Dan Hunt
@huntsforwimps.bsky.social
Postdoc @ UT Austin
Searching for Dark Matter with LUX-ZEPLIN and CrystaLiZe | HuntsForWIMPS.com | He/They
Searching for Dark Matter with LUX-ZEPLIN and CrystaLiZe | HuntsForWIMPS.com | He/They
Looks like I've got more in common with botanists than I'd have thought. Fun tool!
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Looks like I've got more in common with botanists than I'd have thought. Fun tool!
Fantastic news
Boots Riley Confirms He’s Turning Post-Apocalypse ‘Simpsons’ Adjacent Off-Broadway Dark Comedy ‘Mr. Burns: A Post‑Electric Play’ Into A Movie
Filmmaker Boots Riley confirmed he is making a film adaptation of the apocalyptic dark comedy 'Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.'
theplaylist.net
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Fantastic news
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The use of the generic term AI in this headline is obscuring the point somewhat. It was specifically the use of a branded product made by THE BIGGEST NAME IN SOFTWARE, which is being bundled into everything and rammed down our throats. Microsoft Co-Pilot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
An intelligence report referred to a football game that never happened - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement later today.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The use of the generic term AI in this headline is obscuring the point somewhat. It was specifically the use of a branded product made by THE BIGGEST NAME IN SOFTWARE, which is being bundled into everything and rammed down our throats. Microsoft Co-Pilot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
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What is this? Maybe a painting?
No!
It's about NGC 2736, or Pencil Nebula, a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant. 🔭
It's thought to be formed from part of its shock wave, plowing through interstellar space at over 500,000 km per hour!
Image by Greg Turgeon & Utkarsh Mishra
🧪 #science 1/3
No!
It's about NGC 2736, or Pencil Nebula, a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant. 🔭
It's thought to be formed from part of its shock wave, plowing through interstellar space at over 500,000 km per hour!
Image by Greg Turgeon & Utkarsh Mishra
🧪 #science 1/3
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
What is this? Maybe a painting?
No!
It's about NGC 2736, or Pencil Nebula, a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant. 🔭
It's thought to be formed from part of its shock wave, plowing through interstellar space at over 500,000 km per hour!
Image by Greg Turgeon & Utkarsh Mishra
🧪 #science 1/3
No!
It's about NGC 2736, or Pencil Nebula, a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant. 🔭
It's thought to be formed from part of its shock wave, plowing through interstellar space at over 500,000 km per hour!
Image by Greg Turgeon & Utkarsh Mishra
🧪 #science 1/3
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don't know what we'd do without clustering algorithms
January 11, 2026 at 9:20 AM
don't know what we'd do without clustering algorithms
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Good for them. Just thinking of all the frontline NHS workers who worked countless hours during Covid without PPE masks to protect them; who died in their droves while fraudsters made millions from the public purse by supplying faulty masks. Good for them.
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good for them. Just thinking of all the frontline NHS workers who worked countless hours during Covid without PPE masks to protect them; who died in their droves while fraudsters made millions from the public purse by supplying faulty masks. Good for them.
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Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail pointing at diagram while speaking to three other people] PERSON: If the emergency stop is activated, any riders on the waterslide will be diverted into the beam dump, a large graphite block which will safely absorb their momentum. [caption] We regretted hiring an accelerator physicist to design our water park.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicnzdnpjdz4clfa2uhx6isbdwgu72oku5pee4av7paavbjmqpyoiu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Pluribus has to be some of the finest television I've seen in a long while. Refreshing to see a show where the writers have clearly sat down and thought through the full implications of the premise, and it's always great to see Rhea Seehorn. Go watch it!
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Pluribus has to be some of the finest television I've seen in a long while. Refreshing to see a show where the writers have clearly sat down and thought through the full implications of the premise, and it's always great to see Rhea Seehorn. Go watch it!
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it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
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Nuclear science week tip: do not fall into the reactor pool!
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
As Palisades works to load fuel, person falls into reactor cavity
A person fell into the nuclear reactor cavity at the Palisades plant in Southwest Michigan on Tuesday. They were taken for a medical evaluation and have returned to work.
www.michiganpublic.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nuclear science week tip: do not fall into the reactor pool!
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
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got a nice email from someone in austria asking me to rotate a Leberkässemmel, an austere meatloaf and mustard sandwich on kaiser roll i was previously unfamiliar with. i figured what the hell, let's rotate it and rotate it fast
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
got a nice email from someone in austria asking me to rotate a Leberkässemmel, an austere meatloaf and mustard sandwich on kaiser roll i was previously unfamiliar with. i figured what the hell, let's rotate it and rotate it fast
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The War on Science
YouTube video by Shaun
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: In Defense Of Mass Censorship https://theonion.com/in-defense-of-mass-censorship-1848673776/
September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board: In Defense Of Mass Censorship https://theonion.com/in-defense-of-mass-censorship-1848673776/
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This is bonkers.
August 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is bonkers.
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i like how self-conscious they are about how wildly outdated their book is
“Sure your house is burning down, but we wrote a whole book about its leaking faucet.”
July 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
i like how self-conscious they are about how wildly outdated their book is
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Dark Matter 101: The LZ Crash Course 📷 | Lesson 3: Detecting dark matter
Hello again! It’s time for the third installment of our crash course! #DarkMatter101 #LZCrashCourse #DarkMatter #DetectingDarkMatter #ParticlePhysics #Astrophysics #ScienceSeries #SpaceMysteries #DirectDetection
Hello again! It’s time for the third installment of our crash course! #DarkMatter101 #LZCrashCourse #DarkMatter #DetectingDarkMatter #ParticlePhysics #Astrophysics #ScienceSeries #SpaceMysteries #DirectDetection
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Dark Matter 101: The LZ Crash Course 📷 | Lesson 3: Detecting dark matter
Hello again! It’s time for the third installment of our crash course! #DarkMatter101 #LZCrashCourse #DarkMatter #DetectingDarkMatter #ParticlePhysics #Astrophysics #ScienceSeries #SpaceMysteries #DirectDetection
Hello again! It’s time for the third installment of our crash course! #DarkMatter101 #LZCrashCourse #DarkMatter #DetectingDarkMatter #ParticlePhysics #Astrophysics #ScienceSeries #SpaceMysteries #DirectDetection
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I love that a politician can say something like “I believe mice naturally spawn out of grain” and the news will now just treat that as a legitimate line of thought
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I love that a politician can say something like “I believe mice naturally spawn out of grain” and the news will now just treat that as a legitimate line of thought
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If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
June 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
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Politicians seem confused after the ruling that sex should be understood as biological under the Equality Act—and trans people are waiting to see how much their rights have been reduced. @jessothomson.co.uk analyses the judgment for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
On sex, the Supreme Court has brought only doubt
Politicians seem confused after the ruling that sex should be understood as biological under the Equality Act—and trans people are waiting to see how ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Politicians seem confused after the ruling that sex should be understood as biological under the Equality Act—and trans people are waiting to see how much their rights have been reduced. @jessothomson.co.uk analyses the judgment for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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"now son do you know why i pulled you over tonight?"
"no officer, what seems to be the trouble?"
"well it's just a routine checkpoint son, i'm going to have to ask you a few questions. first off, in herman melville's moby-dick what is the white whale an allegory for?"
"no officer, what seems to be the trouble?"
"well it's just a routine checkpoint son, i'm going to have to ask you a few questions. first off, in herman melville's moby-dick what is the white whale an allegory for?"
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP WILL SIGN ORDER ON ENGLISH LITERARY TESTS FOR TRUCKERS IN U.S.
April 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"now son do you know why i pulled you over tonight?"
"no officer, what seems to be the trouble?"
"well it's just a routine checkpoint son, i'm going to have to ask you a few questions. first off, in herman melville's moby-dick what is the white whale an allegory for?"
"no officer, what seems to be the trouble?"
"well it's just a routine checkpoint son, i'm going to have to ask you a few questions. first off, in herman melville's moby-dick what is the white whale an allegory for?"
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The decision to use an image of a Gaza protest as the representative image of a British ‘civil war’ when there were literal race riots and proto-pogroms in the streets less than a year ago is one of those editorial choices that says far more than the article itself possibly could.
Sure, but this type of shit is the illogical conclusion if you believe e.g. people voted out Jonathan Ashcroft due to sectarian hatred, or that millions of people are angry about the destruction of Gaza due to racial animus, and that none of this is compatible with “Britishness”.
April 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The decision to use an image of a Gaza protest as the representative image of a British ‘civil war’ when there were literal race riots and proto-pogroms in the streets less than a year ago is one of those editorial choices that says far more than the article itself possibly could.
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This image brings me peace.
April 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This image brings me peace.