#System

Physics at Bath

BathPhysics

Why is it impossible to “unmake” a cup of coffee? This is because of a concept in thermal physics, called entropy. So what is entropy actually? It is a strange

Yunho’s yuwu⁺⁺

suhodorable

more than anything else:1. when my faves are not feeling happy, it's better if they acknowledge it to the fans2. i always want all of them happy and find joy

wretchardthecat

wretchardthecat

The real problem with "trust the science" is that the model-prediction-validation system that proved so successful with simple systems can't predict complex systems like climate, biology and human networks, the

James Lindsay, increasingly relevant

ConceptualJames

Projections from pseudo-reality.Could be the title of a funny series.https://twitter.com/CodyMillerELA/status/1343617887748161674 Since I'm spelling out the game very clearly for people, let me do it here for #DisruptTexts.The claim bei

Richy Black

mabuzzer

1/ 100 days from today a pivotal Holyrood election is due to be held. I’ve written previously about our AMS electoral system, and how it’s largely misunderstood (https://twitter.com/mabuzzer/status/1283016885873848325). Today, here’s

Chris Schroeder

cmschroed

1/5 May I end the week with two brief, hopeful observations shared with me representing dozens I have heard? 2/5 I spoke to many entrepreneurs, investors and journalists around the

SUCH

Such

When I was buying my house, it blew my mind when my lender asked if my family couldn’t just gift me the down payment money, saying that gifts/loans of $50k

Dr. Elizabeth Sawin

bethsawin

Every day I understand more about why, for almost 50 years, my field has been shouting “there are limits to growth” and not getting through in a way that leads

Molly Jo! Jo! Jo!

ilikemints

ok so i guess i need to get this out of my system and maybe it'll help someone understand: the dumbass's guide to the covid-19 vaccine (as written by a

Sarah Vogelsong

SarahVogelsong

THREAD! This weekend's heavy rains & flooding across Central VA have lots of people thinking about stormwater and sewer overflows. Here's a couple key things to know.First, Virginia has 3

Eleanor Saitta

Dymaxion

As technology is deployed at scale and becomes infrastructure, its governance ceases to be engineering or design and becomes (geo)politics. There are no large technology companies, only non-state actors currently

ArchAngEL MichaEL

IAMAngELMichaEL

IF YQU HAVE NOT YET PREPARED FOR A TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN OF THE INTERNET (SUCH AS PAGES LIKE TWITTER, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AMAZON, YOUTUBE...), IT WOULD BE WISE TO DO SO. IT

David Reaboi

davereaboi

Do some Republican think the Dems are just kidding when they say Trump is a fascist and a Nazi?Tell me why it’s crazy to take them at their word, and

Coach Trev

trevorplouffe

I’m so over it. To any fans out there disgusted by what has transpired between the league and the players, I feel you. I’m sorry. It’s so ugly. Such a

Mitchell Krall

mlkrall

The Indians are projected by @fangraphs depth charts to be the sixth-best MLB team in 2021. If they trade Lindor and replace him with replacement-level talent, they drop to sixteenth-best.

Jonathan Witt

Jonathan_Witt

You’re all going to vote for the ANC next time too, and every mainstream media outlet and political pundit is going to tell you it’s the right thing to do,

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