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Math! Science! History! Podcast @mathsciencehistory.bsky.social · 14d

So... it looks like hamsters will soon be in our feed. Visit us at MathScienceHistory.com

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 14d

Anybody else visit Wikimedia to look up "physicist A.K. Geim" only to follow up your search with "hamster?"

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Rook Lafetra @rooklafetra.bsky.social · 8h

Yes. Looking something up is relatively easy in most cases, but knowing how to determine the question you should be asking in the first place, how to evaluate a source, how to infer something, how to be critical of your own assumptions, etc, are among the most valuable skills learned in life.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 9h

One of the fundamental flaws with this sort of thinking, assuming it is sincere which I doubt, is that a big part of college is about teaching someone *how* to learn. You can ask a chatbot about an infinite number of things, but how do you know which parts are important and which are irrelevant?

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 23h

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 6h

It's telling that even AI can't figure out why my printer acts up.

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 6h

"FFS." -> HTNOTH

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Edward Vogel @mathartforall.bsky.social · 11h

FFS.

Benjamin Mills @bjwmills.bsky.social · 14h

Googled the title of our new paper out today and the FIRST HIT was an AI sludge article that was completely incorrect

A: no we didn't analyse phosphorus isotope ratios in rocks
B: NOBODY analyses these
C: because phosphorus only has ONE stable isotope

Dead internet here we go

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 23h

NASA’s JPL lays off 550 employees. NASA's 2024 FY Budget was less than .5%. These cuts are concerning, unconscionable, and so unnecessary.
www.astronomy.com/science/nasa...

NASA’s JPL lays off 550 employees

NASA JPL layoffs cut 550 jobs in reorganization, impacting space missions. Director Dave Gallagher says it is unrelated to the shutdown.

www.astronomy.com

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 1d

In an era when public discourse feels more polarized than ever, even professors face limits on what they can say. This article takes a closer look at how the First Amendment applies, and where it doesn’t
theconversation.com/what-the-fir...

What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors speaking out on politics

American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.

theconversation.com

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 6d

In 1776, math and science didn’t just save lives, they saved a revolution.
Learn how smallpox inoculation shaped history in this week’s Flashcards Friday episode.
#MathScienceHistory

Listen here: mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/flashcards-s...

Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak

Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the…

mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 6d

This is unconscionable!

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Edward Vogel @mathartforall.bsky.social · 7d

Well worth the 6 minute watch!

Kleroterion @kleroterion.bsky.social · 7d

youtu.be/rwOu56bR1OA

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Abstraction in Math

YouTube video by Metamorphic

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 7d

Female First: 'Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome'

'The test..showed 92% sensitivity and 98% specificity. The team examined 47 patients with severe ME/CFS and compared results to 61 healthy individuals.'

www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle/sc...

Scientists create first accurate blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome

Scientists say they have developed the worlds first accurate blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome MECFS.

www.femalefirst.co.uk

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sure that, in my older years, when I draw my last breath, I will be retrieving and entering a six digit code.

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 7d

Origami meets quantum physics! Scientists just proved that paper-folding patterns hold the key to solving a major amplituhedron puzzle in particle theory.
🔗 www.quantamagazine.org/origami-patt...

Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle | Quanta Magazine

The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 7d

Rogue planet’s record growth spurt of 6 billion tonnes per second
cosmosmagazine.com/space/astron...

Rogue planet's record growth spurt of 6 billion tonnes per second

Astronomers have witnessed a planet 620 light-years away eat up nearby gas and dust at a rate of 6 billion tonnes a second, the fastest growth rate ever

cosmosmagazine.com

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 9d

In today’s episode of Math! Science! History!, Gabrielle interviews Dr. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research at the Massachusetts Historical Society, to uncover the hidden battle against smallpox during the Revolution. Thank you @mhs1791.bsky.social

🎙️ Check it out here: buff.ly/Em74B8C

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Math! Science! History! Podcast @mathsciencehistory.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow on Math! Science! History! >>> Before America was a country, Abigail Adams faced a different war: smallpox. In 1776, she gathered her children, entered quarantine, and chose science over fear. Tomorrow, hear her story and the letters that changed history.
Www.MathScienceHistory.com

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 13d

🎙️ Tune in to today's Flashcard Friday episode to discover the physics you’re already using, and never look at coffee spills, car rides, or even your smartphone the same way again! #MathScienceHistory #podcast #math #science #history

Check it out here: mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com/flashcards-f...

Math Science History with Gabrielle Birchak

Step into the laboratory at Math! Science! History! where time bends, ideas spark, equations echo, and the past hums with the electricity of what’s to come. Each week, Gabrielle Birchak lights the…

mathsciencehistory.libsyn.com

Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 14d

Anybody else visit Wikimedia to look up "physicist A.K. Geim" only to follow up your search with "hamster?"

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 14d

Same. My thought was literally at 3:00 p.m. PST. Then I read this, and that thought hit Richter scale 9.0.

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.bsky.social · 14d

A new trick for detecting quantum entanglement is conducted at a surprisingly large scale.

A Thermometer for Measuring Quantumness | Quanta Magazine

“Anomalous” heat flow, which at first appears to violate the second law of thermodynamics, gives physicists a way to detect quantum entanglement without destroying it.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 15d

💔 She was my shero. She inspired so many! She left behind a legacy of curiosity, compassion, and hope. May we honor her by listening to nature, protecting its wonders, and carrying forward her belief: the greatest danger to our future is apathy.

Rest in peace, Jane. Your vision will never fade. 😪

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Gabrielle Birchak @gabriellebirchak.bsky.social · 15d

Webb captures the first direct evidence of a moon-forming disk around an exoplanet, this shows a carbon rich chemistry around CT Cha b and offering a window into how moons (and planets) take shape.
Check it out: science.nasa.gov/missions/web...

NASA's Webb Telescope Studies Moon-Forming Disk Around Massive Planet - NASA Science

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of a potential moon-forming disk

science.nasa.gov

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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