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Fox Baudelaire
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Knowledge junkie interested in the intersection of biochemistry and statistical physics, as well as philosophy, education, humanism, and more. Bread for all, and roses too. Fighting the good fight. He/they. Opinions my own.
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Never in recent history has it been so important to be a principled and socially conscious scientist in the United States.
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Check out this great article on "Advancing Physics Education Where Diversity Resides: The Organization for Physics at Two-Year Colleges (#OPTYCs)". ➡ ow.ly/5jZA50XAkkv #TwoYearCollegePhysics #PhysicsEducation
Advancing Physics Education Where Diversity Resides: The Organization for Physics at Two-Year Colleges (OPTYCs) - AAAS | IUSE
Caption: Cohort 1 of the Creating Environments that Reach Every Student Program. Participants sort ideas during a brainstorming session. St. Louis, Jan. 2025. Our Vision We envision a future where two...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Tensors are instrumental in physics, machine learning and even biology. Einstein once begged a friend to help him understand them, fearing he was going mad. Joseph Howlett explains how they work:
The Geometric Tool That Solved Einstein’s Relativity Problem | Quanta Magazine
Tensors are used all over math and science to reveal hidden geometric truths. What are they?
www.quantamagazine.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A new heat engine driven by the temperature difference between Earth’s surface and outer space has been developed by Tristan Deppe and Jeremy Munday at the University of California Davis. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/qcho50Xz4M9
Heat engine captures energy as Earth cools at night – Physics World
System can generate electricity when solar cells cannot
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November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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After bringing back Rush Hour, which franchise might Trump resurrect next?
After bringing back Rush Hour, which franchise might Trump resurrect next?
The president’s bizarre insistence that the dead Jackie Chan-Chris Tucker series should return resulted in a shock announcement this week. Maybe there’s more to come …
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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El País: An alternative to capitalism is possible, at least in comic books
An alternative to capitalism is possible, at least in comic books
A wave of recent comics focuses on facilitating the understanding of economics and denouncing labor exploitation and its social, environmental, and mental health consequences
english.elpais.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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It's wild how "our intellectual elite are a bit morally smug" warrants the same article being pushed out saying as much for a decade, but a global paedophile ring in which many of our richest and most powerful and leading minds all took part is, you know, uncouth to talk about.
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.

Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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In my latest column for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social I discuss the mixed legacy of James Watson. I have something longer in the works on this.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
James Watson's bigoted beliefs can't be neatly separated from his science
As was often the case before our villains became cartoonish, Watson’s flaws were complex
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Ecuador voters just rejected allowing foreign military bases by a 20-point margin.

See Reuters: www.reuters.com/world/americ...
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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How Much Screen Time Is Your Child Getting at School? We Asked 350 Teachers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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FRONTLINE’s upcoming documentary “Drug War in Ecuador” examines how a once-peaceful nation has become gripped by drug cartels, violence and a military crackdown.

Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 11, on PBS and online. to.pbs.org/4nQ8pnM
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Breaking: Post-Gazette Strikers Win Three-Year Strike!
BREAKING: We won!

Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.

pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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BREAKING: We won!

Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.

pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani is one of just a few democratic socialists to ever win the seat for the largest city in the U.S.
truthout.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports.

He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The numbers when the race was called.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Where can lefties improve?

I think knowledge about Christian nationalism is a big gap with progressives, lefties, socialists, etc. This is a problem because it means that people aren't always strategizing around the opposition we actually face.

Here are my recs for self-ed 🧵
The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism
bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Age is no barrier to starting a PhD. Three current students share how their wider life experiences have been an asset to their research.
Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away
www.chemistryworld.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.

William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for…
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Views | Higher education leaders often claim to be “apolitical,” but neutrality itself is a strategy, one shaped by economics, politics, and institutional branding.
The Illusion of Neutrality in Higher Education
Universities cannot claim apolitical ground when their choices create the very conditions for campus violence.
www.theeduledger.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Statistical thermodynamics based design principles into the temperature induced fold switching of a metamorphic protein https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.10.679401v1
October 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Jay Capsian Kang writes about how the internet has deepened the cracks in our fracturing sense of shared reality—and how many Americans have come to embrace a conspiratorial world view. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/XEjaFK
October 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Consistency, compassion, and high expectations for every child—here are 4 things that characterize the warm demander approach. 🧡

#EduSky #ClassroomManagement
4 Characteristics of Outstanding ‘Warm Demander’ Teachers
The dispositions and priorities of teachers who hold high expectations for every child, care deeply, and help them reach their academic potential in a structured environment.
edut.to
October 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM