Prof Carla Faria
@carlafmfaria.bsky.social
Full Prof at UCL (Physics). Attoscientist (theory). Paraense, born in #Amazonia, Pindorama. BSc/MSc in SP, PhD in Berlin, many years in Germany & UK. #blackandSTEM (I descend from Indigenous people too). Own views. #ChildlessCatLady
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Hello new followers (and welcome!). Here I showcase the work done in my group (I am an #attoscience prof), opinions beyond science, and also discuss stuff with strangers (sometimes). I am a self-confessed crazy cat lady, and come from the Amazon, where blue morphos are native.
It’s impossible to watch #cop30brasilamazonia without feeling deeply connected. My family carries Indigenous ancestry, even if our ties are complex, we cannot name our people & are middle-class city dwellers. Enough of plundering #Amazonia and treating ppl from the North of BR as outcasts!
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s impossible to watch #cop30brasilamazonia without feeling deeply connected. My family carries Indigenous ancestry, even if our ties are complex, we cannot name our people & are middle-class city dwellers. Enough of plundering #Amazonia and treating ppl from the North of BR as outcasts!
Absolutely worth a read. It exposes the greenwashing at #COP30 and shows that Indigenous people are deliberately excluded from key decisions. #Amazonia is seen as a colony within BR, which has been plundered for centuries.
DAY 5 of COP30: Indigenous protesters blockade Cop30 summit entrance. Why? Let's dig into it. ⬇️
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Definitely worth a read - it's frustrating to see the greenwashing that is happening while the govt discussed oil drilling in the #Amazon Delta. #Amazonia has been plundered for resources and has been seen as a colony for centuries within Brazil. Indigenous ppl are left out of key decisions. #COP30
Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken?
Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken?
Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most
Thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists and lobbyists are gathering in the sweltering, tropical heat of Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, for the Cop30 climate talks.
Since Brazil was awarded the hosting duties three years ago, hopes have been high that the Amazonian Cop – taking place in the country that hosted the Earth summit where the global fight for the climate first began – could be a turning point in the fight against climate breakdown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It's important to shine light on Belem & #COP30, but when I see this it reminds me of how Indigenous people are mostly left out of key negotiations. Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, for instance, destroyed the Xingu River and was pushed through during a left-leaning PT presidency.
Mundurukus ocupam entrada da Zona Azul e exigem audiência com Lula; leia mais sumauma.com/liveblog/ao-...
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's important to shine light on Belem & #COP30, but when I see this it reminds me of how Indigenous people are mostly left out of key negotiations. Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, for instance, destroyed the Xingu River and was pushed through during a left-leaning PT presidency.
This Friday - he has been doing great work on #FEL (free-electron lasers)
Dear all, The #AttoFridays continues on Friday 14th November 3pm London time with Dr Vincent Wanie on "Novel light sources for ultrafast ultraviolet spectroscopy". More details below 👇Register at quantumbattles.com/attofridaysp... or watch on YouTube
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This Friday - he has been doing great work on #FEL (free-electron lasers)
Reposted by Prof Carla Faria
Dear all, The #AttoFridays continues on Friday 7th November 3pm London time with Professor Graham Worth on "Simulating Photo-Excited Processes using Grids and Gaussian Wavepackets". More details below 👇Register at quantumbattles.com/attofridaysp... or watch on YouTube
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Dear all, The #AttoFridays continues on Friday 7th November 3pm London time with Professor Graham Worth on "Simulating Photo-Excited Processes using Grids and Gaussian Wavepackets". More details below 👇Register at quantumbattles.com/attofridaysp... or watch on YouTube
Hello all,
I am back online, after an award ceremony & invited talk at the #FIOLS in the US. It was an interesting experience that went more smoothly than it could have been (grateful for this). One needs to find time to celebrate one's victories. Great to be back in London with my family.
I am back online, after an award ceremony & invited talk at the #FIOLS in the US. It was an interesting experience that went more smoothly than it could have been (grateful for this). One needs to find time to celebrate one's victories. Great to be back in London with my family.
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hello all,
I am back online, after an award ceremony & invited talk at the #FIOLS in the US. It was an interesting experience that went more smoothly than it could have been (grateful for this). One needs to find time to celebrate one's victories. Great to be back in London with my family.
I am back online, after an award ceremony & invited talk at the #FIOLS in the US. It was an interesting experience that went more smoothly than it could have been (grateful for this). One needs to find time to celebrate one's victories. Great to be back in London with my family.
Next #AttoFridays talk in 2 days. Still time to register (alternatively, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel; live Q&A is open to subscribers)
Dear all, The #AttoFridays continues on Friday 24th October 3pm London time with Dr Vasileios Balos on "From Hydrogen Bonds to Energy Flow: Insights from THz Nonlinear Spectroscopy". More details below 👇Register at quantumbattles.com/attofridaysp... or watch on YouTube
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Next #AttoFridays talk in 2 days. Still time to register (alternatively, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel; live Q&A is open to subscribers)
The #AttoFridays are back, on 10/10 at 3pm UK time. Our speaker will be Prof. Wendell T Hill (University of Maryland) & he will talk about "Rousing the quantum vacuum: ephemeral-pair dynamics on sub-attosecond timescales".
Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Below is an abstract & bio:
Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Below is an abstract & bio:
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The #AttoFridays are back, on 10/10 at 3pm UK time. Our speaker will be Prof. Wendell T Hill (University of Maryland) & he will talk about "Rousing the quantum vacuum: ephemeral-pair dynamics on sub-attosecond timescales".
Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Below is an abstract & bio:
Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Below is an abstract & bio:
There is so much evil in the world right now that I am sharing some nice pictures from the Amazon to clean up the timeline. These are from Marajó Island. Bom dia!
October 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There is so much evil in the world right now that I am sharing some nice pictures from the Amazon to clean up the timeline. These are from Marajó Island. Bom dia!
The #AttoFridays will start soon. Below is a sneak peek at the schedule. We will circulate Zoom registrations soon. Subscribers to the YouTube channel can ask questions via the live chat.
September 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The #AttoFridays will start soon. Below is a sneak peek at the schedule. We will circulate Zoom registrations soon. Subscribers to the YouTube channel can ask questions via the live chat.
Dear all,
I am back after some time in #Amazonia + some (longer than expected) recovery time. Below are a few impressions 🧵
1) Seminar at UFPA. The room was full of physics students. After 30+ years, it was a pleasure to return. I know where my bridges to BR will be, and I want to stay in touch.
I am back after some time in #Amazonia + some (longer than expected) recovery time. Below are a few impressions 🧵
1) Seminar at UFPA. The room was full of physics students. After 30+ years, it was a pleasure to return. I know where my bridges to BR will be, and I want to stay in touch.
September 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Dear all,
I am back after some time in #Amazonia + some (longer than expected) recovery time. Below are a few impressions 🧵
1) Seminar at UFPA. The room was full of physics students. After 30+ years, it was a pleasure to return. I know where my bridges to BR will be, and I want to stay in touch.
I am back after some time in #Amazonia + some (longer than expected) recovery time. Below are a few impressions 🧵
1) Seminar at UFPA. The room was full of physics students. After 30+ years, it was a pleasure to return. I know where my bridges to BR will be, and I want to stay in touch.
Thought of the day: ``A gente tem que trabalhar muito para não ter heróis. Os heróis são uma denúncia contra nós. O herói só é uma pessoa extraordinária porque a gente não faz da causa que ele transforma em extraordinária uma ação ordinária. " Marina Silva (Brazil's environment minister)
August 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thought of the day: ``A gente tem que trabalhar muito para não ter heróis. Os heróis são uma denúncia contra nós. O herói só é uma pessoa extraordinária porque a gente não faz da causa que ele transforma em extraordinária uma ação ordinária. " Marina Silva (Brazil's environment minister)
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Black women are showing up, leading, and outperforming, but are still being left behind.
From pay gaps to promotion barriers, Black women face some of the steepest challenges in the workplace.
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From pay gaps to promotion barriers, Black women face some of the steepest challenges in the workplace.
bit.ly/44Otzw8
Black Women Are Still Struggling To Advance In Corporate America, Study Finds
"The 2024 McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report" highlights how Black women are being overlooked, under-supported, and under-promoted.
bit.ly
July 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I learned today from Rick Wakeman at BBC R4 that he played keyboards in Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & that Ozzmosis can be loosely classified as prog rock. I guess we will all miss the prince of darkness's shenanigans (I definitely will). Borrowing from Anne Rice, Ozzy was the damnest creature 😊 #RIPOzzy
July 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I learned today from Rick Wakeman at BBC R4 that he played keyboards in Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & that Ozzmosis can be loosely classified as prog rock. I guess we will all miss the prince of darkness's shenanigans (I definitely will). Borrowing from Anne Rice, Ozzy was the damnest creature 😊 #RIPOzzy
#VetaLula #PLdaDevastacao #sosamazonia
Vamos mandar uma mensagem pro Lula (vejam o link abaixo)
amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
Vamos mandar uma mensagem pro Lula (vejam o link abaixo)
amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
Urge Lula To Veto the Devastation Bill and Protect the Amazon! | Amazon Watch
Brazil’s Congress just passed a bill that would be catastrophic for Indigenous rights, the Amazon rainforest, and the global climate. But there’s still time to stop it.
amazonwatch.org
July 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#VetaLula #PLdaDevastacao #sosamazonia
Vamos mandar uma mensagem pro Lula (vejam o link abaixo)
amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
Vamos mandar uma mensagem pro Lula (vejam o link abaixo)
amazonwatch.org/take-action/...
Não caiam na esparrela de que pedir #VETALULA se opõe a "mobilização popular"! A mobilização pelo veto é mobilização popular! É preciso pressionar Lula pelo veto, o governo por uma posição alinhada à de Marina - e não à do agro - e esse congresso imundo, para que saiba que vai pagar por esse PL.
Amizades, bora: Envie seu recado ao presidente Lula
Não abandone o povo brasileiro, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social
VETA, LULA
www.pldadevastacao.org
Não abandone o povo brasileiro, @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social
VETA, LULA
www.pldadevastacao.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bom dia 😊
Based on 400+ research articles, the researchers developed two new seed mixtures, which they evaluated both on the number of insects that visited them, and on their aesthetic appeal to humans. 😍
Here are the flowers that both bees and humans like best
Scientists identified the best flower mixes to attract bees and hoverflies – appealing to the human eye and helping pollinators thrive
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Bom dia 😊
Reposted by Prof Carla Faria
In June 2025, Germany produced a record 11.8 TWh from solar ☀️
If this had been produced by coal (as it was in the past), Germany would have had to burn an additional 6 million tonnes of coal! 🔥
That's ~3000 full trainloads...
or enough to fill 50 Bundestag buildings with coal
If this had been produced by coal (as it was in the past), Germany would have had to burn an additional 6 million tonnes of coal! 🔥
That's ~3000 full trainloads...
or enough to fill 50 Bundestag buildings with coal
July 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In June 2025, Germany produced a record 11.8 TWh from solar ☀️
If this had been produced by coal (as it was in the past), Germany would have had to burn an additional 6 million tonnes of coal! 🔥
That's ~3000 full trainloads...
or enough to fill 50 Bundestag buildings with coal
If this had been produced by coal (as it was in the past), Germany would have had to burn an additional 6 million tonnes of coal! 🔥
That's ~3000 full trainloads...
or enough to fill 50 Bundestag buildings with coal
Reposted by Prof Carla Faria
Just read 80% of this book, and it's amazing. Dom Phillips actually died trying to write it. A must-read for anyone who cares about the Amazon & its people (or even about this planet's ecosystems)
#HowToSaveTheAmazon
www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...
#HowToSaveTheAmazon
www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...
How to Save the Amazon
'Ultimately as inspiring and devastating as the Amazon itself' The Guardian 'Bold, pacy, bursting with optimism and filled with vivid descriptions, this is the work of an indomitable soul' - Guy Shrub...
www.worldofbooks.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just read 80% of this book, and it's amazing. Dom Phillips actually died trying to write it. A must-read for anyone who cares about the Amazon & its people (or even about this planet's ecosystems)
#HowToSaveTheAmazon
www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...
#HowToSaveTheAmazon
www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/produc...
I have been thinking about being a scientist from the Amazon. What bridges to keep, what bridges to (re)build, and what bridges to burn. Things have improved, but I still feel BR treats us as outcasts for being from the North. However, we are an insurgent lot. A nossa bandeira sempre foi vermelha!
July 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I have been thinking about being a scientist from the Amazon. What bridges to keep, what bridges to (re)build, and what bridges to burn. Things have improved, but I still feel BR treats us as outcasts for being from the North. However, we are an insurgent lot. A nossa bandeira sempre foi vermelha!
Reposted by Prof Carla Faria
The sixth and final episode of our Dom & Bruno podcast ‘Missing in the Amazon’ is out now
Missing in the Amazon: the frontline – episode six
According to Beto Marubo, if Dom and Bruno did the same expedition in 2025, they would face the same levels of danger. The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, returns to the Javari v...
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The sixth and final episode of our Dom & Bruno podcast ‘Missing in the Amazon’ is out now