Four Filipino high school and undergraduates were selected to fly their winning zero-gravity experiment in Barcelona! Astronomy and space opportunities are hard to come by in the global south, and now they need our help to cover the costs of their trip! gofund.me/fbffae65
This past year I've been in the Philippines doing astrophysics outreach and I'll start my PhD back in the states this fall. This community means a lot to me, so if you're able, please help us jumpstart a fund to support Filipino astrophysics graduate students!
i have been practicing babstinence (burger abstinence) for the past eight months. but i admit that i still dream of frozen Kirkland signature brand ground beef patties being placed on the grill at 7:03pm on a sunday night in late july
i want to be the guy with the sick fish tank setup. you walk into their house and go woah sick tank set up man. but i can't even get up to do my laundry
Isabela Huckabee retweeted
anti-filler episodes is crazyyyyy for star trek. like oh you hate fun. oh you hate lwaxana troi and quark shenanigans and captain proton. okay.
*NEW* Alex Kurtzman On Streaming TV Challenges And How Shorter Star Trek Seasons Helps Avoid “Filler” Episodes
#startrek
bit.ly/akstreamtrek
Isabela Huckabee retweeted
Many people have no idea how these things work.
For example, right now, as a Brazilian, I can't accept invitations to speak at conferences in Europe because my visa to work in the U.S. has expired.
I am not illegal; I have a work contract with the University of California until 2027. Still, I must travel outside the U.S. and get a visa stamp on my passport to allow me to move freely to talk about science.
I have to do this every single year I stay in the U.S. The costs of the visa, traveling, time lost, etc, are all on me. Not every international scientist can handle this.
and obv this could apply to a "first world" country too, but if you answer "to unlock the secrets of the universe" in a developing country there is a much higher chance you Will Be Laughed At
hello astrophysics community, i'd like more insight on this question: why should [insert any developing country] pursue astrophysics when it has much bigger problems to deal with like poverty and corruption?
Isabela Huckabee retweeted
On 09 January 2024, the PhilSA INCENTIVISE project team headed to Jolo, Sulu to deploy Starlink satellite Internet kits at the provincial office of the DICT. The team also conducted a brief courtesy call to the Governor of Sulu, Hon. Abdusakur A. Tan, II.
my office is goated. I believe every physics office should look like this. how can you do science with no windows and sparsely populated walls
my grandma told me about the dwarfs her brother used to talk to and the ghosts that haunt the family. Do you know how embarrassing it is to be the "no way I don't believe that" guy? the "I'll need to see scientific evidence" person? Absolutely Humiliating
