Seamus Blackley

Introducing: Cosmology 101 with Katie Mack YouTube video by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

I've been going through these videos for some work reasons, and they're so well done. Just great work all around by @astrokatie.com and @perimeterinstitute.ca.

The timing and control feel are so fucking great here. Just so satisfying and fun.

JOHN! Great interview.

Can the Most Abstract Math Make the World a Better Place? | Quanta Magazine Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores whether applied category theory can be “green” math.

Hey! Now you can read about my work on applied category theory here on Quanta magazine! And not just me, lots of folks....

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Archaeologists Discovered a Funerary Complex Left Untouched for Nearly 4,000 Years Finds from the site include necklaces, amulets, and cursive hieroglyphs inscribed on pots.

Archaeologists uncovered a nearly 4,000-year-old intact funerary complex at Aswan’s Oubbet el-Hawa, filled with 160 ceramic vessels, inscribed pottery, jewelry, and amulets, revealing burial practices from Egypt’s Old Kingdom onward

It's a ZX81! A small 8-bit computer with a built-in membrane keyboard.

This was my first computer. I learned to write English and BASIC at the same time, on its little keyboard - so everything I've put out into the internet is its fault in some way. Happy birthday, little ZX81.

“They of the Rickover.”

@waxsonic.bsky.social Nukes get a follow back.

Pyramidion of the royal scribe Ramose (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1275-1240 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

Pyramidion of the royal scribe Ramose (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1275-1240 BCE))

Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

Yes sir.

You look amazing. 👊❤️

This is your semi-regular reminder that IBM’s “supercomputer” Deep Blue had a grand total of 30GB of RAM in 1997.

With that “strength” it could calculate 200 million chess positions per second, which placed it about 8-12 moves ahead of any Grand Master on the planet.

BUT…

Portrait of physicist and chemist Richard Chace Tolman. He is seated, in coat and tie, with someone standing behind him. Tolman is middle-aged in this photo.

Physicist and chemist Richard Chace Tolman was born #OTD in 1881. He showed that electricity in metal is the flow of electrons, developed relativistic applications of thermodynamics, and served as science advisor to General Leslie Groves during WWII. 🧪 ⚛️

Image: Caltech / Oregon State

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Bow before Genius. (Via @graemedevine.com)

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Bow before Genius. (Via @graemedevine.com)

De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert YouTube video by NPR Music

I saved this to watch whenever I got a little overwhelmed today. I made it to 10am. I may need to watch it several times www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVY...

Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

This is a nice contrast to all the awful behavior confirmed through the Epstein files. Proud of @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social & @seanmcarroll.bsky.social for picking up on the sexism & charlatanism right away.

@ottoenglish.bsky.social bravo Otto. Thank you.

The truth is not the average of a fact and a lie.

Funny how the huge excitement about counting geometrical things using ideas from string theory is being described now:

"aside from a brief resurgence in the 1990s, enumerative geometry seemed to have been set aside for good."

Fact is, good hard problems never die.

Mary Beard – Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old Join one of the world's most acclaimed classicists as she discusses whether – and why – the classics still matter.

Join @wmarybeard.bsky.social at the British Museum as part of her #TalkingClassics tour as she discusses ancient history and its enduring relevance, from politics to pop culture.

📍 The British Museum
📅 Friday 1st May
🕡 6:30–7:30pm
🎟️ Via link below

Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades | CNN French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, but did not give a figure for the increase. It will be t...

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The Fermi paradox expressed as performance art.

Also when you pour off make sure to scrape anything off the sides of the jar during feeding. That’s typically where I’ve seen a mold issue.

You’re pouring off half twice a day and feeding sterilized flour for the first week?

Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades | CNN French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, but did not give a figure for the increase. It will be t...

www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/e...
The Fermi paradox expressed as performance art.

This is objectively terrifying.

What goes wrong?

Well done event Steve!

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SUYA SPICE AT HOME | HOMEMADE YAJI SPICE | AUTHENTIC SUYA SPICE YouTube video by Meals with Abi

March 16, 2025. Broiled salmon steak. Dry-rubbed with yaji (suya spice). Always have significant amounts on hand. I buy from the experts in Nigeria. However, for people who want to make theirs, here’s a recipe: youtu.be/TetSOSOEsyc?...
Kulikuli made from peanuts. Roasted peanuts are good substitute.

Also thank you- I meant what I said to Dean in the context it was asked. Thanks for helping make that clear.
I wrote the proposal for a project and got the guys together to get it started. I emailed a presentation to Kevin one night and it stated the journey of a lifetime. I don’t want it to end.