Well this is adorable: At the Austin airport, gate 14, and there's a departure board for imaginary places, with screens and screens of options. 🧵

Slides now here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yRwd...

Thanks, Alisa! I’ll link in a copy of the slides here later.

A wonderful talk this morning at the Pragmatism & Philosophy of Science conference by @huwprice.bsky.social#philsci#philsky

My policy is to tell taxi drivers I’m a physicist. None of them have ever said, “Oh, I’ve got a physics“, and proceeded to tell me about it.

Full slides, including a few spares not used in the recorded talk. drive.google.com/file/d/1OIp_...

‘Entanglement via Constrained Colliders’ – my talk with Ken Wharton at Perimeter last week. This is the recording on PIRSA.org#philsci#quantum#philskypirsa.org/24090090

Further confirmation of the calibre of the Bertrand Russell Professorship.

Hhane.bsky.socialFeb 23, 2024 9:10pm

fun fact: if you search Google Images for the philosopher Alexander Bird, this is what you get. they've coordinated their outfits incredibly well.

“A man would be thought to be making a poor joke who said that [four] things are now rising, namely the tide, hopes, [bollards] and the average age of death.” – Ryle #philsky#categorymistakes

JWjonathanwebber.bsky.socialSep 22, 2024 7:39pm

stop rising bollards

The Western Australian government gives low-income households free electricity between 9am and 3pm each day – essentially by redistributing excess solar from the roofs of wealthier homes. This helps the grid operator to deal with the solar duck curve. theprogressplaybook.com/2024/09/10/o...

One year on: The dual benefits of Western Australia's solar redistribution scheme

Grid operators are looking for ways to cope with the glut of day-time energy production as solar advances.