Aedan Gardill, Ph.D.

Aedan Gardill, Ph.D.

@aedansarchive.bsky.social

I am a physicist who works with quantum sensing โš›๏ธ I also do art in my spare time ๐ŸŽจ I also like books, gardening, and buying supplies for new crafts https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/quantum/quantum-computing-coloring-book/ He/him

199 Followers 427 Following 141 Posts Joined Jan 2025
3 months ago
Quantum Computing Coloring Book To answer the most intricate questions about nature, we need a computer to simulate nature down to the very atoms themselves. Quantum computers offer a way to use the very building blocks of the world...

wonders.physics.wisc.edu/quantum/quan...

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3 months ago
The front cover of the Quantum Computing Coloring Book on a metal optical table and optical tools surrounding it One of the pages from the Quantum Computing Coloring Book, on a metal optical table and optical tools surrounding it The "Solid State Defects" page from the Quantum Computing Coloring Book colored in with colored pencils The page of scientist Nia Pollard from the Quantum Computing Coloring Book colored in with colored pencils

The Quantum Computing Coloring Book is here! โš›๏ธ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–๏ธ

You can now order physical copies and color all the qubits!

(The link is also in my bio)

#art #science #quantumcomputing #coloringbook #coloring

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5 months ago
A black and white drawing of my spouse, questioning how we ordered all this food, saying "I kind of give-a-mouse-a-cookie'd my lunch"

A freebie to one place leads to a bogo at another, which then reminds us that we have a coupon to another place -- and next thing you know, we have a whole feast! ๐Ÿ‘‘

#inktober day 6

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A black and white drawing of my spouse, celebrating our huge garden, saying "I'm a f*cking farmers market!"

We're actually really proud of our garden -- we grew sweet corn for the first time, and it was delicious!

#inktober day 5

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The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
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instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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5 months ago
A black and white drawing of my spouse, carrying a duck in a canvas bag, saying "one second you're young and carefree... And then next you're taking your pet duck to the emergency vet because she's family"

Last winter, one of our ducks was attacked in the evening by an opossum and Jody rushed her to an emergency vet (tucked under their arm in a canvas bag). She spent the next three weeks in our bathtub as we cleaned her wounds and gave her antibiotics, and made a full recovery ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฆ†

#inktober day 4

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A black and white drawing of my spouse, holding an SPF sun shirt from a store rack, saying "it makes getting a sunburn illegal -- I can literally sue the sun!"

The sun should still be afraid of lawsuits, because Jody gets sun burnt very easily โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

#inktober day 3

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The Insatiable Energy Demands of Data Centers Could Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions in California By 2030, the centers could consume the equivalent of adding another city the size of L.A. to the stateโ€™s power grid.

NEW INVESTIGATION

California predicts data centers will consume as much power as adding another LA to grid by 2030

A utility anticipates additional emissions equal to 21 gas plants

Some environmentalists see reducing gas power as โ€œa lot less likelyโ€ due to AI capitalandmain.com/the-insatiab...

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5 months ago
A black and white drawing of my spouse cleaning their ears after a shower, saying "ear swabs are the reward to showering"

#Inktober day 2

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5 months ago
A black and white drawing of my spouse holding a floral button up shirt intended for pets, asking the question "but should I spend money on clothes for my cat?"

#Inktober Day 1

Not related to any prompt, but just illustrating cute and silly things my spouse has said throughout the years โค๏ธ

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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor The butterfly is back in the sky; canโ€™t wait to fly twice as high.

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

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5 months ago
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Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

LMAO WUT

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5 months ago
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JUST NOW โ€” Our reporters are at the Broadview ICE facility (outside of Chicago) where protestors have been demonstrating since 5:00 a.m.

As a cargo van left the facility, a federal agent on the roof started shooting what seems to be pepper balls at protestors just before 9:00 a.m.

๐ŸŽฅ: The TRiiBE

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6 months ago
Panel 1: a character eats a piece of bread and egg while holding a cup of coffee in a kitchen and says โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Panel 2: same character watched clothes getting soapy and wet in a washing machine and says, โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Panel 3: character exhaustedly runs on a path by the woods and says, โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Panel 4: character sits in a bathroom painting their nails while wearing a face mask and says, โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Panel 5: character sits in a deep bubbly bath smiling and says, โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Panel 6: in their office, character shuts their laptop closed and says, โ€œIโ€™m worth itโ€

Reposting an old journal comic because itโ€™s been so rewarding/cool to see me getting better and better at taking care of myself these past months

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5 months ago

Okay but imagine a whole catering table of curly fries!

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6 months ago
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I have amazing #ITeachPhysics and #TTRPG news to share! Adventures with Emmy (AwE), a STEM education tabletop roleplaying game, has been AWARDED FUNDING by the National Science Foundation.

In AwE, mathematician and physicist Emmy Noether invites you to learn science by exploring imaginative worlds.

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Gen Z in Nepal burned down the parliament, burned down the homes of government officials, forced the prime minister to resign, and paraded the finance minister through the streets nearly naked.

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6 months ago
Americans' Views on Immigration's Effect on the U.S.
On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today?
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Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago

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6 months ago

Ahhh, I'm so glad to hear that! I ADORE the music and art from the first one, and so glad they continue that in the second! Now I just need to finish up my current game so I can get to it!

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6 months ago

I love your excitement for Silksong ๐Ÿ˜„ I'm so excited to play it too! ๐Ÿชก

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6 months ago

And I hope your flare up goes down soon! ๐Ÿ™

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6 months ago

Oh no! Is your dog okay :(

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6 months ago
The "Anitta-Kin" city park sign, surrounded by grass and trees and light shining down.
Text: names are so amazing because everyone's name is *theirs* In the foreground, the guardian of one of the kids is messaging a co-worker on her phone, while the children play in the background.
Text: and while that name has been used thousands of times by so many people Scene of the children, the boy handing a toy bus to the girl and saying "My name is Alex, wanna play?"
Text: right then and there it is their name
and their name alone. Screenshot of the original quote that inspired this comic
bro not to start again on names but u ever think abt how some names have been used for centuries, millenniums even... like how many times has the earth heard a mother calling, 'alexander!'... how many times have the starts caught a lover whispering, 'freyja'... how many times has the ground we've walked on and cntinue to walk on felt vibrations of a friend excitingly yelling, 'mary!'
names are so amazing because everyone's name is *theirs* but that name has been used thousands of times by so many people but right then and there is is *their* name and theirs alone

Nameling: a comic

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6 months ago
A scene of multiple colosseums and ancient Greece-like landscape, with a mother calling out to her son in the distance
Text: like, how many times has the earth heard a mother calling... Scene of Indo-Islamic and Mughal architecture and a garden, with two lovers nestled in a pergola, and one of them is whispering the other's name.
Text: how many times have the stars caught a lover whispering... Priya Scene in a 19th century train station, where two friends are running towards each other, one shouting out the others name.
Text: or, how many times has the ground we've walked on - and continue to walk on - felt the vibrations of a friend excitedly yelling... May!

Nameling: a comic

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Drawing of dapled light on grass, and who white butterflies. 
Text: 
Nameling (noun) (rare, archaic) Any group of people sharing the same name. A comic. Illustrated by Aedan Gardill. Text by @h-isforhome (tumblr) Scene of a playground, two parents are watching their children play. A park sign reading "Anitta-Kin city park".
Text: not to start again on names - The two children interact, the boy on the ground playing with toy busses.  The girl says "Hi! My name is Maryam - What's yours?"
Text: do you ever think about how some names have been used for centuries -
millennia even

Nameling: a comic

I finished this about a year ago, based off a tumblr quote that stuck with me about names, and how special they are, and how so many people have shared our names, but your name is still uniquely yours

#hopecore #comic #illustrations

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6 months ago

Thank you!!

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6 months ago

Already some beautiful coloring of the Quantum Computing Coloring Book! ๐Ÿ–๏ธ

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