iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Oh really? It could motivate archival work like Sarah said, I’ll think about it once I’ve submitted the ERC StG.

000

I think attitudes are changing now we are in a data rich era

110

I think many of us feel this way!

020

Yup, I agree! Lots of things to learn and discover currently sitting on MAST.

130

I did the calculation based on trexolist, I made plots for a job interview

361

Near impossible here in the UK too. I got awarded lots of telescope time last cycle, but with my funding ending in August, I’m uncertain if I will be even in the field to see my data.

020

Those things are easy to verify from institutional websites or their coauthors. Just a simple google search, or slack message to colleagues.

000

They still haven’t published the original data set yet. Some cycle 1 data are still not published, but those teams are still getting data for different targets.

2101

I just think people who were awarded data have enough to work on and there should be a cool down period for applying for more data. Over half of the exoplanet observations that have been executed have not been published. I especially hate when more data is awarded to a team for the same target but

1150

I managed to order some of the ESA x Pokemon merch. The jumper is purple!!

050

I consider it as part of the review process as well, otherwise there would be no need to ask me to review something and the journal could just have their own scientific editors doing it.

100

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’d rather not volunteer my time to review something where I cannot verify the authors are actual researchers in the field and not just using AI. So it’s just a personal preference in how I use my limited time.

200

So many astrophysics ideas, so little telescope time to go around!

020

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My earliest JWST submission and my most recent JWST submission for this cycle have ID numbers that differ by 3001, and with a few hours to go, I wonder how many more will be submitted!

120

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Great, now I need to do a last minute rewrite of a proposal I submitted a month ago

I totally get it, it just seems that even out of key deadlines it’s similar. I prefer to post on acceptance, I find it too vulnerable to post on submission haha

I try and stick to a similar workload, refused lots of reviews recently and I’ve hit my limit. Strangely I’ve been getting asked to review papers that hide the authors, I refuse those instantly.

140

Viva-style explanations of our papers

110

I’ve been told by people I didn’t cite their work and it was because what they were referring to was what they did after the arxiv posting, that work was not in the paper I had originally read…

000

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Submitted to X” “to be submitted” etc etc has become the norm on arxiv, does no one care about peer review anymore?

491

Not surprised, every time I’ve interacted with the AI competency people (who are in charge of all this stuff) they have been pretty clueless. They are not experts in AI.

000

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Feels great not having to worry about applying for JWST data

030

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love Keely Hodgkinson’s speed suit at Athlos, she looks like a superhero!

000

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you to @mplsoxford.bsky.social for providing the funding that made this seminar possible!

Planets @ Oxford @oxoplanets.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Francis Zong Lang from the University of Bern who gave a seminar about detecting terrestrial sized planets around M stars and even brown dwarfs! He also talked about how he is using his astrophysics skills to help inspire communities in Nigeria and Cameroon!

042

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m rewatching Buffy and I’m obsessed with how so many of the shots are out of focus. They didn’t give a fuck back in the 90s.

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The amount of exoplanet papers released every day is very overwhelming. When I started my PhD you’d maybe see one or two a day on the arxiv, now there are 10 a day.

180

Reposted by Dr Jake Taylor

BOWIE+ Seminar Series @bowieseminar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The BOWIE+ seminar autumn schedule is out! Next week, we will begin with a talk by Matthäus Schulik of Imperial on his work on atmospheric escape. The rest of the autumn will be highlight talks by early career researchers. To get the zoom links, see the details in our bio. #exoplanets #astronomy

Upper left: A picture of Matthäus Schulik in front of ruins. To the right, the title of his upcoming talk -- From bulk to space -- on September 10th. Below, a table of other upcoming talks from October until December.
Bottom: text describing the BOWIE+ Collaboration: "We are a UK based collaboration with a focus on studying the atmospheres of exoplanets using the James Webb Space Telescope. We work together to create proposals for JWST GO time, holding both in-person and virtual collaborative meetings. If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out via our email: bowie.collaboration@gmail.com"

085

Dr Jake Taylor @astrojake.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I learned how to do some data reduction and looked at my data to see if we had a successful observation and we did! Panic over! Now back to writing funding applications so I can stay in my job to work on my observations.

static.klipy.com

Cat Typing on Laptop

ALT: Cat Typing on Laptop

1150

I’ve made lots of friends in pubs! Even going to JF alone can be fun, especially if they have something on.

021

Haha Mondo saying “fuck yeah” on the BBC. No doubt there will be complaints to ofcom from sensitive people.

140

Amy Hunt, my queen, first person to ever get 4 Gold medals in a European Athletics Championship!

030

If they made cinemas for people born in a year that starts with 19 I would go. A cinema will not see me due to the downfall of cinema etiquette. Hell, just a screening of latest movies for this category would do it.

040

Tomorrow the James Webb Space Telescope will spend 10 hours observing an exoplanet because I told it to!

1072161123

GOLD for TEAM GBs 4x100m women! I think this makes Dina the most decorated European of all time?

050

Gold for Team GB men’s 4x100m!!!! Now for the women’s!

130

I’ve really enjoyed the hosting from Jeanette Kwakye and Greg Rutherford at the European Athletics Championships on the BBC. We need more from them. I wish Jeanette was able to host on one of the evening sessions.

The world is not right wing vs left wing, what happened to nuance and critical thinking? It seems like it’s every day outrage for righties and lefties.

110