Luke Drury
@luke-drury.mastodon.dias.ie.ap.brid.gy
Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics in DIAS, member and former president of the Royal Irish Academy, former VP of ALLEA. Interested in open science and the […]
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We all used to get spam e-mails offering Viagra, but this received this morning is ridiculous - 2000kg? You’d have a hard time using that much!
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We all used to get spam e-mails offering Viagra, but this received this morning is ridiculous - 2000kg? You’d have a hard time using that much!
First Sunday in advent!
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
First Sunday in advent!
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I've lost count of the number of e-mails I have received from Academia telling me that I have been cited and trying to get me to join their premium service - really annoying!
August 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I've lost count of the number of e-mails I have received from Academia telling me that I have been cited and trying to get me to join their premium service - really annoying!
I stumbled across this old recording of Schroedinger speaking in German,
https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/archivradio/erwin-schroedinger-unsere-vorstellung-von-der-materie-100.html
Cross checking with the @DIAS_Dublin old annual reports it would appear […]
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https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/archivradio/erwin-schroedinger-unsere-vorstellung-von-der-materie-100.html
Cross checking with the @DIAS_Dublin old annual reports it would appear […]
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August 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I stumbled across this old recording of Schroedinger speaking in German,
https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/archivradio/erwin-schroedinger-unsere-vorstellung-von-der-materie-100.html
Cross checking with the @DIAS_Dublin old annual reports it would appear […]
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https://www.swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/archivradio/erwin-schroedinger-unsere-vorstellung-von-der-materie-100.html
Cross checking with the @DIAS_Dublin old annual reports it would appear […]
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The official photograph from the O’Ceallaigh medal award ceremony. From left to right; Subir Sarkar, myself and Ralph Engel.
July 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The official photograph from the O’Ceallaigh medal award ceremony. From left to right; Subir Sarkar, myself and Ralph Engel.
At the ICRC2025 astroparticle physics conference, formerly the international cosmic Ray conference, a display of proceedings from earlier conferences. Including those from Dublin 1991 organised by @DIAS_Dublin
July 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
At the ICRC2025 astroparticle physics conference, formerly the international cosmic Ray conference, a display of proceedings from earlier conferences. Including those from Dublin 1991 organised by @DIAS_Dublin
On display in the Geneva science museum is Mallet’s membership certificate from the St Petersburg academy - I was fascinated to see that Euler signed as secretary.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Andr%C3%A9_Mallet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Andr%C3%A9_Mallet
July 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
On display in the Geneva science museum is Mallet’s membership certificate from the St Petersburg academy - I was fascinated to see that Euler signed as secretary.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Andr%C3%A9_Mallet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Andr%C3%A9_Mallet
A sign of the times and the reality of climate change - the Irish Red Cross has sent me a guide on what to do in a heatwave and how to prepare for a flood.
#irishredcross #climatechange #heatwave #flood
#irishredcross #climatechange #heatwave #flood
July 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A sign of the times and the reality of climate change - the Irish Red Cross has sent me a guide on what to do in a heatwave and how to prepare for a flood.
#irishredcross #climatechange #heatwave #flood
#irishredcross #climatechange #heatwave #flood
The Polish embassy in Dublin marked the ending of Poland's presidency of the EU council with a lovely concert last night featuring four nocturnes by Field and Chopin paired with newly composed pieces reflecting each of the nocturnes.
June 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Polish embassy in Dublin marked the ending of Poland's presidency of the EU council with a lovely concert last night featuring four nocturnes by Field and Chopin paired with newly composed pieces reflecting each of the nocturnes.
It's James Clerk Maxwell's birthday today (13th June) - I was surprised and unreasonably proud to discover that my grandfather attended his lectures in the Cavendish in 1871. If you are wondering he was born in 1850 and my father in 1907 - the generations are very spread out.
June 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It's James Clerk Maxwell's birthday today (13th June) - I was surprised and unreasonably proud to discover that my grandfather attended his lectures in the Cavendish in 1871. If you are wondering he was born in 1850 and my father in 1907 - the generations are very spread out.
Spotted today on the Unitarian church in Dublin
June 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Spotted today on the Unitarian church in Dublin
Nothing much from Elsevier surprises me these days, but I was taken aback to see that they are selling the classic monograph by Ginzburg and Syrovatskii as "first edition 2013" […]
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May 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nothing much from Elsevier surprises me these days, but I was taken aback to see that they are selling the classic monograph by Ginzburg and Syrovatskii as "first edition 2013" […]
[Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]
[Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]
With the Irish Green Party on the Palestinian solidarity March in Dublin today.
May 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
With the Irish Green Party on the Palestinian solidarity March in Dublin today.
A beautiful day for Trinity Monday, the day when Trinity College Dublin announces the results of the scholarship exam and newly elected fellows. Fifty two years ago I was one of those waiting to hear the results!
April 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A beautiful day for Trinity Monday, the day when Trinity College Dublin announces the results of the scholarship exam and newly elected fellows. Fifty two years ago I was one of those waiting to hear the results!
April 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Some good news - Irish people buy more books than anyone else in Europe!
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1
#books #literature #ireland
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1
#books #literature #ireland
April 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Some good news - Irish people buy more books than anyone else in Europe!
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1
#books #literature #ireland
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1
#books #literature #ireland
The Irish Writers Union will be handing in a petition to the Minister for Trade on Thursday 17th in Kildare Street, Dublin protesting at the use by Meta of copyright protected works to train its AI models without authorisation. I have signed (my late […]
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April 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Irish Writers Union will be handing in a petition to the Minister for Trade on Thursday 17th in Kildare Street, Dublin protesting at the use by Meta of copyright protected works to train its AI models without authorisation. I have signed (my late […]
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[Original post on mastodon.dias.ie]
@vicgrinberg Lovely city - and one with a nice bronze statue of Maxwell and his equations!
April 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@vicgrinberg Lovely city - and one with a nice bronze statue of Maxwell and his equations!
I took part in the march through Dublin today against the ongoing breaches of international law in Gaza and the occupied territories. Good to see a large turnout including one Jewish group.
#gaza #internationallaw
#gaza #internationallaw
March 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I took part in the march through Dublin today against the ongoing breaches of international law in Gaza and the occupied territories. Good to see a large turnout including one Jewish group.
#gaza #internationallaw
#gaza #internationallaw
First time I’ve been out canvassing in a general election (for Ossian Smyth, my local Green candidate). Fingers crossed! It was cold and wet last night on the final canvass.
November 29, 2024 at 9:32 AM
First time I’ve been out canvassing in a general election (for Ossian Smyth, my local Green candidate). Fingers crossed! It was cold and wet last night on the final canvass.