H. P. Read
@readhpr.bsky.social
Mathematics educator, science geek, and avocational horn (and occasionally Wagner tuba) player. Secretly half-Vulcan. They/them
For as long as we’ve been looking to the sky, humans have been drawn to the Moon. By studying the Moon in many different forms of light we learn about its composition, surface conditions, and much more. Observe the Moon with us this weekend: t.co/nrybbPGcYn
International Observe the Moon Night - NASA Science
You're invited! Each International Observe the Moon Night, people around the world celebrate lunar observation, science, exploration, arts, and culture.
go.nasa.gov
NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...
On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads
and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses
juliaserano.medium.com
For your Tuesday, here's a shot of deep, deep, deep space from JWST. Every bright, six-pointed feature is a star in the Milky Way. Everything else—even the smallest, faintest dots—are whole galaxies millions to *billions* of lightyears away.
Whatever you're doing, please, just stop for a moment to imagine you're kneeling down on the surface of Mars and trailing your gloved fingers through this beautifully coloured grit covering the ground around you... (Curiosity image) NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson
As Pluto’s fall turns to winter, its atmosphere will thin out, and nitrogen will fall down like snow. A new analysis suggests the process may have started already. 🧪🪐 eos.org/articles/plu...
Pluto’s Atmosphere May Be Collapsing - Eos
Don’t worry, it’s supposed to do that.
eos.org
“these solutions are announced in a rush, leaving no time for a proper writeup, the isolation of new methods & ideas, & citing relevant previous work of others. … We are witnessing a general threat to intellectual work, with misalignment between the outcome of the use of AI and its initial purpose.”
Terence Tao@teorth.bsky.social · last wk.A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
I had a beautiful clear, Moonless night last night and captured this image of the Andromeda Galaxy. This was about 180 ten-second exposures taken over a half hour. I've been waiting for Andromeda since I got my smart telescope in the spring, and it didn't disappoint.
H. P. Read@readhpr.bsky.social · last wk.Staying up late for astronomy. M31 the Andromeda Galaxy. I've been waiting all summer for it to be in season. Captured with Seestar S30 Pro.
Staying up late for astronomy. M31 the Andromeda Galaxy. I've been waiting all summer for it to be in season. Captured with Seestar S30 Pro.
i need people to start responding to questions about trans women in sports with "what the hell is wrong with you?? why do you care about this all of a sudden? why do you want to impose insane, invasive rules just to stop some 8th grader from hanging out with her friends after school" at the minimum
60 Years of Star Trek in 60 Seconds #StarTrek #StarTrekDay #StarTrek60
Lovely article about a 99-year-old retired math professor who recently published a major result. It's the story of mentorship and multi-generational collaboration. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...
The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice (Gift Article)
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
nytimes.com
I greatly enjoyed #StarTrekSNW #StrangeNewWorlds Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass. The over-the-top soap opera tropes made me laugh, it all made sense given who was behind it, and they used it to do some strong character work. And casting [redacted] as Dr. Chivers was brilliant.
Reconstruction of what insects sounded like in the Jurassic era. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/s...
What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This. (Gift Article)
Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.
nytimes.com
Here's the thread I most often refer to!
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last yr.Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵
Three years ago today, my food aversion cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE was released! I couldn’t be more proud of my book. The people who have reached out to me to share how it’s improved their lives have left me humbled and I only wish more of the folks who need it find it. Thanks everyone!
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
penguinrandomhouse.com
Posting this again, because all the writers here say it's okay to do it (yay) and I'm SUPER proud of how this turned out. It's my first script for Ranking with Roddenberry and they did a fantastic job with it! (Anyone who knows me knows my heart was definitely in this one.) youtu.be/RYRP7tGBv90?...
Ranking the Best Musical Moments in Star Trek
YouTube video by BEAM by Roddenberry
youtu.be
Timelapse of last night's #LunarEclipse, taken with my Seestar S30 Pro. It runs from about a half hour before maximum eclipse (when the Moon first cleared the trees) and ends at the end of the partial eclipse, while the Moon was still within the penumbra. 🧵1/
Tonite: we’ve got the final eclipse of the season and the last for 2026, with a deep partial lunar eclipse. The Americas will see the eclipse in it’s entirety, while Europe and Africa will see the eclipse at moonset, and the Pacific region will see it already underway at moonrise.
PS: Today is a very fine day to donate to the Imagination Library. imaginationlibrary.com
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
imaginationlibrary.com
From NASA: It happened again! Here's Phobos passing in front of the Sun as seen by the Perseverance rover from the surface of Mars on Aug. 12. science.nasa.gov/photojournal...
Came out of the pizza place earlier this evening to this giant end-to-end rainbow.
Those in the U.S. may only see a sliver of today's solar eclipse, but GOES-EAST gets a great view of the shadow as it crosses into Europe! 🌑
1/ A lot is happening right now (as I'm sure your feed can attest to), and it can be hard to know what to focus on. So I've put together a few public health happenings that should be on your radar. First, the record-breaking Cyclospora outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce is coming to an end.
Currently cloudy, might not get to see any of the partial solar eclipse. I was planning to capture a timelapse with my Seestar S30 Pro, but right now I have no view of the Sun.
