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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In light of recent events, I would love to see more coverage of real humans solving long-standing math conjectures. 🙃

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 03/09/2026

Sarah Demers, chair of the physics department at Yale University, sees potential for the use of AI in physics. But she refuses to use it to write her emails. Read her interview: www.quantamagazine.org/in-an-age-of...

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In an Age of AI, a Physicist Seeks What Endures | Quanta Magazine

Sarah Demers, chair of the physics department at Yale University, sees the potential for large language models to both help and harm her field.

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Nico Dosenbach @ndosenbach.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

We've known that socioeconomics (SES) matters for the 🧠. New & 🤯 is that SES drowns out all other brain associations, incl. IQ. If you train an algorithm to predict IQ from brain data, it's still way better at predicting SES. Science Mag: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @smarek0502.bsky.social 👀🧵👇

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Another free morning, another coffee shop. Paris Baguette 9091 Olive Xing, Ste. 110 St. Louis, MO 63132

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Moms be like "I really needed this" and it's literally not being told "I hate you" by your child while you're doing 5 additional things this morning to get her ready for summer camp and to make sure a boy she likes gets invited to her birthday party, when you're already running late. #motherhood

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Morning off means nerding out for fun at a new coffee shop in a new neighborhood Brew & Bites Café 3191 Ashby Rd, Ste 2 Saint Ann, MO 63074

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I survived a Saturday morning Costco run, AMA

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My 5-y.o. calls it "silent language" instead of "sign language" and that actually makes sense.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Took a shot of Louisiana hot sauce straight to the eye and haven't gone blind YET.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

My 5-year-old keeps saying "diarrhea" instead of "diary," and I think I'm done trying to correct her on it. "Don't look at my diarrhea!" "I'm going to hide my diarrhea!" "I can't wait to show my friends my diarrhea!" #parenthood

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

As a geriatric millennial, I'm amused by this #nocap

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I ate a whole #kingcake by myself over the course of two days, #AMA

Gambino's king cakes for sale at Dierbergs

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t... and these are our closest allies!

Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization.

In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children.

Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

"While not statistically significant, the data suggests a trend towards a positive impact." Fundamental principles of statistics do not apply in the corporate setting!

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PSYFE @spacefox.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Periodic reminder that our society would benefit greatly from exchanging "All Senate Democrats" for "one dozen (12) cans of Fancy Feast-brand cat food"

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Merci pour le rappel, Alliance Française ☕️

A yellow post-it note with a reminder that coffee is good for you!

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Stop being a lame-o and replace dplyr with the more slappin genzplyr.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My neighborhood sushi spot is the cutest

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Tiny Tabasco bottle, my fiery little friend 🔥🌶🔥

A small bottle of Tabasco sauce with a dime for scale

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I don't need religion or God to give my life meaning; seeing green tick marks on my deployment pipelines gives it meaning.

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Hyesung Grace Hwang @hghwang.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Excited to announce DID lab's first paper! psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... We find that children as young as 6 show political ingroup preference! First paper of very talented @annie-schw.bsky.social! In JEP: General's special issue on political development (1/3)

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Highly recommend getting the dolsot if you're ordering bibimbap. Burning yourself several times on the stone bowl optional, unless you're clumsy like me.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

What is the point of making Starbucks baristas write mostly illegible, trite messages on coffee cups? There's nothing like a mandatory policy dictated by a faceless corporate overlord to bring humanity to a brand. 🌟🌈❤️🌟💲🌟💲🌟💲

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Do people even use the word "literally" in its literal sense anymore?

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

CDC guidance is worse than useless if your insurance company can't tell you if the covid vaccine will be covered for your kid because of it.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

"I want to eat at the phở restaurant every day." I HAVE ACHIEVED PEAK PARENTING

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Why are people so bad at locking up their bikes? #failLock

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Why does my current project have 4 isomorphic project managers, ahhhhh

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Somehow I got assigned more homework for Kindergarten this weekend than my kid did! lolsob

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My kid starts martial arts lessons this week and is already way cooler than I ever was and ever will be.

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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

lol. A casual 70-yarder.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Loving the French immersion classes l'Alliance Française offers for young children. (Support your local chapter!!)

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Renewed my car registration and got new stickers on the plates just in time, like a true non-St. Louisan.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The missing piece of this viral post is that the Texas officials are lying and deflecting blame. The NWS, hobbled as it is, issued an accurate flood watch for Kerr County the evening before and accurate escalating warnings overnight as the flood was developing.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Kids' toys that play music should be legally required to have a mute button!

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I asked if I could have a sign as a souvenir and they said no, but they were kind enough to take my picture with one. 😂 #dais2025 #dataaisummit

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Dieudonné is one of the most epic last names for a mathematician.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 22/05/2025

NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research. NSF Astronomy was cut by 53% Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79% Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO. #GiftLink ⚛️🔭 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The first rule of the game is: She wins. The second rule of the game is: You lose. #parenthood

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 17/05/2025

www.quantamagazine.org/finding-beau...

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

11 years ago, I defended my thesis. My research was partially funded by NSF grants. Fascist ideology clashes w/research & education by promoting an authoritarian approach that imposes indoctrination & conformity over critical thinking & independent inquiry. Dark times for the pursuit of knowledge.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Adding nutritional yeast to this boxed mac & cheese and giving myself a pat on the back.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Parenthood is getting yelled at because 3 doesn't divide 10 evenly. 😫

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Was there really not better positioning for either these utility poles or this sidewalk? #crevecoeur #stlco

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

When you catch word of a small family-run convenience store with a Cajun kitchen in the back, you RUN, don't walk. Duck In Market 324 St Louis Ave Valley Park, MO 63088

Artwork on the side of convenience store building depicting a po' boy and kitchen hours

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Parenthood is closing doors that rarely get closed and finding delightful little surprises like these (difficult-to-remove) mermaid stickers.

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Becky Hoai @beckyhoai.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Introducing my kid to linking numbers via fail locks. File this under things she might discuss with her therapist when she's older. 😅

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