iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 18h

Amazing how comments on how to think about AI resonate across fields. This is from drama/comedy but could equally be science: The barrier to access to doing astronomy isn’t technology or money (any more). It’s care. (& having the space to give that care and attention, of course) 🧪

1444

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@leadmojo.co.uk I’ve just been charged, I think, for pledges on your Smelt crowdfunder. Does that mean shows are happening?

130

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Nicole Gugliucci @noisyastronomer.com · 29/09/2026

Oooooh more historical space weather fun! By @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

0134

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I miss getting radical theories of cosmology in mad pamphlets via the post. Now it's all AI-generated email offering me the chance to coauthor the manuscript of the century or - this seems new - insisting I make time to meet with the author to discuss their ideas.

14712

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New @zooniverse.bsky.social paper out: a study of neurodiversity in online citizen science led by the amazing Alisa Apreleva and a host of volunteers. Wonderful stuff: theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10....

theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org

Framework for Neuro-Inclusive Digital Citizen Science: Results From the Neuro(Minorities)Science Collaboration | Citizen Science: Theory and Practice

2197

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On similar lines, if we’re not careful: A. Scientific journals will only accept submissions from established researchers working within institutions. B. Data we’ve spent ages making open will be hidden to avoid the expense of continued download by bots.

917135

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Serious wildlife upgrade: just stopped to let a badger cross the road in central #Oxford. Beats the usual late night foxes. Nice Moon halo too.

5470

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apparently this is arms-length funding in some way rather than core research council. I don't care. No UKRI money should be or not be disbursed with AI involvement. I cannot believe anyone in that organisation thought it would be okay.

3222

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh for goodness sake. What are we doing?

119422

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very exciting to see PRIMA selected - fills an important gap.

1161

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Currently at a review panel for a US AI institute so this will be fun.

4171

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Yvette Cendes @whereisyvette.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If @science.org is covering it, I guess I should share something here- we have for the first time definitively detected radio emission from a planet around another star! 🔭🧪🎢 What does this mean? Details in thread! (But TL;DR- still not aliens) 🧵 www.sciencenews.org/article/exop...

sciencenews.org

First radio waves seen from an exoplanet hint at otherworldly auroras

The gas giant Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away, has the mass of 10 Jupiters and a magnetic field thousands of times as strong as Earth’s.

919365

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Max Rushden @maxrushden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY WITH FELLOW ACADEMIC @chrislintott.bsky.social @phlaimeaux.bsky.social 🔭🔭🔭 ‘My favourite ep’ - Mrs Rushden open.spotify.com/episode/5hrN...

6273

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Michele Bannister @astrokiwi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Interested by ISOs like 3I/ATLAS? PhD opportunity in interstellar object observations, here in New Zealand. Join our Ōtautahi-Oxford group & the NZ Gravity collaboration. Start by March 1. ☄️🔭

gravity.ac.nz

PhD Scholarships – Statistics, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy | New Zealand Gravity

About us The NZ Astrostatistics and General Relativity Group (NZ Gravity) is a cross-institutional research team spanning astrophysics, cosmology, ma...

14930

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Putting a reading list together. Are there really no recent popular books on inflation? 🔭

573

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

6644161391

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Recorded while I was at #EPSC2026, a surprisingly thorough answer to ‘What did I do yesterday?’ shows.acast.com/what-did-you...

shows.acast.com

S6 EP2: Chris Lintott | What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty

1110

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Maria Damkjær @mdamkjaer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One of my favourite podcasts had @chrislintott.bsky.social on and he’s at a conference, so there’s a satisfying amount of lanyard chat shows.acast.com/what-did-you...

shows.acast.com

S6 EP2: Chris Lintott | What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty

041

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ah, I’ve been waiting for this…

2215

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Stuart Jones @owenthesignal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Perfect follow up to this evening’s Gresham College talk by Chris Lintott - a recent xkcd post with the bingo card for @lsstuk.bsky.social discoveries. Watch this space… xkcd.com/3278

xkcd.com

Vera Rubin Observatory

0112

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Congratulations to @emsque.bsky.social, my new boss as the incoming Editor-in-Chief of @publishing.aas.org. An excellent choice for what are going to be an 'interesting' few years. 🔭 (Now to convince her to be on Bluesky more).

0240

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Astronomers! The Savilian Professorship at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social is now open for applications - this is the senior chair in (normally) theoretical astrophysics, and I hope you'll consider coming to join us. Hapoy to chat informally if useful. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 🔭

my.corehr.com

01111

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you're in London on September 25th, Gresham College and @chrislintott.bsky.social have organised a fabulous Festival of Astronomical Ideas. I'll be there too, talking about water and oceans on this and other planets. In-person only, so do come and join us! www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/fes...

gresham.ac.uk

Festival of Astronomical Ideas

Please note that this event is for in-person attendees only, we regret that there will be no live stream. Videos of each presentation will be uploaded in due course. A one-day event featuring discussi...

03820

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

New guidelines on the use of LLMs from @publishing.aas.org for referees here : journals.aas.org/referee-llm-... Headlines: Referees are responsible for peer review, and must do their own job, but LLMs can be used where declared where their use is declared and explained. 🔭🧪

journals.aas.org

Guidelines for Use of AI and LLMs in Manuscript Refereeing - AAS Journals

We provide guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including large language models, in refereeing manuscripts submitted to the AAS journals.

4228

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pleased to report I’ve made it for my annual education in comets cc @astrokiwi.bsky.social #EPSC2026

1250

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is quietly big news for @esa. General chat around #EPSC2026 is a strong desire to reduce dependence on perfidious NASA, driving Europe to new capabilities and partners (see expanding partnership with JAXA for BepiColombo and beyond)

510025

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy publication day morning to me!! Dear friend @chrislintott.bsky.social said on record that it was "Truly unique! Sparkling with charm and interest & uncompromisingly clear". In person he said "I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but it was surprisingly good" 🥳 Major compliment! 🤗🧪

"Sparkling with charm and interest".
Chris Lintott present of The Sky at Night
Catherine's book is below it, looking dark and moody, but with peachy-pink tones.

2132859

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Very cool video made from BepiColombo’s engineering cameras while on the way to Mercury just released by @esa.int #EPSC2026 youtu.be/WJqWGdWERqk?... 🔭 📡

youtu.be

MTM's selfie footage of BepiColombo's eight-year journey

YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA

2226

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Made to the #EPSC2026 press briefing on @esa and JAXA’s BepiColombo mission, arriving at Mercury soon. Note plushie versions of spacecraft on table!

Four scientists wearing smart matching lavender polo shirts sit at a table bearing three models of spacecraft with faces.

1260

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Making a flying visit to #EPSC2026, Europe’s big planetary science meeting. Kicked off with excellent session on observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, mostly from @esa’s JUICE. Very cool to use a probe en route to Jupiter for science on the way.

1312

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Any astrophotographers out there? I'm looking for images of people looking at the sky without telescopes. If you can share shots of meteor watching in deckchairs, or anything of you hanging out under the stars that would be fab. 🔭

83527

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good start. Next up, realising that the penny pinching cuts are killing twenty more projects in astronomy, often for tiny amounts. The fix is simple…and cheap.

211024

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Soul-restoring gig from Dustbowl Revival this evening. This amazing American band are playing Cardiff, Shrewsbury and Kettering (!) on this tour: catch them if you can.

1122

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This poster for Japan’s mission to Mars’ moon Phobos is gorgeous! 🔭

06113

Reposted by Chris Lintott

Eric Bellm @ebellm.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Swift reboost mission failing is a huge loss for astronomy. The powerful, flexible operations model the Swift team demonstrated has unfortunately not yet influenced the design and selection of other 🔭 missions. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

urldefense.com

NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission - NASA

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an

1204

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

National rail app: essential, used to work dependably. New version: barely loads, has ads. Ridiculous. Yes, I sound old but I depend on this thing!

12432

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Not quite what’s meant but I think I’m up to five papers directly from random conversations in the Lamb & Flag.

7480

Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I realised something about this week’s total eclipse. It looked larger to me than other totalities: the corona more impressive, the diamond ring huge in the sky. And I’ve just clocked this wasn’t because of the circumstances but because of me (1/3) 🔭

2628