Astronomers: highly recommend this thoughtful opinion piece by @hogg.bsky.social on how to think about our field in light of the development of large language models. whether you agree with him or not it’s vital to discuss the principles behind our science. 🔭 arxiv.org/abs/2602.10181

In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, here's an interesting article about the experiences of early career women in physics. Though we have made some progress, there is still a lot of work to do to improve the culture/climate in physics. 👩‍🔬⚛️🎢 #IDWGS

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪

there's a lovely discussion about scientific writing in today's culture study with @annehelen.bsky.social and @bgmerkle.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/behold... I'm not sure where I learned to write scientifically, but I've definitely been subject to '“read a few papers and write like that”'

After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

Interesting results in this new paper: Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada. 🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬🎢

this account is my favourite part of my feed these days

Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

The astrophotographer I worked with earlier this month, Jeanine Holowatiuk https://www.instagram.com/jeanine.holowatuik/ https://northernescapephotography.com/about/ sent me some horrifying (Halloween-levels of scary) time lapse movies she took of Comet Lemmon. Why horrifying? Starlink.

I frequently take comfort in the fact that the Universe is vast and beautiful and entirely unaffected by petty human foolishness

Is this episode a post-defence therapy session? Is it offering grad school advice? Or is it two friends having a giggle? Whatever it is, I enjoyed recording this with Pooja ☺️

my personal favorite

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪🔭✨ We’re celebrating today by appreciating the women, past and present, who inspire us! We're also featuring a teaser of Dr. Pooja Woosaree and Dr. Pamela Freeman’s upcoming episode where they debrief on their PhD experiences! Stay tuned 📻