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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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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Nov 13

📍Welcome to the Women In STEM feed! 📍

Anyone can post to this feed using #WomenInSTEM

Follow @afreeparticleemoji.bsky.social to post using one of these emojis: 👩‍🔬|👩🏻‍🔬|👩🏼‍🔬|👩🏽‍🔬|👩🏾‍🔬|👩🏿‍🔬

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

Oops, that's me dressed as Sven, not Olaf. Can you tell my children were not little during Frozen-mania?

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

Yes! I've met lots of interesting people, some IRL as well, and interacted with a few famous ones including Raffi and Patton Oswalt. I've been interviewed by the media a few times, at least twice on TV. I've bought some very cool original artwork directly from the artists. And I've learned a lot.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

Gosh, he's really going to feel that. 🙄

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 8h

Black holes don’t just swallow everything - they might be creating something, too. A new theory suggests they could be the source of dark energy, the mysterious force behind the universe’s expansion. spklr.io/63321BKDFf

Are Black Holes Creating Dark Energy?

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery

spklr.io

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 8h

And just for fun, some other pics of me in Science Spooktacular shows over the years.

(This is a show for school-aged children where we act out a short play that includes science demos. It's lots of fun.)

🧪 🎢 👩‍🔬 🎃 #scicomm

Me as Edith from Despicable Me with a colleague dressed as Gru

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Punished Cat Guy, Kitten Breath Sommelier @majima.club · 1d

Drop something WITCHY 🧙‍♀️

My niece wrote this (summoning spell???) when she was 7. When questioned she said casually that “Neyo” is “just one of [her] spirits” and waved off questions about how she gained this arcane knowledge.

We are almost certain she is a changeling

A a letter handwritten by a child.

DeaR neyo I need You to come To me to let ChAøs Rule AGAin.
love, RiNoA Queen magek

(Translated from 7 year old:)
Dear Neyo [“just one of my spirits” she said casually] I need you to come to me to let Chaos rule again.
love, Rinoa Queen Magick

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

I love this.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Drop something WITCHY 🧙‍♀️

That's me dressed as a witch in the very first Science Spooktacular outreach show. (Which is unfortunately not happening this year. ☹️)

Me dressed as a witch in a Halloween-themed science outreach show

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

"Your reproductive system intuitively knows that it should not bring a child into a world that would reward this music with success." LOL 🇨🇦

42four @424.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos of nothing…

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...

An FAQ About Your New Birth Control: The Music of Rush

What’s in it? Every woman deserves to know exactly what’s in her birth control. Rush is a Canadian progressive rock power trio whose golden era is ...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget alt-text for your images.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

That's sad.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

But...why does the cat walk like that?

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

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null @micaelsilva.com · 2d

O segurança ideal para seu quintal

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

These are the same people who see empathy as a weakness.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

You can never have too much pepperoni.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 1d

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD in 2020, Andrea Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object [now generally recognized to be a black hole] at the center of our galaxy.”

Dr. Ghez is an astrophysicist & professor UCLA. #WomenInSTEM

newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/and...

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

I just love this.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

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Rhett Allain @rhettallain.bsky.social · 2d

New #physics #electrodynamics video - using #python to display the electric field due to dipole water molecule.

youtu.be/BmvTOyyZQpo

Electrodynamics: Calculating the Electric Dipole Moment For Water

YouTube video by Dot Physics

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

I absolutely love British pork pies.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Whisper: Maybe we should stop messing with the radiative balance of Earth.

Plan to Reflect Sunlight to Power Solar Panels at Night Upsets Astronomers

Reflect Orbital aims to launch its first of a planned 4,000 satellites into orbit next year. Scientists worry that it would be “ruinous” for research.

www.bloomberg.com

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

Any idea when it will be available for patients? My Mum has to get those injections and I know she dreads them.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly. Straight to perma ban is ridiculously over the top.

unpaid shirtz dot cool brand ambassador @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com · 2d

literally any cm worth their salt would know this. even if you don't want that image floating around, that's not a perma, ever. that's a delete, maybe a short suspension, and a message saying hey, don't do that again, it's not just you, we're timeouting other people who post it too

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t know that.

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