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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

February 6 at 3pm (France) Marin Soljacic, a distinguished guest, will address the question: Can AI help/produce discoveries in photonics? An important question, even if it seems provocative. Free webinar by the GdR ONDES andComplexe, and the French Optical Society. www.sfoptique.org/pages/sfo/wa...

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Sylvain Gigan @sylvaingigan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

And 🥁 the final program of the *"Image Science" Gordon Research Conference*, to take place in Italy April 26-May 1st, is out! Please take some time to check the program, apply, *share* with your colleagues. www.grc.org/image-scienc... (1/N)

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

History of Quantum Dots: It was a pleasure to collaborate to this movie on the history of quantum dots. Produced as part of of the PÉPITES program of the French Optical Society, SFO. @c2n-nanos.bsky.social youtu.be/p89chOVElSA?...

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L'histoire des boîtes quantiques

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

May 22, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM An introduction to Neural algorithms. The first of 3 Wabinaires on AI and Photonics organized by the French Optical Society, the GdRs Ondes and Complexe. Free, pedagogical and without compromise ! www.sfoptique.org/pages/sfo/wa...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?"
"Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

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Julien Bobroff @julien-bobroff.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

J'essaye en 2mn de vous expliquer pourquoi Trump agit contre la science et pourquoi ça ne se limite pas aux USA. Le mouvement américain : standupforscience.org et chez les français : standupforscience.fr #standupforscience #standupforsciencefrance youtube.com/shorts/HYEh8...

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Trump contre la science (vidéo n°436)

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Armelle Rancillac 🔬 @rancillac.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Stand up for Science! Partout dans le monde et à Paris. Nous comptons sur vous le 7 mars ! 9h30 – Conférence de presse ouverte au public au Collège de France 11h30 – Tables rondes et exposés ouverts au public à Jussieu (amphithéâtre 45B) 13h30 – Marche #StandUpForScience 👉 standupforscience.fr

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

👉 Deadline 31 mars candidatures Prix Jean Jerphagnon. qui récompense un/e candidat/e portant un projet photonique de grande qualité scientifique et au potentiel industriel 3 derniers lauréats: Julien Laurat, Niccolo Somaschi, Kate Grieve SOCIETE FRANCAISE D'OPTIQUE www.sfoptique.org/pages/la-sfo...

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Mathieu M.J.E. Rebeaud @chercheurjuteux.com · 06/02/2025

« On a bien besoin de Wikipédia pour résister à des gens comme Musk » : entretien avec le Nobel agenais Alain Aspect, qui sort un livre sur la physique quantique Plus le temps passe, plus j'apprécie Aspect pour ses prises de position en plus du travail scientifique. www.sudouest.fr/sciences-et-...

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« On a bien besoin de Wikipédia pour résister à des gens comme Musk » : entretien avec le Nobel agenais Alain Aspect, qui sort un livre sur la physique quantique

Le Lot-et-Garonnais publie « Si Einstein avait su », revenant sur un fameux débat au cœur de la physique quantique. Un ouvrage qu’il destine autant aux profanes qu’aux plus aguerris. L’auteur sera ce ...

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

International year of Quantum Science and Technology is open!

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

great time around a beer! on the harmonica Rachel Plas 👏

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

23 et 24 janvier : Journées 40 ans des boîtes quantiques - Hommage à Jean-Yves Marzin Inscriptions gratuites mais obligatoires. Attention l'amphi sera bientôt complet ! 👉 quantumdots.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...

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John Dudley @johnmdudley.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

A warm and wonderful recognition of Wilson Sibbett written by friend and colleague Roy Taylor in the latest issue of Nature Photonics. I am unsure about access options so (lower resolution) screenshots are below. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Julien Bobroff @julien-bobroff.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Démarrons l'année avec une question étrange à la réponse encore plus étrange : quel âge a la lumière ??? Bonne année à toutes et à tous. youtube.com/shorts/pAXvO...

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Quel âge a la lumière ? (vidéo n°415)

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Lautaro Vergara-Cofré @vergaralautaro.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

HISTORY OF PHYSICS Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and his love for music. Although he didn't study them exhaustively, Raman discovered that the rich tonal quality of the tambura and veena (shown below) was due to the peculiarity of the bridge. 1/

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

This “Christmas tree” with the design incorporating Fresnel optics, was in operation at the Vilan Cap Lighthouse in Galicia from 1896 to 1964! the light reached 64 km. I wish you a wonderful holiday season with your family.

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Without words… but very comforting in these complicated times!

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Mathematical physicist Cécile DeWitt-Morette was born #OTD in 1922. She made foundational contributions to Feynman functional integrals, organized the first American conference on general relativity (important for gravitational waves), and started the Les Houches Summer School. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 (1/n)

Black and white photo of Cécile in the 1940s or 50s. She is smiling and looking to the right of the camera. Her hair is short and she is wearing a collared blouse.

A black and white photo of Cécile take in her office at UT Austin in the early or mid 2000s. A blackboard with diagrams and a well-known file cabinet sit in the background. Cécile’s hair is short and she wears a floral print shirt.

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Opportune positioning of 6 major European research players, for ambitious support for fundamental research, for the simplification of administrative procedures, etc. all that is missing is the word photonics to have an excellent holiday! www.calameo.com/books/007842...

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G6 Position Paper On FP10

G6 STATEMENT ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION The G6 of science, comprising six major European research organizations, recognise the need for a strategic reorientation and stronger pr...

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Ariel Levenson @ariel-l.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Knock ! Knock ! My first post "The choice of problems is the primary determinant of what one accomplishes in science" John J. Hopfield Nobel Prize lecture...

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