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Delighted to see that this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize is about the phase behavior of Cacio e pepe sauce.
Paper: pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
Pop Sci article: phys.org/news/2025-09...
Paper: pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
Pop Sci article: phys.org/news/2025-09...
2025 Ig Physics Nobel Prize goes to perfect pasta sauce
The Ig Nobel Prize honors research that first makes people laugh, then makes them think. Its 35th award ceremony possibly also makes people hungry: ISTA physicist Fabrizio Olmeda and colleagues resear...
phys.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Delighted to see that this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize is about the phase behavior of Cacio e pepe sauce.
Paper: pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
Pop Sci article: phys.org/news/2025-09...
Paper: pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/arti...
Pop Sci article: phys.org/news/2025-09...
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
Reading Singh’s FLT and Hofstadter’s GEB, I’ve noticed one common theme: that difficult problems protect those who tackle them by imbuing them with a confidence that the problem can be solved within a matter of weeks or months. Twenty years later….
July 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reading Singh’s FLT and Hofstadter’s GEB, I’ve noticed one common theme: that difficult problems protect those who tackle them by imbuing them with a confidence that the problem can be solved within a matter of weeks or months. Twenty years later….
Made lamb Rogan Josh for the first time. Never had it before even in a restaurant. I think I may have a new favourite curry.
June 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Made lamb Rogan Josh for the first time. Never had it before even in a restaurant. I think I may have a new favourite curry.
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New theory makes testable predictions.
What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
New theory makes testable predictions.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
New theory makes testable predictions.
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Hence the spectacular uselessness of the Democrats’ response to Trump. As the US journalist Hamilton Nolan remarks: “One party is out to kill, and the other is waiting for its leaders to die.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Hence the spectacular uselessness of the Democrats’ response to Trump. As the US journalist Hamilton Nolan remarks: “One party is out to kill, and the other is waiting for its leaders to die.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
During Iraq War 2.0, I saw Baghdad Bob absurdly denying the facts. I wondered what the point was. Surely the Iraqi people could see the lies for themselves? Seeing it in America I know see the point: people don’t believe in objective reality especially if there is a comforting lie to latch onto.
April 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
During Iraq War 2.0, I saw Baghdad Bob absurdly denying the facts. I wondered what the point was. Surely the Iraqi people could see the lies for themselves? Seeing it in America I know see the point: people don’t believe in objective reality especially if there is a comforting lie to latch onto.
“The Robotnik’s have entered the chat”. That foreshadowing from Sonic 3 wasn’t on my bingo card.
March 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“The Robotnik’s have entered the chat”. That foreshadowing from Sonic 3 wasn’t on my bingo card.
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Men rarely chime in on topics like this.
Because they don't see this behavior as gross.
They don't see why we make a big deal of it.
But whomst among you would catch your partner's gum?
Latest from @monaeltahawy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
Because they don't see this behavior as gross.
They don't see why we make a big deal of it.
But whomst among you would catch your partner's gum?
Latest from @monaeltahawy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
Essay: What the Fuck is Wrong With Men?
Adrien Brody and Kieran Culkin at The Oscars.
open.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Men rarely chime in on topics like this.
Because they don't see this behavior as gross.
They don't see why we make a big deal of it.
But whomst among you would catch your partner's gum?
Latest from @monaeltahawy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
Because they don't see this behavior as gross.
They don't see why we make a big deal of it.
But whomst among you would catch your partner's gum?
Latest from @monaeltahawy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
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February has fallen!!! I, March, am your new leader! Decepticons, follow me!
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
February has fallen!!! I, March, am your new leader! Decepticons, follow me!
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Oops, went to the library again. Guess we'll just have to keep reading! 🤷🏻♀️
February 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Oops, went to the library again. Guess we'll just have to keep reading! 🤷🏻♀️
Whew! Made it out of the Lifeline Bookfair having only bought three books.
February 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Whew! Made it out of the Lifeline Bookfair having only bought three books.
On holiday and cooking a pasta sauce with “Parmesan” made in Australia and I’m channeling Uncle Roger: “Haiyaa, this cheese so Australian, it about to star on Neighbours!”
January 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
On holiday and cooking a pasta sauce with “Parmesan” made in Australia and I’m channeling Uncle Roger: “Haiyaa, this cheese so Australian, it about to star on Neighbours!”
Folk heroes are trending so I thought post one of my favourites and his song:
He took from the rich and gave to the poor,
Stood up to the Man and gave him what for,
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain,
The Hero of Canton, the man they call: Jayne!
He took from the rich and gave to the poor,
Stood up to the Man and gave him what for,
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain,
The Hero of Canton, the man they call: Jayne!
December 8, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Folk heroes are trending so I thought post one of my favourites and his song:
He took from the rich and gave to the poor,
Stood up to the Man and gave him what for,
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain,
The Hero of Canton, the man they call: Jayne!
He took from the rich and gave to the poor,
Stood up to the Man and gave him what for,
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain,
The Hero of Canton, the man they call: Jayne!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,969,942!
September 17, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,969,942!