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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 4h

So cool.

Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you!

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David A Muller @davidamuller.bsky.social · 5h

Jim West's group taught us everything we know about building ultra-quiet rooms

Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 6h

SPARK sighting at @possible-futures.bsky.social!

Less than two weeks till it's available at a bookstore near you!

Share the story of Jim West and his invention of the microphone we all use today on Zoom, phones 🎤

Preorder here: bit.ly/SPARKbk

#WomeninSTEM 🧪
#SciArt
#Booksky
#Science
#Blacksky

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 6h

SPARK sighting at @possible-futures.bsky.social!

Less than two weeks till it's available at a bookstore near you!

Share the story of Jim West and his invention of the microphone we all use today on Zoom, phones 🎤

Preorder here: bit.ly/SPARKbk

#WomeninSTEM 🧪
#SciArt
#Booksky
#Science
#Blacksky

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Elke Stangl (elkement) @elkement.art · 8h

Flying through the "spaceport" of my diffraction art!

Intensity of diffracted light for different wavelengths.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for reaching out, @cenmag.bsky.social!

Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 1d

It's nice to be excited about science again. Congratulations to my old colleague, Michel Devoret!

Being quoted in this article about this amazing achievement is a major bonus 🤓

cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#NobelPrize #Physics #Science #PhysicsNobel

Quantum tunneling trio win the 2025 physics Nobel

John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis get the award for demonstrating quantum mechanical effects at the macroscale

cen.acs.org

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 1d

It is nice to be excited about something again, particularly in science. #nobelprize

Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 1d

An old work colleague of mine just got the Nobel Prize. I’m so thrilled. Congrats Michel Devoret!

#nobelprize #physics

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 1d

An old work colleague of mine just got the Nobel Prize. I’m so thrilled. Congrats Michel Devoret!

#nobelprize #physics

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 2d

A new episode of Science Underground is now available! 🎉

It's on the scientist, inventor, and the subject of my new book, SPARK: Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone.

@mitpress.bsky.social #science #booksky #Blacksky
#womeninSTEM 🧪

www.ainissaramirez.com/podcast/epis...

Jim West — Ainissa Ramirez

Learn about the Hidden Figure behind the microphone.

www.ainissaramirez.com

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Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 3d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Children’s Books: Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five by Phil Bildner, illustrated by Daniel J. O'Brien! @philbildner.bsky.social @danielostudios.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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Laurie (THE QUEEN OF CHESS) Wallmark @lauriewallmark.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Techies Day! Celebrate by reading biographies of women computer pioneers, ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE and GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE. @steamteambooks.bsky.social
#bookposse #teachers #librarians#homeschoolers #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #WomenWhoCode

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 5d

🔬 How people see scientists

A new review of 233 studies reveals that public images of scientists remain shaped by vivid, emotional, and often student-focused portrayals.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm 🧪

Exploring how the public “see” scientists: A systematic literature review, 1983–2024 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Exploring how the public “see” scientists: A systematic literature review, 1983–2024

www.nature.com

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Yolanda Baruch @yobwrites.bsky.social · 8d

🚀 Marian Croak, the brilliant mind behind the tech powering Zoom, FaceTime & WhatsApp, holds 200+ patents and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame!

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so excited to be in this issue of the @nationalacademies.org of Engineering's THE BRIDGE 🤓

I love talking about science, science education for kids, and the subject of my new book, #HiddenFigure Jim West.

www.nae.edu/340914/An-In...

#Engineering #Scientist #Inventor #HiddenFigure #BlackSky

An Interview with . . . Ainissa Ramirez, materials scientist, writer, and science communicator

RONALD LATANISION: I’d like to welcome everyone back to the National Academies’ Bridge interview series. Today we’re joined by Ainissa ...

www.nae.edu

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 6d

Just in time for spooky season... Here's a piece I wrote for @edutopia.org on the science of fear 🎃

www.edutopia.org/blog/the-sci...

#Science #WomeninSTEM #sciencefacts

The Science of Fear

The amygdala is your brain's 911 operator, triggering a hardwired reaction to danger. Fear is fun to learn about, but fear itself can hinder learning!

www.edutopia.org

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! 🎃 And it's the official kickoff of my SPARK book tour in New England!

📕 bit.ly/SPARKbk

I hope to see you at one of these events!

@possible-futures.bsky.social @norwalkctevents.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

#Science #BookSky #WomeninSTEM #BlackSky #SciArt

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! 🎃 And it's the official kickoff of my SPARK book tour in New England!

📕 bit.ly/SPARKbk

I hope to see you at one of these events!

@possible-futures.bsky.social @norwalkctevents.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

#Science #BookSky #WomeninSTEM #BlackSky #SciArt

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Saul Sketches @saulsketches.bsky.social · 23d

Week 38 of 52 Weeks of Black American History featuring James West. #SaulSketches SaulSketches.weebly.com/black_history.html

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, this is great! My new book is about Jim West :)

bit.ly/SPARKbk

Spark: Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone - Candlewick Press

In this first picture book in the Black Innovators series, meet the insatiably curious Jim West, who invented a vital piece of the device we all carry in our...

bit.ly

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Nerdist @nerdist.bsky.social · 8d

Mychal the Librarian will host a new Reading Rainbow series.

READING RAINBOW Returning with Mychal the Librarian Hosting

nerdist.com

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Falmouth University Robotics @falmouthrobotics.bsky.social · 8d

Second-year Robotics student, Amy While, is tackling machine learning with a robot that can spot cans and roll right up to them! 🥫 🤖

More than a fun project, it’s proof of how coding + engineering can solve real problems — from finding lost hikers to tracking vehicles. ⚙️💻

#Robotics #FalmouthUni

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Ainissa Ramirez, PhD @ainissaramirez.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for the great SPARK review, @sciencebase.com!

www.sciencebase.com/science-blog...

#Science #BookSky #BlackSky #SciArt #picturebooks

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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 9d

NCSE is proudly co-sponsoring Galactic Polymath's #MySciJourney Challenge, dedicated to #SciComm! The deadline to submit videos has been extended to Oct 12. Kids and adults are invited to enter. Best videos will receive awards and cash prizes. www.galacticpolymath.com/blog/my-scij... #science

Win Cash, Save Science: Share Your SciJourney! — Galactic Polymath

Join the 2025 #MySciJourney Challenge! We are looking for scientists at all stages to share their journeys in science! Teachers: You and your students can help decide the winners! #scicomm #SaveNSF

www.galacticpolymath.com

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Physics World @physicsworld.bsky.social · 12d

A curious quantum phenomenon called the Schwinger effect could soon be simulated in the lab, say physicists in Canada. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/NyVT50X2ayw

Schwinger effect appears in a 2D superfluid – Physics World

Physicists model vacuum tunnelling in a simple system

ow.ly

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