tom t
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on physics, science writing, books, teaching, football, drama, life in Ireland.....
So, I got interviewed by my old school on my tendency to make things up....
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December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So, I got interviewed by my old school on my tendency to make things up....
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🧪captured this very improbable phenomenon this evening in my house....
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🧪captured this very improbable phenomenon this evening in my house....
🧪How to build quantum computers....
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IOP Tyndall Lecture 2026
Save the date for the IOP Tyndall lecture nearest to you. Dates:Booking details to follow. This lecture is suitable for senior cycle Physics students.Tickets are free but must be booked. Lecture Title: How to Grow a Quantum Computer Abstract:Computers were once the size of large rooms. This changed when physicists came to understand a new state of matter: the semiconductor. From that point on, we learnt to grow computers from crystals of silicon. These days the race is on to build a pract
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November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🧪How to build quantum computers....
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I think about this tweet a lot
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I think about this tweet a lot
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
🧪aurora berryalis!
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November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🧪aurora berryalis!
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Coursework rules (2026) for L Cert Students...
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SEC Coursework Rules, including AI
The SEC published a document last week covering the completion of coursework for Leaving Cert 2026 (the current 6th years). Obviously that doesn't include physics but the appendix that covers the use ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Coursework rules (2026) for L Cert Students...
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It is either perfect timing or terrible timing. Either way, our new Noisy Piggy slot machine has just arrived on the casino floor.
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It is either perfect timing or terrible timing. Either way, our new Noisy Piggy slot machine has just arrived on the casino floor.
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Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Astonishingly, in World Cup qualifying, Ireland bettered Portugal over two games on goal difference, bettered Hungary on points and on goal difference but only matched Armenia - and that means they only get to finish second in their group! #HUNIRL
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Astonishingly, in World Cup qualifying, Ireland bettered Portugal over two games on goal difference, bettered Hungary on points and on goal difference but only matched Armenia - and that means they only get to finish second in their group! #HUNIRL
For anybody following #HUNIRL, its worth remembering my rule about all Irish teams: they always make you believe before breaking your heart....
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
For anybody following #HUNIRL, its worth remembering my rule about all Irish teams: they always make you believe before breaking your heart....
🧪Drilling into numbers of students in Ireland studying a science to Leaving Cert (end of High School) level....
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🧪Drilling into numbers of students in Ireland studying a science to Leaving Cert (end of High School) level....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-...
Drilling into numbers of students in Ireland studying a science to Leaving Cert (end of High School) level....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-...
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Gender Divide, Leaving Cert Sciences
I just went down a little stats rabbit-hole, looking at the gender divide for Leaving Cert Sciences from 2022 - which is the last year where the SEC have published the relevant stats.The figures relat...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Drilling into numbers of students in Ireland studying a science to Leaving Cert (end of High School) level....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-...
🧪https://www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-divide-leaving-cert-sciences
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🧪https://www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/gender-divide-leaving-cert-sciences
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
🧪This is a lovely piece of writing, that says so much about Watson - but also (perhaps) about the hero-focussed view of scientific advancement in general. Maybe if Watson wasn't so obsessed with being seen as a genius, he would have been happier.
shared by @samthielman.com earlier.
shared by @samthielman.com earlier.
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🧪This is a lovely piece of writing, that says so much about Watson - but also (perhaps) about the hero-focussed view of scientific advancement in general. Maybe if Watson wasn't so obsessed with being seen as a genius, he would have been happier.
shared by @samthielman.com earlier.
shared by @samthielman.com earlier.
🧪looking back at a century of physics papers in the Irish Leaving Cert (end of High School), we have this from 1925... I had to look up what an Atwood's machine was, and Fletcher's Trolley.....
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November 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🧪looking back at a century of physics papers in the Irish Leaving Cert (end of High School), we have this from 1925... I had to look up what an Atwood's machine was, and Fletcher's Trolley.....
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/leaving...
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All my zebras lined up having a drink on a waterhole at Jamala Madikwe, South Africa in August 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
All my zebras lined up having a drink on a waterhole at Jamala Madikwe, South Africa in August 2025.
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There's a Pat Ingoldsby book launch tomorrow night in @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social . It is for the collection that Vivienne Baillie crowd funded. I'm just looking forward to being in a room full of people who loved him and his work again . Tickets on eventbrite.
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There's a Pat Ingoldsby book launch tomorrow night in @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social . It is for the collection that Vivienne Baillie crowd funded. I'm just looking forward to being in a room full of people who loved him and his work again . Tickets on eventbrite.
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
The most scary thing about this is how measured and reasonable it is.....
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From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones
We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating power, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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October 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The most scary thing about this is how measured and reasonable it is.....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🧪 sharing to the science feed....shocking stuff.
Hurrican Melissa had a central pressure of 892 millibars (about 88% of sea level) when it made landfall, which is incredible; the lower the pressure the stronger the air is drawn in and the stronger the winds.
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
So much power.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme
A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded
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October 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🧪 sharing to the science feed....shocking stuff.
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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...aaaaaand coming in at number one on our list of "Things That Give You 'Call of the Void' Vibes..."
October 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
...aaaaaand coming in at number one on our list of "Things That Give You 'Call of the Void' Vibes..."