banner
LightNews
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk
@danfalk.bsky.social
4.7K followers 1.4K following 1.2K posts
Hi! I write about #science for Smithsonian, Discover, Quanta, Nautilus, Undark, National Geographic, CBC Radio, & many other outlets. Books include The Science of Shakespeare and In Search of Time. Co-host of BookLab podcast. 🔭🪐⭐️⚛️
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 20d
My latest video is an overview of the next two total solar eclipses -- the one on Aug. 12, 2026 (visible from Iceland & Spain) and Aug. 2, 2027 (visible from Spain & North Africa). Hopefully this will video help you as you make your plans. Cheers! #astronomy #solareclipse
youtu.be/99qmRY55iFE
Get ready for the total solar eclipses of Aug. 12, 2026 and Aug. 2, 2027!
YouTube video by danfalkscience
youtu.be
4
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 52m
They kept it pretty hush-hush for like, what, five months? (I wasn't sure if you might have had advance notice, as one of the "insiders"...?)
1 1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 1d
Hi -- I'm writing a short article about #CometLemmon, and I'm seeking testimonials! Have you seen it? From where? How easy / hard was it to find it? Did you need binoculars? I'd love to hear in a few sentences what you think of #Comet #Lemmon so far! Thanks!! #astronomy #space
1 1
Reposted by Dan Falk
reuters.com
Reuters @reuters.com · 2d
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
45 300 470
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
A very worthy winner!
2
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
Yes -- I long pondered that one, which is objectively much trickier than the Brewers one. (And I say that as someone who had an Expos cap, as a kid!)
1 1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
Wiki: "The logo was designed by Tom Meindel, an art history student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire."
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
Yay for me finally clueing in that there's an M and a B in the Milwaukee Brewers logo. (In my defence, I never really examined it closely until today.)
The Milwaukee Brewers logo.
3 4
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
🇨🇦🦃 (🐦⚓️🔄)
3
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, that battle was lost a long time ago, IMHO. Professors, journalists, people with PhDs (in anything other than philosophy)... nearly everyone gets it wrong. :/
1 2
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 2d
⚾️🐦😀
2
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 3d
:( (From the headline, I figured it was gonna be about Pete Best.)
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 3d
Agree. Also, while the guns are part of the iconography, they don’t actually get used much. If anything, the franchise is known for “unique” ways of disposing of villains (squished in printing press; dart [and ejection into space]; collapsing radio telescope; falling off the Golden Gate Bridge…)
2
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 3d
:0
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
(And Gott's essay -- even though it was published in Nature -- has indeed sparked a lot of debate, over the years.)
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
3/3 c/w: You walk into a room, see that a gambler has just rolled two sixes; you conclude that it's unlikely that he just began rolling when you walked in. I feel like if one arguments is flawed, then the other is also flawed, and prob for similar reasons.
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
2/2 (or prob 2/3) You arrive in NYC and see that Cats has been playing for 10 years; unlikely that it's about to end its run just as you arrive (in fact, Gott argued, you can use the show's history to make a reasonable guess re: its future). (cont'd)
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
1/2 Enjoyed the most recent AMA episode of @seanmcarroll.bsky.social's Mindscape, on (alleged) fine tuning & the design argument. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the "reverse gambler's fallacy" seems identical (or least very closely allied with) J. Richard Gott's "Copernican principle." (cont'd)
1 1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
Diane Keaton, known for her work in Annie Hall, The Godfather, and many more classic films, has died at 79.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.
variety.com
4
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
Listening to the Quirks & Quarks 50th anniversary special. 📻 ⚛️🔭 Oh and there’s @astrokatie.com — on her home turf since they recorded the show at @perimeterinstitute.ca ! #science #scicomm
1 2 11
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
Bottom of the 15th?? I tell ya, if I had the cable channel needed to watch the game, I would be watching the game!
4
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
Ha ha! (The good news is that I'm almost done organizing my 2023 pix!)
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 4d
A day in Oxford, 📷 May 2023. ( #Oxford #England #photography )
A view of the Radcliffe Camera in evening light. A street scene in Oxford, with the Bear pub visible in the rear. Bicycles chained to a fence in Oxford. A street scene in Oxford, with pedestrians and shops, with late afternoon sunlight.
1 17
Reposted by Dan Falk
reuters.com
Reuters @reuters.com · 5d
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
140 1.9K 5.2K
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 5d
HBD! Also, some serious talent there!!
1
danfalk.bsky.social
Dan Falk @danfalk.bsky.social · 5d
I wonder if he wished he'd gotten out more? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ( 📷 Oxford, May 2023) ( #Oxford #England #history )
A blue plaque dedicated to the 17thC antiquarian Anthony a Wood. It says he was born, lived, and died at Postmasters' Hall, Oxford.
3