historically had such great success rates.
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/p...
Analysis: The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change | CNN Politics
Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies.
edition.cnn.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wars against the laws of nature have historically had such great success rates.
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/p...
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This, by comedy duo The Exploding Heads, is the only explanation of AI that you’ll ever need.
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This, by comedy duo The Exploding Heads, is the only explanation of AI that you’ll ever need.
Reposted by Matias Koivurova
I have been in the PI business long enough to know she was trouble the moment she walked in.
“Have a seat” I told her. But she fidgeted like a cat on a hot tin roof, never at one place.
“I have lost some valuable information” she said, “at a joint they call the Black Hole.”
🧪⚛️🧵
“Have a seat” I told her. But she fidgeted like a cat on a hot tin roof, never at one place.
“I have lost some valuable information” she said, “at a joint they call the Black Hole.”
🧪⚛️🧵
July 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I have been in the PI business long enough to know she was trouble the moment she walked in.
“Have a seat” I told her. But she fidgeted like a cat on a hot tin roof, never at one place.
“I have lost some valuable information” she said, “at a joint they call the Black Hole.”
🧪⚛️🧵
“Have a seat” I told her. But she fidgeted like a cat on a hot tin roof, never at one place.
“I have lost some valuable information” she said, “at a joint they call the Black Hole.”
🧪⚛️🧵