Amy Ahart

Living the dream as a high school English teacher.

[nature @Nature]

This is the first sugar molecule spotted in interstellar space

https://t.co/31e1J80S4a

[nature @Nature]

Nobel-prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has left the United States for a full-time position at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he will lead a new AI-assisted materials discovery institute.

https://t.co/D4PCjBBCkx

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

A team of outside researchers has been studying how Adidas’s redesigned soccer ball cuts through the air. https://t.co/Kk3at83tXq

[nature @Nature]

How do Polymarket’s prediction powers compare to the opinions of subject-matter experts?

https://t.co/PmdHe9p128

[nature @Nature]

As the huge data centres powering the artificial-intelligence boom grow ever more unpopular on Earth, companies are planning to launch them into space.

https://t.co/u39wg55sJE

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it https://t.co/9JyuqbSpxQ

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

Hey, @nytimes, Daylight Saving has no “s” at the end! #strands

[nature @Nature]

Watching the Olympic curling finals this weekend? Physicists still aren't 100% sure why the big granite stones 'curl' the way they do.

https://t.co/p5FAz6aTsW

[edutopia @edutopia]

This year, English teacher @heymrsbond will enforce a strict no-AI-use policy in her classes. Why?

To encourage her students to develop original ideas, write in their authentic voices, & build critical thinking skills, she told Edutopia’s @borywrites. ✍️ https://t.co/KnTi04Vz7e

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

@Ms_Carter_UHS What a trip! Can’t wait to hear about it!

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

@Ms_Carter_UHS Those colors are beautiful!

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

@westchester_wp @brenkrupp @LRobbTeacher Congratulations!!

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

It’s #NationalInternDay and we want to celebrate the @NASAInterns who are working on astrophysics projects across @NASA! From studying the universe to telling our scientists' stories, our interns help us explore the biggest questions in the universe. Meet some of them!

[Shakespeare’s Globe @The_Globe]

Knock, knock, knock! Who's there? 🚪

Your friendly Globe admins with another quiz, to celebrate #Macbeth opening today!

[Grammar Bytes! @grammarbytes]

2023, Day 196

Here is the exact ____ where the UFO landed. You can ____ us as witnesses. Look, the ____ of the scorched earth proves our tale!

The right choices are ...

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

@jedipadmaster @SmithAPGOV @DrConleyWSSD here's one even @JahartC might like!

[Grammar Bytes! @grammarbytes]

2023, Day 195

Kip took a turn too fast. Now two quarts of baked beans ____ the trunk of his car, and neither of the pies ____ fit to eat.

The right choices are ...

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

One of my favorites . . .

[C. S. Lewis @CSLewisDaily]

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” - C.S. Lewis

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

More Fermi Friday facts from @jenna_ahart ! Putting her love for writing, art, and astrophysics to work!

[NASA Universe @NASAUniverse]

Did you know that Fermi orbits Earth at about 17,000 miles per hour? That’s 30 times faster than the average commercial plane — but don’t try hitching a ride with Fermi for your next vacation trip. Learn more about Fermi here: https://t.co/rM1Y8Ababt #FermiFriday

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

@jenna_ahart 😳 well, I never thought of that. 😬

[Amy Ahart @Amy_Ahart]

Good explanation—but I disagree with hyphenating "high school." Most style guides say not to use it there. @jenna_ahart agree?

[Writing Explained @Writing_Class]

Hyphens and Dashes https://t.co/6Kdd9aTD35 #grammar #writing #amwriting