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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The Quantum Computing Coloring Book is here! ⚛️📖🖍️ You can now order physical copies and color all the qubits! (The link is also in my bio) #art #science #quantumcomputing #coloringbook #coloring

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

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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! 👑 #inktober day 6

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"

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We're actually really proud of our garden -- we grew sweet corn for the first time, and it was delicious! #inktober day 5

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

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 06/10/2025

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here For more like this: tiktok.com/@drewharwell instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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 🙌🦆 #inktober day 4

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"

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The sun should still be afraid of lawsuits, because Jody gets sun burnt very easily ☀️🔥 #inktober day 3

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!"

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Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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 “a lot less likely” due to AI capitalandmain.com/the-insatiab...

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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 state’s power grid.

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#Inktober Day 1 Not related to any prompt, but just illustrating cute and silly things my spouse has said throughout the years ❤️

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?"

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dylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

$Across the top of the image is a fractured black rectangle where the left half is labeled "Frame: F is happening!" and the right side is labeled "Negation: F is not true!" left side of the box: "AI*" is so useful, it's revolutionizing everything. *massive, generative commercial "AI" models. right side of the box: "AI" capabilities are overblown, it's mostly slop. Below the box is a large image of Kirby, a pink blob inhaling and the "Frame F" fragment. In a box next to Kirby is the text: Kirby. K is happening. That's why they're saying F. In the pink box is the text: "AI" is functioning to fuel mass surveillance, exploitation of workers & the environment, and the consolidation of wealth and power on a massive scale.$

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!! reactormag.com/reading-rain...

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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19/09/2025

JUST NOW — 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. 🎥: The TRiiBE

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Elise Schuenke @troubledminnesotan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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

Panel 1: a character eats a piece of bread and egg while holding a cup of coffee in a kitchen and says “I’m worth it”

Panel 2: same character watched clothes getting soapy and wet in a washing machine and says, “I’m worth it”

Panel 3: character exhaustedly runs on a path by the woods and says, “I’m worth it”

Panel 4: character sits in a bathroom painting their nails while wearing a face mask and says, “I’m worth it”

Panel 5: character sits in a deep bubbly bath smiling and says, “I’m worth it”

Panel 6: in their office, character shuts their laptop closed and says, “I’m worth it”

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W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD @wbrianlane.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/09/2025

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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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century 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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The percentages who volunteer that the effects are "mixed" or who do not have an opinion are not shown.
GALLUP®

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

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 1/3

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

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Already some beautiful coloring of the Quantum Computing Coloring Book! 🖍️

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Want to color qubits? ⚛️ Now you can! @scientistsarah.bsky.social and my coloring book is up on the web! (Link below 👇) There are 24 illustrated coloring pages, along with descriptions, so anyone can discover something new about Quantum Computing! (Physical copies coming soon!!)

The cover for The Quantum Computing Coloring Book, featuring the title and authors, Aedan Gardill and Sarah Parker, in the center. Surrounding the title are colorful designs of a circuit board and atoms.

A drawing depicting six proposed uses of quantum computing. Starting in the top left: provide more secure encryption, find more effective materials for battery composition, improve current models of climate change, solve traffic problems more efficiently, assist to find new medicine, and help identify new fertilizer compounds. The background is a tiled pattern, with atoms at the center of each hexagon.

A drawing depicting topological qubits, with two bands on the top and bottom containing electrons that are topologically connected together through the drawing. 1990s reminiscent shapes are scattered in the background, representing "noise" to the qubits

Illustration of scientist Nia Pollard holding a flask and pipette. She is a chemist and uses quantum computing algorithms to better model molecules, showcasing one of the applications of quantum computing. To her right is a larger flask with a depiction of a molecule inside.

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Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models

Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/08/2025

It’s weird to me that people keep starting new Substacks and still don’t know that Substack is extremely bad news Please get off Substack 😭 www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...

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Don't call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

"welcome to AI mode" fuck off

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 12/08/2025

1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said." It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy. I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.

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RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Brett Karlan @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Oh yeah, GPT-5 has PhD-level intelligence? Well, can it do THIS?! *cries like a baby while revising a single sentence then watches YouTube and anxiety naps for 7 hours*

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/08/2025

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) —dragged at his own town hall. He should have known when it kicked off w/constituents reciting the Pledge of Allegiance w/extra emphasis on “justice for all.” Then came the truth: “I don’t think you’re the right fit for us anymore.” Even telling him it’s time to step down.

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025

The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-internation…

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 02/08/2025

If you see this, post a #castle 🏰

A digital illustration, a low angle showing Link and Zelda facing away. Link has his hands on his hips, Zelda is tilting her head looking at a map. In the background is Peach's Castle, from the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario, in his boxers, is jumping angrily from the castle's bridge toward Link and Zelda. Peach is on the castle balcony looking shocked with her hand over her mouth.

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Jenny Dolfen ✨MCM AA M-19✨ @jennydolfen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

DuckDuckGo search filters out AI slop even from image searches??? 💖💖💖

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I've been in a bit of an artist block, and it felt really good to sit down and paint yesterday! 🦆

Small watercolor paintings of ducks, with the paint and paintbrush off to the right, with sun shining on the table.

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Stefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

she has spoken

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cassie willson @cassiewillson.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3

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Etherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

PLANTS & TREES IN THE WIND Pt 2! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just send “Magazine, please!” to ThinkDraw@yahoo.com #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 11/07/2025

The NYT made a whole podcast about how to medically treat American trans kids and didn't speak with any American trans kids! youtube.com/shorts/f3mKy...

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Why Didn’t They Ask Any American Trans People?

YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy - Media & Politics Podcast

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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Stop using generative AI. There is no legitimate use of generative AI. There is no “I hate AI but this is ok”. Not everyone is using it. We do not have to “get used to it or be left behind.” Just don’t. Just stop. Delete the app. Close your account. Save some money. Take the first step. #noai

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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Since I'm home sick and X-Twitter may soon expect me to pay for access, I am going to recreate this here: 🎢 ⚛️ Pedro Pascal as classic physics textbooks: a thread

Pedro Pascal in a dark red suit and black turtleneck

Classical Electrodynamics by JD Jackson, white print on red cover

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Maryam Mirzakhani was a brilliant Iranian mathematician. 📝🇮🇷 She was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal, which is the equivalent to a Nobel Prize in math. She studied geometric surfaces, which has implications in cosmology, quantum physics, and cryptography. #iran #mathematics #art

A posterized-style painting of the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. Her name is written at the top of the painting, along with her title and her accomplishment of being the "first woman to win the fields medal".

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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Please listen to Mahmoud’s Khalil’s words upon his release and you will begin to see what the fascists are really afraid of www.kalb.com/2025/06/20/b...

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BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE detention

Mahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE detention in Jena.

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Qubits are non-binary 🌈⚛️ Humans reflect the nature around us, and the very basis of nature, quantum mechanics, is strictly not binary! #quantum #pride #physics

An illustration of an atom, where the orbiting electron is made of a gradient between yellow and purple. The words qubits are non-binary wraps around the atom in the same yellow and purple colors

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Senator Alex Padilla has been physically shoved to the ground and handcuffed for entering Kristi Noem's press briefing to ask a question.

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025

I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I vaguely knew that Frog and Toad were relatable, but I just read it again for my 3 year old nephew and WOW is their life the ultimate goal 🐸

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Aedan Gardill, Ph.D. @aedansarchive.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I don't recommend spending your evening chasing your dog around the neighborhood because you left the gate open, only to come back and then have to chase the dog your dogsitting around the neighborhood because you still left the gate open 🐕🐕🏘️🏃

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🧪 Data update on NSF grant terminations Including last Friday's terminations, STEM education grants now account for... 54% of terminated NSF grants (751 of 1381) 75% of terminated NSF funding ($590M of $783M) The next generation of scientists is being targeted. #WithoutNSF #SaveNSF

Office of the Director (OD) $4
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) $5
Biological Sciences (BIO) $15
Engineering (ENG) $25
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) $34
Geosciences (GEO) $34
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) $35
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) $41
STEM Education (EDU) $590

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