The new surface-colouring option in @desmos.com 3D allows a cute way of visualizing conic sections. www.desmos.com/3d/fiv5gnltdl (The option to have translucent surfaces doesn't save with the graph itself, so needs to be re-toggled on. It's important for seeing the full curves) #MathSky #iTeachMath

How New Trump Multiyear Policy Makes NIH Grants Even Harder To Get Here’s my coverage in @forbes.com of this 🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

Sooo, when are we gonna get a collaboration between Noah Kahan and Canada's Noah Kahan (i.e. Cameron Whitecomb)? #Canada #Music #CanadianMusic

Wishing a happy 83rd birthday to NASA mathematician and researcher Christine Darden, who specialized in the analysis of supersonic noise and research into its reduction. She was the first Black woman at NASA to reach Senior Executive Service status. #WomenInSTEM #NASA #MathSky 🧪🚀

We published this on the @fancycomma.bsky.social blog and it feels very true right now, as it has always been, in my experience. Read: fancycomma.com/2025/06/07/f... #SciComm #SciPol

I forget where I originally saw this, but it's one of my absolute favorite memes. #MathSky #iTeachMath #MathMemes #ScienceMemes

This meme probably best describes my research life for the past three months. #MathSky #Science #MATLAB

🎻 96% of all classical music is heard on public radio. If Congress approves a proposal to strip public radio funding, on-air classical music would virtually cease to exist in the United States. Take action today to #SavePublicRadio and the music you love at goACPR.org

UPDATE: We have data on >1000 terminated #NSF grants at grant-watch.us. Thanks to all who have been contributing data the past few days. We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.

There is no singular article that reflects the autocracy—and the rampant violations of the core rights and principles that go along with it—happening right now in the United States. However, stripping children away from a country they have a constitutional right to be in, and justifying it… (1/5)

The brain drain from the United States begins (as expected): www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

I internalize posts like this as subtly encouraging us to not dispair and be optimistic about the future. Sometimes a calm meditative moment is enough to promote a proactive attitude for positive change. I for one WILL watch some birds this weekend. 😊 #Science 🌍🌎🌏

"Get up offa that thing, And shake 'till you feel better, Get up offa that thing, And try to release that pressure!" In other words, JOIN the #standupforscience2025 MOVEMENT! And Happy Valentine's Day to all those cardiovascular scientists out there! 🫀(😘) #AcademicSky 🧪

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I think everyone in #sciart agrees that AI generated art is overall bad for the art community, and society by and large. We seem to have a good eye for finding visual AI art, but what about music? I hope I'm not defaming anyone, but after listening to Eternal Eclipse's cinematic music, I've… (1/2)

John Tuthill, a scientist who studies brain control of movement, was banned from NIH today due to Trump directives. He was scheduled to give a seminar about his work. But all visiting seminars have been banned. Exchanging ideas is the lifeblood of science, and this will harm progress. 🧪

What a wonderfully written opinion that I 100% agree with. #scicomm

I signed up for Medium to read the article because I was curious to know if the tone of the piece matched the title. The article was actually quite nice and gave a diversity of explanations for the problem. Nevertheless, it's unfortunate that the writer… (1/6) #MathSky #iTeachMath #SciComm #EduSky

Omg #SciComm and #LongCOVID fam! Dianna Cowern/PhysicsGirl stood up for the first time in TWO YEARS! I’m so happy for her!! youtube.com/shorts/2ntx9...

I know @miniminuteman.bsky.social does a lot of conspiracy theory debunking, but I've got one that's irrefutable. Milo is actually the fictional character Casey Jones played by Elias Koteas brought to reality by ancient alien-druid magic. #conspiracytheory

T. Rex Evolution xkcd.com/3042

I apologize in advance for the super-lengthy diatribe taking up a miles-worth of screen on these feeds. I am a very #succinctlychallenged person and struggle with distilling down my own thoughts into a short and impactful form. (0/N) where N=20 #science #scicomm #climatescience #climatepolitics

Here’s some busy superb parrots at their nest hollow doing a feeding swap - dad had just finished and mum is about to feed the kids 🪶🌿🧪🌏🥰

Started Chapter 2 of "The Joy of x" by @stevenstrogatz.com with my 9-year-old daughter who's been pretty frustrated with school arithmetic; however, she LOVES rocks (we had plenty to do the exercise 😊). We had a blast talking about square numbers. She… (1/2) #SciComm #MathSky #iTeachMath #EduSky

Reposting this beautiful painting by @chrisaustinart.bsky.social to #sciart. Please follow him

Nuh-uh, nope nope nope. Mushrooms are awesome, but this is just another one of those things that weirdly and inexplicably grosses me out. 🤢 Is this my #trypophobia influenced brain telling me to avoid this stuff? Dunno, but I ain't eating it even if you say it's safe. #mushrooms #mycology #ecology

I'm beginning to think the #GoogleMissedTheContext that I tried to get started is not not harsh enough. I think something like #GoogleAIOverviewIsBadAndItShouldFeelBad is better... But's long so I'm just going to say #GoolgeAIsucks

Nothing to do with science on this post, but I'm super stoked to find out that the Nintendo Switch 2 was announced. Soooo, how long we thinking before Donald Trump takes credit? 🤔 #Nintendo #Switch #Switch2 #Politics #HotTakes

"Reality and Imagination - for Real!" Real and imaginary part of complex function 1/z, constructed as an orthographic projection on paper, colored with watercolor pencils. #SciArt Two "towers" that become infinitely large at the base. Available on INPRNT: www.inprnt.com/gallery/elke...

#SciComm #Science #EduSky #MathSky #iTeachMath #iTeachPhysics #AcademicSky #OpenEducation #OpenSource For the people of #Bluesky 👇👇👇

Don't know if you know about @openstax.bsky.social, but they make textbooks for a multitude of subjects whose digital versions are absolutely free to use and whose print versions are relatively cheap. They are actively making access to educational material more affordable and thus more equitable.

Folgt dem Quiet Posters Feed. Da bekommt ihr die Posts von Leuten, die seltener posten gebündelt, sodass sie nicht untergehen. Follow the Quiet Posters Feed to get the Posts of people who don't post often in one go to not miss then. #wisskomm #scicomm

I spent a year solely focused on perfecting the best DIY oceanographic instrument you can build, and I am just getting started. Open-source science hardware for an Open Ocean: Reflecting on the Year of the OpenCTD www.southernfriedscience.com/open-source-...

People of #sciart I am desperately trying to find the original artist who made this masterpiece, but I find my forensic art skills are lacking a bit. Can anyone track down who the original artist of this is?

I really want to start an archive of all the times Google's AI overview missed the context entirely, maybe get something going like #GoogleMissedTheContext. To those curious, I was wondering how to do pencil smudging on the reMarkable drawing tablet. You missed the mark, Google 🤦. #sciart #art #ai

Been studying Measure Theory for research and found the typical way to denote a pushforward on a measure μ by a measurable function ƒ is by writing μ⁎ƒ. However, a sharp symbol can be used instead, giving μ♯ƒ. This is a pretty petty opinion to have but ♯ is hands-down better than ⁎. (1/2)🧮♾️ #scicomm

Science communication is the bridge between knowing and doing. When people understand the science behind climate change, they care. When they care, they act. It’s our duty as scientists to make the science clear, relatable, and impossible to ignore. 🌍 #SciComm #ClimateAction

To those skilled in #art, I have a question. How would I go about getting better at drawing 3D geometric objects/surfaces, e.g. spheres, ellipsoids, hyperboloids, etc? I recently received a reMarkable and would like to utilize it to improve my drawing skills for math. #iTeachMath #Science 🧮 #sciart

I study spider communication and mating behavior, including signal transmission and reception. Just like this little guy, I'll be putting in a lot of effort this year and making moves! #SciComm #Inspiration

Five total posts ultimately about fallibilism—the Popperian type—inspired by my continued reading of Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. #Science #SciComm #AcademicSky #philsci

It's not at all uncommon for people, including those of us who communicate science, to have unfactual views due to implicit assumptions we've made in the past. For instance, at one point I thought brachiosauruses lived in swamps to help support their mass. No strong evidence backs this. I… (1/5)

I've always said this platform needs more spider people 🙃

2025 will be my year #MathSky

The sun sets on 2024. 🦑🌎

The clouds of Jupiter, painted in oils on illustration board. Done in the 1980s with cloud details based on Voyager data. Some depth interpretation in the clouds was done with the bases of those formations with significant vertical structure being obscured in the deepening atmosphere.

Those who've written for @quantamagazine.bsky.social, what is the best way to propose an article? I've been sitting on this lovely exploration of π in Lebesgue spaces that would make a great general audience piece. I sent an inquiry via their website about a month ago with no reply. #AcademicSky 🧮 ♾️