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@sciencemuseum I could be wrong but I think that graph was actually created by the astronomer Harold Craft for his PhD thesis in 1970? https://t.co/TqC0osXjF3

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#CountMeToo can't be there but kudos to everyone on the march. We must stop this madness.

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Drawing of astronomer Virginia Trimble by Richard Feynman #apsapril

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“I don’t know how to think without pictures,” John Wheeler once told Paul Halpern #apsapril

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Incredibly, some physicists ask Marcelle Soares-Santos this question #apsapril see https://t.co/OmWFdRfe50

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Physicists have been involved in science policy since the beginning, says Njema Frasier #apsapril

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Eric Burns’ favourite result from the neutron star merger measurement by Fermi and LIGO-Virgo #apsapril

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But is life any easier for axions? #apsapril

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Well that’s settled then, I won’t bother going to any MOND talks! #apsapril

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Fascinating presentation by MIT’s Ted Postol about why doubt should be cast on the 2017 sarin attack in Syria #apsapril

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Very scary presentation about North Korean ICBM capability by MIT’s Ted Postol -US could build an effective defence system but Postol believes it may not happen #apsapril

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Space is not insulated from conflicts on Earth, says Laura Gregor the Union of Concerned Scientists #apsapril

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How to do physics like Feynman. Confusion = Opportunity, work very hard, question authority. And Roxanne Springer adds, don’t make assumptions about who can be a good scientist #apsapril

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Roxanne Springer talking about the “growth mindset”, Richard Feynman’s scientific method #apsapril

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Quantum computing technologies based on superconductors and ions are ready for commercialization says Christopher Monroe #apsapril

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Quantum computer whiz Christopher Monroe on Richard Feynman’s inspirations for quantum computing in his famous lecture of 1959 “There’s plenty of room at the bottom” #apsapril

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Richard Feynman to his sister Joan “this dying is boring, I wouldn’t want to do it again” #apsapril

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Joan Feynman at #apsapril saying she was told by her mother “women’s brains can’t do science”. Good thing she paid no heed and went on to publish 185 papers in space science and climate change.

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Planetary scientist Joan Feynman speaking at #apsapril about her brother Richard. She was his first lab assistant age 6, paid four cents a week.

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@AskNationwide hi can I exchange old pound coins or old 5 pound notes at a branch? I have a NW current account.