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Physghoul 👻
@physgal.bsky.social
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University physics lecturer and Associate Dean, Learning. Physics demystifier. Supporter of girls and women in physics. CAP Teaching Medal 2018, 3MNTF 2023. She/her Ph.D.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Nov 13
📍Welcome to the Women In STEM feed! 📍

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 29m
Doxing, I think
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
MacCALLUM: Margaret Thatcher said socialism is great until you run out of other people's money

MAMDANI: Well, what Andrew Cuomo said is that if you have $957m you give it to Elon Musk in tax credits
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1h
Looking forward to seeing @marthawells.com tonight in Vancouver. #YVR 🤩
Book Launch: Queen Demon by Martha Wells | Iron Dog Books
Indigenous-owned bookshop serving metro Vancouver
irondogbooks.com
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 4h
Any chance you're going to start shipping to Canada?
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 7h
SCIENCE POLICY NEWS:

During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭

Why that matters 🧵
DOE Consolidates Office of Science Advisory Committees
Six long-standing committees advising the Department of Energy’s Office of Science have been rolled into one.
www.aip.org
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 4h
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tomás @canonbal.bsky.social · 5h
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The Unipiper made an appearance at Portland's ICE protest
YouTube video by The Oregonian
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 4h
We drive by this intersection most days when we commute to work. The visibility is not great with all of the parked cars. I think it needs a stop sign or light, not just a pedestrian light. #YVR
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 9h
“We’ve asked for about four or five years now to get a crossing light put in. The city always comes back with ‘We can only do 10 maximum a year.’"

The bad news is with ABC's budget cuts, that pace will be even slower. Ken Sim and ABC are failing to keep Vancouver residents safe.
Woman pushing child in a stroller struck by car in busy Vancouver intersection - BC | Globalnews.ca
Mat Vanstone lives nearby. He says the intersection at West 16th Avenue and Willow Street is one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the city.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 5h
...but it's still in Texas. No thanks.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
Go Antifa!
A cartoon drawing of four animal mascots: dino, frog, unicorn and shark standing in front of a mug shot height wall with the words "FBI Most Wanted Terrorists" above them
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
They arrested a clarinet player dressed as a banana???
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
Another great @xkcd.com comic for my lecture slides. Special Relativity is coming up later this semester. ⚛️ 🎢
SURE, WHEN EINSTEIN SUGGESTS USING THE LORENTZ TRANSFORM TO EXPLAIN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN VELOCITY AND TIME, PEOPLE CALL HIM A GENIUS. BUT WHEN I SUGGEST IT, IT'S "BASIC PHYSICS" AND "UNDERGRADUATE STUFF." SUCH A DOUBLE STANDARD!
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
He makes me nauseous.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
No way. LOL. I do that in my head.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
Maybe he was visited late at night by a ghost who told him his future?
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
LOL
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
Slept through final exam
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d
Hi! You’ve been added to the Physicists list. You should now be able to post to the Physics feed using ⚛️ and the Science feed using the test tube emoji.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d
So sorry ☹️
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d
It is!
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d
I thought this was lovely.
"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion." black text on white background "Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York." A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d
Yes!
Should Have Turned Left At Albuquerque
YouTube video by UncleSpellbinder
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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d
Or Skytrain or ...