Nigel Goldenfeld
@nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social
Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics, UCSD. Interested in everything.
Theoretical physicist researching condensed & living matter, fluid mechanics, statistical mechanics. Bad at staying in my lane.
https://guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/
Theoretical physicist researching condensed & living matter, fluid mechanics, statistical mechanics. Bad at staying in my lane.
https://guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"But" --> and
"a party" --> the Republican party
"rebuilding" -->building
"brand" --> fascist brand
There. Fixed it for you @nytimes.com
WTAF??
"a party" --> the Republican party
"rebuilding" -->building
"brand" --> fascist brand
There. Fixed it for you @nytimes.com
WTAF??
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"But" --> and
"a party" --> the Republican party
"rebuilding" -->building
"brand" --> fascist brand
There. Fixed it for you @nytimes.com
WTAF??
"a party" --> the Republican party
"rebuilding" -->building
"brand" --> fascist brand
There. Fixed it for you @nytimes.com
WTAF??
🧪 #evolution
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🧪 #evolution
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
OTD 1977 Carl Woese appeared on the front page of the NYT in a story about the discovery of a "form of life that predates higher organisms" a 3rd domain of life.
Here is a perspective on this groundbreaking discovery of the Archaea, made with George Fox.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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#standupforscience at UCSD!
Standup for Science Education!Inspiring talks by students, researchers, even professors!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#standupforscience at UCSD!
Standup for Science Education!Inspiring talks by students, researchers, even professors!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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#standupforscience at UCSD!
Standup for Science Education!Inspiring talks by students, researchers, even professors!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
#standupforscience at UCSD!
Standup for Science Education!Inspiring talks by students, researchers, even professors!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Reductions in specific programs
June 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Reductions in specific programs
Some highlights.
Funding rate will reduce to 6% from 26%.
No. of people drops 73%
Funding reduction by directorate:
MPS: -67%
Bio: -71%
Funding rate will reduce to 6% from 26%.
No. of people drops 73%
Funding reduction by directorate:
MPS: -67%
Bio: -71%
June 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Some highlights.
Funding rate will reduce to 6% from 26%.
No. of people drops 73%
Funding reduction by directorate:
MPS: -67%
Bio: -71%
Funding rate will reduce to 6% from 26%.
No. of people drops 73%
Funding reduction by directorate:
MPS: -67%
Bio: -71%
Shame on @sandiegouniontribune.com
for describing the #HandsOff March on Saturday as involving "more than 1000" people. The actual estimate is between 16,000 and 20,000.
Yes 16,000-20,000 is technically more than 1,000 but this is misleading & bad reporting.
Maybe provide full story coverage?
for describing the #HandsOff March on Saturday as involving "more than 1000" people. The actual estimate is between 16,000 and 20,000.
Yes 16,000-20,000 is technically more than 1,000 but this is misleading & bad reporting.
Maybe provide full story coverage?
April 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Shame on @sandiegouniontribune.com
for describing the #HandsOff March on Saturday as involving "more than 1000" people. The actual estimate is between 16,000 and 20,000.
Yes 16,000-20,000 is technically more than 1,000 but this is misleading & bad reporting.
Maybe provide full story coverage?
for describing the #HandsOff March on Saturday as involving "more than 1000" people. The actual estimate is between 16,000 and 20,000.
Yes 16,000-20,000 is technically more than 1,000 but this is misleading & bad reporting.
Maybe provide full story coverage?
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Advertising the UCSB #Standupforscience rally on Friday March 7 at noon on the Chem Lawn. Science is for everyone, and the sabotage of science is an attack on all of us.
Part of a national movement organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social
All locations shown at:
standupforscience2025.org
Advertising the UCSB #Standupforscience rally on Friday March 7 at noon on the Chem Lawn. Science is for everyone, and the sabotage of science is an attack on all of us.
Part of a national movement organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social
All locations shown at:
standupforscience2025.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🧪
Advertising the UCSB #Standupforscience rally on Friday March 7 at noon on the Chem Lawn. Science is for everyone, and the sabotage of science is an attack on all of us.
Part of a national movement organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social
All locations shown at:
standupforscience2025.org
Advertising the UCSB #Standupforscience rally on Friday March 7 at noon on the Chem Lawn. Science is for everyone, and the sabotage of science is an attack on all of us.
Part of a national movement organized by @standupforscience.bsky.social
All locations shown at:
standupforscience2025.org
🧪
Wonderful to see UCSD Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve encouraging the entire campus to #standupforscience at the rally next Fri March 7 2025 at 12 noon in front of the Geisel Library/Silent Tree! Stand up for science ... and all scholarship at universities.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Wonderful to see UCSD Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve encouraging the entire campus to #standupforscience at the rally next Fri March 7 2025 at 12 noon in front of the Geisel Library/Silent Tree! Stand up for science ... and all scholarship at universities.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Wonderful to see UCSD Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve encouraging the entire campus to #standupforscience at the rally next Fri March 7 2025 at 12 noon in front of the Geisel Library/Silent Tree! Stand up for science ... and all scholarship at universities.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Wonderful to see UCSD Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve encouraging the entire campus to #standupforscience at the rally next Fri March 7 2025 at 12 noon in front of the Geisel Library/Silent Tree! Stand up for science ... and all scholarship at universities.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Unfortunately these misconceptions are held by some funding agencies!
Here's the NSF cyber-enabled discovery RFP from 2010, where proposals that promise paradigm shift in only one field of science are not competitive.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitation....
Here's the NSF cyber-enabled discovery RFP from 2010, where proposals that promise paradigm shift in only one field of science are not competitive.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitation....
December 27, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Unfortunately these misconceptions are held by some funding agencies!
Here's the NSF cyber-enabled discovery RFP from 2010, where proposals that promise paradigm shift in only one field of science are not competitive.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitation....
Here's the NSF cyber-enabled discovery RFP from 2010, where proposals that promise paradigm shift in only one field of science are not competitive.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitation....
Carl Woese on the front page of the New York Times OTD 1977. Here's a perspective I wrote on the tree of life with Norm Pace & Jan Sapp.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
November 3, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Carl Woese on the front page of the New York Times OTD 1977. Here's a perspective I wrote on the tree of life with Norm Pace & Jan Sapp.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Saw #Beat perform 80's #KingCrimson last night in San Diego. Incredible! Steve Vai did a brilliant job of interpreting Fripp, Danny Carey was amazing channeling Bruford. The concert got into high gear at Frame by Frame. Elephant Talk, Thela Hun Ginjeet etc just fantastic. They also played Red.
September 18, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Saw #Beat perform 80's #KingCrimson last night in San Diego. Incredible! Steve Vai did a brilliant job of interpreting Fripp, Danny Carey was amazing channeling Bruford. The concert got into high gear at Frame by Frame. Elephant Talk, Thela Hun Ginjeet etc just fantastic. They also played Red.
🧪 #entomology #whitefly
I photographed this beautiful spiral on the underside of a leaf in my garden (in San Diego). I believe it is made from eggs laid by the "spiraling whitefly".
Why is this pattern laid down, & why does this species choose to do this?
Bluesky people: anyone know please?
I photographed this beautiful spiral on the underside of a leaf in my garden (in San Diego). I believe it is made from eggs laid by the "spiraling whitefly".
Why is this pattern laid down, & why does this species choose to do this?
Bluesky people: anyone know please?
August 12, 2024 at 8:50 PM
🧪 #entomology #whitefly
I photographed this beautiful spiral on the underside of a leaf in my garden (in San Diego). I believe it is made from eggs laid by the "spiraling whitefly".
Why is this pattern laid down, & why does this species choose to do this?
Bluesky people: anyone know please?
I photographed this beautiful spiral on the underside of a leaf in my garden (in San Diego). I believe it is made from eggs laid by the "spiraling whitefly".
Why is this pattern laid down, & why does this species choose to do this?
Bluesky people: anyone know please?