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Philosopher of science @ Cambridge β€’ Directionless time and other such oddities β€’ πŸƒπŸ₯β˜•οΈβš½οΈ β€’ mattfarr.co.uk

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Laws of Nature and Chances: What Breathes Fire into the Equations This book’s subtitle is based on a question the physicist Stephen Hawking once asked: “What breathes fire into the equations…?”...

Craig Callender, the unreformable Humean, reviews Loewer’s book with lots of cooking and home improvement metaphors. Both delightful and informative #philsci #philsky

01.03.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All action at Great St Mary’s today. #TodayInCambridge

02.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun day talking (and listening) about time at the @iop.org ⏳

26.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Off to talk about Time at this exciting event at the Institute of Physics tomorrow. @iop.org
iop.eventsair.com/rems-feb2026/

25.02.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Course: The Principle of Indifference
Background knowledge: None required

18.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s running route turned out to be easier for the swans. 🀿

16.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s fun…

12.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting to the stage of marathon training where my watch casually suggests a gentle 24-hour run before work.

08.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some colour on St Mary’s Street.

28.01.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More happy with the positioning within the age category than the age category itself, but you can’t have everything. πŸƒβŒ›οΈ #parkrun #relentlessunfathomablecruelunforgivingpassageoftime

24.01.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Matt's marathon in memory of Mum (for Macmillan) Help Matt Farr raise money to support Macmillan Caring Locally

In 100 days I'll be running my first marathon - the London Marathon - in memory of my mum, who we lost a few months ago to cancer. I'm fundraising for Macmillan Caring Locally, the charity that supported her hospice care and those with similar terminal illnesses. www.justgiving.com/page/matt-fa...

16.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is the same charity that also supported my dad's hospice care when he also died from cancer in 2014. I'm hoping to give something back. Any donation is hugely appreciated.

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Matt's marathon in memory of Mum (for Macmillan) Help Matt Farr raise money to support Macmillan Caring Locally

In 100 days I'll be running my first marathon - the London Marathon - in memory of my mum, who we lost a few months ago to cancer. I'm fundraising for Macmillan Caring Locally, the charity that supported her hospice care and those with similar terminal illnesses. www.justgiving.com/page/matt-fa...

16.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cyclist passing by Peterhouse, Cambridge, towards the rising sun against the blue sky on a visibly frosty morning.

Cyclist passing by Peterhouse, Cambridge, towards the rising sun against the blue sky on a visibly frosty morning.

Chilly morning in Cambridge.

14.01.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🀘

12.01.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Her time has come’: did Mondrian owe his success to a cross-dressing lesbian artist who lived in a Cornish cove? Piet Mondrian found fame, fortune and glory with his grid-like paintings lit with basic colours. But did many of his ideas come from Marlow Moss? Our writer celebrates an extraordinary British talent who died in obscurity

β€˜Her time has come’: did Mondrian owe his success to a cross-dressing lesbian artist who lived in a Cornish cove?

12.01.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Fewer

11.01.2026 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A resolution I actually managed to keep.

Year 4: More improvement!

β€’ distance up from 1384km (2024) to 1673km (2025)
β€’ New PBs at each distance
- 5k: 21:28 ➑️ 20:44
- 10k: 45:12 ➑️ 43:20
- HM: 1:45:49 ➑️ 1:42:29

2026 aims: first marathon, keep getting a bit faster.

31.12.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was recently astonished to discover that a movie I watched didn’t feature Joaquin Phoenix, only to discover the existence of Michael Stuhlbarg.

31.12.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to wonder that, then realised the conspiracy is that a lot of actors have doppelgΓ€ngers who are also actors.

31.12.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birthday boy 🎁

25.12.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trinity St, leading to St John’s College, lit by sunlight at back centre.

Trinity St, leading to St John’s College, lit by sunlight at back centre.

Christmas tree in Great Hall, Trinity College.

Christmas tree in Great Hall, Trinity College.

Birthday boy, Isaac Newton, in Trinity College Chapel.

Birthday boy, Isaac Newton, in Trinity College Chapel.

Great Court, Trinity College.

Great Court, Trinity College.

Christmassy in Cambridge.

24.12.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The scaffolding is finally down, just in time for Christmas at Wolfson College.

19.12.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of Dr Jessie Munton's book. Dark background, and spots of colour.

The cover of Dr Jessie Munton's book. Dark background, and spots of colour.

πŸŽ‰Warmest congratulations to Dr Jessie Munton on the publication of her book, Priority and Prejudice: The Epistemology of Salience and Attention (OUP) πŸ“˜
@jessiemunton.bsky.social
@oupphilosophy.bsky.social
@stjohnscollege.bsky.social
@leverhulmetrust.bsky.social

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

19.12.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Undergraduate award: Diploma in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Explore the ideas that drive β€˜progress’. And the challenges they createAre you gripped by debates on misinformation, AI, and the role of science in public life? This course combines the philosophy of ...

Thanks to the huge work of @milenaivanova.bsky.social history and philosophy of science will now be taught at the Professional and Contunuing Education at Cambridge. Bravo, Milena! Please share so she recuits a strong first cohort to start in autumn 2026. #philsci #histsci #hps

17.12.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen β€˜slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

15.12.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24058    πŸ” 7284    πŸ’¬ 361    πŸ“Œ 941

Although both songs are from 1982 so who knows who got the riff first.

05.12.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, exactly. Mad World (at least the Gary Jules version) also lifts the main riff from Walking in the Air, which adds to its festive credentials.

05.12.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Trump prepares to accept the FIFA Peace Prize (?!) and make the World Cup draw (?!?!), a reminder that he previously did the quarterfinal draw for the 1992 Rumbelows Cup.

05.12.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œChildren waiting for the day they feel good” is more Christmassy than anything in Jingle Bells.

05.12.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0