Alexander Stone-Martinez
@astrorabbit-6563.bsky.social
PhD Astronomer interested in stellar ages and Galactic archeology.
Also interested in the use of VR for science outreach and education.
Also interested in the use of VR for science outreach and education.
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I'm a Jupiterist: only objects massive enough and far enough from their star such that the system barycenter is outside the star's surface should be called planets.
xkcd.com/3063/
xkcd.com/3063/
Planet Definitions
xkcd.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I'm a Jupiterist: only objects massive enough and far enough from their star such that the system barycenter is outside the star's surface should be called planets.
xkcd.com/3063/
xkcd.com/3063/
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Incoming! The LSST camera has been installed at @vrubinobs.bsky.social - a huge step forwards for our project to #CaptureTheCosmos rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-ca... 🔭
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope | Rubin Observatory
Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history
rubinobservatory.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Incoming! The LSST camera has been installed at @vrubinobs.bsky.social - a huge step forwards for our project to #CaptureTheCosmos rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-ca... 🔭
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StarFlow: Leveraging Normalizing Flows for Stellar Age Estimation in SDSS-V DR19. Alexander Stone-Martinez et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.03138
March 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
StarFlow: Leveraging Normalizing Flows for Stellar Age Estimation in SDSS-V DR19. Alexander Stone-Martinez et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.03138
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This is a thoughtful analysis. In a letter full of true and compelling arguments about the outstanding science NSF funds and believes in, the things that are NOT said speak volumes.
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is a thoughtful analysis. In a letter full of true and compelling arguments about the outstanding science NSF funds and believes in, the things that are NOT said speak volumes.
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
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If you need help coming up with a 'hypotheses' you shouldn't be a scientist. Every scientist I know has 100 project ideas and lack time to get to them. No on is sitting around twiddling thumbs without an interesting question to ask.
We are in the dumbest timeline.
We are in the dumbest timeline.
Need some help with your research? Google's 'AI co-scientist' will come up with hypotheses and research plans for you 🧪
The key to it is "self-play" - a bunch of AI agents arguing among themselves - and the few scientists who've tried it so far seem impressed
www.newscientist.com/article/2469...
The key to it is "self-play" - a bunch of AI agents arguing among themselves - and the few scientists who've tried it so far seem impressed
www.newscientist.com/article/2469...
Can Google's new research assistant AI give scientists 'superpowers'?
Researchers who have been given access to Google's new AI "co-scientist" tool are enthusiastic about its potential, but it isn't yet clear whether it can make truly novel discoveries
www.newscientist.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you need help coming up with a 'hypotheses' you shouldn't be a scientist. Every scientist I know has 100 project ideas and lack time to get to them. No on is sitting around twiddling thumbs without an interesting question to ask.
We are in the dumbest timeline.
We are in the dumbest timeline.
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the sham legacy of Richard Feynman
youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc
youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc
the sham legacy of Richard Feynman
YouTube video by Angela Collier
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 3:01 PM
the sham legacy of Richard Feynman
youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc
youtu.be/TwKpj2ISQAc