Nathalie Redick
@nredick.bsky.social
MSc student in computational geodynamics/geophysics at UC Davis
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Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
The number of people I see cruising at 20 mph, no helmets and phone in hand on the way to campus on e-bikes and scooters is disturbing
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The number of people I see cruising at 20 mph, no helmets and phone in hand on the way to campus on e-bikes and scooters is disturbing
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VOLCANO AWAKENS!
Dramatic video shows a dormant volcano erupting in Ethiopia, filmed from aboard a passenger plane.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #volcano #Breaking #breakingnews
Dramatic video shows a dormant volcano erupting in Ethiopia, filmed from aboard a passenger plane.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #volcano #Breaking #breakingnews
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
VOLCANO AWAKENS!
Dramatic video shows a dormant volcano erupting in Ethiopia, filmed from aboard a passenger plane.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #volcano #Breaking #breakingnews
Dramatic video shows a dormant volcano erupting in Ethiopia, filmed from aboard a passenger plane.
#aurefreepress #News #press #headline #volcano #Breaking #breakingnews
Happy to leave California for a minute to watch the snow falling from the fireplace here in NYS
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy to leave California for a minute to watch the snow falling from the fireplace here in NYS
This is the best thing I’ve seen in a while. Boy, do I miss Canada 🇨🇦
Hilarious. This town in northern BC, about 650 KM/400 miles north of Vancouver, has launched this hysterical advertising campaign to get new residents and attract new talent —
"Kitimat — it's not for everyone."
"Kitimat — it's not for everyone."
Kitimat, BC: It’s Not For Everyone...
YouTube video by Kitimat Bound
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This is the best thing I’ve seen in a while. Boy, do I miss Canada 🇨🇦
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
I thought this was an Onion article for half a second
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I thought this was an Onion article for half a second
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Utrecht Paleogeography model in prep!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Utrecht Paleogeography model in prep!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
We're integrating our detailed reconstructions of orogenic belts and lost subducted plates into one plate tectonic and paleogeography model. We'll launch the updated Paleolatitude.org soon, and more tools for geodynamic, paleoclimate, and paleobiology studies!
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Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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I am grateful that I had the chance to sit down with one of the undergraduate journalists at The California Aggie to discuss my master’s research in the geodynamics lab at UC Davis and some of the exciting field work I’ve been a part of this summer
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
Behind the scenes of graduate student research in the geodynamics lab | The Aggie
theaggie.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I am grateful that I had the chance to sit down with one of the undergraduate journalists at The California Aggie to discuss my master’s research in the geodynamics lab at UC Davis and some of the exciting field work I’ve been a part of this summer
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
theaggie.org/2025/10/20/b... 🧪
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Today, the Python Software Foundation withdrew a huge NSF proposal because they refused to betray their commitment to their “diverse and international community” by capitulating to the demands of the current regime. 3 cheers for my favourite language, please
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today, the Python Software Foundation withdrew a huge NSF proposal because they refused to betray their commitment to their “diverse and international community” by capitulating to the demands of the current regime. 3 cheers for my favourite language, please
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
Well, the architects of the outage are actually AWS, who control a global majority of the cloud computing services that web services like Canvas depend on. This is what happens when the internet has all of its eggs in one basket
i teared up when i read these beautiful words from the CEOs of KKR investments, the current co-owners of Instructure/Canvas & therefore architects of the outage now making it so none of my students can access any learning materials
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Well, the architects of the outage are actually AWS, who control a global majority of the cloud computing services that web services like Canvas depend on. This is what happens when the internet has all of its eggs in one basket
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The inherent corollary of "this is murder" is that we prosecute and punish people who commit murder.
Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The inherent corollary of "this is murder" is that we prosecute and punish people who commit murder.
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Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭
I was able to try out an earthquake (Mw 7.0) shake simulator at UC Davis today, super cool. Would not want to experience it for real. Probably.
October 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I was able to try out an earthquake (Mw 7.0) shake simulator at UC Davis today, super cool. Would not want to experience it for real. Probably.
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It was a pleasure to contribute to this article, which talks about how AI contributes to seismology - indeed, we have seen tremendous progress in the use of machine learning to detect small events.
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“Like putting on glasses for the first time”—how AI improves earthquake detection
AI is “comically good” at detecting small earthquakes—here’s why that matters.
arstechnica.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It was a pleasure to contribute to this article, which talks about how AI contributes to seismology - indeed, we have seen tremendous progress in the use of machine learning to detect small events.
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this was the most important thing I learned during my CS degree and now the most frustrating thing to see as I watch my peers (other grad students) and younger computer scientists replace critical thinking with AI
Coding isn't just the act of typing code, but the learned experience of problem solving. IMO educators need to maintain that coding is learning how to enrich your portfolio of transferable skills. GenAI will only ever be a mid tier shortcut provider to people that already know what they're doing.
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
this was the most important thing I learned during my CS degree and now the most frustrating thing to see as I watch my peers (other grad students) and younger computer scientists replace critical thinking with AI
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Something new to consider on my PhD search
The Trump regime has ordered nine top universities to agree to its demands or lose access to federal funds.
Reminder for any school dealing with Trump's extortion: You can't appease a tyrant.
Reminder for any school dealing with Trump's extortion: You can't appease a tyrant.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Something new to consider on my PhD search
Jane Goodall was an inspiration to all young female scientists, I hope she rests in peace
The great Dr Jane Goodall, ethologist and campaigner for great apes and much else, has died at the age of 91.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
She loved this _Far Side_ cartoon, and wrote a forward for a later Gary Larson collection.
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Jane Goodall was an inspiration to all young female scientists, I hope she rests in peace
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In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.