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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! 📍

Anyone can post to this feed using #WomenInSTEM

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

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 · 8h

They arrested a clarinet player dressed as a banana???

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 12h

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 · 13h

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 18h

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 · 13h

He makes me nauseous.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 13h

No way. LOL. I do that in my head.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe he was visited late at night by a ghost who told him his future?

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 17h

LOL

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 17h

Slept through final exam

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

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 · 17h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

So sorry ☹️

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

It is!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

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."

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"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 · 1d

Yes!

Should Have Turned Left At Albuquerque

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Or Skytrain or ...

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

And my SSN. I hope most young people at least know that.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Same

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Right there with you. We also memorized multiple street addresses and zip codes. I even knew my first real credit card number. It was a Discover card.

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Karen Mulreid @beatingblog.bsky.social · 1d

No no. No, we won't be doing that. We won't be brushing the last two years under the carpet just because there is a current ceasefire. This is appalling, Israel should not be allowed to participate until Palestine is free and Netanyahu is behind bars for war crimes, where he belongs.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union said

Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision

www.rte.ie

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. I didn’t particularly enjoy it as a grad student. I mostly hung in there because I really wanted to teach at a small college.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 4d

And the unicorn and the shark and … 😊

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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