Abdel F Isakovic
@afisakovic.bsky.social
Physicist, opinions my own, repost might not be endorsements.
www.afisakovic.com
Posts in English and Bosnian
www.afisakovic.com
Posts in English and Bosnian
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Let's assume, for the moment, that were true (it's not). Wouldn't you want to fund NSF to find out?
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Let's assume, for the moment, that were true (it's not). Wouldn't you want to fund NSF to find out?
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
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One reason I feel like probably enjoy working in CA state politics rather than DC is shit actually happens. Meaningful bills get passed. There are fights over policy.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One reason I feel like probably enjoy working in CA state politics rather than DC is shit actually happens. Meaningful bills get passed. There are fights over policy.
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MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZ
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding.
reut.rs
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZ
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The science is in: COVID boosters are worth it, even if you've been vaccinated and/or infected before. Stay safe out there, friends!: 🧪 🛟 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The science is in: COVID boosters are worth it, even if you've been vaccinated and/or infected before. Stay safe out there, friends!: 🧪 🛟 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
October 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
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Heart disease & cancer are America's top killers.
Deaths from homicide & terrorism are rare but they get the most media attention.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
Deaths from homicide & terrorism are rare but they get the most media attention.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
October 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Heart disease & cancer are America's top killers.
Deaths from homicide & terrorism are rare but they get the most media attention.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
Deaths from homicide & terrorism are rare but they get the most media attention.
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
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Chilling insight by @barbarafwalter.com: "Once citizens view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this… They’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns."
via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Chilling insight by @barbarafwalter.com: "Once citizens view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this… They’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns."
via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
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*Chicago ppl* — come see Damir Imamović talk about music, research, incredible old records, fantastic new songs and more, this Wednesday (October 8) at Northwestern! Please share widely ✨👇
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Damir Imamović, University of Sarajevo Music Academy, for "Bosnian Love Songs Between Two Empires: Musical Tradition and Change from Ottoman to Habsburg Eras," on OCT. 8, from 12:30- 2:00PM at Kresge Hall, Room 1515 and via Zoom!
October 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
*Chicago ppl* — come see Damir Imamović talk about music, research, incredible old records, fantastic new songs and more, this Wednesday (October 8) at Northwestern! Please share widely ✨👇
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International student arrivals to the US dropped 19% this year, the biggest drop on record aside from the 2020 pandemic low.
The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August
The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
International student arrivals to the US dropped 19% this year, the biggest drop on record aside from the 2020 pandemic low.
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Do the homework. It’s a bummer maybe at first but then look hey you actually know something and can use it.
October 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Do the homework. It’s a bummer maybe at first but then look hey you actually know something and can use it.
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The @quantumbioorg.bsky.social is hiring 2 scientists!
Come work with us!
1/2) Head of quantum instrumentation
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
2/2) Head of redox biology
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Come work with us!
1/2) Head of quantum instrumentation
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
2/2) Head of redox biology
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Quantum Biology Institute hiring Head of Quantum Instrumentation in Los Angeles, CA | LinkedIn
Posted 8:58:32 PM. Quantum biology unlocks a fundamentally new way to actuate on biology. The Quantum Biology…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The @quantumbioorg.bsky.social is hiring 2 scientists!
Come work with us!
1/2) Head of quantum instrumentation
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
2/2) Head of redox biology
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Come work with us!
1/2) Head of quantum instrumentation
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
2/2) Head of redox biology
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Ah, RIP. A great scientist whose work on COBE revolutionized our understanding of the early Universe. That work won him a Nobel, and he donated the prize money.
George and I gave competing talks at the National Science Bowl one year. Needless to say, he drew a much bigger crowd!
George and I gave competing talks at the National Science Bowl one year. Needless to say, he drew a much bigger crowd!
R.I.P. George F. Smoot (1945-2025)
We will no doubt read many official obituaries in days to come, but all I can say is that he was a character, a very original thinker, a fine scientist, and a very nice man. Along with many others, I will miss him enormously.
We will no doubt read many official obituaries in days to come, but all I can say is that he was a character, a very original thinker, a fine scientist, and a very nice man. Along with many others, I will miss him enormously.
R.I.P. George F. Smoot (1945-2025)
We will no doubt read many official obituaries in days to come, but all I can say is that he was a character, a very original thinker, a fine scientist, and a very nice man. Along with many others, I will miss him enormously.
telescoper.blog
September 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ah, RIP. A great scientist whose work on COBE revolutionized our understanding of the early Universe. That work won him a Nobel, and he donated the prize money.
George and I gave competing talks at the National Science Bowl one year. Needless to say, he drew a much bigger crowd!
George and I gave competing talks at the National Science Bowl one year. Needless to say, he drew a much bigger crowd!
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if we are going to have online magazines for Abundance, i think a wealthy patron should fund an online magazine for electoral reform — specifically for furthering the twin causes of proportional representation and democratic revival. seems like a comparatively neglected space
September 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
if we are going to have online magazines for Abundance, i think a wealthy patron should fund an online magazine for electoral reform — specifically for furthering the twin causes of proportional representation and democratic revival. seems like a comparatively neglected space
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The projected rise in global cancer deaths
1990 —5.9 million
2023—10.4 million
2050—18.8 million
is yet another reason we need to get primary prevention into high gear, which is now possible but not getting done
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
1990 —5.9 million
2023—10.4 million
2050—18.8 million
is yet another reason we need to get primary prevention into high gear, which is now possible but not getting done
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
September 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The projected rise in global cancer deaths
1990 —5.9 million
2023—10.4 million
2050—18.8 million
is yet another reason we need to get primary prevention into high gear, which is now possible but not getting done
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
1990 —5.9 million
2023—10.4 million
2050—18.8 million
is yet another reason we need to get primary prevention into high gear, which is now possible but not getting done
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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a Reichstag fire, but one of them every week
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
a Reichstag fire, but one of them every week
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Amazing
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Amazing
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Hmm. 🤔 Enrollment in bachelor's degrees in #Physics seems to have fallen off a cliff in German universities since the pandemic. Anybody know if this trend has reproduced itself in your country or in another STEM field? #EduSky #AcademicSky #Science 🧪⚛️
Source: www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...
Source: www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...
September 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hmm. 🤔 Enrollment in bachelor's degrees in #Physics seems to have fallen off a cliff in German universities since the pandemic. Anybody know if this trend has reproduced itself in your country or in another STEM field? #EduSky #AcademicSky #Science 🧪⚛️
Source: www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...
Source: www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentli...
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#ICYMI: Are we close to discovering life beyond Earth? Dr. Martin Dominik isn't certain, but he thinks we should be prepared to handle the consequences of finding that life. He spoke with Dr. Franck Marchis in this week's #SETILive. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/cULB0k2... 🧪 🔭
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#ICYMI: Are we close to discovering life beyond Earth? Dr. Martin Dominik isn't certain, but he thinks we should be prepared to handle the consequences of finding that life. He spoke with Dr. Franck Marchis in this week's #SETILive. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/cULB0k2... 🧪 🔭
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Anyone have any favorite resources or papers about the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary #science classes?
#specialeducation #edusky
#specialeducation #edusky
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Anyone have any favorite resources or papers about the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary #science classes?
#specialeducation #edusky
#specialeducation #edusky
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The insane amount of actual no-shit gilded age corruption going on makes the revolving door project’s bizarre obsession with bloggers they don’t like look so absurd.
September 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The insane amount of actual no-shit gilded age corruption going on makes the revolving door project’s bizarre obsession with bloggers they don’t like look so absurd.
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Astrophysicist Dr. Jaqueline Hewitt, known for pioneering work on gravitational lensing, was born #OTD in 1958.
In 1987 she led the team of observers at the Very Large Array that discovered the first "Einstein ring." (1/n) 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 ⚛️
Images: Hewitt et al, Nature 333, 537 (1988)
In 1987 she led the team of observers at the Very Large Array that discovered the first "Einstein ring." (1/n) 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 ⚛️
Images: Hewitt et al, Nature 333, 537 (1988)
September 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Astrophysicist Dr. Jaqueline Hewitt, known for pioneering work on gravitational lensing, was born #OTD in 1958.
In 1987 she led the team of observers at the Very Large Array that discovered the first "Einstein ring." (1/n) 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 ⚛️
Images: Hewitt et al, Nature 333, 537 (1988)
In 1987 she led the team of observers at the Very Large Array that discovered the first "Einstein ring." (1/n) 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 ⚛️
Images: Hewitt et al, Nature 333, 537 (1988)