The Air Whisperer
@pneumofoils.bsky.social
22nd-Century
Aerodynamics
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November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Immature Peregrine Falcon, detail (Falco peregrinus). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #falcons #peregrine
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #falcons #peregrine
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Immature Peregrine Falcon, detail (Falco peregrinus). From my book A Field Guide to Long Island Sound, Yale University Press, a.co/d/ffZ6GFP
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #falcons #peregrine
🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #birds #falcons #peregrine
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This outstanding video will teach you how a jet engine works, metallurgy, why countries without the requisite technology struggle to develop an indigenous jet engine capability, and a lot more. youtu.be/QtxVdC7pBQM?... #avgeek
Why Don’t Jet Engines Melt?
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This outstanding video will teach you how a jet engine works, metallurgy, why countries without the requisite technology struggle to develop an indigenous jet engine capability, and a lot more. youtu.be/QtxVdC7pBQM?... #avgeek
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Okay, this ticks ✅ a lot of boxes. (📸 LEGO) | 🛩️ 🔍 🥇
Old Flying Club & Hangar | LEGO® Ideas
“A mile of highway will take you a mile. A mile of runway will take you anywhere” – anon. I present to you Old Flying Club & Hangar, my latest Lego IDEAS pr…
beta.ideas.lego.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Okay, this ticks ✅ a lot of boxes. (📸 LEGO) | 🛩️ 🔍 🥇
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I did a book event recently where the organisers told me to talk about my experiences but “not be too negative”, Because apparently that would reflect badly on me. Which probably says more about the publishing industry then it does about me
You’ll have to forgive me for repeatedly sharing this but I‘m glad to have had the opportunity to write honestly and openly about my experiences in publishing and how my local librarian has helped me feel supported when no-one in publishing has:
"I did not have the good fortune of living with parents who loved reading or in a household filled with books, but I did have an excellent local library...now that I am an author, it is once again librarians who are helping me to flourish in the absence of other support" (scroll down to read my bit)
November 15, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I did a book event recently where the organisers told me to talk about my experiences but “not be too negative”, Because apparently that would reflect badly on me. Which probably says more about the publishing industry then it does about me
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More detail in my book Nomad Century and I discussed last month here
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
More detail in my book Nomad Century and I discussed last month here
It's right between your ears, mate.
More importantly, where's the patience on these journailsts...?
(And please keep on telling me how the conflict between rapid publication and accurate reporting works
- without telling me...)
More importantly, where's the patience on these journailsts...?
(And please keep on telling me how the conflict between rapid publication and accurate reporting works
- without telling me...)
Where’s the edit button on this thing?
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's right between your ears, mate.
More importantly, where's the patience on these journailsts...?
(And please keep on telling me how the conflict between rapid publication and accurate reporting works
- without telling me...)
More importantly, where's the patience on these journailsts...?
(And please keep on telling me how the conflict between rapid publication and accurate reporting works
- without telling me...)
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Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
As Indonesia turns COP30 into carbon market showcase, critics warn of ‘hot air’
BELÉM, Brazil — As governments debate how to mobilize trillions of dollars in climate finance, Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to aggressively promote its carbon market — a…
news.mongabay.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
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The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
Flight Restrictions Triggered By Government Shutdown Ending Today, FAA Says
The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
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Science is under attack from the political Right because it's 'progressive'
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Science is under attack from the political Right because it's 'progressive'
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
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Maybe libraries will survive the present environment of Political hostility against their purpose by BECOMING, for profit, the 'author's outlets' that commercial publishing houses often claim
(and fail...)
to be.
(and fail...)
to be.
At some point, a publisher who can treat authors differently
(and by logical extension, offers the reading public something less patronizing...)
will 'tap into' the evident reservoir of frustrated talent, whose potential 'negativity' is so obvious to the industry that such warnings are needed...
(and by logical extension, offers the reading public something less patronizing...)
will 'tap into' the evident reservoir of frustrated talent, whose potential 'negativity' is so obvious to the industry that such warnings are needed...
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Maybe libraries will survive the present environment of Political hostility against their purpose by BECOMING, for profit, the 'author's outlets' that commercial publishing houses often claim
(and fail...)
to be.
(and fail...)
to be.
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I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
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How you behave shows how evolved you are as a human being. Empathy and compassion are seen by many as a weakness, when actually it’s is an advantageous adaptation for survival. It’s a strength. Now remember, as a geneticist, this is my thing. Empathy and compassion evolved from
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How you behave shows how evolved you are as a human being. Empathy and compassion are seen by many as a weakness, when actually it’s is an advantageous adaptation for survival. It’s a strength. Now remember, as a geneticist, this is my thing. Empathy and compassion evolved from
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One of the most BIZARRE aspects of studying Aerodynamics has to be a preference for IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICS over real-world observations that *might* be inconvenient for calculation.
It's often claimed that 'Bernoulli's Principle doesn't really explain Flight'
- in reality, it BREAKS Flight...!
One of the most BIZARRE aspects of studying Aerodynamics has to be a preference for IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICS over real-world observations that *might* be inconvenient for calculation.
It's often claimed that 'Bernoulli's Principle doesn't really explain Flight'
- in reality, it BREAKS Flight...!
January 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
(6/n)
One of the most BIZARRE aspects of studying Aerodynamics has to be a preference for IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICS over real-world observations that *might* be inconvenient for calculation.
It's often claimed that 'Bernoulli's Principle doesn't really explain Flight'
- in reality, it BREAKS Flight...!
One of the most BIZARRE aspects of studying Aerodynamics has to be a preference for IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICS over real-world observations that *might* be inconvenient for calculation.
It's often claimed that 'Bernoulli's Principle doesn't really explain Flight'
- in reality, it BREAKS Flight...!
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New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
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I have added a link to this post at the end of my post on #scicomm as firefighting makingsciencepublic.com/2025/08/09/f...
From dissemination to firefighting: The new reality of science communication?
Three things happened recently in my Bluesky timeline which made me think about the fate of science communication. In this post I’ll use these brief glimpses into science communication activities, …
makingsciencepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I have added a link to this post at the end of my post on #scicomm as firefighting makingsciencepublic.com/2025/08/09/f...
Maybe libraries will survive the present environment of Political hostility against their purpose by BECOMING, for profit, the 'author's outlets' that commercial publishing houses often claim
(and fail...)
to be.
(and fail...)
to be.
At some point, a publisher who can treat authors differently
(and by logical extension, offers the reading public something less patronizing...)
will 'tap into' the evident reservoir of frustrated talent, whose potential 'negativity' is so obvious to the industry that such warnings are needed...
(and by logical extension, offers the reading public something less patronizing...)
will 'tap into' the evident reservoir of frustrated talent, whose potential 'negativity' is so obvious to the industry that such warnings are needed...
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Maybe libraries will survive the present environment of Political hostility against their purpose by BECOMING, for profit, the 'author's outlets' that commercial publishing houses often claim
(and fail...)
to be.
(and fail...)
to be.
I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
"A harsh reality of being a published author is that, unless you are a celebrity or have somehow secured a large advance, your publisher is unlikely to invest much money, time or effort in selling your book."
"I did not have the good fortune of living with parents who loved reading or in a household filled with books, but I did have an excellent local library...now that I am an author, it is once again librarians who are helping me to flourish in the absence of other support" (scroll down to read my bit)
The GLL Literary Foundation One Year On – Books For Keeps
booksforkeeps.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"A harsh reality of being a published author is that, unless you are a celebrity or have somehow secured a large advance, your publisher is unlikely to invest much money, time or effort in selling your book."
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“Contemporary conservatism has failed to become cool because its instincts are more about provocation than any serious appreciation of art & culture. Great art will always be about expanding our worlds, not making them smaller.”
In a nutshell - They make bad films www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a nutshell - They make bad films www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Welcome to the great unwokening of Hollywood! Shame no one can be bothered to turn up | Jason Okundaye
Sydney Sweeney has become the poster child of a predicted rightwing cultural domination. So why is no one watching her films, asks Guardian assistant newsletter editor Jason Okundaye
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Contemporary conservatism has failed to become cool because its instincts are more about provocation than any serious appreciation of art & culture. Great art will always be about expanding our worlds, not making them smaller.”
In a nutshell - They make bad films www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a nutshell - They make bad films www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the results of its 2025 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), highlighting two key trends that are redefining the passenger travel experience.
Key-trends: aeronewsglobal.com/iata-2025-gl...
Key-trends: aeronewsglobal.com/iata-2025-gl...
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the results of its 2025 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), highlighting two key trends that are redefining the passenger travel experience.
Key-trends: aeronewsglobal.com/iata-2025-gl...
Key-trends: aeronewsglobal.com/iata-2025-gl...
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'The Power of the Vortex'
4/n:
Travelling in 1927 to lecture in London, Ludwig brought his videos; prefacing each clip with a diagram to direct the viewer's attention, he transmitted his contagious delusion to fascinated British audiences.
You can catch it here:
youtu.be/VcggiVSf5F8
4/n:
Travelling in 1927 to lecture in London, Ludwig brought his videos; prefacing each clip with a diagram to direct the viewer's attention, he transmitted his contagious delusion to fascinated British audiences.
You can catch it here:
youtu.be/VcggiVSf5F8
Ludwig Prandtl Historical Flow Visualization Film
YouTube video by E.J. Grift
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 3:26 AM
'The Power of the Vortex'
4/n:
Travelling in 1927 to lecture in London, Ludwig brought his videos; prefacing each clip with a diagram to direct the viewer's attention, he transmitted his contagious delusion to fascinated British audiences.
You can catch it here:
youtu.be/VcggiVSf5F8
4/n:
Travelling in 1927 to lecture in London, Ludwig brought his videos; prefacing each clip with a diagram to direct the viewer's attention, he transmitted his contagious delusion to fascinated British audiences.
You can catch it here:
youtu.be/VcggiVSf5F8
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Opening the government with no concessions from GOP merely to alleviate airline cancellations - when Congress has been dragging its feet for years on chronic FAA staffing issues - is a lame ass choice.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Opening the government with no concessions from GOP merely to alleviate airline cancellations - when Congress has been dragging its feet for years on chronic FAA staffing issues - is a lame ass choice.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.