Kevin

a graphic with a photo of Alfredo, a white man with tousled dark hair and a short beard wearing a blue hoodie and a black jacket, with a castle and a a twilight sky behind him. The text reads "Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him) is the founder of Pride in STEM, a charity which supports and promotes LGBTQIA+ people in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)."

A graphic with the text "Alfredo is an astrophysicist, science communicator and social activist. Born near Rome, he moved to London for his MSc and PhD, where he lives with his husband and their corgi. It was in London too that his passion for astrophysics began, as a child on holiday: reading about a hypothesis that a supernova killed the dinosaurs led to a book about space, a telescope, and ultimately, his own book. Invisible Rainbows, his first book, explores the universe beyond the light that we can see -- in infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray and the whole spectrum."

History doesn't stop at the end of the month, so we're not going to either.

Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him; @drcarpineti.bsky.social) is the founder of Pride in STEM (@prideinstem.bsky.social), a charity which supports and promotes LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Instagram does. It’s under “more options” at the bottom when you post. I haven’t figured out how to see alt text in someone’s post though; I’ve always assumed it’s somewhere only screen readers can find it

Wtf!!

😂

Oh amazing! Diolch!

@gerwyn.uk can probably help with this?

A view east down the Clyde towards the science centre and armadillo

*waves back from round the bend*

Oh wow. You’re not the only talented one in the family then! These are great

Im so sorry 🫂

Welcome!

And I am behind you! 😂

(I live behind one of the buildings in the top left)

Since when were eggs dairy? 😂

Yeah I was *really* good at maths* at school.

*not arithmetic though. I can’t be trusted to count or add up. Algebra and above though…

😂 As unlikely as it sounds, yes

Read this for the thread below on why it's misleading and the Lancet should feel bad

😂

A graphic with a photograph of Kevin, a man in his 40s with glasses, and a short beard. In the background of the photo is a blackboard covered in graphs of trigonemtric equations, while a student can be seen from behind pointing at the graphs. Accompanying it is the text "Our Chair, Kevin (he/him), has a BA and MEng in Engineering, specialising in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, from the University of Cambridge."

Text reading “He first studied mathematics before changing to engineering, and this background in science opened many doors, some surprising - becoming a teacher on the other side of the world, translating scientific equipment training for university researchers, and consulting on management for an international wind power joint venture - before leading to the career in management he'd been trying to avoid by doing all those things. He still loves fluid dynamics and will point out vortex shedding from bridge supports to you as you cross a river, whether you're interested or not.”

More from the committee! This time, our Chair

Cats and cava. Waaaaaaant

A graphic including text and a photograph of Ed, captioned "Ed at his bachelor's degree graduation in 1999, looking joyful because little did he know what was to come from working in healthcare…" It is a washed out photograph with a person with a large, shiny forehead, short, black hair with sideburns, large, rounded, metal-rimmed glasses, large, teethy smile and clean shaven. The person is wearing a suit with a white shirt and blue tie, with a black graduation gown, with a two-tone green graduation hood.

The graphics text reads “Ed (he/him) is one of our Trustees, and with 'Sum' as his surname, it is very apt that he is our Treasurer! He is more of an 'applied' science person, with a Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc (Hons)) in Occupational Therapy and a Master of Science (MSc) in Ergonomics and Organisational behaviour. He has been involved with several research studies, and he even has his name on a paper: 'Occupational therapy consensus recommendations for Functional Neurological Disorder'. He has delivered lectures to occupational therapy and physiotherapy students and supported other occupational therapists with their training and development, particularly in the field of neurological rehabilitation.“

Something a little different this year!

As the theme is ‘science and innovation’ we thought we would highlight a few people linked with Oban Pride and relating to the theme.

Starting with Ed (he/him), our very appropriately named Treasurer!

Why do they need immunity if it’s not bad to catch? I mean, why drive out of your way to get infected? It makes no sense. Vaccinating to prevent infection makes sense but if you don’t think the vaccine is safe, why go out of your way to get sick? Make it make sense.

JFC that first sentence is one of the worst things I’ve ever read

WTAF

Multiple WTFs here

A seal head above water. Wasn’t kidding that it’s a terrible picture

Absolutely awful picture but I’ve finally seen a seal on the Clyde in Glasgow! 🦭

5 minutes walk from my flat

That’s the exact opposite of what I would do 🫠😂

Same. I absolutely cannot 😂 Sort of when I’m not thinking about it, but absolutely not voluntarily

I have to agree. There’s a world of difference between someone calling me a f***** or another slur and someone saying it as a tic. I wouldn’t react to them or treat them the same

I actually really like it cooked in pastries or pancakes. Tastes much better than it smells. Raw it’s just weird

It’s not even how *vocabularies* work ffs

It is in your vocabulary; you know the word and what it means. You just choose not to use it. Tourette’s tics are involuntary; he’s not able to choose which words come out in his tics. It’s a neurological condition he has no control over.

🖖 Majel Barrett

presenting the award for best visual effects. The outburst followed an opening monologue from host Alan Cumming during which Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, was involuntarily ticking. The audience had been informed of Davidson's condition before the show began— but it was only after he said the racial slur that Cumming openly addressed the issue. "You may have noticed some strong language in the background. This can be part of how Tourette's syndrome shows up for some people as the film explores that experience," Cumming explained from the stage. "Thanks for your understanding and for helping create a respectful space for everyone." After the incident, Davidson appeared to remove himself from the theater, according to Variety.

From the Vanity Fair article about it