Kate Urell
@theurell.bsky.social
Physics and Maths teacher, DCU education tutor and part-time lecturer
“The meme magic era Trump rode in on is long gone … They’ve completely misunderstood the internet generation; the second you post cringe content, you’re done.” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Iran Out-Trolled the Troller in Chief
The war sparked an epic social-media trolling contest.
theatlantic.com
Plant blindness needs a rebrand such as flora agnosia. I love watching out for the first snowdrops in January or the bluebells in May and the honesty in June . It’s also good for mental health to appreciate nature especially for us urban dwellers
RTÉ Brainstorm@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 5mo agoMost read on #RTEBrainstorm: Why do so many Irish people suffer from Plant Blindness? Analysis by Natalie O'Neill @dublincityuni.bsky.social & Karen Kerr @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/i... sad article Is it too late? I hope not but I fear it is.
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost
"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...
ipolitics.ca
A late celebration of #InternationalWomensDay @bankphysics.bsky.social but I love these @perimeterinstitute.ca posters and how clever and artistic is the They Made Their Mark poster too! I wonder how many will take the time to read it. #WomenInSTEM #STEM #STEAM #physics
Super workshops for teachers in Dublin zoo next Saturday (mar 21st) ...with a few spaces still available. Register at oide.ie/teachers/ please repost here and elsewhere... @theurell.bsky.social @irishsciteach.bsky.social @kelleherscience.bsky.social @humphreyjones.bsky.social
theconversation.com/12-reasons-w... we need to stop making so much of it in the first place!
12 reasons why plastic recycling is failing so badly
Just 15% of Europe’s plastic waste gets recycled, but we can do better.
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‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics
‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics
Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?
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Salthill dart station- nothing to see here. What #climatecrisis? #flooding #leafysuburbs #ItsAllConnected
The car they made in #engineering class and #capybara were used to measure #velocity and #acceleration. I love the sound of ticker timers in the morning! #physics
bsky.app/profile/theg... @bankphysics.bsky.social Felix’ death reminded me of Kittinger’s record fall cited in LC #Physics 2012. 31km vs 38km I often show the Felix video in class. #Felix I won’t comment on his political views.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident
Stunning video montage of just the last two weeks on our dangerously overheating home planet, from the excellent team at @weareyellowdot.bsky.social. It can be hard to keep up with the #climate 💩 that’s happening but this really helps.
Yellow Dot Studios@yellowdotstudios.bsky.social · last yr.Meanwhile, everywhere: "Things aren't just getting worse. They are getting worse faster." The Extreme Weather Report, Jun 26, 2025.
@physicsworld.bsky.social If no one ever hears it how are we gonna learn your song 🎶 Read all about it. Thank you physicsworld.com/a/cant-get-y...
'Can’t get you out of my head': using earworms to teach physics – Physics World
Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons
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I’m delighted to be published physicsworld.com/a/cant-get-y... @bankphysics.bsky.social @physicsireland.bsky.social @shanedbergin.bsky.social @ucdtl.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @hookean.bsky.social @chatphysics.bsky.social @aoibhinnos.bsky.social @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social
'Can’t get you out of my head': using earworms to teach physics – Physics World
Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons
physicsworld.com
🧪For science teachers in Ireland..... @physicsireland.bsky.social @theurell.bsky.social @kookychemist.bsky.social @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social @kelleherscience.bsky.social ce.bsky.social www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/sustain...
Sustainable Development Goals Workshops
An opportunity for science teachers to engage with the Sustainable Development Goals, looking at how they can be integrated into classrooms using a range of interactive and practical resources.The SoS...
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This is so true. The assumption that learning facts and the ability to think creatively are mutually exclusive is bandied about in education circles. There isn't enough time to learn everything by discovery. We have to learn from those who have lived before us.
Carl Hendrick@carlhendrick.substack.com · last yr.You can’t connect the dots if you don’t have any dots.
For 🧪science teachers in Ireland... Oide Physics Lab days in March now open for booking... @theurell.bsky.social @irishsciteach.bsky.social @kelleherscience.bsky.social www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/oide-ph...
Oide Physics Lab Days, March 2025
Booking is now open for a series of three Oide Lab-days, based in Dublin, Cork and Galway, on the dates listed across. The booking page is here (you will have to scroll past the upcoming physics PLE 2...
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Thank you to The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for the lovely poster I received this morning on John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton @bankphysics.bsky.social
John P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺@denewjohn.bsky.social · 2y agoBREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” #EconSky
The Inaugural #Engineering #Oxo Cube Challenge was held in Fingal CC. Thank you to @agittner.bsky.social @hookean.bsky.social Great International cooperation with fellow Physics teachers #teamwork #STEM #collaboration
The Science feed gets 400,000 views a day … So far, it has 3,600 contributors, from ecologists and zoologists to quantum physicists, but those numbers are increasing rapidly. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.
nature.com
For everyone in Irish education: a proposal to revive #edchatie Monday evening discussions on Bluesky. Every two weeks in term-time. First session details on the graphic. More: www.juliangirdham.com/blog/edchati... Please repost within Ireland as much as poss & spread the word elsewhere.
Galileo’s finger was a highlight of a trip to Florence years ago. Whole museum was pretty cool.
🧪are there enough Irish Science teachers on BlueSky to make this worth sharing here yet? @physicsireland.bsky.social @theurell.bsky.social @kookychemist.bsky.social @yvehigginsvallely.bsky.social @kelleherscience.bsky.social www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/jc-scie...
JC Science Lab Days
The Oide Science Team are offering a Junior Cycle Laboratory Day at various locations around the country: Blessington, Stepaside, Regina Mundi in Cork, and Holy Rosary in Mountbellew in Galway.These d...
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Oh damp fertile soil of Wicklow producing large #fungi which release water vapour to create convection currents to disperse their spores @bankphysics.bsky.social #PhysicsOfFungi
