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Dr. Blitz

@blitzphd.bsky.social

Mathematical physicist and science communicator, dabbling in politics, philosophy, and religion as necessary.

1,029 Followers  |  23 Following  |  106 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.8415

Latest posts by blitzphd.bsky.social on Bluesky

Way more Superbowl posts than I expected tbh.

10.02.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hopefully we can all agree CGP Grey is spectacular. #stem #science #physics #saturn #hexagon #explained TikTok video by Dr. Blitz

New video out explaining why Saturn thinks hexagons are the bestagons! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YL13r2/

01.02.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New video out, explaining something about light that I definitely take for granted. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YeXMm2/

30.01.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#stitch with @COCKROACH NEWS πŸͺ³ "just asking questions" doesn't exonerate you from spreading misinformation, by the way. Make sure to follow on YouTube and Instagram in case TikTok goes away! #stem #sc... TikTok video by Dr. Blitz

Yeah so it turns out we know a lot about the moon! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FtNxf6/

22.01.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Impossible

21.01.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Giving a talk in half an hour on unpublished, incomplete work. Here goes nothing! πŸ˜…

21.01.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Tbh YouTube is better if TikTok goes away

20.01.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A three-sided grilled cheese made with white bread and American cheese, cooking in a cast iron pan. The visible sides of the sandwich are golden brown

A three-sided grilled cheese made with white bread and American cheese, cooking in a cast iron pan. The visible sides of the sandwich are golden brown

GRILLED THREESE

20.01.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10606    πŸ” 1591    πŸ’¬ 339    πŸ“Œ 210

How's the saying go? Another conference day filled with algebraists talking about things I don't understand while I struggle to pay attention, another dollar?
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Yeah I think that's it

20.01.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

SOBBING IS DONE WE'RE BACK

19.01.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so excited

19.01.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've done it literally six times today. Pretty sure we're addicted but... I dunno man, maybe I want to be?

19.01.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hey there buddy

19.01.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shorts I understand - it feels more manufactured because it descends from YouTube, which is generally more polished, so it doesn't allow the weird "I'm talking to you personally" vibe. But I think reels just sucks because of Zuck.

19.01.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that was easier than I thought. Hope you like deadpan physics content!

19.01.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, my last white whale of scicomm tiktokers that I follow that don't follow me back. We meet again!

19.01.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am!

19.01.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So instagram sucks and there's no sense of community between creators on YouTube. Bluesky doesn't have good video posting features (and no algorithm to speak of). Are we just boned?

19.01.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sad and bored and angry.

19.01.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, making a new account doesn't really make sense when my main account has 350k followers.

19.01.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently so, yes.

19.01.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly same

19.01.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To all the people that said I would still have access to TikTok - guess whose laughing now?
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Not me, I don't have access anymore 😭

19.01.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Saying goodbye to TikTok is hard. Cultivating an audience the felt like catching lightning in a bottle - and sure, I'll be on YouTube and other places, but it probably won't be the same. But here's to a new chapter!

15.01.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I love seeing a new @seanmcarroll.bsky.social paper pop up on the arxiv. Haven't read it yet, but I can't wait! arxiv.org/pdf/2501.06609

14.01.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah that it controls my actions way more than I'd like it to

14.01.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out ADHD is a helluva drug

13.01.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I know how to use bluesky properly. I guess I'm used to my thoughts either staying in my head or only being heard by Mrs. Dr. Blitz?

12.01.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Symplectic geometry is wildly powerful and I still don't fully grasp it. But here's a taste! #stem #science #physics #math #mathematics #symplectic #geometry #explained TikTok video by Dr. Blitz

Honestly I'm really proud of this video. Symplectic geometry and physics explained in less than three minutes? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FMYajQ/

06.01.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gravastars are interesting, but they're highly speculative because they require some mechanism of supporting the shell from the inside. But it's a neat idea! #stem #science #physics #gravastar #explai... TikTok video by Dr. Blitz

So gravastars are neat. Come learn about them! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FNQrPF/

03.01.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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