<<Insert comment about contemporary political discourse here>>

I'm not sure I would describe this Review as "pedagogical", exactly, but if you're interested in finding out about one of the most lively topics in condensed-matter physics then this is a great place to start.

Happy to share that our book on computing in physics education has just dropped, @ioppublishing.bsky.social You can get all the chapters written by some of incredible colleagues who are improving physics education through computing right now. iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/97... #iteachphysics

There are certain ways in which Scientific Reports is the best journal in the world.

Our team is discussing our November editorial, which will be on this year's Nobel Prize. I have to say that it's a monthly moment of immense relief when we get to the stage of having a workable draft. Phew. #EditorLife #Physics

My working hypothesis is that the little red dots were put there by the little green men. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I often reflect on the ambiguity of how responding to a message with the word lol also looks like you think they've just scored a touchdown (or hit a six).

My depressingly nerdy opinion of the day is that it's still an absolute travesty that file explorer does not do bulk file renaming.

Went to the zoo recently. Bought a membership for the year. Please expect more animal photos in this feed.

We don't usually sign our editorials at @natphys.nature.com, but this month we've made an exception because it's a bit personal. The journal's three chief editors take a moment to reflect on its history and look forward to the future. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Want to read a Comment by the three Nobel Laureates on quantum circuits? Here it is: ($) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Don't know what the overlap of bluesky and NASCAR is, but I just caught up with the happenings at Kansas this weekend, and honestly, Chase Elliot can fuck off. What the hell.

Just hit a major milestone in my Germanification, as I was going to take glass to the recycling containers and then realised it's a Sunday...

From today's Nature Briefing. Richard O'Brien would beg to differ.

I moved house today, from Berlin to Leipzig. Now cooking our first meal in our new home. Steak, fried potatoes, and steamed vegetables because start as you mean to go on, right?

@dorianlynskey.bsky.social Just wanted to say thank you for all your contributions to Remaniacs/OGWN. Best of luck for whatever the next thing is, but I will miss you hosting the show.

Oh my word. Small boats and housing for asylum seekers is absolutely not the biggest issue facing the UK government right now. The @theguardian.com, of all papers needs to set a different tone. Don't pander to Farage. @pippacrerar.bsky.social

Last week we published a World View that discusses how the current political climate amplifies the need for science education research. ($) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Personally, I'd prefer it if my beer tasted neither like strawberry or pineapple, but perhaps I'm just a Philistine. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Editors don't get enough love.

Seeking science journalists: @quantamagazine.bsky.social is hiring a physics editor! A rare opportunity to join this great team and lead coverage of this foundational vertical. Please reach out with any questions and share widely simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

I had reasons to google what a "pood" is, and I am probably irrationally disappointed in the Collins dictionary for this basic physics error.

In the last week, the modal response to a request to referee a paper seems to have gone from "I'm on vacation, sorry" to "the school year is just starting, sorry". Sigh.

I guess experts may scream at us for over-simplifying and making some mistakes, but here is the @natphys.nature.com editorial for August. We make the case that the fractional quantum Hall effect is an under-valued platform for making a topological quantum computer. ⚛️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So encouraging... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I would also be fascinated to know what proportion of respondents think that "immigrant" and "illegal migrant" are the same thing.

CRISPR was made for this moment.

The football is getting tense. 😬

...That feeling when you realise you misspelled "graphene" on the journal homepage... 🫣

Dear podcasters, Past some (fairly short) threshold, the longer your ad read is, the less likely I am to buy that product. Sincerely, Your listener.

Did (a scaled version) of the "three bars of death" workout (AKA 'Linda') this morning. 10,9,8,...,3,2,1 of deadlift, benchpress, and squat cleans as fast as you can. Right now I would happily never look at a barbell ever again.

Our friends at @natcomms.nature.com are hiring an editor for quantum physics and technology. Can be based in China, the US, Spain, or Italy. Full details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... #Careers #EditorialJobs #Quantum #Physics

#iteachphysics folks, I'm working on putting up over a 15 years of open-source content for physics teaching. Looking for collaborators! Please follow @openphysicsed.org for updates or email me at: [email protected]

Catching up on this weekend's NASCAR and it can't just be me that thinks the Chicago street course looks a bit like an inquisitive beagle.

Tonight's entertainment: tasting 11 whisk(e)ys and one armagnac.

Personally quite proud to be part of a "woke publisher". www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Definitely entering that time of year when, as sending papers back to referees, I'm crossing my fingers that they haven't headed out on a month-long vacation already. 😬

Managed a small PR on my deadlift this morning. Good start to the week. Now let's see if I can set a PR for how many emails I reply to in a day...

For anyone who appreciates things that always stay the same, it looks like England are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Test match at Headingly.

We recently published in @natphys.nature.com a Comment piece by @wbrianlane.bsky.social on what happens when a student tried to guide a LLM to the correct answers for a physics exam. It didn't go great. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you haven't seen this recruitment news... @natrevelectreng.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com @springernature.com is hiring an Associate/Senior Editor. The closing date is 1 Jul. Please DM me if you have any questions 💡 🤗

I wrote a short something about roses. ($) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Am back from ten exquisite days in the mountains and am feeling thoroughly unprepared for the state of my inbox tomorrow... 😬

The goat?

Bogdan the Bite is three weeks old now (don't they grow up so fast?? 🥲) and isn't getting a whole lot better or a whole lot worse. I think I might need a doctor to take a look...

Hiked from Austria to Germany today.

I just got chased around a mountain by a herd of apparently inquisitive but otherwise rather disconcerting sheep. Never experienced that before.

Alpine Choughs at the top of the Hochiss, Austria.

Last year, I offered students recuperation points on their exam if they could coax ChatGPT into solving it. The bot failed (badly), but I got insights into how my students interact with it. Here's an example I describe in a Comment to Nature Physics. #ITeachPhysics rdcu.be/eqRP1