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TeamFoldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social · 16d

🔬 Connecticut College freshmen explored the microscopic world with Foldscope during their Science Leaders pre-orientation program.

📷 Featured in Connecticut College’s August in Pictures:
www.conncoll.edu/news/news-ar...

#foldscope #microscopy #scienceforall #stemeducation #connecticutcollege

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 18d

🦴 Microplastics and bone health

A new review finds microplastics can accumulate in bone tissue, altering cells, weakening structure, and potentially linking to diseases like osteoporosis.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#SciComm #Health #Plastics 🧪

Effects of microplastics on the bones: a comprehensive review - Osteoporosis International

A growing role for the skeleton in human health and longevity emerged recently. However, knowledge regarding the effects of new risk factors, linked to modern life, for bone diseases is not documented...

link.springer.com

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TeamFoldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social · 19d

"By stepping back slightly, I saw them step forward
and take charge of their learning."
"Stepping outside the classroom has the potential to transform not just the scenery, but our pedagogical approach in powerful ways." -Avanish Singh

Empowering students to become active learners - how powerful!

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · 19d

My article based on an outdoor #science class with #primary #grade #students in nature using @foldscope.

Can an outdoor activity with a blade of grass reveal and challenge students' ideas about the actual and apparent sizes of objects?

publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/6331/1/20.%2...

publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · 19d

My article based on an outdoor #science class with #primary #grade #students in nature using @foldscope.

Can an outdoor activity with a blade of grass reveal and challenge students' ideas about the actual and apparent sizes of objects?

publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/6331/1/20.%2...

publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Jul 7

#Mumbai to #Pune ride is picturesque throughout ❤️

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Jun 23

#Educator should create innovative didactic tools to teach consequences of #war in their classes.

#NoToWar #IranIsraelConflict

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · May 10

An interesting interplay between a parent and #school. Alot to learn from about parenting and schooling.

If #schooling remains as factory setup it will be nothing more then a tool for harbouring trauma in childrens and will keep on sucking all the joys from life.

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Feb 10

But struggling with the interface.... Uff !!!

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Feb 10

One of the very beautiful educational resource i cane across that complement authentic learning environment is @vegplotter.bsky.social ….a must try for all #STEAM educators!!!!!

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Jan 9

Here you go with the simulation.

avanishutsav.github.io/AMr/

Bacteria Simulation

avanishutsav.github.io

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Jan 9

Why completing your #dosage of #antibiotic is important?

What will happen if you skip your dosage.

I am using Generative #AIs to write create #simulations.

@prakash_lab

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Dec 30

Here is a detailed post about the process written by my colleague documenting as a micro-blog.

microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/7A9JMLz...

Finding Micrometeorites with a Foldscope

Recently, I was invited to speak at a conference on astronomy education in Kathmandu, Nepal. After the conference, I also conducted two workshops on micros

microcosmos.foldscope.com

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Dec 30

I with my friend @edurafi(not on blusky) attempted to find #micrometeorites. We followed a method suggested by @prakashlab.bsky.social.

We used the @foldscope tools for observing and measuring.

Here are some photos.

#cosmos #meteor #meteorites #edusky

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Dec 10

A week long Rachana Residential Winter School 2024 started at #TISS, #Mumbai.

To be #teachers from across India under one roof to explore #inclusion in #education and much more.

A week long Rachana Residential Winter School 2024 started at #TISS.

To be #teachers from across India under one roof to explore #inclusion in #education and much more.

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Harriet Lambert @hcslambert.bsky.social · Nov 27

🌟 Throwback to my 2020 research published in @science.org 🌼🐝We showed how bumble bees actively shape their environment—making plants flower earlier to meet their needs. Nature’s engineers in action!🧪🌏
Sharing this for anyone who missed it—let’s dive in![1/17] 👇

Graphical abstract of science paper 'bumble bee damage plant leaves and accelerate flower production' with a list of the authors on a grey background. On the left is a watercolour illustration of a bumble bee damaging a plant leaf with the description 'when hungry for pollen, bumble bees use their mouthparts and mandibles to damage plant leaves'. this illustration is connected by a orange arrow to a watercolour drawing of a flowering yellow black mustard plant with a bumble bee. This has the description: 2) the damage inflicted by bees causes plants to flower earlier than paired control plants.

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jtkindt.bsky.social @jtkindt.bsky.social · Nov 30

The fly is a “freeloader fly”, family Milichiidae, which scavenge from insects caught by predators.

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Nov 30

Wow... Wonderful!!!

Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Nov 29

What is happening here? Hypothesis time!!!

Casey Sisterson - Photographer @caseysisterson.bsky.social · Nov 28

Said the spider to the pollinator to the fly. #macrophotography

A spider captures a pollinator which is also getting eaten by a fly.

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Nov 27

This is Interesting Alex!!! Looking forward to reading the full paper.

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𝕁𝕦𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℝ𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕟 @eduridden.bsky.social · Nov 27

Interesting #OpEd in today’s #SMH talking the impact of #GenAI on #higherEducation that I found triggering. The issues it highlights is the issue that how we assess is broken. The degree is not worthless, our assessment methods are. Time to change the system. #EduskyAi #AIEdu

Cheating is now so rampant that uni degrees have become worthless

The university as we know it is dead. COVID-19 nearly killed it, and AI has dealt the final blow.

www.smh.com.au

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Network for Public Education @network4pubed.bsky.social · Nov 26

Project 2025 has an agenda for public schools-destroy them and make parents shop for schools with vouchers. It whittles away protections and support for LGBTQ and disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. https://www.tiktok.com/@network4publiceducation/video/7392231741714484526

TikTok - Make Your Day

https://www.tiktok.com/@network4publiceducation/video/7392231741714484526

www.tiktok.com

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Alex Choi @aschoi.bsky.social · Nov 19

🚨🚨The LLM Effect: Are Humans Truly Using LLMs, or Are They Being Influenced By Them Instead?🧑🤖

This is a massive question that is both important and timely.

📜https://aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-main.1230/

w/ Sabrina Akter, JP Singh, and @antonisa.bsky.social

Accepted to #EMNLP2024 Main,

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Nov 24

A #yellow #spotted #millipede coming out of his hole.

Interesting is to note its coming out in back gear and makes the forward move after whole body is out of the #hole.

#insects #bugs #nature

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Avanish Utsav @avanishutsav.bsky.social · Nov 22

It will be like**

Just realised the typo making a different meaning of the text @hollyastuart.bsky.social

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