Timoer
@timoer.bsky.social
Wannabee science historian, PhD in chemistry. Fan of Davy, Dirac and a few others. Avid reader
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This is not the worst book we've ever read but it is the meanest episode we've ever done.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is not the worst book we've ever read but it is the meanest episode we've ever done.
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Good morning. Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture is clear weather. Today, “In occupied Germany, the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg Trials) begins in Nuremberg to try Nazi war crimes (1945).” Have a good day! #What_day_is_it? http://www.nnh.to/11/20.html
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Good morning. Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture is clear weather. Today, “In occupied Germany, the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg Trials) begins in Nuremberg to try Nazi war crimes (1945).” Have a good day! #What_day_is_it? http://www.nnh.to/11/20.html
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Very cool to see this long interview with me about my book on Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping, in Dutch newspaper @volkskrant.nl t.nl
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/v...
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Very cool to see this long interview with me about my book on Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping, in Dutch newspaper @volkskrant.nl t.nl
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/v...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/v...
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Len Deighton, the king of cool, apparently the first author to use a word processor (the thing that takes up the right side of the photo), working on his novel BOMBER with cutaway images of a Ju88 and (?) a Beaufort.
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Len Deighton, the king of cool, apparently the first author to use a word processor (the thing that takes up the right side of the photo), working on his novel BOMBER with cutaway images of a Ju88 and (?) a Beaufort.
This seemed appropriate reading for the Sunday morning. Very entertaining.
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This seemed appropriate reading for the Sunday morning. Very entertaining.
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I liked DEATH BY LIGHTNING but also found it frustrating. I suspect that was partially by design. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-death-...
Why 'Death By Lightning' Was So Frustrating
The new Netflix limited series is a cruel reminder of what the United States has gain and lost since 1881 -- and what likely needs to happen to make things right.
danieldrezner.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I liked DEATH BY LIGHTNING but also found it frustrating. I suspect that was partially by design. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-death-...
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William Herschel, German-born British astronomer, born #OTD 1738; discovered planet Uranus in 1781, pioneered use of astronomical spectrophotometry, discovered infrared radiation; Fellow Royal Society, first President Royal Astronomical Society.
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
William Herschel, German-born British astronomer, born #OTD 1738; discovered planet Uranus in 1781, pioneered use of astronomical spectrophotometry, discovered infrared radiation; Fellow Royal Society, first President Royal Astronomical Society.
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
Portrait by Abbott 1785, NPG London
Herschel Museum
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Congratulations to @rachelschine.bsky.social for winning the Best Book Award from the Middle East Medievalists association for her book, Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race! Brava!!! 🍾🍾🍾
Here's the link, if you haven't already read it: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Here's the link, if you haven't already read it: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Black Knights
A new account of racial logics in premodern Islamic literature. In Black Knights, Rachel Schine reveals how the Arabic-speaking world developed a different form of racial knowledge than their Europe...
press.uchicago.edu
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Congratulations to @rachelschine.bsky.social for winning the Best Book Award from the Middle East Medievalists association for her book, Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race! Brava!!! 🍾🍾🍾
Here's the link, if you haven't already read it: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Here's the link, if you haven't already read it: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Depay, Kluivert en Geertruida onmiddelijk wisselen
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Depay, Kluivert en Geertruida onmiddelijk wisselen
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Second hydrogen bond tie. I love this one, because it shows the hexagonal structure of ice, which helps me explain to my students why ice floats in water.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Second hydrogen bond tie. I love this one, because it shows the hexagonal structure of ice, which helps me explain to my students why ice floats in water.
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The result has since been refined by measuring the effect with distant space probes. In 2003, Bertotti, Iess, and Tortora used a signal sent to and from the Cassini probe to confirm the predictions of general relativity with an accuracy of 20 parts per million. (5/5)
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The result has since been refined by measuring the effect with distant space probes. In 2003, Bertotti, Iess, and Tortora used a signal sent to and from the Cassini probe to confirm the predictions of general relativity with an accuracy of 20 parts per million. (5/5)
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
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Strictly local #Oxford interest, but can't help blurting out #Bodleian news. After at least 40 years of using the central library, and restricted to reading onsite, I've just collected a couple of books which I am about to walk out the door with. A loan, but feels like I'll be apprehended for theft!
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Strictly local #Oxford interest, but can't help blurting out #Bodleian news. After at least 40 years of using the central library, and restricted to reading onsite, I've just collected a couple of books which I am about to walk out the door with. A loan, but feels like I'll be apprehended for theft!
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Als je nog andere dingen voor de feestdagen wil bestellen zoals #Noordzee kabinetjes (€23,50) of #basterkabinetjes (€59,95/€69,95) of #Schelptekeningen (€59,95 geloof ik) dan kun je dat ook al aangeven in DM want ik weet niet of ik overal genoeg voorraad van kan maken
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Als je nog andere dingen voor de feestdagen wil bestellen zoals #Noordzee kabinetjes (€23,50) of #basterkabinetjes (€59,95/€69,95) of #Schelptekeningen (€59,95 geloof ik) dan kun je dat ook al aangeven in DM want ik weet niet of ik overal genoeg voorraad van kan maken
It is Saturday morning 8.20, had breakfast, went into the shower and now it is raining outside. What to do? Read a book I guess
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
It is Saturday morning 8.20, had breakfast, went into the shower and now it is raining outside. What to do? Read a book I guess
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A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com
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Just submitted a review of Wolfram Kinzig's amazing book A History of Early Christian Creeds.
It was such a joy reading it and discussing it back in the summer at the book launch.
Go read it or perhaps, given the length, browse it - you will never think about the Nicene creed in the same way again.
It was such a joy reading it and discussing it back in the summer at the book launch.
Go read it or perhaps, given the length, browse it - you will never think about the Nicene creed in the same way again.
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just submitted a review of Wolfram Kinzig's amazing book A History of Early Christian Creeds.
It was such a joy reading it and discussing it back in the summer at the book launch.
Go read it or perhaps, given the length, browse it - you will never think about the Nicene creed in the same way again.
It was such a joy reading it and discussing it back in the summer at the book launch.
Go read it or perhaps, given the length, browse it - you will never think about the Nicene creed in the same way again.
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The sheer size of the ballot papers in the Netherlands caused problems yesterday. One man got his hand stuck in a ballot box when he tried to push the folded sheet down. It took half an hour to free him. A woman lost her wedding ring, which was retrieved at the count.
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The sheer size of the ballot papers in the Netherlands caused problems yesterday. One man got his hand stuck in a ballot box when he tried to push the folded sheet down. It took half an hour to free him. A woman lost her wedding ring, which was retrieved at the count.
TIL that my aunt, who passed away at 83 yrs earlier this week, was born in Liegnitz, now Legnica in Silesia, Poland. A historic place, well known for the battle of Liegnitz in 1241. I will need to go and visit it.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
TIL that my aunt, who passed away at 83 yrs earlier this week, was born in Liegnitz, now Legnica in Silesia, Poland. A historic place, well known for the battle of Liegnitz in 1241. I will need to go and visit it.
Buiten schijnt de zon tenminste.
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Buiten schijnt de zon tenminste.
Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL November
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Post something random or you’ll have an AWFUL November
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My author copies arrived and I’m over the moon — look at these beauties!
@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!
@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!
September 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My author copies arrived and I’m over the moon — look at these beauties!
@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!
@upittpress.bsky.social did such a marvelous job on design & production. The book officially comes out 14 October, but you can already pre-order your copy through the publisher’s website or local bookseller!
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“I just want a moment to say how amazing and wonderful this book was and how much fun it was to read“ - delightful, comprehensive review of “About Time” by a NINE year-old!!!
Review: 'About Time: A Children's Guide To The History And Science Of Time'
As reviewed by a 9-year-old.
www.hodinkee.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“I just want a moment to say how amazing and wonderful this book was and how much fun it was to read“ - delightful, comprehensive review of “About Time” by a NINE year-old!!!