Burcu Yucesoy

recovering physicist, easily amused.

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

You can find me on bluesky, same username. I post there as frequently as I do here for now but check it more often.

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@robysinatra @nerdsitu @CPH_SODAS 🎉 Congratulations!! 🎊 Very well deserved!

[Duncan Watts @duncanjwatts]

This exchange reminds of the Motte and Bailey https://t.co/Jiv9b353XG, an argument in which one conflates an interesting but hard to defend claim (the Bailey) with a defensible but uninteresting one (the Motte). Here's how it works.

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

Interesting thread about the book industry, mentions our paper as well, worth a look. Thanks to @albus931003 for pointing it out to me!

[April Henry @aprilhenrybooks]

OMG In the Penguin Random House/S&S antitrust trial it was revealed that out of 58,000 trade titles published per year, half of those titles sell fewer than one dozen books. LESS THAN ONE DOZEN.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Scrat finally gets the acorn as a farewell to Blue Sky Studios.

“In the final days of Blue Sky Studios, a small team of artists came together to do one final shot. This shot is a farewell, a send-off on our own terms.”

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@bobbycrosby @LoneElfRanger Yes, I remember the webcomic, I loved it then and thought it would make an awesome movie!! When I saw the trailer I was so happy :)

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@kimay Congratulations Kim! Well deserved!

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

https://t.co/awsRaLeyyK

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

Check the bottom half of this page for more info/context:
https://t.co/04UCtTf74r

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

Woohooo! “Complexity”, “Frustration”, “Spin Glasses”, oh my! I feel so seen. I am proud to say that Parisi once had an official reply to our paper in Phys. Rev. and we replied back. Good times…

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2021 #NobelPrize in Physics to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems.”

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Giorgio Parisi – awarded this year’s #NobelPrize in Physics – discovered hidden patterns in disordered complex materials. His discoveries are among the most important contributions to the theory of complex systems.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Giorgio Parisi has been awarded one half of the 2021 #NobelPrize in Physics “for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.”

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

Finally, first time watching a live game :) #tennis #LaverCup #tsitsipas #kyrgios

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

This is your public service announcement: A new #murderbot novella just came out today! #FugitiveTelemetry by @marthawells1, in case you were unaware. There you go, your day just has been made. You’re welcome.

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@Alex_Gates42 Beautiful!

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@MurderBotBot THREE

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@MurderBotBot 3

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

This thread, by Terry and me. Because sometimes there are Good Omens.

[Burcu Yucesoy @Karhe]

@cadamsKXAN Thank you!

[jonny sun @jonnysun]

SOME NEWS: this is my new book!! it’s called GOODBYE, AGAIN. i’ve been working on it for the last 3 years. it’s about saying goodbye to places you once belonged, the myths of finding solace in work, and the joy in small things. you can pre-order it now!!

https://t.co/76grp8Dixg