Neat stuff from an old friend.

Wowza.

I'm humbled and honoured to have been nominated to run for Mayor in the District of #NorthVancouver. In my authentic Twitter fashion, get ready for a 🧵

You have my support! Mathew Bond Jordan Back Catherine Pope Eli Mallin @Harrison4NV @GregRobinsDNV Kulvir Mann

“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all endurance.” - James Baldwin

In summary, please stop viewing DEI work as outreach or service. It’s not. It requires a special set of skills and development of expertise, it’s not something that can be effectively done by anyone willing (like outreach and service), and that should count as scholarship.

I can't imagine anyone more deserving of this award than Sarah. Prospective students take notice, and congrats Sarah Burke!

I donated to Oxfam on #GivingTuesday because I want to end the hunger crisis, dismantle systems of oppression and advance women’s rights around the world. Oxfam hasn’t quite reached their goal - will you join me? bit.ly/3EOezAa

We must never forget the victims of the Holocaust. Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honour those who lost their lives in the Nazi genocide. #HolocaustMemorialDay

International Day of Women and Girls in Science reminds us of the many beneficial impacts that come from greater inclusiveness in scientific pursuits. Celebrating the many contributions of #WomenInScience today! #IDWGIS

Inspired by #ArsScientia, a new non-fiction writing course at UBC UBC School of Creative Writing is bringing together physics and creative writing students to produce engaging and accessible #science stories. 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 James Day UBC PHAS tinyurl.com/mw8y6mxc

Let’s build community by having good conversation over a meal! We're hosting a dinner during the 2023 #apsmarch meeting in Las Vegas. Black physicists of any rank (ESPECIALLY STUDENTS/POSTDOCS) are invited. The meal is on us. Space limited! Registration: tinyurl.com/BIP2023APSMarch

Grateful for this.

It’s all fun and games until some field looses a reputation… good read on hype and science reporting.

Here's my reporting on replication attempts of LK-99 and why scientists looking carefully at the results are, so far, not very impressed. nature.com/articles/d4158…

I'll say this for LK-99 - it has sparked an interest in cond. matter and materials science. Would be nice to continue this outreach momentum. As I propose in an essay in Physics World just posted: What's the Matter with Condensed Matter? physicsworld.com/a/whats-the-ma…

Have a passion for watching atoms dance? Come study chemistry on chiral surfaces by STM in this joint postdoc position between Max Planck Institute CPfS - TQC and Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute waltzing between two dynamic institutes. Info and application here, reach out for details: cpfs.mpg.de/3663052/job_fu…

Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90. Thanks for everything. We remember him in 10 great quotes:

Periodic Table Regions xkcd.com/2913

📣 Call for applications is now open for the 2024 #QuantumStudio Arts-Sciences Residency in Vancouver (October 14 to November 12, 2024). 💥Deadline is May 26 at 11:59pm (Paris time) - Apply here: tinyurl.com/46zbscdm 🇫🇷🇪🇺France Ouest Canada 🇨🇦 FranceCanadaCulture UBC Science Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute