Tom Holden-Dye
@tomholdendye.bsky.social
quantum info/many-body stuff | phd candidate @uclofficial.bsky.social
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I am so dismayed a the statement today from the President of the @royalsociety.org that I want to publish here the letter I wrote to him yesterday urging him to address the clear concerns of the UK scientific community.
![Screenshot of first part of letter (continues in next image). Text reads:
Dear Sir Adrian
I write to request that in its deliberations tomorrow the Council resolves to take a principled stand to defend the scientific values written into its code of conduct.
In its attempts to deal with the actions of Elon Musk FRS, the Royal Society has repeatedly failed to explain how his repudiation of those values is consistent with the code of conduct that all Fellows must adhere to as a condition of their fellowship. As is now well established, these actions include attacking Antony Fauci FRS without good cause; spreading scientific misinformation on X [through his own utterances and by relaxing controls on the platform]; recklessly and unlawfully degrading the research ecosystem of the US as part of DOGE; and bragging publicly about "feeding USAID into the wood chipper", which the Lancet estimates will cause the deaths of 14 million people, many of them children under the age of five, by 2030.
The Society’s inaction extends to the recent brief exchange of correspondence between Prof Sir Paul Nurse and Mr Musk. Although there was some initial contact, when Sir Paul laid out the Society’s specific concerns there was no reply or explanation from Musk. For reasons that I’m afraid I cannot fathom, you chose once again not to enforce your code of conduct.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jviud2kbpxo3lwd3do4mqepg/bafkreiev6nrcxar4eabbnj3t2p5tfi4icoeagakrqrtc5jhcq6op3424me@jpeg)
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am so dismayed a the statement today from the President of the @royalsociety.org that I want to publish here the letter I wrote to him yesterday urging him to address the clear concerns of the UK scientific community.
Fantastic time in Berlin recently - thanks so much to the organisers of @qctip2025.bsky.social for a supremely smooth and enjoyable conference! Was very lovely to see lots of friends new and old people there - feel very grateful to be a small part of such a wonderful community
May 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Fantastic time in Berlin recently - thanks so much to the organisers of @qctip2025.bsky.social for a supremely smooth and enjoyable conference! Was very lovely to see lots of friends new and old people there - feel very grateful to be a small part of such a wonderful community
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Incredibly disappointed with the ruling of the UK Supreme Court this morning. This is a capitulation to bigotry, with the lack of trans representation in the proceedings highlighting the ridiculousness of the ruling. Solidarity with all my trans friends and colleagues at this time 🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Incredibly disappointed with the ruling of the UK Supreme Court this morning. This is a capitulation to bigotry, with the lack of trans representation in the proceedings highlighting the ridiculousness of the ruling. Solidarity with all my trans friends and colleagues at this time 🏳️⚧️
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An important reminder as the Supreme Court makes its judgement - not a single trans person was heard from at any point during this case before them, even a trans judge who applied was refused.
This is, as usual, the British state acting as cis people to impose their will on trans people.
This is, as usual, the British state acting as cis people to impose their will on trans people.
This is a better link (I think), judgement set to start at 9.45am - supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
For Women Scotland Ltd (Appellant) v The Scottish Ministers (Respondent) - UK Supreme Court
Is a person with a full gender recognition certificate (“GRC”) which recognises that their gender is female, a “woman” for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (“EA 2010”)?
supremecourt.uk
April 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
An important reminder as the Supreme Court makes its judgement - not a single trans person was heard from at any point during this case before them, even a trans judge who applied was refused.
This is, as usual, the British state acting as cis people to impose their will on trans people.
This is, as usual, the British state acting as cis people to impose their will on trans people.
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Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
April 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
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Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw...
List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
forms.gle
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw...
List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
First post on here to say that my first PhD paper has now been officially accepted in @quantum-journal.bsky.social (and updated version up on arXiv). Love what Quantum are about, so chuffed to have it out there :) quantum-journal.org/papers/q-202...
Fundamental charges for dual-unitary circuits
Tom Holden-Dye, Lluis Masanes, and Arijeet Pal,
Quantum 9, 1615 (2025).
Dual-unitary quantum circuits have recently attracted attention as an analytically tractable model of many-body quantum dynamics...
quantum-journal.org
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
First post on here to say that my first PhD paper has now been officially accepted in @quantum-journal.bsky.social (and updated version up on arXiv). Love what Quantum are about, so chuffed to have it out there :) quantum-journal.org/papers/q-202...