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Florian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 15h

Tun wir jetzt so, als wäre diese Aussage normal? Ignorieren wir einfach, dass hier ein unverzichtbares Anstands-Mindestmaß zerbrochen wurde? Oder kommt da doch noch ein bisschen Aufruhr?
Wir müssen nicht über Brandmauern philosophieren, wenn es auf beiden Seiten der Mauer lichterloh brennt.

Philipp Eckstein @eckstein.bsky.social · 1d

Migration und das Stadtbild... bemerkenswerte Aussage von #Merz: "Bei der Migration sind wir sehr weit [...] Aber wir haben natürlich immer im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem und deswegen ist der Bundesinnenminister ja auch dabei jetzt in sehr großem Umfang auch Rückführungen zu ermöglichen" 1/x

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 13h

In our latest #podcast we talk to Codina Cotar about a #maths #art competition she ran connecting to a @NewtonInstitute research programme. The entries were amazing! Find out more in our chat with Codina plus.maths.org/content/livi...

Living proof: Codina Cotar and some amazing mathematical art

In this episode of Maths on the Move Codina Cotar discusses some of the jaw-dropping entries of a recent maths-art competition.

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 14h

When it comes to AI, ignore what Sam Altman says and instead listen to @abeba.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social

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Her Maths Story @hermathsstory.bsky.social · 16h

Today our team member @annabregermusic.bsky.social tells her story - “Many little twists and turns have brought me to where I am now and I am absolutely thrilled about my interdisciplinary research project working on image analysis and historical music manuscripts.”

➡️ hermathsstory.eu/anna-breger/

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 17h

More Passion for Science: Journeys Into the Unknown shines a light on women's stories, from the derring do of the Air Transport Auxiliary in WWII, to the rigorous physical and psychological testing of Mercury astronaut hopefuls. Read more: findingada.com/shop/... #ALD25

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Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 20h

New on arXiv: Why noise matters in learned regularization!
Data-driven regularizers fail without noise structure. 🎯
Tikhonov, Lavrentiev, quadratic — not equal under non-white noise.
🤫 Spoiler: Optimal reconstruction needs proper noise modeling.
👉 Regularizer choice = structure and noise.

arxiv math.NA @arxiv-math-na.bsky.social · 21h

Sebastian Banert, Christoph Brauer, Dirk Lorenz, Lionel Tondji
Why the noise model matters: A performance gap in learned regularization
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12521

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 1d

It's #AdaLovelaceDay! We celebrate by revisiting some of our content produced with women mathematicians over the last year! From #ArtificialIntelligence to group theory, we hope you enjoy our articles and podcasts plus.maths.org/content/happ... #maths #math #mathematics

Happy Ada Lovelace Day 2025!

We celebrate by revisiting some of the articles and podcasts we produced with women mathematicians over the last year.

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Francis Villatoro @emulenews.bsky.social · 3d

#arXiv Inspiring stories from women in astronomy in Africa arxiv.org/abs/2510.05195 collection of biographies and tapestry of resilience, passion, and scientific excellence woven through the lives of women who have ventured into the cosmos from the African continent.

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 5d

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Astrid Deilmann @astriddeilmann.bsky.social · 5d

Gute Nachricht: Wir haben gegen Elon Musks KI vor Gericht gewonnen.

Das Landgericht Hamburg sagt klar: Auch eine KI darf keine Lügen verbreiten – und die dahinter stehende Firma haftet im Zweifel dafür.

Unser Rechtsstaat funktioniert. Auch gegen Milliardenkonzerne mit Gottkomplex.

Eine Grafik mit der Überschrift "Campact vs Grok 1-0" und einem Bild eines enttäuscht schauenden Elon Musk.

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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) @kit.edu · 6d

Wissenschaftlerinnen mit Sichtbarkeitslücke: Eine Langzeitstudie des #KITKarlsruhe belegt, dass #Wissenschaftlerinnen in der deutschen #Medienberichterstattung zu wissenschaftlichen Risikothemen unterrepräsentiert sind. www.kit.edu/kit/202510-w...

Symbolbild: Videoteam des KIT filmt eine Wissenschaftlerin

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Her Maths Story @hermathsstory.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for a special screening of #CountedOutDoc, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes our everyday lives. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation.

Reserve your spot today, register at: watch.showandtell.film/watch/her-ma...

#CountedOut #ReImagineMath

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plus.maths.org @plusmaths.bsky.social · 7d

Topological data analysis which uses pure #maths techniques to analyse (big) #data is one of our favourite topics at the moment. In the latest episode of our #podcast Mike Hill explores it further, including applications in social justice plus.maths.org/content/topo...

Topological data analysis with Michael Hill

Find out how topology, traditionally part of pure maths, can help us understand big data, with applications in areas such as cancer research and social justice.

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RA Dr. Jannik Rienhoff @linksanwaelte.bsky.social · 10d

Ich wollte zu Halloween als aufkommender Faschismus gehen, aber offenbar findet das kaum jemand gruselig.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Counted Out Documentary @countedout.bsky.social · 14d

From #data to #AI, our world runs on math. #CountedOutDoc calls us to ensure everyone is prepared, empowered, and counted in. #FutureOfWork

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 11d

People are running stats on LLM-generated participants and think they’re being social scientists when in fact they’re technically just playing a very strange video game. This is like saying you’re doing math research because you’re playing sudoku.

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AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

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Are Skeie Hermansen @aresherman.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇

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Joana Grah @joanagrah.bsky.social · 15d

Re-watched Bo Burnham‘s Inside and I still think it‘s brilliant, on point & heartbreaking.

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 16d

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says “want to connect your students with real
Scientists?” Then red octopus says “Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says “get a match at skypeascientist.com”

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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 16d

1/2 Dogs are capable of forming mental categories of objects, despite not having language or being trained in symbols.

The dogs (mostly border collies) categorized new toys based on their experience with them.

(paper) www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 17d

Podcast | "Medicine in Auschwitz"

Participation in selections of Jews became one of the deadly duties of the SS physicians in #Auschwitz. But it was not the only one.

Our podcast about medical crimes at Auschwitz: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/medicine-in-auschwitz

Selection at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. An SS doctor in a uniform is standing in front of a line of people approaching him. A man with a walking stick is right in front of him. The SS man points him to the right. He would join a large group of maan standing in the corner of the frame in the distance. Those people will be murdered in a gas chamber. Railline and a building is visible in the background of the photo.

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keefe murren @keefemurren.bsky.social · 18d

"Whoever forbids Antifa, wants fascism! Make Antifa Great Again!" - Bayern Munich fans on Friday, right behind the goal, so guaranteed to be in the broadcast worldwide.

"Whoever forbids Antifa, wants fascism! Make Antifa Great Again!" - Banner held by Bayern Munich fans on Friday, right behind the goal, so guaranteed to be in the broadcast worldwide.

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Joana Grah @joanagrah.bsky.social · 18d

Ich muss schweren Herzens 2 Tickets für die Eröffnungsparty/-konzert (Fuffifufzich / Blond / Special Guests) im @hkw-berlin.bsky.social & 2 Tickets (HEUTE) für die Ausstellung „Die Möglichkeit der Unvernunft“ von @janboehm.bsky.social & Gruppe Royale) verkaufen. 😢