Prof in Science Education. Education academic, formerly a school teacher. PhD. Interests: STEM, science/ICT research education, teacher education, higher ed.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined July 2017
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Susan Rodrigues retweeted
As Voyager 1 approaches one light-day from Earth, you can track its position, visualize the time it takes for its messages to reach home, and re-create its tour of the solar system. All it takes is our free, online solar system simulator!
Try it out: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-sys…
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We are appalled and outraged by the Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in Gaza, Palestine, last night. We have already treated three people injured in the attack.
It is unconscionable that patients and medical staff are once again being killed and injured inside a hospital, a place where lives should be saved, not taken.
We urge world leaders to move beyond statements of condemnation and take concrete action to ensure the protection of patients, healthcare workers, and facilities in Gaza. The continued attacks on healthcare cannot be met with silence and impunity.
msf.org/gaza-msf-condemns-an…
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Tectonic plates may have allowed life to form on Earth – but exactly when they started moving is a long-standing mystery. @CurtinUni theconversation.com/a-chemic…
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NEW VIDEO: Is salt the most important ingredient in history?
Trace the influence of salt and explore how this essential seasoning shaped civilizations and built empires: t.ted.com/mG6u1l9
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In 1900, Max Planck proposed that energy is quantized, meaning it can only be absorbed or emitted in discrete units called quanta. This idea was fundamental to the development of quantum mechanics and led to Planck receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
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It's time NZ had its own Natural History Museum. There are two prime spots for it in Wellington already. The Tākina Events Centre or the old museum buildings at the Pukeahu National War Memorial, both of which are purpose-built for displays theconversation.com/nz-has-u… @MarcFennell
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I highly recommend!
Do you want to be an astronaut?
Applications are now open to join NASA's astronaut corps. Join us as we expand the frontiers of discovery in low Earth orbit, on the Moon, and beyond — apply by Dec. 3: go.nasa.gov/4iGqLqu
Susan Rodrigues retweeted
Just announced at MAX POWER: a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge! go.nasa.gov/3UBpcCs
The competition tasks U.S. high school and post-secondary student teams to develop solutions to real-world engineering constraints for establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon.
ALT Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA
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Gaza flooding: Heavy rain hits thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians
channel4.com/news/gaza-flood…
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🚨 More than a third of apprentices drop out of their course, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to drop out.
Our new report reveals key reasons behind the country’s concerning apprenticeship dropout rate 🧵
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Research infrastructure across English universities is “ageing” and “deteriorating”, according to a Research England report, with an estimated £3.6 billion needed to bring estates back to a “fully operational standard”. Rosalind Skillen reports [Link in comments]
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"In the end, I have come to realize that being authentic at work is not a weakness, but rather a strength." #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/44LmCvh
ALT An illustration of a woman wearing an axolotl costume in front of an audience, with the headline: Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner
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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest received 65,403 entries from 121 countries and territories this year. Here are 16 of the winning photos, which captured striking moments in the lives of animals and fungi around the world. 🔗 on.natgeo.com/gQCcr8
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Antarctic Heritage Trust and the Taupō Museum invite you to visit Hillary's hut through our virtual reality experience.
📍Taupō Museum, New Zealand
📆Saturday 7 November
🕐10am – 4pm
Don't miss this opportunity to explore the hut used by Sir Edmund Hillary during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, see the equipment used by the explorers, and learn what it was like living and working in one of the most extreme and remote environments on earth.
This VR experience is free, takes up to 20 minutes and is suitable for everyone from 9 years old and over. We’ll have other fun activities available for the under 9s.
Bookings are recommended. To secure your booking, please call 07 376 0414 or email [email protected] with your preferred time and number of people attending. We hope to see you there!
©AHT/Tim McPhee
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 1, 2026 ~ Sad
"instead of seeing the historic loss of polar ice as a climate change alarm bell, global governments and corporations saw it as a dinner bell for new shipping routes, resource extraction and power projection"
sfchronicle.com/opinion/open…
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Another successful fix ⏤ after 49 years and 16 billion miles! 🔧
Engineers recently turned off devices on Voyager 1 and substituted them with lower-power alternatives. Nicknamed the “Big Bang,” the energy-saving effort will allow the remaining instruments to operate longer. ½
ALT In a photo from the 1970s, engineers gather around one of the Voyager spacecraft before it was launched.
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Simulated Reality Hypothesis: ✍️
This hypothesis suggests that what we perceive as reality might actually be an artificial simulation, akin to a highly advanced computer program. This raises questions about the nature of existence and reality.
If our experiences and perceptions are simulated, does that make them any less real? And who, or what, might be running such a simulation?
