One of my favourite pearls popped up for me today: www.jrowing.com/resources/pe...

@coralreefresearch.bsky.social Hey there. I have some ideas for bioacoustics - are there any notable folk in the reef world I should chat to?

A few of my better pictures with the Seestar s50 and the Unistellar smart telescopes from this year. Observing conditions are rarely good for long enough to get good stacked images here.

When even the most dystopian science fiction does not go as hard as reality.

Well put! The right tool at the right time is what it’s all about!

Genuinely terrifying

The Cracked Mirrors of Genius: Why We Need to Stop Worshiping Textbook Heroes. #ITeachPhysics #Physics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

Sad days. my AAPT and ASE memberships have now lapsed. Any good ideas on affording the memberships on an Africa wage? #ITeachPhysics might have some ideas? Perhaps I just need to find a billionaire with a thing for physics education. Maybe I need to do something grand enough to become a fellow?

This is sure to be fun. Hard to beat good stories of science.

If you haven't already, please support our campaign by writing to your MP to tell them that funding fundamental physics is crucial and important for both science and the economy. 🔭 ℹ️: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

"Someone, somewhere, has taken the decision to defund astrophysics research in the UK, but no-one seems quite sure who that was, or why." The latest on the impact of the catastrophic funding cuts to UK astrophysics, by me, in @natastron.nature.com 👩‍🔬🧪🔭 ✒️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Finishing up a new version of my "Millikan- fraud" graph and an updated Substack to go along with it. A great experimentalist, but guilty of modifying data and a eugenicist. How do we present the work without diminishing the atrocities? Well, #ITeachPhysics and I hope to have a few suggestions...

If you ( #edusky #ITeachPhysics or other) have any pearls to add please feel free to share them with me, I'd love to add them. I've also made this into a little pdf with space for reflection in case that's of interest.

I'm a bit obsessed by the Drake equation, I think it says a lot about us and how physics works. It's important for #ITeachPhysics and this is why... open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

I collect pearls of wisdom from teachers and at lunch today thought it'd be fun to get them edited down to a little book of wisdom style with a prompt for reflection. This is for my own use really, to try and stop me from going stale but it's here: www.jrowing.com/resources/pe... #ITeachPhysics

Sorting through some files today and I found this old video of a favourite friction/cons angular momentum demo that I did to test a microphone out. It's unscripted waffle but it might be useful to someone!🎢

Ok #ITeachPhysics - something different, this is one for all of you that advise students on the #UCAS process - especially entries in #maths #physics and #ComputerScience thesciencelab.substack.com/p/what-fifty...

Another resource for the #ITeachPhysics peeps: All of the gcse and A-level physics practicals you're likely to do regularly, with procedures, hints and tips: www.jrowing.com/resources/ph...

Some useful experiment data (typical results) for the #ITeachPhysics bods here: www.jrowing.com/resources/ph...

Some useful excel sims for the #ITeachPhysics bods here: www.jrowing.com/resources/ex...

Some useful demos for the #ITeachPhysics community here I hope: www.jrowing.com/resources/de...

Some words on the cloudchaber, a cool toy (sorry) with a fab little story: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

Been playing with making a teacher's planner app - there's a browser version and a Mac dmg. feedback welcome: www.jrowing.com/planner/

Some musings on the ubiquitus value of g. #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

Years ago I had a lower-tech version of this random revision activity generator for GCSE Sciences - you're welcome to steal the new one: www.jrowing.com/resources/06... #ITeachPhysics

Couldn't find a Stability Curve graph I liked, so I plotted one. Here for your use: www.jrowing.com/Stabilityofa... #ITeachPhysics

Shout out to everyone doing science communication for the greater good while some of the biggest names in science were conspiring to spread white supremacy and misogyny. Maybe don’t invite those people to your festivals anymore though?

A few role models to add to your teaching. #iTeachPhysics thesciencelab.substack.com/p/female-phy...

FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...

... And that time I held a bit of Mars #ITeachPhysics

That time I held a bit of the moon... #ITeachPhysics

Some Gravity themed things: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

Made up a batch of Uv fluorescent, clear ink today. I’d almost forgotten how pretty it is.

Orion Nebula captured between breaks in the cloud last night.

#Physics, #astronomy, #science teachers, join the AAPT/NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team's free virtual workshop series one Sat. each month. Register for the next #workshop on "Auroral Currents" February 7th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. ow.ly/LgCu50XKjr1

This is much neater than my (previous) method! Nice one Joe

Snap, Crackle, Pop! - more Jerks in physics... #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...

g by freefall graphs plotted in R. RStudio is SUCH a useful tool. #ITeachPhysics

Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com. ‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’ economist.com/united-state...

Conductive glass is one of my favourite little demos that crosses boundaries. #ITeachPhysics #ITeachChemistry

Hot on the heels of talking about teaching physics with whatever you have, what about this Doppler effect Saucer from what used to be my local cafe!

#ITeachPhysics benefits from using everyday items - not just in demystifying the lab but also injecting some creativity. I used to do a CPD session on creative teaching and I've written it up here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting #physics #teaching thesciencelab.substack.com/p/rubber-duc...

Messing about with Red onion and saline solution today. Poor little cells.

This is a really cute way to do a static-electricity mini practical!

A simple practical on measurements, and why you should bother. #ITeachPhysics