José Miguel Figueroa-O’Farrill
@josemiguelfigueroa.bsky.social
Mathematical physicist at the University of Edinburgh.
“The haar! The haar!”
(with apologies to Joseph Conrad)
(with apologies to Joseph Conrad)
October 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“The haar! The haar!”
(with apologies to Joseph Conrad)
(with apologies to Joseph Conrad)
Up before the break of dawn. Lecturing at 9am does have a silver lining.
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Up before the break of dawn. Lecturing at 9am does have a silver lining.
Der Himmel über Edinburg
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Der Himmel über Edinburg
In Munich for a seminar at the LMU tomorrow on non-lorentzian strings.
June 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In Munich for a seminar at the LMU tomorrow on non-lorentzian strings.
Saying “indtil næste gang” to Copenhagen after a very enjoyable and productive visit to the Niels Bohr Institute.
May 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Saying “indtil næste gang” to Copenhagen after a very enjoyable and productive visit to the Niels Bohr Institute.
Enjoying a few days in Copenhagen visiting the NBI.
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Enjoying a few days in Copenhagen visiting the NBI.
Springtime arrived to EH3
March 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Springtime arrived to EH3
Éowyn making her way towards Edinburgh. Winds here starting to get stronger than usual.
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Éowyn making her way towards Edinburgh. Winds here starting to get stronger than usual.
Éowyn approaches. Keep safe and batten down the hatches!
January 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Éowyn approaches. Keep safe and batten down the hatches!
I seldom experience sunrise.
January 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I seldom experience sunrise.
Some photos from Alicante.
January 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Some photos from Alicante.
Back to EDI after a bittersweet few days in ALC.
January 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Back to EDI after a bittersweet few days in ALC.
This is a word cloud from the titles of my research papers. Next time someone asks me what I work on, I can just point them to this picture.
“I am not an algebraist, but I play one on TV”
“I am not an algebraist, but I play one on TV”
December 28, 2024 at 7:04 PM
This is a word cloud from the titles of my research papers. Next time someone asks me what I work on, I can just point them to this picture.
“I am not an algebraist, but I play one on TV”
“I am not an algebraist, but I play one on TV”
Second loaf of bread with the new oven. It’s nothing short of magical how the dough expands while baking. Next up: some sourdough pizza. (In a couple of days.)
December 12, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Second loaf of bread with the new oven. It’s nothing short of magical how the dough expands while baking. Next up: some sourdough pizza. (In a couple of days.)
A little snow and Edinburgh has no buses running. And Scotland aspires to be more Scandinavian…
November 23, 2024 at 1:22 PM
A little snow and Edinburgh has no buses running. And Scotland aspires to be more Scandinavian…
Can’t wait to immerse myself in “The city and its uncertain walls”. But I first need to finish a couple of projects before the year ends.
November 21, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Can’t wait to immerse myself in “The city and its uncertain walls”. But I first need to finish a couple of projects before the year ends.
After 25 years in Edinburgh and even longer in the UK, I finally made it to Dundee! This is the research vessel Discovery reflected on the Tay (even though it is in a dry dock).
November 21, 2024 at 9:07 PM
After 25 years in Edinburgh and even longer in the UK, I finally made it to Dundee! This is the research vessel Discovery reflected on the Tay (even though it is in a dry dock).
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,999,243!
September 19, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,999,243!