Mark Fioravanti, Ph.D.
@ecultist.bsky.social
space enthusiast, rabbits, information assurance, web application security, learning unreal engine.
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Honors Classical Mechanics by Henry J. Frisch is a modern introduction to classical mechanics that allows students to develop confidence, a broad mathematical tool kit, & a correct physical intuition while in a collaborative & supportive environment.
Out now: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Out now: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Honors Classical Mechanics by Henry J. Frisch is a modern introduction to classical mechanics that allows students to develop confidence, a broad mathematical tool kit, & a correct physical intuition while in a collaborative & supportive environment.
Out now: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Out now: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
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The Pleiades, a.k.a. The Seven Sisters or M45. Pleiades is known for its bright, blue stars and the surrounding reflection nebulae. Recent work has shown that it is a part of a much larger stellar complex that spans over 2,000 light years.
Exposure 6 hours, 11/19/25
#astronomy #astrophotography
Exposure 6 hours, 11/19/25
#astronomy #astrophotography
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Pleiades, a.k.a. The Seven Sisters or M45. Pleiades is known for its bright, blue stars and the surrounding reflection nebulae. Recent work has shown that it is a part of a much larger stellar complex that spans over 2,000 light years.
Exposure 6 hours, 11/19/25
#astronomy #astrophotography
Exposure 6 hours, 11/19/25
#astronomy #astrophotography
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Reposted by Mark Fioravanti, Ph.D.
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
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Incidentally, the Laundry Files TTRPG 2nd Edition is up for pre-orders from Cubicle 7 right now:
https://cubicle7games.com/the-laundry-roleplaying-game
And is on DriveThruRPG already:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/54/cubicle-7-entertainment-ltd?keyword=laundry%20files&src=browse54
https://cubicle7games.com/the-laundry-roleplaying-game
And is on DriveThruRPG already:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/54/cubicle-7-entertainment-ltd?keyword=laundry%20files&src=browse54
June 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Incidentally, the Laundry Files TTRPG 2nd Edition is up for pre-orders from Cubicle 7 right now:
https://cubicle7games.com/the-laundry-roleplaying-game
And is on DriveThruRPG already:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/54/cubicle-7-entertainment-ltd?keyword=laundry%20files&src=browse54
https://cubicle7games.com/the-laundry-roleplaying-game
And is on DriveThruRPG already:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/54/cubicle-7-entertainment-ltd?keyword=laundry%20files&src=browse54
Those free US Government classes that @harvard.edu has been talking about are available online pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove... (as well as others)
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Those free US Government classes that @harvard.edu has been talking about are available online pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove... (as well as others)
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The problem with universal definitions is that they intend to intentionally obfuscate nuance by prioritizing a singular truth. They are anti-scientific.
May 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The problem with universal definitions is that they intend to intentionally obfuscate nuance by prioritizing a singular truth. They are anti-scientific.
Waffles, as a baby, just being cute. This is one of my favorite pictures of him. #rabbits #bunnies #booplesnoot
May 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Waffles, as a baby, just being cute. This is one of my favorite pictures of him. #rabbits #bunnies #booplesnoot
April 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has observed the engulfment of a planet by its star – thought to be the first observation of its kind!
Read more 👉 esawebb.org/images/plane...
🔭 🧪
Read more 👉 esawebb.org/images/plane...
🔭 🧪
April 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has observed the engulfment of a planet by its star – thought to be the first observation of its kind!
Read more 👉 esawebb.org/images/plane...
🔭 🧪
Read more 👉 esawebb.org/images/plane...
🔭 🧪
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Current mood …
My Muse is SCREAMING at me to sit down and write my script for an updated re-make of Doctor Strangelove.
(POTUS GOLDPANTS, in middling dementia, decides to evade the 25th amendment by barricading himself in the Oval Office and launching stealth bombers at Latveria. Etc.)
My Muse is SCREAMING at me to sit down and write my script for an updated re-make of Doctor Strangelove.
(POTUS GOLDPANTS, in middling dementia, decides to evade the 25th amendment by barricading himself in the Oval Office and launching stealth bombers at Latveria. Etc.)
April 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Current mood …
My Muse is SCREAMING at me to sit down and write my script for an updated re-make of Doctor Strangelove.
(POTUS GOLDPANTS, in middling dementia, decides to evade the 25th amendment by barricading himself in the Oval Office and launching stealth bombers at Latveria. Etc.)
My Muse is SCREAMING at me to sit down and write my script for an updated re-make of Doctor Strangelove.
(POTUS GOLDPANTS, in middling dementia, decides to evade the 25th amendment by barricading himself in the Oval Office and launching stealth bombers at Latveria. Etc.)
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Gaia has been powered down after more than a decade spent gathering data.
Though the spacecraft’s operations are now over and Gaia goes into a well deserved retirement, the scientific exploitation of Gaia’s data has just begun 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
🔭 🧪
Though the spacecraft’s operations are now over and Gaia goes into a well deserved retirement, the scientific exploitation of Gaia’s data has just begun 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
🔭 🧪
Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end
The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are now being used to unravel the secrets of our home galaxy.On 27 March 2025, G...
www.esa.int
March 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Gaia has been powered down after more than a decade spent gathering data.
Though the spacecraft’s operations are now over and Gaia goes into a well deserved retirement, the scientific exploitation of Gaia’s data has just begun 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
🔭 🧪
Though the spacecraft’s operations are now over and Gaia goes into a well deserved retirement, the scientific exploitation of Gaia’s data has just begun 👉 www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
🔭 🧪
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Raising Rabbits is LIVE NOW!!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/byodice/raising-rabbits
March 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Raising Rabbits is LIVE NOW!!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/byodice/raising-rabbits
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Nice! Forbidden Planet was released 69 years ago today!
March 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Nice! Forbidden Planet was released 69 years ago today!
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Looks like #bunnybuttfriday is getting more common over here. @khionewi.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Looks like #bunnybuttfriday is getting more common over here. @khionewi.bsky.social
One of my friends is kicking off his company and is interested in investors who support #Sustainability in the context of #AI, #Cybersecurity, #Energy, and Climate Risk Management. sustainablefuturetech.com/investors/
Investors
sustainablefuturetech.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One of my friends is kicking off his company and is interested in investors who support #Sustainability in the context of #AI, #Cybersecurity, #Energy, and Climate Risk Management. sustainablefuturetech.com/investors/
March 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Free Astronomy Textbook: Interested in #astronomy ? A reminder that the #OpenStax free online introductory textbook is available to anyone. Used by 1.2 million students and over 100,000 independent readers so far: bit.ly/astronomytex...
#astroedu #space #science #textbooks #education #openeducation
#astroedu #space #science #textbooks #education #openeducation
February 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Free Astronomy Textbook: Interested in #astronomy ? A reminder that the #OpenStax free online introductory textbook is available to anyone. Used by 1.2 million students and over 100,000 independent readers so far: bit.ly/astronomytex...
#astroedu #space #science #textbooks #education #openeducation
#astroedu #space #science #textbooks #education #openeducation
Let's be honest most bunny pictures looks like this. If you see them sitting still it's you've taken a lot of pictures like this before... This is a baby Gandalf, one of our Holland Lops, he was all rainbows and sunshine.
February 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Let's be honest most bunny pictures looks like this. If you see them sitting still it's you've taken a lot of pictures like this before... This is a baby Gandalf, one of our Holland Lops, he was all rainbows and sunshine.
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Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
February 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Public education is the backbone of American democracy.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
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Your imposter syndrome should have died laughing at this point. You're doing great. You didn't author a bill to rename Greenland "Red, White, and Blueland." You can do anything.
February 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Your imposter syndrome should have died laughing at this point. You're doing great. You didn't author a bill to rename Greenland "Red, White, and Blueland." You can do anything.
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Our dark Universe detective 🕵️ Euclid has discovered a stunning Einstein ring! 💍
It surrounds galaxy NGC 6505, which is acting as a gravitational lens, bending light from a distant galaxy behind it.
Why is this rare phenomenon so useful for scientists? 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭🧪
#cosmology
It surrounds galaxy NGC 6505, which is acting as a gravitational lens, bending light from a distant galaxy behind it.
Why is this rare phenomenon so useful for scientists? 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭🧪
#cosmology
February 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Our dark Universe detective 🕵️ Euclid has discovered a stunning Einstein ring! 💍
It surrounds galaxy NGC 6505, which is acting as a gravitational lens, bending light from a distant galaxy behind it.
Why is this rare phenomenon so useful for scientists? 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭🧪
#cosmology
It surrounds galaxy NGC 6505, which is acting as a gravitational lens, bending light from a distant galaxy behind it.
Why is this rare phenomenon so useful for scientists? 👉
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
🔭🧪
#cosmology
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There’s no room in your Large Pack
February 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
There’s no room in your Large Pack