Dr Jake Taylor

YouTube video by Fundación "la Caixa" Stellar magnetic activity and rocky planets in cool dwarf stars with NIRPS | Atanas Stefanov

A little piece of outreach I did not too long ago:

Jake Taylor's Mo Space Jake's Motivation: As someone who has battled with mental health issues for a decade -- and recently taking a break from work due to it -- this cause is very close to my heart. I want to raise money t...

I hosted a karaoke event for Movember. I'm also walking 60km. I've walked 40km out of 60km so far. Typically, people run 60km, but due to having arthritis in my spine, I cannot do this. Please donate to support Men's mental health and to motivate me for the last 20km! movember.com/m/15180010?m...

One of the most annoying habits of ChatGPT is it will phrase things with this formula: it’s not just X, it’s Y. And now that I know this, I keep hearing it all the time on YouTube, very obvious that people are using ChatGPT to make their scripts.

Keir Starmer needs to go to the Shabana Mahmood school of debating

I couldn’t read papers today because a website called cloudflare was not working, the internet is so mysterious

Shabana Mahmood was slaying the House of Commons

A circle of rainbow leaves with the details about the event. Pride in STEM and ZSL institute of zoology organising the LGBTQ+STEM Day celebrations. November 18 fom 5pm - tag line hear us roar!

Our LGBTQ+ STEM Day Celebrations are taking place at @zslofficial.bsky.social and then at Zodiac Bar!

Join us!

Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔭🧪

YouTube video by BOWIE+ Seminars Thermal Dissociation and SiO in the Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121b

The care that has to be taken when analyzing transmission spectra of ultra-hot Jupiters due to 3D effects is always really fascinating. Here is Cyril Gapp's recent talk on his work on the ultra-hot WASP-121b and the cool things going on in its atmosphere.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuZU...

Yesterday I worked with the University of Colorado Boulder's media team to film a reel for the Associated Press about the science of the northern lights.

I edited some clips into a short video for my own YouTube channel, so check it out if you're interested!

Full video: youtu.be/pNuX7o63ELg?...

On Saturday we held the inaugural Afternoon of Astrophysics in @oxfordphysics.bsky.social. Myself, Prof Suzanne Aigrain @airbornegrain.bsky.social and Prof Jayne Birkby @jaynebirkby.bsky.social discussed the cutting edge of exoplanet research with the public, moderated by @chrislintott.bsky.social

I didn’t even realise there was a new season

Prison Break made escaping from prison look much harder than it actually is, I mean look at the UK, we’ve got violent criminals escaping every week!

Also this: bsky.app/profile/astr...

Damn! The oversubscription is going to get worse every year huh

I would love one of those 5 million NHS appointments that the Labour government keep banging on about

Does ACAB include COP30?

Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft.  He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...

I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post.

Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!

Someone emailed me for a research opportunity and addressed it to the wrong exoplanet scientist, they did paste the correct title of one of my papers in the email though. Half points.

Are these Taylor Swift lyrics

“My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all” is still the most iconic way to open a song, Dido did that.

I just don’t think they comprehend how inspiring NASA has been, and still is, for humanity. Kids are not going “I want to work for ESA when I grow up” they are saying “I want to work for NASA when I grow up”

Why? NASA is a crown jewel of US science and an international inspiration. Its logo adorns hoodies worn by young and old. The most famous telescopes could not have existed without Goddard and shutting down parts of it, even temporarily, cuts off the life blood for future missions. Why kill NASA?!?

One thing I love about LinkedIn people is that they will make a graphic to advertise their attendance to a conference. Like yes diva! It’s giving celebrity meet and greet at the club promo energy.

There’s now a generation of people who do not know the origin of the word “stan” even though it’s commonly used in culture. In a generation the origin has been lost. Stuff like this makes me question historical texts that are recorded decades or centuries are the event occurred.

Sir David Beckham is very slay

Having arthritis is like having a superpower because I can tell when the atmospheric pressure has changed.

There is a couple breaking up outside my house, they’ve been going at it for the past hour

There should be a website where you can watch all movies, it’s big 2025.

Horrified hearing about the mass stabbings that just happened on an LNER train

Fuck my life