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Dr. Blitz

@blitzphd.bsky.social
1.2K followers 23 following 106 posts

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

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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Way more Superbowl posts than I expected tbh.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
New video out explaining why Saturn thinks hexagons are the bestagons! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YL13r2/
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Hopefully we can all agree CGP Grey is spectacular. #stem #science #physics #saturn #hexagon #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New video out, explaining something about light that I definitely take for granted. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YeXMm2/
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Yeah so it turns out we know a lot about the moon! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FtNxf6/
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#stitch with @COCKROACH NEWS 🪳 "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...
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Impossible
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Giving a talk in half an hour on unpublished, incomplete work. Here goes nothing! 😅
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Tbh YouTube is better if TikTok goes away
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GRILLED THREESE
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
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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? ... Yeah I think that's it
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
SOBBING IS DONE WE'RE BACK
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I'm so excited
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I've done it literally six times today. Pretty sure we're addicted but... I dunno man, maybe I want to be?
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Oh hey there buddy
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Well that was easier than I thought. Hope you like deadpan physics content!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Ah yes, my last white whale of scicomm tiktokers that I follow that don't follow me back. We meet again!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I am!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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?
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I'm so sad and bored and angry.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Yeah, making a new account doesn't really make sense when my main account has 350k followers.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Apparently so, yes.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Honestly same
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
To all the people that said I would still have access to TikTok - guess whose laughing now? ... Not me, I don't have access anymore 😭
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Yeah that it controls my actions way more than I'd like it to
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Turns out ADHD is a helluva drug
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
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?
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Honestly I'm really proud of this video. Symplectic geometry and physics explained in less than three minutes? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FMYajQ/
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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
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
So gravastars are neat. Come learn about them! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FNQrPF/
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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...
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Hey y'all I'm on vacation in Venice. But a mathematician you might know was born here! So come watch about Guido Fubini. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FJTWvB/
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By the way, he wasn't a dork (probably). Just thought it was fun to say. #stem #science #mathematics #math #guidofubini #venice #sciencetravels
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Um I'm pretty sure that this clock is wrong.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
So this is going to sound stupid but who woulda thunk the pasta in Milan is so good? 🤣
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I made a video about this precise conservation. My take away was basically the same - interesting, but if you're a layperson, it probably doesn't mean much. Hope you don't mind if I self-plug! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NwBNNh/
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By the way, I have plans to make a video on the "averaging problem" in more detail in the near future. So keep an eye out for that! #stem #science #physics #news #darkenergy #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Cosmology probably isn't dead, but certainly Manchak's theorem is a bit worrying! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NTB8pq/
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To be clear, even if Manchak's theorem is true, there's still useful work to be done in cosmology. But it does feel a little less satisfying. #stem #science #physics #cosmology #manchakstheorem #expla...
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
On my way to Milan!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Realizing that there are only like 4 Hanukkah movies despite us founding Hollywood makes me sad. We need a braveheart style story of Judah the Hammer... and Mel Gibson can do it! He'd earn back out trust if he did it well 😅
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
They go on YouTube too!
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
You may have seen news about dark energy being debunked recently. Long story short, probably not. But watch for more info! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8N7s1EM/
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By the way, I have plans to make a video on the "averaging problem" in more detail in the near future. So keep an eye out for that! #stem #science #physics #news #darkenergy #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
So space is dark and it's surprising we didn't know why until like the 1900s. Here ya go. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NWjwm6/
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By the way, Olber wasn't even the first modern thinker to consider this, so I'm not sure why it's named after him. #stem #science #physics #space #dark #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Hey, ever want to know how a quantum algorithm works? Check out my new video on a simple one! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NsyqFR/
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Diagrams are... hard to make for quantum computing. Hopefully the idea has been properly conveyed! #stem #science #physics #quantumcomputing #algorithm #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Oh crazy! Honestly I'm not very proud of that video 😭
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I'm really not sure why people are talking about ANITA again with the backwards universe stuff, but here ya go. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NVkXAU/
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#stitch with @The Mad Hatter Not sure why this is making the rounds again, but here we are. #stem #science #physics #anita #paralleluniverse #debunked
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
In yesterday's video, I made a stupid 5-second claim that was wrong. So here's a correction! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NC1sNk/
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Love me a good self-stitch. This is just a lesson that I'm not infallible! #stem #science #physics #quantumcomputing #debunked
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Here's my best attempt to explain some stuff about quantum computing. It's hard though, without going into explicit algorithms. Have fun! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8N9n5xv/
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There's so much more to be said, but that will take actually working through examples. So let me know in the comments! And no, they don't prove a multiverse. #stem #science #physics #quantumcomputing ...
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Possibly? I'm not too worried immediately because it's not getting banned in Europe, so all my videos should in principle stick around.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I *think* it'll just disappear from the store and stop receiving updates. But I also imagine all monetization in the US will stop immediately.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I'm holding out hope, but I'm sure I'm wrong.
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Feeling cute, decided to post a video about topological gravity in 2+1d. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Nm9S4v/
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Interestingly, when there's a negative cosmological constant, there *can* be interesting gravitational effects in 2+1d - even black holes! #stem #science #physics #gravity #topology #explained
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Dr. Blitz @blitzphd.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
So I'm pretty disappointed in Google's reporting of the new Willow chip. I "debunk" (or rather clarify) in this new video. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NUp3Hv/
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#stitch with @evhandagain No hate towards the original creator - imo, this was the result of bad reporting and overhyping by #Google #stem #science #physics #quantum #debunked
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