Timoer
@timoer.bsky.social
Wannabee science historian, PhD in chemistry. Fan of Davy, Dirac, Dennett and a few others. Read a lot (non-fiction).
One man search engine.
One man search engine.
This is amazing stuff.
Using our bee-tracking drone, we discovered that honey bees 🐝 have highly precise and individual routes. Now published at @currentbiology.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Have you ever wondered what you would find if you could keep your eyes on a bee for more than a few meters? Us, too!
preprint (with videos!) + thread 🧵
Precise, individualized foraging flights in honey #bees 🐝 revealed by multicopter drone-based tracking
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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preprint (with videos!) + thread 🧵
Precise, individualized foraging flights in honey #bees 🐝 revealed by multicopter drone-based tracking
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
1/9
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This is amazing stuff.
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Finally we cloggies won something fun and it's not even (just) because of stroopwafels... ;)
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The Netherlands ranks number 1 in the world for quality of life
The Netherlands ranks first in Numbeo’s 2026 Quality of Life Index, overtaking Denmark and Luxembourg. But daily life comes with a hefty price tag.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Finally we cloggies won something fun and it's not even (just) because of stroopwafels... ;)
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life
February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life
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Call for papers as part of the Scientific Instrument Commission meeting in Neuchâtel on 7-11 September 2026: “Mathematical Instruments and Medieval Libraries: Manuscript Practices and Material Circulation”. Deadline 25 February and full details at
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February 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Call for papers as part of the Scientific Instrument Commission meeting in Neuchâtel on 7-11 September 2026: “Mathematical Instruments and Medieval Libraries: Manuscript Practices and Material Circulation”. Deadline 25 February and full details at
hcommons.org/members/saje...
hcommons.org/members/saje...
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Excited to see Maurits den Hollander’s Court, Credit, and Capital in print with Studies in Legal History at CUP. Court, Credit, and Capital uncovers how Amsterdam’s 17th-century insolvency court transformed insolvency law—from punishment to rehabilitation 1/3
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Excited to see Maurits den Hollander’s Court, Credit, and Capital in print with Studies in Legal History at CUP. Court, Credit, and Capital uncovers how Amsterdam’s 17th-century insolvency court transformed insolvency law—from punishment to rehabilitation 1/3
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Galileo Galilei was born 15 February 1568, it's more than 15 years since my infamous deflation of his bloated reputation #histsci
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February 15, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Galileo Galilei was born 15 February 1568, it's more than 15 years since my infamous deflation of his bloated reputation #histsci
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Die Juffermans is Prof. Dr. Ir. Akkermans; al zijn antwoorden zijn de herhaling van de vraag. Vreselijk irritan.
#shorttrack #olympisch
#shorttrack #olympisch
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Die Juffermans is Prof. Dr. Ir. Akkermans; al zijn antwoorden zijn de herhaling van de vraag. Vreselijk irritan.
#shorttrack #olympisch
#shorttrack #olympisch
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It’s finally done. Absolutely thrilled to have submitted THE SHAH'S GREAT TOUR – my global microhistory of the epic royal journeys of Persia's monarchs to Imperial Europe – for production. May it reshape our understanding of monarchy and the world order in the imperial age.
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It’s finally done. Absolutely thrilled to have submitted THE SHAH'S GREAT TOUR – my global microhistory of the epic royal journeys of Persia's monarchs to Imperial Europe – for production. May it reshape our understanding of monarchy and the world order in the imperial age.
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Schoof geeft Jetten bij laatste ministerraad stevig advies mee: Beloof niet te veel www.ad.nl/politiek/sch...
Schoof geeft Jetten bij laatste ministerraad stevig advies mee: Beloof niet te veel www.ad.nl/politiek/sch...
Schoof geeft Jetten bij laatste ministerraad stevig advies mee: Beloof niet te veel
Dick Schoof kijkt na zijn allerlaatste ministerraad terug op anderhalf jaar premierschap. Hij is ondanks de korte duur trots, en zou het met de kennis van nu zo weer overdoen. Ook heeft hij nog een ti...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Schoof geeft Jetten bij laatste ministerraad stevig advies mee: Beloof niet te veel www.ad.nl/politiek/sch...
Schoof geeft Jetten bij laatste ministerraad stevig advies mee: Beloof niet te veel www.ad.nl/politiek/sch...
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Resolving the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics would be a huge deal. Doing it without any exotic assumptions or additions to standard QM would be amazing. Now, I'm not reckless enough to say that is what has been achieved here, but...
www.quantamagazine.org/are-the-myst...
www.quantamagazine.org/are-the-myst...
Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Philip Ball thinks the phenomenon of decoherence might finally bridge the quantum-classical divide.
www.quantamagazine.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Resolving the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics would be a huge deal. Doing it without any exotic assumptions or additions to standard QM would be amazing. Now, I'm not reckless enough to say that is what has been achieved here, but...
www.quantamagazine.org/are-the-myst...
www.quantamagazine.org/are-the-myst...
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Out next month:
Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale
The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals
by Helen Fry
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale
The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals
by Helen Fry
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Out next month:
Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale
The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals
by Helen Fry
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale
The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals
by Helen Fry
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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Let me tell you a little bit about my second book, and how it relates to my first book. 1/
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February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Let me tell you a little bit about my second book, and how it relates to my first book. 1/
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Historian of science Janet Browne, author of the definitive biography of Charles Darwin (Voyaging, 1995; The Power of Place, 2002) will publish an abridged and updated one-volume version this June with @princetonupress.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mS7R0Q
#DarwinDay #HPS #histsci
#DarwinDay #HPS #histsci
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Historian of science Janet Browne, author of the definitive biography of Charles Darwin (Voyaging, 1995; The Power of Place, 2002) will publish an abridged and updated one-volume version this June with @princetonupress.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mS7R0Q
#DarwinDay #HPS #histsci
#DarwinDay #HPS #histsci
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Just finished reading James Quinn’s excellent new history of 1798. A model of concise but deeply informed history writing and likely to be both the go to narrative account as well as essential introduction to historiographical debates.
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Just finished reading James Quinn’s excellent new history of 1798. A model of concise but deeply informed history writing and likely to be both the go to narrative account as well as essential introduction to historiographical debates.
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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Cees Nooteboom on Mary McCarthy (1912 - 1989) and on the Planetarium of Eise Eisinga.
#CeesNooteboom
#Planetarium
#CeesNooteboom
#Planetarium
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Cees Nooteboom on Mary McCarthy (1912 - 1989) and on the Planetarium of Eise Eisinga.
#CeesNooteboom
#Planetarium
#CeesNooteboom
#Planetarium
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Nachdem die Subvention mit großem Geschrei und Treckerparaden ertrotzt wurde, stellt nur die Hälfte sie überhaupt in Anspruch. Der eine sagt, es sei zuviel Bürokratie, der andere, es läge am digitalisierten Antragsverfahren. ...
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
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Agrardiesel: Viele Landwirte verzichten auf Rückvergütung
Vor zwei Jahren protestierten tausende Bauern wochenlang gegen die geplante Streichung der Agrardieselsubvention. Jetzt zeigen exklusive Zahlen: Fast jeder zweite Betrieb beantragt die Steuerentlastu...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Nachdem die Subvention mit großem Geschrei und Treckerparaden ertrotzt wurde, stellt nur die Hälfte sie überhaupt in Anspruch. Der eine sagt, es sei zuviel Bürokratie, der andere, es läge am digitalisierten Antragsverfahren. ...
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
www.br.de/nachrichten/...
Het RIVM komt met een rapport over zorgelijke concentraties van 64 stoffen in ons oppervlaktewater:
nos.nl/artikel/2601...
Ze willen actie. Probleem is dat ze zelf 5 jaar over het rapport gedaan hebben, data zijn van 2017-2020..........
nos.nl/artikel/2601...
Ze willen actie. Probleem is dat ze zelf 5 jaar over het rapport gedaan hebben, data zijn van 2017-2020..........
RIVM ziet meer nieuwe chemische stoffen in water en wil actie
Het instituut vindt dat er minder stoffen in het oppervlaktewater geloosd moeten worden en spreekt waterbeheerders aan op hun verantwoordelijkheid.
nos.nl
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Het RIVM komt met een rapport over zorgelijke concentraties van 64 stoffen in ons oppervlaktewater:
nos.nl/artikel/2601...
Ze willen actie. Probleem is dat ze zelf 5 jaar over het rapport gedaan hebben, data zijn van 2017-2020..........
nos.nl/artikel/2601...
Ze willen actie. Probleem is dat ze zelf 5 jaar over het rapport gedaan hebben, data zijn van 2017-2020..........
Heeft iemand de Zeeman biografie van Anne Cox al gelezen?
Ik ben zelden negatief over boeken, maar zit me nu al 40 bladzijden vreselijk te ergeren aan de schrijfstijl. En onvoorstelbaar veel overbodige info.
Ik ben zelden negatief over boeken, maar zit me nu al 40 bladzijden vreselijk te ergeren aan de schrijfstijl. En onvoorstelbaar veel overbodige info.
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Heeft iemand de Zeeman biografie van Anne Cox al gelezen?
Ik ben zelden negatief over boeken, maar zit me nu al 40 bladzijden vreselijk te ergeren aan de schrijfstijl. En onvoorstelbaar veel overbodige info.
Ik ben zelden negatief over boeken, maar zit me nu al 40 bladzijden vreselijk te ergeren aan de schrijfstijl. En onvoorstelbaar veel overbodige info.
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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What are your favorite new books about the French Revolution?
What about your favorite new microhistories?
I need to burn through this library budget, and I want to know what everybody is reading!
What about your favorite new microhistories?
I need to burn through this library budget, and I want to know what everybody is reading!
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
What are your favorite new books about the French Revolution?
What about your favorite new microhistories?
I need to burn through this library budget, and I want to know what everybody is reading!
What about your favorite new microhistories?
I need to burn through this library budget, and I want to know what everybody is reading!
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These are some pretty excellent gravestone boobs. No messing around with a leaf collar. Straight to the boobs.
gravestone of Sibyll Wigglesworth (d.1708), Cambridge, MA
carved by Joseph Lamson of Charlestown
image via Farber Collection @amantiquarian.bsky.social
gravestone of Sibyll Wigglesworth (d.1708), Cambridge, MA
carved by Joseph Lamson of Charlestown
image via Farber Collection @amantiquarian.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
These are some pretty excellent gravestone boobs. No messing around with a leaf collar. Straight to the boobs.
gravestone of Sibyll Wigglesworth (d.1708), Cambridge, MA
carved by Joseph Lamson of Charlestown
image via Farber Collection @amantiquarian.bsky.social
gravestone of Sibyll Wigglesworth (d.1708), Cambridge, MA
carved by Joseph Lamson of Charlestown
image via Farber Collection @amantiquarian.bsky.social
Fantastisch wat Leerdam en Kok presteren, maar die commentatoren: vreselijk. Wat een gezwatel.
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Fantastisch wat Leerdam en Kok presteren, maar die commentatoren: vreselijk. Wat een gezwatel.
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"I wouldn't buy green bananas if I were you" is going to live in my brain for years
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"I wouldn't buy green bananas if I were you" is going to live in my brain for years