Thijs Heus
@thijsheus.bsky.social
Modeler of atmospheric flow, clouds and boundary layers. #MicroHH. Associate prof at Cleveland State.
NSF absolutely deserves a Nobel prize in its own right. A pity they don't do posthumous awards.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 6d agoOh look, US National Science Foundation-supported science won the Nobel Prize in physics.
Whenever I drop off my kids at school, I hear a decent amount of chatter from other kids: "wow, that's a nice ebike!" It's clear what kind of technology excites the young ones.
@djphysicswebb.bsky.social, Mary Chessey and I have a newly accepted paper on uncollected test item responses on open-ended physics exam questions! Blank responses on exams are missing data, not measurements of physics knowledge or skills. Read on for details... Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2606.05473
Missing Data on Physics Exams: Demographic Patterns, Course-Level Predictions, and Implications for Equity
In a previous quantitative retrospective study we showed that different demographic groups of students leave different numbers of problems blank on physics exams, leading to inequities in course outco...
arxiv.org
I'm going to tell my Physics class that Trump wants to convert the entire US to SI units.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
How do you handle? With luck. That's what we did.
Paul Guinnessy@paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 3w agoAcademic couples are similar in terms of career development to being in the armed services that anything else (with deployments lasting 2-3 years then you have to move again). So how do you handle the two-body problem if you're both academics? @physicstoday.aip.org interviews a couple to find out
The fact that this is somehow less than how much Elon enriched himself during this period is incredibly scary to me.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4w agoApparently, we're spending even more than the Department of Defense on the illegal war.
Tracking @fiftyplusone.news on how Nebraska and Kansas are coming into play.
Patrick De Haan@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 4w agobuckle up. gas and diesel look set for a spike over the next 48 hours, hardest in parts of the nation's interior. i track this for a living and i'll be sharing real-time updates as it unfolds powered by GasBuddy data, looking at many different angles. ready to share w/ you all.
There's a distinct chance that 1947-1960, the core of the Baby boom generation, will never deliver a US president.
Innsmouth Looksmaxxing@gonebabygone.bsky.social · last mo.Still insane to me that Ruby Bridges is 72, there is one (1) living president younger than her
youtu.be/8J2ups3xVZk?... The Dutch *kids* news is not pulling punches about AfD. Spoiler: this video features Hitler and a concentration camp.
Veel aandacht voor Duitse verkiezingen vanwege deze extreme partij
YouTube video by NOS Jeugdjournaal
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The early Roman Emperors are split in two clear groups: Augustus, Claudius, Vespasianus, etc who at least treated the Senate with respect, and Tiberius, Caligula, Nero... who ignored them for the paper tiger they were. Provosts can be divided into similar groups.
Cristi Proistosescu@cristiproist.bsky.social · last mo.In the Roman republic citizens had to wait at least two years between successive (1 year long) magistracies The republic fell apart when these norms eroded My proposal is that faculty should spend at least two years as regular faculty b/w (max 3 year long) appointments as deans/provost/president.
Awesome! 10 miles on a hill flattening ebike should clear out many commutes and good deserts in Cleveland. I know it's my main mode of commute now!
if infrastructure is what connects people, holds them together, serves, supports, and endures, then Dolly Parton was infrastructure.
<Turns head to camera> Oh! Hello, there! My wife and I just released an app called Furcast. It's weather with character. The app transforms the weather into a pixel-art world that changes with the sky. Original human-made art. Thoughtful privacy. Built for all. furcastweather.com/news/hello-f...
Hugo Grotius, the towering intellectual who basically founded international law, escaped from prison in a book chest. You are what youre accompanied by. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gr...
Hat tip to the weather service. They got the timing of the smoke moving out down to the minute here in the Cleveland area
Best Star Trek Captain, wrong answers only: Sejanus, captain of the imperial guard.
Geordi La Forge@iwcore.eurosky.social · 3mo agoBest Star Trek Captain, wrong answers only
Uniting the Belgians may be worth a Peace Prize after all.
Wet bulb Glob temperature of 27C in the Midwest is scary, but I guess it is safe to add another 2C to account for heat islands in the cities. That's deathly.
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide@tkovach.bsky.social · 3mo ago"WBGT (see box below) reached the highest observed values on record across the study region... In a 1.4°C cooler climate, WBGTs as high as those forecast in early July 2026 would have been so extreme as to be virtually impossible."
Temperature is 98F Dew point 77F Wet bulb 82F Cleveland area is downright dangerous at the moment.
Say what now.
Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 4mo agoThe U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn the decision will disenfranchise voters. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/24/r...
I propose a new pitching achievement, in the same vein as a Maddux: pitching at least 7 innings, 10 SO, and at most 2Earned Runs, still earning a loss. We'll call it a Bibee.
Tim Stebbins@timstebbins.bsky.social · 4mo agoParker Messick up to 10 strikeouts tonight, a new career high. He's doing all he can tonight.
NCAR just won in court! A US district judge in Colorado has prohibited NSF from taking #NCAR apart, specifically in spalling off its supercomputing center in Wyoming. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Our earlier story on this and why it matters: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court
Universities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled.
nature.com
If your CEO serves on the recently revamped National Science Board, are you eligible to apply? Asking for a friend in the Bay area.
Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 5mo agoNSF will be spending 150 million/yr through the TIP directorate to "advance breakthrough science outside of traditional institutions." What are traditional institutions in this context? Unclear. But traditionally, NSF has put funding towards institutions of higher education.