Matt Wingate
@wingatematthewb.bsky.social
Physics, mathematics, scientific computing, higher education, running, jazz, NYMets ⚾️, Tottenham Hotspur ⚽️.
I’d like to make it clear for all the people following me what the sheer gravity of the news is. Without this facility we can’t ensure constant communication with spacecraft beyond Earth orbit. If this facility is off-line, the Artemis program cannot send a crew to the Moon.
Andy Scollick@andyscollick.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex at Robledo de Chavela municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain on fire. Burgohondo wildfire. 📷 via Infues Avila
"UKRI wants to tell a big story about science funding going up, but instead is mired in a row over a fairly minor sum that has angered scientists and sections of the public. One does not have to be an astronomer to know that optics matter." 💯
The Guardian view on the Lovell telescope: budget cuts to physics are bad science and worse politics | Editorial
Editorial: Funders have picked a damaging fight with scientists and the public. They should reconsider their plans
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Downplay a book or movie: Partial Recall
Jeremy Bailin@astrobailin.bsky.social · 2w agoDownplay a book or movie: A Few of the President's Men
It’s official: UKRI has defunded the LHCb upgrade, which would have run at the High Luminosity LHC (currently under construction). This is a disaster for UK physics. We’ve rightly invested heavily in the HL-LHC but without LHCb, we’re throwing away crucial science that can’t be done anywhere else.
Why crack down on a system that obviously sucks? The #Mets are the 2nd worst team in the NL despite a huge payroll! 🤷🏻♂️ #Mets #MetsSky #MLB #LGM apnews.com/article/mlb-...
MLB restricts dugout iPad use to prevent AI help with strategy. Ottavino says Mets were involved
Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent artificial intelligence from influencing game decisions.
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Important context and analysis regarding recent UKRI announcements of cuts to UK science capacity. lheurtier.github.io/STFCprio.html
The STFC Prioritisation Outcome: What the Numbers Really Mean
UKRI's 2.7% PPAN headline compares 2029/30 with 2025/26 in cash terms. A longer-run inflation-adjusted comparison points to a roughly 16% contraction since 2021/22.
lheurtier.github.io
Imagine if a woman president spent most her time raving and crying about an election she lost 6 years ago. Emotional. Unstable. Hysterical. Unfit to lead.
Vote Mrs Met for the mascot hall of fame! It’s our only chance at hardware this year! #Mets #MetsSky #LGM #LFGM
Wribbit@wribbit.bsky.social · 3w agowww.tiktok.com/t/ZP8t1LfSb/ Vote for Mrs Met
Latest: STFC cuts ‘will damage physics, the economy and society’. UKRI cost-savings plan also brings relief that severe cuts feared by astronomers “have not materialised”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
STFC cuts ‘will damage physics, the economy and society’ - Research Professional News
UKRI cost-savings plan also brings relief that severe cuts feared by astronomers “have not materialised”
researchprofessionalnews.com
Didn’t Roy Keane have a full beard 1-2 days ago? Maybe too hot & humid in the outdoor NYC studio?
One day, Liz Kendall says she wants "more physics" for the country. The day after STFC cuts hundreds of physics jobs. All this with an increasing UKRI budget. Political agendas sometimes defy logic. And vice versa. 🧪🔭
Chris Havergal@chrishavergal.bsky.social · last mo.Hundreds of jobs are set to go at some of the UK’s major research facilities after the Science and Technology Facilities Council detailed how it will reduce annual spending by £162m by 2029-30 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hundred... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Some of the UK funding for major international and domestic science in line for cuts, under STFC cost-savings plan being announced by UKRI today. As previously revealed by @resprofnews.bsky.social, @francesjones.bsky.social @robinbisson.bsky.social www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
🎵 Riding high in the 4th, shot down in the fifth 🎶 That’s life! #lgm #metssky #mets
Frank Sinatra: I've Been Up And Down And Over And Out
ALT: Frank Sinatra: I've Been Up And Down And Over And Out
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HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
Manager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs
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“Midlife is the perfect time to start trail running” #trailrunning #running #runsky #ultrarunning #ultramarathon www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Midlife is the perfect time to start trail running – here’s how to get into it
An increasing number of people are finding trail running relatively late in life – and they’re reaping the health benefits
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