Nat Fortune
@nfortune.bsky.social
Professor of Physics, Smith College. Town Moderator, Whately MA. Puns encouraged.
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Huge opportunity for a political party that believes government can do good things. Public opinion is finally shifting after 50 years of right wing anti-government propaganda. This isn't the time for cowering and throat clearing www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...
June 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Huge opportunity for a political party that believes government can do good things. Public opinion is finally shifting after 50 years of right wing anti-government propaganda. This isn't the time for cowering and throat clearing www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/p...
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The newest budget numbers out of NSF are... not good. We're looking at worse than worst case scenarios for U.S. research universities. That's in addition to all the other attacks. Every person w/ a word processer and an hour of time should be penning an op-ed to their local papers this weekend.
May 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The newest budget numbers out of NSF are... not good. We're looking at worse than worst case scenarios for U.S. research universities. That's in addition to all the other attacks. Every person w/ a word processer and an hour of time should be penning an op-ed to their local papers this weekend.
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A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi
May 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A recent @newscientist.com cartoon #fungi
@alexfortune.bsky.social do you have a trailer for your movie?
February 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@alexfortune.bsky.social do you have a trailer for your movie?
Snowshoeing in Whately
February 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Snowshoeing in Whately
OMG. We’ve elected a real estate developer in search of water front properties for casinos, condos, and golf courses as President.
February 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
OMG. We’ve elected a real estate developer in search of water front properties for casinos, condos, and golf courses as President.
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This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. To celebrate, we are republishing stories on the history of quantum physics from our archives.
Quantum Milestones, 1905: Einstein and the Photoelectric Effect
In one of his annus mirabilis papers, Einstein explained the photoelectric effect by considering light as a stream of energy quanta—which were later called photons.
physics.aps.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. To celebrate, we are republishing stories on the history of quantum physics from our archives.
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Today, Pres. Trump gave a sweeping legal reprieve to nearly 1,600 defendants who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those convicted of violent crimes & seditious conspiracy.
More than 150 police officers were assaulted during that attack. Some eventually died.
More than 150 police officers were assaulted during that attack. Some eventually died.
January 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today, Pres. Trump gave a sweeping legal reprieve to nearly 1,600 defendants who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, including those convicted of violent crimes & seditious conspiracy.
More than 150 police officers were assaulted during that attack. Some eventually died.
More than 150 police officers were assaulted during that attack. Some eventually died.
Another typical January “vacation” in academia:
Week 1: grading/ take a hike
Week 2: department meetings writing our external review self study.
Week 3: work hard on experiment at a national lab, become a zombie
Week 4, try easier experiment as a zombie
Week 5 : what, classes again already?
Week 1: grading/ take a hike
Week 2: department meetings writing our external review self study.
Week 3: work hard on experiment at a national lab, become a zombie
Week 4, try easier experiment as a zombie
Week 5 : what, classes again already?
January 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Another typical January “vacation” in academia:
Week 1: grading/ take a hike
Week 2: department meetings writing our external review self study.
Week 3: work hard on experiment at a national lab, become a zombie
Week 4, try easier experiment as a zombie
Week 5 : what, classes again already?
Week 1: grading/ take a hike
Week 2: department meetings writing our external review self study.
Week 3: work hard on experiment at a national lab, become a zombie
Week 4, try easier experiment as a zombie
Week 5 : what, classes again already?
It’s difficult to shave with an electric toothbrush. But that’s what my brain handed me this morning!
January 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s difficult to shave with an electric toothbrush. But that’s what my brain handed me this morning!
Town of Whately MA |
www.whately.org
December 21, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I hear the governor’s already carrying a lot of political baggage. Will he continue to carry on?
Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
AUSTIN, TX—In a sweeping prohibition with immediate implications for the Lone Star State’s potential mothers-to-be, Texas banned the sale of luggage to pregnant women Monday. “With this law, we ensure...
theonion.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I hear the governor’s already carrying a lot of political baggage. Will he continue to carry on?
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Happy birthday to Margaret Geller!
In my opinion, contributions that Geller and collaborators made to our understanding of the large-scale, 3D structure of the Universe are comparable in importance to Hubble expansion and cosmic acceleration. (11/11)
Image: Geller / SAO
In my opinion, contributions that Geller and collaborators made to our understanding of the large-scale, 3D structure of the Universe are comparable in importance to Hubble expansion and cosmic acceleration. (11/11)
Image: Geller / SAO
December 8, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Happy birthday to Margaret Geller!
In my opinion, contributions that Geller and collaborators made to our understanding of the large-scale, 3D structure of the Universe are comparable in importance to Hubble expansion and cosmic acceleration. (11/11)
Image: Geller / SAO
In my opinion, contributions that Geller and collaborators made to our understanding of the large-scale, 3D structure of the Universe are comparable in importance to Hubble expansion and cosmic acceleration. (11/11)
Image: Geller / SAO
Useful tool
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Useful tool
Winter spinach harvest
December 2, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Winter spinach harvest
What python package is that?
Good night everyone. Fourier Transform aficionados in particular. 🧪⚛️
November 28, 2024 at 9:00 PM
What python package is that?
I can see clearly now the rain is gone….look all around, nothing but blue sky
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
I can see clearly now the rain is gone….look all around, nothing but blue sky