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- Six STEM Tweets - June 9 2024
Six STEM Tweets - June 9 2024
Earthrise 🫡 , quadratric rhyming, smiling galaxies and more
Six STEM Tweets
Six tweets that celebrate engineering and all things STEM.
I scroll so you don’t have to.
The post about blueberries and Torx screwdrivers in the last issue caused quite a stir.
Reader KH wrote:
When will we learn about the right hammer for melons??
The great thing about science is that we don’t have to wait for someone else to do it (unless it involves specialized equipment). If you have hammers and melons, you (anyone) can answer this question yourself. 😄
And please share it with me.
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#1
The Google trend search query for the“quadratic formula.” It literally repeats the same pattern every year. Down in summer, up in spring, down in winter, and up in spring. 👀
— Abakcus (@abakcus)
3:10 PM • May 15, 2024
History rhymes!
#2
Galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 might be smiling because it knows that telescopes can’t directly see dark matter, but they help us figure out more about it thanks to gravitational lensing. And that’s the tea! Learn more here: go.nasa.gov/4aCTYNi
— NASA Universe (@NASAUniverse)
6:15 PM • May 21, 2024
#3
This fox was tracked by satellite, covering 4415 km in 122 days. What was she thinking each arctic morning? One day she ran 155 km! What was she looking for?
(article: tinyurl.com/54j3kedk )— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield)
2:56 PM • May 23, 2024
#4
A reminder of the power of simplicity (h/t @tferriss)
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan)
9:15 PM • May 22, 2024
#5
Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Schrödinger: Nice.
— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed)
5:00 AM • May 19, 2024
#6
A single photograph can energise a movement, and Bill Anders' iconic ‘Earthrise’ is widely regarded as one of the most impactful in history. It even inspired the launch of Earth Day in 1970. Rest in peace to a legendary astronaut and photographer 🌍🚀🕊️
— Lewis Pugh (@LewisPugh)
9:01 AM • Jun 8, 2024
Astronaut Bill Anders took this iconic photo during the Apollo 8 mission. He, Frank Borman, and James Lovell, the crew of Apollo 8, were the first humans to go to the Moon.
“We went to explore the Moon, and we discovered Earth”
🫡
I saw this by C S Lewis and loved it because it relates so well to this newsletter.
Stay curious, my friends.
And share your curiosity.
That’s it for this issue.
Hit ‘reply’ to tell me what you think.
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Let’s all celebrate science and engineering and curiosity.
Best wishes,
Harshal