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Theoretical and computational biophysicist at Carnegie Mellon University. Loves lipid membranes, music, and art. (he/him) πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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This is not a circumhorizontal arc. This is some AI BS.

07.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These pictures don’t show the people they claim to represent. What the hell is this? Why has this been created? What purpose does this fake poster serve? Isn’t there enough real material for to draw from?

07.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Sometimes reviewers are just infuriatingly cryptic. I don’t know how to address concerns that are impossible to understand.

07.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"What is temperature at the microscopic level?"
A person answers, "Molecular kinetic energy!"
His irate, glowing-eyed boss then throws him out the window of a tall building.

"What is temperature at the microscopic level?" A person answers, "Molecular kinetic energy!" His irate, glowing-eyed boss then throws him out the window of a tall building.

I have found that many people don't know about configurational temperature, so I wrote a short note about it on my website.

www.samuelfoley.com/misc/

06.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Go forth and do great things with it!

06.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As they say: I’d like to report a murder.

06.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fragen eines lesenden Arbeiters | Slow Words

www.slow-words.com/questions-wo...

04.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œnow” here suggests this was written by a white person. 😞

02.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26)

Directorates to follow

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01.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 667 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 118

FYI: all characters in Star Wars are aliens. None of it plays on Earth.

01.03.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is me, when I hear β€œβ€¦is comprised of…”

28.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aim to have at least one such sentence in each of your own papers!

28.02.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest BPS Bulletin contains a beautiful obituary of Michael Saxton, who passed away in July 2025. Many thanks to Ingela Parmryd, Thomas Jue, and Anne Kenworthy for sharing their memories of Mike. He was a true fixture at all BPS meetings I remember, and he will be missed!

26.02.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll do great! I’m rooting for your success and for an amazing 2027 meeting in Philly!

24.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Lynmarie Thompson, the president of the Biophysical Society, presenting a plaque to Sarah Veatch for winning the 2026 Agnes Pockels Award.

Photo of Lynmarie Thompson, the president of the Biophysical Society, presenting a plaque to Sarah Veatch for winning the 2026 Agnes Pockels Award.

Of course, I am over the moon with happiness that @veatchlab.bsky.social won the 2026 Agnes Pockels Award from the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social. Moreover, TWO students in Sarah's lab won poster awards at the BPS Meeting! What a year for the Veatch Lab! #bps2026

24.02.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

It was *wild*! You HAD to be there! 😎

23.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me show you a wardrobe you can build with $1,700 🧡

21.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 4807 πŸ” 701 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 47

To honor your amazing mom, I'll read this not just as an encouragement for other young girls to follow into her bold footsteps, but as an admonition to privileged male professors to be the support that talented underrepresented minorities need to shine and be recognized.

22.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I had the great honor to hand the 2026 Thomas E. Thompson Award, the Prize of the BPS Membrane Structure and Function Subgroup, to Tobias Baumgart. πŸ† πŸŽ‰

He’s on the right, in case that’s not clear! πŸ˜…

He gave a wonderful award lecture. A great conclusion of our Subgroup Saturday Symposium! πŸ§ͺ

22.02.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch and eating a bag of food . ALT: a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch and eating a bag of food .

BPS Subgroup Saturday is about to start, and I’ll be chairing the Membrane Structure and Function Symposium. Wish me luck! This is always a highlight of the BPS meeting, and I’m very much feeling the weight on my shoulders!
πŸ§ͺ

21.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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18.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😭

18.02.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! And sorry for making it blatantly obvious that I’m a physicist…

18.02.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am confused. I thought that ΞΆ(s) is *equal* to that product. Or is this a subtle matter of β€œdomain of convergence” or β€œanalytic continuation”?

18.02.2026 00:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

17.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 29742 πŸ” 11996 πŸ’¬ 1996 πŸ“Œ 1236
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a man in a captain america uniform is sitting in a room and saying `` i understand that reference . '' ALT: a man in a captain america uniform is sitting in a room and saying `` i understand that reference . ''
15.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No. The Hatch Act expressly excludes the president and the vice president. I don’t know why, but that’s the law. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

14.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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three men are standing in a library talking to each other and one of them says you 're right ALT: three men are standing in a library talking to each other and one of them says you 're right
14.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old

12.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 4527 πŸ” 1783 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 36

…then you definitely need some better pens.

14.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0