Alice Rizzardo
@alicerizzardo.bsky.social
Mathematician at the University of Liverpool. Mostly here to talk about rewilding/conservation/sustainability (not part of my day job) and higher education (very much part of my day job). Some maths may sneak in. I also like humor, books, and food.
Grey seals got more common, too!
September 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Grey seals got more common, too!
Fruit flies have a longer life span than you'd think! But also, have you checked your potatoes? Speaking from experience... Mine (from the potato episode) also really liked my dish soap, but they tended to die in it.
September 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fruit flies have a longer life span than you'd think! But also, have you checked your potatoes? Speaking from experience... Mine (from the potato episode) also really liked my dish soap, but they tended to die in it.
...looks like maybe we had run out of mathematicians, but apparently she still didn’t qualify to get a room named after her? Maybe because she didn’t take up her post in Bologna, devoting her life to works of charity instead.
September 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
...looks like maybe we had run out of mathematicians, but apparently she still didn’t qualify to get a room named after her? Maybe because she didn’t take up her post in Bologna, devoting her life to works of charity instead.
Source: June Barrow-Green, The Historical Context of the Gender Gap in
Mathematics oro.open.ac.uk/59159/1/Barr... 4/4
Mathematics oro.open.ac.uk/59159/1/Barr... 4/4
oro.open.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Source: June Barrow-Green, The Historical Context of the Gender Gap in
Mathematics oro.open.ac.uk/59159/1/Barr... 4/4
Mathematics oro.open.ac.uk/59159/1/Barr... 4/4
Two years after the book’s publication, she was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Bologna on the recommendation of the Pope, Benedict XIV, but she never took up the position." 3/n
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Two years after the book’s publication, she was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Bologna on the recommendation of the Pope, Benedict XIV, but she never took up the position." 3/n
Instituzioni Analitiche, which she originally wrote in order to instruct her younger brothers. Written in the vernacular (which was unusual in the period), the book was accessible to a broad audience and an important contribution to the spread of the calculus in Italy. 2/n
September 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Instituzioni Analitiche, which she originally wrote in order to instruct her younger brothers. Written in the vernacular (which was unusual in the period), the book was accessible to a broad audience and an important contribution to the spread of the calculus in Italy. 2/n
Bigger cars also means more wear and tear for the tires, which is a major (and underrated) source of pollution
August 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Bigger cars also means more wear and tear for the tires, which is a major (and underrated) source of pollution
Thank you so much for your work on this.
July 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thank you so much for your work on this.
Have you forgotten the picture 😊
July 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Have you forgotten the picture 😊
Here's just one example of how we depend on underappreciated insects: without a compatible species of dung beetle, cattle poo in Australia just... piled up
Today's Rare Earth was on insects - how they're doing and how we really need to work with them.
Here's my favourite example of how much we take insects for granted: Cattle make wet soft dung but wombat/kangaroo dung is dry/hard, so when cows came Australia the native beetles couldn't cope.
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Here's my favourite example of how much we take insects for granted: Cattle make wet soft dung but wombat/kangaroo dung is dry/hard, so when cows came Australia the native beetles couldn't cope.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Here's just one example of how we depend on underappreciated insects: without a compatible species of dung beetle, cattle poo in Australia just... piled up