'A human being is part of the Universe.. limited in time and space. He experiences himself.. as something separate, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. The striving to free oneself from this delusion is the one issue of true religion' -Albert Einstein #Physics #Einstein #Science

'Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep awe and joy that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.' -Lise Meitner, Austrian nuclear scientist #Physics #Science

'We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.' -John Archibald Wheeler #Science #ScienceSky #Physics #JohnWheeler #quantum #historyofscience #historyofphysics

'My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is disgusting. My attitude is not derived from any intellectual theory but is based on my deepest antipathy to every kind of cruelty and hatred' -Albert Einstein

Rare color photo of Albert Einstein, taken on the porch of his house in Princeton, February 1954. Courtesy of Einstein Archives. #Science #Einstein #Physics #ScienceSky #AlbertEinstein

'It is in .. times of evil that men recognize their helplessness and their profound dependence.. In the Bhagavad-Gita it says, "Man is a creature whose substance is faith. What his faith is, he is.." For this reason it is possible to maintain the hope.' -J Robert Oppenheimer (Roosevelt Memorial)

Beatles and the Butterfly Effect A little-noticed feature of Paul McCartney's 2018 video 'Who Cares?' is that his character is called 'Dr. Lorenz,' after meteorologist Edward Lorenz, the founder of chaos theory, and refers to chaotic order from disorder: youtu.be/7WOb6ePqjIE #Beatles #McCartney

Albert Einstein and psychologist Sigmund Freud greatly admired each other. Here is a portrait of Einstein, painted by Ferdinand Schmutzer, that was part of Freud's personal collection. It is now housed in the Freud Museum, Vienna. #histSTM #Science #Physics #Freud #Einstein

Austrian nuclear physicist Lise Meitner was honoured with the Fermi Award in 1966 for the discovery of fission. She should have won the Nobel Prize for her achievement. lindau-nobel.org/lise-meitner... #Science #Physics #NobelPrize

Two-time Nobel Prize winning Linus Pauling, one of the greatest chemists and peace activists of the 20th century. #science #chemistry #NobelPrize

Rare color photo of Albert Einstein, taken on the porch of his house in Princeton, February 1954. Courtesy of Einstein Archives. #Science #Einstein #Physics #ScienceSky #AlbertEinstein

'It is in .. times of evil that men recognize their helplessness and their profound dependence.. In the Bhagavad-Gita it says, "Man is a creature whose substance is faith. What his faith is, he is.." For this reason it is possible to maintain the hope.' -J Robert Oppenheimer (Roosevelt Memorial)

Beatles and the Butterfly Effect A little-noticed feature of Paul McCartney's 2018 video 'Who Cares?' is that his character is called 'Dr. Lorenz,' after meteorologist Edward Lorenz, the founder of chaos theory, and refers to chaotic order from disorder: youtu.be/7WOb6ePqjIE #Beatles #McCartney

Albert Einstein and psychologist Sigmund Freud greatly admired each other. Here is a portrait of Einstein, painted by Ferdinand Schmutzer, that was part of Freud's personal collection. It is now housed in the Freud Museum, Vienna. #histSTM #Science #Physics #Freud #Einstein

Austrian nuclear physicist Lise Meitner was honoured with the Fermi Award in 1966 for the discovery of fission. She should have won the Nobel Prize for her achievement. lindau-nobel.org/lise-meitner... #Science #Physics #NobelPrize

Two-time Nobel Prize winning Linus Pauling, one of the greatest chemists and peace activists of the 20th century. #science #chemistry #NobelPrize

"Physics theories about the multiverse are stranger than fiction," by Maria Temming www.sciencenews.org/article/mult... #Science #Physics #Multiverse #ScienceSky

'Never rely on an authority in science. Even the greatest genius can be wrong — whether he has one or two Nobel prizes, or none.' -Erwin Schrödinger

Nothing can beat learning quantum physics from one of its greatest masters. The mathematical elegance of Paul Dirac's proofs and explanations truly boggles the mind. (Image courtesy of Florida State University) #histSTM #quantum #science #physics #sciencesky

The Horn Antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey Using that instrument, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson accidentally discovered the persistent radio hiss that had a profile consistent with relic radiation from the Big Bang, cooled down over billions of years. #histSTM

The Pauli Effect: How Disaster Accompanied a Quantum Physicist Wherever He Went: medium.com/@phalpern/th... #Science #ScienceSky #Physics #HistoryOfScience

One is never too old to master a new creative endeavour. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart waited until he was 5 years old until he had the age and experience needed for musical composition.

US federal agencies were gutted in 2025, losing ~20% of their staff relative to 2024.

Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 The biggest 'Schrödinger's cat' yet — physicists put 7,000 atoms in superposition 🧪 go.nature.com/3LtK7mp

Nothing can beat learning quantum physics from one of its greatest masters. The mathematical elegance of Paul Dirac's proofs and explanations truly boggles the mind. (Image courtesy of Florida State University) #histSTM #quantum #science #physics #sciencesky

The Joy of Physics: Nobel Prize winning quantum physicists Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr play with a Tippe Top: a spinning physics toy that curiously flips over. #Science #Physics #quantum #ScienceSky

The Pauli Effect: How Disaster Accompanied a Quantum Physicist Wherever He Went: medium.com/@phalpern/th... #Science #ScienceSky #Physics #HistoryOfScience

'I was delighted too when I heard about the Nobel Prize, thinking as you did that my bongo playing was at last recognised. Imagine my chagrin when I realised that there had been some mistake: —they cited marks I made on paper 15 years ago and not one word about percussion technique' -Richard Feynman

Laudation for Emmy Noether The struggles and triumphs of a mathematical genius who helped shape modern physics www.ilnuovosaggiatore.sif.it/article/430 #Mathematics #Science #ScienceSky #HistoryOfScience

The US 🇺🇸 and Denmark 🇩🇰 have a lasting friendship, akin to the harmonious relationship between music and science That friendship should be honored by the US respecting the autonomy of Greenland 🇬🇱, part of the Danish kingdom Pictured: American musician Louis Armstrong and Danish physicist Niels Bohr

'I was delighted too when I heard about the Nobel Prize, thinking as you did that my bongo playing was at last recognised. Imagine my chagrin when I realised that there had been some mistake: —they cited marks I made on paper 15 years ago and not one word about percussion technique' -Richard Feynman

'As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.' -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay

The US 🇺🇸 and Denmark 🇩🇰 have a lasting friendship, akin to the harmonious relationship between music and science That friendship should be honored by the US respecting the autonomy of Greenland 🇬🇱, part of the Danish kingdom Pictured: American musician Louis Armstrong and Danish physicist Niels Bohr

“Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. #NoToOligarchy

One of Albert Einstein's best friends in his later years was mathematician Kurt Gödel. Gödel found a strange solution to Einstein's general theory of relativity that modelled a rotating universe allowing for backward time travel. Gödel presented the rotating solution to Einstein on his birthday.

'As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.' -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay2026 #MLKDay

These popular physics books are really enjoyable and easy to read. The author explains the strange concepts well, and the ideas sing along with what I learned in classes, but the classes are not required to understand them. I love the book covers too! #booksky #science

'I think and think for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.' -Albert Einstein, From 'The Einstein Theory of Living,' New York Times, March 12, 1944: nyti.ms/2BfmRlD

'The origin of all technical achievements is the divine curiosity and the play instinct of the working and thinking researcher, as well as the constructive fantasy of the technical inventor.' -Albert Einstein #Einstein #Science #Physics #ScienceSky #AlbertEinstein #Technology

At the 1932 Tournament of Roses New Year's Day Parade in Pasadena, California, Albert Einstein was delighted to congratulate the prize-winning team! #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026

Richard Feynman on String Theory: 'I have noticed when I was younger that a lot of old men in the field couldn’t understand new ideas very well... I’m an old man now, and these are new ideas, and they look crazy to me, and they look like they’re on the wrong track.' #Physics #Feynman #Science

Laudation for Emmy Noether The struggles and triumphs of a mathematical genius who helped shape modern physics www.ilnuovosaggiatore.sif.it/article/430 #Mathematics #Science #ScienceSky #HistoryOfScience

You both look great in charcoal/black! Happy new year to you both as well.

'The origin of all technical achievements is the divine curiosity and the play instinct of the working and thinking researcher, as well as the constructive fantasy of the technical inventor.' -Albert Einstein #Einstein #Science #Physics #ScienceSky #AlbertEinstein #Technology

Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year 2026 From Paul and Mirza, the Mathematical Pumi* #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026 🎆 *named after the great Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win the Fields Medal

At the 1932 Tournament of Roses New Year's Day Parade in Pasadena, California, Albert Einstein was delighted to congratulate the prize-winning team! #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026

Books I’ve read this year in general nonfiction (part 1) Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac by Mark Blake Careless People by @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social The Allure of the Multiverse by @phalpern.bsky.social 12/19

'I think and think for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.' -Albert Einstein, From 'The Einstein Theory of Living,' New York Times, March 12, 1944: nyti.ms/2BfmRlD

The Horn Antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey Using that instrument, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson accidentally discovered the persistent radio hiss that had a profile consistent with relic radiation from the Big Bang, cooled down over billions of years. #histSTM

One is never too old to master a new creative endeavour. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart waited until he was 5 years old until he had the age and experience needed for musical composition.