Physgal ⚛️
@physgal.bsky.social
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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@physgal.bsky.social
· Nov 13
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Happy to live in a country that "violates" these human rights. 🇨🇦🙄
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Happy to live in a country that "violates" these human rights. 🇨🇦🙄
This is so true and really needs to be addressed. 🧪 ⚛️ 🎢 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is so true and really needs to be addressed. 🧪 ⚛️ 🎢 👩🔬 #AcademicSky
Spread the word #AcademicSky
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Spread the word #AcademicSky
Bye bye Nike
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Bye bye Nike
Interesting results in this new paper:
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
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Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
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Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada
The lack of diversity in physics remains a worldwide problem. Despite being a quantitative discipline relying on measurements, there is a paucity of data on the demographic characteristics of underrep...
www.facetsjournal.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Interesting results in this new paper:
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
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"all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment...were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment...were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Today, a #WomenInSTEM thread dedicated to engineers
Li Fu Lee (1904 – 1985) was a Chinese engineer and teacher known for being the first Chinese woman to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Her attendance starting in 1925 was reported by numerous media outlets.
Here at the MIT's radio experiment station, 1925
Her attendance starting in 1925 was reported by numerous media outlets.
Here at the MIT's radio experiment station, 1925
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Today, a #WomenInSTEM thread dedicated to engineers
⬇️⬇️ Please ⬇️⬇️
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
⬇️⬇️ Please ⬇️⬇️
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough...
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It’s way past time that qualifying nations refused to attend the World Cup. This is just yet another reason. None will though.
President Donald Trump's administration will not permit supporters from Haiti to enter the United States next summer after the nation qualified for the World Cup.
Donald Trump tells one nation's fans to stay away from World Cup in America
www.mirror.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It’s way past time that qualifying nations refused to attend the World Cup. This is just yet another reason. None will though.
This is mind-boggling:
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
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"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
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Oooo I first heard about this here
substack.com/@kelseytuoc/...
Lemme see what this Atlantic article is all about
substack.com/@kelseytuoc/...
Lemme see what this Atlantic article is all about
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This is mind-boggling:
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
♾️🎢
"“Of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle school levels,” the report found, 42% reported completing calculus or precalculus."
How can they be expected to even begin understanding calculus, if they haven't mastered fractions?
♾️🎢
Her map isn't quite to scale, but you get the idea.
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Her map isn't quite to scale, but you get the idea.
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Well, well, well....
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Well, well, well....
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
🎢 to add to the #ITeachPhysics feed
Schlieren imaging really feels like magic. You do some fiddly adjustments with a lamp and a camera together right at the focus of a curved mirror, and suddenly the fiddliness becomes sensitive to tiny variations in the air density near the mirror itself.
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
The "oh, wow!" moment for me here was 1/🧪⚛️
Is it possible to see sound?
YouTube video by All Things Physics
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🎢 to add to the #ITeachPhysics feed
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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I wrote this in 2018 for a resource that doesn’t seem to exist anymore about how to respond to sexual harassment in STEM. I’m so disappointed, but not surprised, that I need to post it again
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/_files/diver...
psychiatry.ucsd.edu/_files/diver...
psychiatry.ucsd.edu
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
👩🔬 (to add to the #WomenInSTEM feed)
Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids. She is also known for her invention of the miniature pH electrode and her work on artificial respiration.
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Dr Phyllis Margaret Tookey Kerridge, Chemist and Physiologist
Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids.
adalovelaceday.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
👩🔬 (to add to the #WomenInSTEM feed)
Getting ready to celebrate LGBTQ+ in STEM Day @sfuphysics.bsky.social ⚛️🎢🧪👩🔬🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Getting ready to celebrate LGBTQ+ in STEM Day @sfuphysics.bsky.social ⚛️🎢🧪👩🔬🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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🚨job alert🚨
I'm looking to hire at least one PhD student for next year, looking at decarbonization-oriented technology deployment within an ethical frame of resource allocation and justice outcomes.
Full ad attached! Pref for CEEES admissions; deadline is 1 January.
I'm looking to hire at least one PhD student for next year, looking at decarbonization-oriented technology deployment within an ethical frame of resource allocation and justice outcomes.
Full ad attached! Pref for CEEES admissions; deadline is 1 January.
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
Katie Mack: Exploring gravity in mind and body | PI News
perimeterinstitute.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great profile of @astrokatie.com on the Perimeter Institute website: ⚛️ 🎢 🔭 🧪 👩🔬
Feeling very old...
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Feeling very old...