Phil Watson
@phil-w.bsky.social
Phil - Genetics, immunology, antibody engineering.
Retired and free to fool about in engineering, music, and graphics. Will I live long enough to build a boat and tackle the Irish Sea?
Retired and free to fool about in engineering, music, and graphics. Will I live long enough to build a boat and tackle the Irish Sea?
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'No give, just throw' - I've shared this before but thought newer folk might like to see it 😊
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
January 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'No give, just throw' - I've shared this before but thought newer folk might like to see it 😊
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Super-omics and PCAS reveal rheumatoid arthritis as a tumor-like disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.17.633562v1
January 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Super-omics and PCAS reveal rheumatoid arthritis as a tumor-like disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.17.633562v1
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Magnificent Art Deco Majestic 10-12 Console Valve Radio - 1930s ♥️
December 6, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Magnificent Art Deco Majestic 10-12 Console Valve Radio - 1930s ♥️
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Non-contaminated Bayo Canyon debris.
From the Los Alamos RaLa tests.
Clearly some vacuum tubes and coax were here.
From the Los Alamos RaLa tests.
Clearly some vacuum tubes and coax were here.
November 24, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Non-contaminated Bayo Canyon debris.
From the Los Alamos RaLa tests.
Clearly some vacuum tubes and coax were here.
From the Los Alamos RaLa tests.
Clearly some vacuum tubes and coax were here.
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On January 13, 1910, the first public radio broadcast aired live from the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Led by Lee de Forest, it featured opera stars like Enrico Caruso and reached receivers up to 20 miles away.
#StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery
#StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery
January 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
On January 13, 1910, the first public radio broadcast aired live from the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Led by Lee de Forest, it featured opera stars like Enrico Caruso and reached receivers up to 20 miles away.
#StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery
#StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery
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It's alive!
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
December 20, 2024 at 6:20 PM
It's alive!
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
The #Ferrograph Series Seven. This is a quirky machine. It's been interesting looking into the guts and reading the manual.
I must say, it does help to read the manual on this one 😆
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Philco 40-180
Art Deco C valve radio stand. 1939
Tube radio in walnut and mahogany
Art Deco C valve radio stand. 1939
Tube radio in walnut and mahogany
January 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Philco 40-180
Art Deco C valve radio stand. 1939
Tube radio in walnut and mahogany
Art Deco C valve radio stand. 1939
Tube radio in walnut and mahogany
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Excited to be contributing to this book edited by @librarianchef.bsky.social--my bit is a piece looking at a real-world basis for a Marvel conspiracy & how comics are a medium well-suited for showcasing societal anxieties. Cover art as a teaser for now!
#AcademicSky #comicssky #scholarship #comics
#AcademicSky #comicssky #scholarship #comics
January 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Excited to be contributing to this book edited by @librarianchef.bsky.social--my bit is a piece looking at a real-world basis for a Marvel conspiracy & how comics are a medium well-suited for showcasing societal anxieties. Cover art as a teaser for now!
#AcademicSky #comicssky #scholarship #comics
#AcademicSky #comicssky #scholarship #comics
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1979. Probe Records, Button Street, Liverpool. A pre-fame Pete Burns in the middle...
December 25, 2024 at 11:42 PM
1979. Probe Records, Button Street, Liverpool. A pre-fame Pete Burns in the middle...
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A Window into the Classroom: How Teachers Integrate Pronunciation Instruction - Isabelle Darcy, Brian Rocca, Zoie Hancock, 2020 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033688220964269#articleShareContainer
November 8, 2024 at 4:19 AM
A Window into the Classroom: How Teachers Integrate Pronunciation Instruction - Isabelle Darcy, Brian Rocca, Zoie Hancock, 2020 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033688220964269#articleShareContainer
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Another paper out! And probably the last one in a while😁
Here Brian Rocca, Isabelle Darcy and I extend some of my previous work and look into the role of phonological neighborhood density for L2 spoken word recognition when difficult sounds are involved
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here Brian Rocca, Isabelle Darcy and I extend some of my previous work and look into the role of phonological neighborhood density for L2 spoken word recognition when difficult sounds are involved
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Phonological neighborhood density, phonetic categorization, and vocabulary size differentially affect the phonolexical encoding of easy and difficult L2 segmental contrasts | Bilingualism: Language an...
Phonological neighborhood density, phonetic categorization, and vocabulary size differentially affect the phonolexical encoding of easy and difficult L2 segmental contrasts
www.cambridge.org
December 16, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Another paper out! And probably the last one in a while😁
Here Brian Rocca, Isabelle Darcy and I extend some of my previous work and look into the role of phonological neighborhood density for L2 spoken word recognition when difficult sounds are involved
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Here Brian Rocca, Isabelle Darcy and I extend some of my previous work and look into the role of phonological neighborhood density for L2 spoken word recognition when difficult sounds are involved
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Monica Watson nee Gallagher 22-9-2024 Now I can greet ma every morning over the washing-up
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Monica Watson nee Gallagher 22-9-2024 Now I can greet ma every morning over the washing-up
I take this opportunity on a new platform to reiterate that "Scat of the Antarctic" by remains the pinnacle of humour ever portrayed in a comic strip. All of humanity contained within that short tale.
November 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
I take this opportunity on a new platform to reiterate that "Scat of the Antarctic" by remains the pinnacle of humour ever portrayed in a comic strip. All of humanity contained within that short tale.
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Pillars of Creation through MIRI | JWST
November 14, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Pillars of Creation through MIRI | JWST
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The Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of the Earth. Not with light but neutrinos
November 14, 2024 at 8:23 AM
The Sun. Taken at night. Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of the Earth. Not with light but neutrinos
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Whole buildings of copper slag in the village of Whiston, in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Village used to have the main smelter for the Ecton Copper Mine, from which the Duke of Devonshire (Chatsworth) made his money. #UrbanGeology ⚒️🧪
November 13, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Whole buildings of copper slag in the village of Whiston, in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Village used to have the main smelter for the Ecton Copper Mine, from which the Duke of Devonshire (Chatsworth) made his money. #UrbanGeology ⚒️🧪
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Ball Ice is an extremely rare form of ice, first document in Antarctica in 1949. There is no obvious internal structure to ball ice, and the conditions of its formation and growth are largely unknown.
This plant is full of wonders. 🧪🌿🌊🦑❄️
This plant is full of wonders. 🧪🌿🌊🦑❄️
November 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Ball Ice is an extremely rare form of ice, first document in Antarctica in 1949. There is no obvious internal structure to ball ice, and the conditions of its formation and growth are largely unknown.
This plant is full of wonders. 🧪🌿🌊🦑❄️
This plant is full of wonders. 🧪🌿🌊🦑❄️
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So, I haven't seen any of the video and maybe I was completely cut... But the first episode is tonight!
The topics are amazing! 💡🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/se...
The topics are amazing! 💡🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/se...
Building Stuff
Humans are the most innovative species on Earth. See how engineers are supercharging our abilities, reaching beyond our horizons, and altering our environment.
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:15 AM
So, I haven't seen any of the video and maybe I was completely cut... But the first episode is tonight!
The topics are amazing! 💡🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/se...
The topics are amazing! 💡🧪
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/se...