Nathalie Redick
@nredick.bsky.social
MSc student in computational geodynamics/geophysics at UC Davis
I thought this was an Onion article for half a second
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I thought this was an Onion article for half a second
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Utrecht Paleogeography model in prep!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Utrecht Paleogeography model in prep!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
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Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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I am grateful that I had the chance to sit down with one of the undergraduate journalists at The California Aggie to discuss my master’s research in the geodynamics lab at UC Davis and some of the exciting field work I’ve been a part of this summer
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
Behind the scenes of graduate student research in the geodynamics lab | The Aggie
theaggie.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I am grateful that I had the chance to sit down with one of the undergraduate journalists at The California Aggie to discuss my master’s research in the geodynamics lab at UC Davis and some of the exciting field work I’ve been a part of this summer
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Today, the Python Software Foundation withdrew a huge NSF proposal because they refused to betray their commitment to their “diverse and international community” by capitulating to the demands of the current regime. 3 cheers for my favourite language, please
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today, the Python Software Foundation withdrew a huge NSF proposal because they refused to betray their commitment to their “diverse and international community” by capitulating to the demands of the current regime. 3 cheers for my favourite language, please
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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wow, which common vaccine was it?
October 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
wow, which common vaccine was it?
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An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
Well, the architects of the outage are actually AWS, who control a global majority of the cloud computing services that web services like Canvas depend on. This is what happens when the internet has all of its eggs in one basket
i teared up when i read these beautiful words from the CEOs of KKR investments, the current co-owners of Instructure/Canvas & therefore architects of the outage now making it so none of my students can access any learning materials
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Well, the architects of the outage are actually AWS, who control a global majority of the cloud computing services that web services like Canvas depend on. This is what happens when the internet has all of its eggs in one basket
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The inherent corollary of "this is murder" is that we prosecute and punish people who commit murder.
Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The inherent corollary of "this is murder" is that we prosecute and punish people who commit murder.
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Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
I was able to try out an earthquake (Mw 7.0) shake simulator at UC Davis today, super cool. Would not want to experience it for real. Probably.
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I was able to try out an earthquake (Mw 7.0) shake simulator at UC Davis today, super cool. Would not want to experience it for real. Probably.
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It was a pleasure to contribute to this article, which talks about how AI contributes to seismology - indeed, we have seen tremendous progress in the use of machine learning to detect small events.
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“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection
AI is “comically good” at detecting small earthquakes—here’s why that matters.
arstechnica.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It was a pleasure to contribute to this article, which talks about how AI contributes to seismology - indeed, we have seen tremendous progress in the use of machine learning to detect small events.
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this was the most important thing I learned during my CS degree and now the most frustrating thing to see as I watch my peers (other grad students) and younger computer scientists replace critical thinking with AI
Coding isn't just the act of typing code, but the learned experience of problem solving. IMO educators need to maintain that coding is learning how to enrich your portfolio of transferable skills. GenAI will only ever be a mid tier shortcut provider to people that already know what they're doing.
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
this was the most important thing I learned during my CS degree and now the most frustrating thing to see as I watch my peers (other grad students) and younger computer scientists replace critical thinking with AI
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Something new to consider on my PhD search
The Trump regime has ordered nine top universities to agree to its demands or lose access to federal funds.
Reminder for any school dealing with Trump's extortion: You can't appease a tyrant.
Reminder for any school dealing with Trump's extortion: You can't appease a tyrant.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Something new to consider on my PhD search
Jane Goodall was an inspiration to all young female scientists, I hope she rests in peace
The great Dr Jane Goodall, ethologist and campaigner for great apes and much else, has died at the age of 91.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Jane Goodall was an inspiration to all young female scientists, I hope she rests in peace
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
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👏 We initiated this open letter re: #GRFP yesterday, before the solicitation came out. We updated this morning, and are working on additional response & actions focused on the eligibility change.
Please sign/add stories/share this letter if you can!
AND call your reps!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Please sign/add stories/share this letter if you can!
AND call your reps!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
👏 We initiated this open letter re: #GRFP yesterday, before the solicitation came out. We updated this morning, and are working on additional response & actions focused on the eligibility change.
Please sign/add stories/share this letter if you can!
AND call your reps!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Please sign/add stories/share this letter if you can!
AND call your reps!
bsky.app/profile/jaso...
It’s just so great that the GRFP rules have been updated. Decided not to apply in my first year of grad school so I could apply this year, I guess now I’ll never be eligible 🙃
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It’s just so great that the GRFP rules have been updated. Decided not to apply in my first year of grad school so I could apply this year, I guess now I’ll never be eligible 🙃
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Northwestern Venezuela was struck by several large earthquakes today and yesterday (M6.2, 5.8, 6.3). Why did these shallow thrust events occur in an area where previously only strike-slip earthquakes have been documented? We speculate about the geology in our latest post.
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Several large earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela
Surprising thrust events within a complex tectonic setting
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Northwestern Venezuela was struck by several large earthquakes today and yesterday (M6.2, 5.8, 6.3). Why did these shallow thrust events occur in an area where previously only strike-slip earthquakes have been documented? We speculate about the geology in our latest post.
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Things that make me happy:
When @mineralcup.bsky.social & Fat Bear Week overlap.
When @mineralcup.bsky.social & Fat Bear Week overlap.
It's LIVE CAM TIME. Fat bear week is upon us!
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org
Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.
explore.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Things that make me happy:
When @mineralcup.bsky.social & Fat Bear Week overlap.
When @mineralcup.bsky.social & Fat Bear Week overlap.
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⚒️ 🧪 Another big addition to the remarkable M8.8 earthquake sequence offshore Kamchatka: a M7.8 - the biggest aftershock so far.
With foreshocks, aftershocks, aftershocks of foreshocks, and foreshocks of aftershocks, it's hard to keep these earthquakes straight! Read more about what's going on:
With foreshocks, aftershocks, aftershocks of foreshocks, and foreshocks of aftershocks, it's hard to keep these earthquakes straight! Read more about what's going on:
M 7.8 strikes offshore Kamchatka
Another big addition to a remarkable earthquake sequence
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
⚒️ 🧪 Another big addition to the remarkable M8.8 earthquake sequence offshore Kamchatka: a M7.8 - the biggest aftershock so far.
With foreshocks, aftershocks, aftershocks of foreshocks, and foreshocks of aftershocks, it's hard to keep these earthquakes straight! Read more about what's going on:
With foreshocks, aftershocks, aftershocks of foreshocks, and foreshocks of aftershocks, it's hard to keep these earthquakes straight! Read more about what's going on:
an exciting weekend of some fieldwork firsts in Mt. St. Helens: a helicopter ride, infrasound, and cameras
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
an exciting weekend of some fieldwork firsts in Mt. St. Helens: a helicopter ride, infrasound, and cameras
me & my refried beans enjoyed the view of Mt. Rainier from Mt. St. Helens this weekend
September 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
me & my refried beans enjoyed the view of Mt. Rainier from Mt. St. Helens this weekend