Laurie Winkless
@lauriewinkless.bsky.social
Physicist & science storyteller. 📚#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY 📚#2: STICKY. Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand. She/her. Massive science nerd, biz owner / self-employed, enthusiastic, outspoken, equity-minded, multi-crafter #ToitūTeTiriti #FreePalestine
The best wee man. We're staying in a very colourful AirBnB this weekend, which made a nice background 😁
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The best wee man. We're staying in a very colourful AirBnB this weekend, which made a nice background 😁
Thank you on both fronts 🐾
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Thank you on both fronts 🐾
Thank yoouuu 🐾
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Thank yoouuu 🐾
Delta says a cozy nap in his honour is also very acceptable, thanks Pearl (&Cyn) 🐾
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Delta says a cozy nap in his honour is also very acceptable, thanks Pearl (&Cyn) 🐾
Thank you e hoa (& of course, Sadie & Maple) 🐾🐾
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Thank you e hoa (& of course, Sadie & Maple) 🐾🐾
Thanks Maki 🐾
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Thanks Maki 🐾
Thanks Kieran 🐾
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Thanks Kieran 🐾
Reposted by Laurie Winkless
A reminder that one thing that allowed Darwin to focus on science was a large team of servants that catered to his every need.
I've been thinking about how Victorian Era scientists accomplished so much work, until I came across this:
The Darwin family lived at Down House with a butler, cook, gardener, coachman, housemaid, two nursery maids, and a governess for the girls.
Never less than 8 servants lived at Down House.
The Darwin family lived at Down House with a butler, cook, gardener, coachman, housemaid, two nursery maids, and a governess for the girls.
Never less than 8 servants lived at Down House.
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A reminder that one thing that allowed Darwin to focus on science was a large team of servants that catered to his every need.
That's a lovely tradition ☺️
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
That's a lovely tradition ☺️
Thank you very much x
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Thank you very much x
No, not yet. Still way off.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
No, not yet. Still way off.
Yeah, my own feeling is that they're much further from commercialisation than they suggest - there are at least three big, big developments needed. But the prototype works. (And there's a difference between an opinion piece and reporting)
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Yeah, my own feeling is that they're much further from commercialisation than they suggest - there are at least three big, big developments needed. But the prototype works. (And there's a difference between an opinion piece and reporting)
PS: here is the paper. If you don't have access, DM me www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sub-zero Celsius elastocaloric cooling via low-transition-temperature alloys - Nature
A compression-based, regenerative elastocaloric cooling device using low-transition-temperature tubular NiTi units in a cascaded configuration, which show superelasticity and substantial entropy chang...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
PS: here is the paper. If you don't have access, DM me www.nature.com/articles/s41...