David Lont II

Doctoral student in Aerospace Engineering. WMU 🐴, TAMU 🐕

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.

[Chenxin Li, PhD (@chenxinli2.bsky.social) @ChenxinLi2]

Super nice when people asked me if they can use my repository for teaching. I always say yes.

Friends don’t let friends make bad graphs repository: https://t.co/KeSsEcrvOk

[Dylan Connor @Life__chances]

New paper! 📈
Why do kids born into poverty in rural areas climb the income ladder at higher rates than their urban peers? Answer: rural boys, who benefit from life in small places with more two-parent households.

https://t.co/yBObBQHX2S
#AcademicTwitter #EconTwitter #rstats 1/8

[David Lont II @David_Lont]

@aiaa It appears the link is broken.

[PHD Comics @PHDcomics]

The point

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Should be taught to all at a young age

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

This is a survey conducted by Hans, Ola, and Anna Rosling, which they discuss in their book Factfulness.

The correct answer is 9 years.

A monkey guessing randomly would get it right 1/3 of the time. It turns out that a country of monkeys would have beaten all human countries.

[David Lont II @David_Lont]

I think this is so funny! But not everyone gets it. #determinants #funny #math

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

Andrew Wiles on being smart

[David Lont II @David_Lont]

@B_Spondike I could live a normal life without my phone, but not without my iPad. It’s definitely a good investment!

[Veritasium @veritasium]

NEW VIDEO! This is why we can't have nice things:

https://t.co/obYpYxsJWr

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

Ever dreamed of what it would be like to live in space? Want to help researchers understand how isolation and confinement affect humans?

NASA needs volunteers to live together as a small crew in isolation for eight months in Moscow, Russia. Apply now: https://t.co/16YtZJZhzj

[David Lont II @David_Lont]

Congratulations, @Hsargent3! Looks like you're a junior now 😆⚽🐴

[WMU Women's Soccer @WMUWomensSoccer]

Congratulations to Suzuna and Hannah on sweeping the MAC West Player of the Week Awards!

https://t.co/obXpXCzFKE

[Abigail Harrison @AstronautAbby]

Ugh, we really need a Mars emoji!!

[Henry Reich @minutephysics]

Today's video has an AMAZING companion interactive essay by @aatishb about some surprising mask math: https://t.co/pPJfXU4j55

[David Lont II @David_Lont]

@WMUEngineers This is what I saw... definitely 6 feet apart.

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

How special are you? Chart shows the most common birthdays in the United States. The 13th of each month less popular as there are fewer c-sections scheduled for these days - no witchcraft involved... Source: https://t.co/tJZD7bnjfg

[NASA @NASA]

Comet NEOWISE is visible to skywatchers during the month of July — but what are the best times to catch a glimpse and where should you look? Get the details: https://t.co/fQ7NraGezz