Abby Kavner

Mineral Physics Professor at UCLA tweets about science and life.

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

“Conversation is our greatest tool to align minds. We don’t think in a vacuum, but with other people.” https://t.co/VeZHzK1BdL

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

@NYTScience Listen and talk

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

Receipts c/o @DemDifference

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

@PFIBzy @CarnegiePlanets This is beautiful

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

It was great to see you there! Thanks for the photo

[Paul Weiss @PSWnano]

Prof. Abby Kavner @mineralphys @UCLA giving a lively PChem seminar @uclachem warning the audience that there will be aerobic participation

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

Here’s my question for all you #chemists out there: why isn’t x-xlnx the generating function for models of a potential well? #chemistry #curiosity

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

I derived a new friend this morning. f = x - ln(x)

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

@johnhernlund Welcome back :-) I hope we get a chance to catch up in person soon. Hope all is well with you.

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

Dear twitter friends… it is time to say goodbye to twitter. I have enjoyed this format, and exchanges throughout the years. You know where to find me in real life . Abrazos, Abby.

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

Statistical mechanics seems to be working again today

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

Saturday night!

[Sam Horrell 🗿 @DrHorrell]

Next up is @SESAME_Jordan and their mug submitted by @M3wamleh. SESAME Aims to promote peace between Middle Eastern countries, choosing Jordan as it was then the only country that maintained diplomatic relations with all the founding members. it has a circumference of 133 metres.

[Sam Horrell 🗿 @DrHorrell]

Back to European donuts we have the @esrfsynchrotron and their self submitted mug. ESRF is a 4th gen 6 GeV synchrotron with an 844 metre circumference ring and forty tangential beamlines. It also have some very nice views.

[Sam Horrell 🗿 @DrHorrell]

Our penultimate competitor is @synchroSOLEIL and their self submitted mug. The name SOLEIL is a backronym for Source optimisée de lumière d’énergie intermédiaire du LURE (LURE optimised intermediary energy light source)... Wow. It has a circumference of 354 metres.

[Sam Horrell 🗿 @DrHorrell]

Our final competitor is @ALBAsynchrotron and their mug submitted by @EJShotton. ALBA means sunrise in Catalan/Spanish. It's a third-generation 3GeV synchrotron light source in Barcelona housing 8 beamlines. it has a circumference of 270 metres.

[Abby Kavner @mineralphys]

When a scientist is invested in obtaining a specific result, the onus is on them to ensure that their data collection and analysis is as unbiased as possible. Yes I’m referring to you.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Putin: saving people from genocide is main goal of military operation in Donbas / Reality: more civilians died in Donbas in the last five days than in the last five years. / Black is white and lie is truth in Putin’s Russia

[Everyday Mindfulness @MindfulEveryday]

“What arises when we sit to practice is not meant to be judged or evaluated.” ~ Loch Kelly
#mindfulness

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Putin has always feared democratic breakthroughs. Today, he is using his military to roll back Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity. Rumors are that he will even arrest those who led it. For the history, read this:
https://t.co/YHXPvoL2Xc via @JoDemocracy