Rick Matthews
@rick-matthews.bsky.social
Physicist, educator, tech enthusiast. https://matthews.sites.wfu.edu
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I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better.
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
Dolly Parton Urges Indiana Republicans Not To Ax Her Book Program For Kids
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends books to thousands of kids across Indiana. A new budget proposal from Republicans could slash its funding.
www.huffpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better.
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
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As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go
The federal webpage for an observatory named for the late astronomer Vera Rubin was edited to omit any recognition of the fact that science remains a male-dominated field or that the observatory was…
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February 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.”
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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📶⬇️No internet? No problem! 💻📚 Download the PhET app for your mobile or desktop to access our interactive simulations anytime. Perfect for class, homework, projects, or just exploring science for fun! #OfflineAccess
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January 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
📶⬇️No internet? No problem! 💻📚 Download the PhET app for your mobile or desktop to access our interactive simulations anytime. Perfect for class, homework, projects, or just exploring science for fun! #OfflineAccess
Andriod: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/phet-...
Andriod: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/phet-...
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Staff at the CDC have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.
CDC staff ordered to cut communications with WHO after Trump executive order | CNN
Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global hea...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Staff at the CDC have been ordered to stop communicating with the World Health Organization, according to a new memo, dealing a significant blow to global health efforts.
First ever meteorite impact with ground caught on video and audio? earthsky.org/earth/hear-a...
Wham! Hear a meteorite hit the ground for the 1st time
earthsky.org
January 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
First ever meteorite impact with ground caught on video and audio? earthsky.org/earth/hear-a...
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Please join us in welcoming Lauren Pressley as the next Dean of the ZSR Library!
Lauren Pressley named next Dean of Z. Smith Reynolds Library | Inside WFU
Following a national search, Wake Forest University has named Lauren Pressley as the next Dean of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, effective July 1, 2025. “Lauren Pressley’s return to Wake Forest as the...
inside.wfu.edu
January 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Please join us in welcoming Lauren Pressley as the next Dean of the ZSR Library!
A rocket launch as seen from the ISS. www.facebook.com/share/v/1M4o...
Redirecting...
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January 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A rocket launch as seen from the ISS. www.facebook.com/share/v/1M4o...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
Pls do the same.
Pls do the same.
December 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
Pls do the same.
Pls do the same.
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Elon Musk is backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Elon Musk endorses Germany’s far right
“Only the AfD can save Germany,” the tech tycoon and Donald Trump ally wrote online.
www.politico.eu
December 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Elon Musk is backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Party leaders have Neo -Nazi history.
US billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany the country's savior reut.rs/3P9k5TD
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms
U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration as an outside adviser, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
reut.rs
December 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Party leaders have Neo -Nazi history.
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"Yes, this therapy can be expensive,” said Dan Unumb, an attorney and president of the Autism Legal Resource Center. “But solving the problem by denying kids access to medically necessary care is a terrible solution.”
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By @anniewaldman.bsky.social
UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
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December 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM
"Yes, this therapy can be expensive,” said Dan Unumb, an attorney and president of the Autism Legal Resource Center. “But solving the problem by denying kids access to medically necessary care is a terrible solution.”
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups: cnn.it/3OLBaD0
Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups | CNN Politics
“Get Pete Hegseth on the phone!”
cnn.it
December 7, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups: cnn.it/3OLBaD0
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You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
December 5, 2024 at 9:59 PM
You may not understand why, but the healthcare insurance and PBM contracts YOU have signed for Tesla, SpaceX , @X, along with CEOs of other big companies , have more impact on healthcare costs and quality of care in this country, than anything you can do with DOGE
Good news for us Pixel 6 owners: "The Pixel 6 series will be getting Android updates for two more years. This means Pixel 6 series will now get five years of both Android and security updates." support.google.com/pixelphone/t...
Google Pixel Update - December 2024 - Google Pixel Community
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December 6, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Good news for us Pixel 6 owners: "The Pixel 6 series will be getting Android updates for two more years. This means Pixel 6 series will now get five years of both Android and security updates." support.google.com/pixelphone/t...
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🎉 Huge congrats to Mani Makala for being a finalist for the Best Poster Award at the Fall #MRS meeting! Your hard work paid off! 👏 @wakeforest.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 3:34 AM
🎉 Huge congrats to Mani Makala for being a finalist for the Best Poster Award at the Fall #MRS meeting! Your hard work paid off! 👏 @wakeforest.bsky.social
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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The CFPB is a shining example of efficiency, returning nearly $20 billion to the victims of financial fraud since 2011.
Trump-supporting billionaires want to scrap the agency to pad their own pockets.
Holding financial scammers accountable isn't inefficient — it's common-sense.
Trump-supporting billionaires want to scrap the agency to pad their own pockets.
Holding financial scammers accountable isn't inefficient — it's common-sense.
Elon Musk and Friends Propose Defunding the Fraud Police
Some tech billionaires hate the CFPB, which protects Americans from scams and abuse. Why?
prospect.org
December 2, 2024 at 9:34 PM
The CFPB is a shining example of efficiency, returning nearly $20 billion to the victims of financial fraud since 2011.
Trump-supporting billionaires want to scrap the agency to pad their own pockets.
Holding financial scammers accountable isn't inefficient — it's common-sense.
Trump-supporting billionaires want to scrap the agency to pad their own pockets.
Holding financial scammers accountable isn't inefficient — it's common-sense.
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Celebrating materials science research @WakeForest! Center for Functional Materials welcomed over 100 participants for its annual Research Day. #innovation #collaboration #ProHumanitate #materialsscience #WFU
@wakeforest.bsky.social
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Center for Functional Materials Research Day celebrates innovation and collaboration | Wake Forest News
On a Friday afternoon, more than 100 scientists, across several disciplines, gathered to share ideas and innovations around their common interest—materials research. About 30 Wake Forest students and ...
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December 1, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Celebrating materials science research @WakeForest! Center for Functional Materials welcomed over 100 participants for its annual Research Day. #innovation #collaboration #ProHumanitate #materialsscience #WFU
@wakeforest.bsky.social
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@wakeforest.bsky.social
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago.
We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago.
We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
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If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM
If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Big news! The 'all scientists who do climate' feed now stands at:
🌏 3500 MEMBERS 🌎
...more than it ever had on Twitter!
Huge welcome to #3949, my fav colleague @brasmus.bsky.social, and #3500, @johndparker.bsky.social, who says he’s “not good at social media.” No longer, John!
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🌏 3500 MEMBERS 🌎
...more than it ever had on Twitter!
Huge welcome to #3949, my fav colleague @brasmus.bsky.social, and #3500, @johndparker.bsky.social, who says he’s “not good at social media.” No longer, John!
Pin it here ⬇️
November 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Big news! The 'all scientists who do climate' feed now stands at:
🌏 3500 MEMBERS 🌎
...more than it ever had on Twitter!
Huge welcome to #3949, my fav colleague @brasmus.bsky.social, and #3500, @johndparker.bsky.social, who says he’s “not good at social media.” No longer, John!
Pin it here ⬇️
🌏 3500 MEMBERS 🌎
...more than it ever had on Twitter!
Huge welcome to #3949, my fav colleague @brasmus.bsky.social, and #3500, @johndparker.bsky.social, who says he’s “not good at social media.” No longer, John!
Pin it here ⬇️
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
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1. I reiterate that I don't think bots/trolls get how comprehensive the "block" function here is.
2. I also think they don't quite get how prevalent "don't engage, just block" is as an ethos here.
3. Bluesky is a neighborhood party: everyone is welcome until they're a jerk. Then out they go.
2. I also think they don't quite get how prevalent "don't engage, just block" is as an ethos here.
3. Bluesky is a neighborhood party: everyone is welcome until they're a jerk. Then out they go.
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 PM