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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 9h

Graham Farmelo's lecture would be just up my street but being that I don't live in Oxford (nor am I nearby generally) means I can't go! I've a big interest in scientist Roger Penrose. Here are 2 links to general threads I've written about Sir Professor Roger Penrose, who is my favourite scientist.

Screenshots in a group of a post I wrote yrs ago about the work of my favourite scientist, mathematical physicist, Sir Professor Roger Penrose.

Screenshots in a group of posts I wrote yrs ago, about the work of my favourite scientist, mathematical physicist, Sir Professor Roger Penrose.

Screenshot of a reply I wrote yrs ago about books I've got written by mathematical physicist, Sir Professor Roger Penrose & my favourite scientist.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 10h

To the Conjecture Institute group(ref other pltfm) These subjects are superb to study whether professionally or as an amateur. In particular I notice familiar information theory, quantum computation & mathematics. Thanks for providing a list of them plus the individual people who know about them.

Screenshot of post from other platform (The Conjecture Institute isn't on this platform) of 2 posts bu the Conjecture Institute that I follow there. It'd be great if they had an account here too. I've removed the names but kept the subjects for reference.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 11h

atoms returning from an excited state, to ground state. As the solar winds collide, they become ionized & excited. In these conditions, there's an extraordinary dance between nitrogen & oxygen & the speed at which light is emitted from each to produce the various colours & patterns. #AuroraBorealis

Some text I wrote about the Aurora Borealis.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 11h

The incredible #AuroraBorealis display is caused by colliding energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere called the thermosphere. Auroras are emissions of photons in the Earth's upper atmosphere from ionized nitrogen atoms regaining an electron, then oxygen & nitrogen -

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 11h

#SolarFlares do create #solarstorms & are often accompanied with high ACE EPAM #proton rates, but I've no #astronomy equipment to capture it, so here's a quick sketch of #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis I did on my mobile phone in 2023 using my imagination. #auroras #aurora #sunspot #Geoscience #CME.

A Quick sketch I did on my mobile phone of 2023's Aurora Borealis Northern Lights.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 12h

Game Theory & Decision Theory are of upmost importance now. #Strategy #mathematics

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you have a basement, then you could use it to get cooler in the summer. It's been a dramatic sky & weather today here & I've actually enjoyed watching it all through the windows...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hya Professor Sikka, @premnsikka.bsky.social thank you for the follow back, it's really appreciated! I'm hoping to learn a lot from your posts/thoughts... Regards Claire

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It could be picking up bird migration or swarms. The radar is also probably using AI, so a bit like the military sending scrambled jets that rely on IA that over estimates what's really there!

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm studying Game Theory more. It's a combination of mathematics & psychology, whereby each amplifies the other when used together & more so when applied to science. The subject of agency is of specific interest to me (playing a part without being a part). arxiv.org/abs/2610.06373

Screenshot of a post I did a while ago about Game Theory.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Screenshot of a post I've just written on the other platform with no of posts (1st 2 are same post of which, 1 has ALT text showing) & 3rd shows the amount I've posted on the upper left of my profile. I'm not sure how this platform will go, but it can be just as hard work keeping the momentum up...

A screenshot of 2 posts (from other platform) that are the same, but with a third showing the amount of posts I've done on upper left.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It looks like a good article. Will read later.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The American Physical Society celebrates Francis Halzen for receiving 1 of highest honors in science, Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions to IceCube #Neutrino Observatory, & discovery of high-energy neutrinos. #IceCube My whimsical contribution as an amateur: bsky.app/profile/clai...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's a superb discovery because it's a bit more unusual for these objects to behave like this & shows how #astrophysics is always fascinating!

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lovely lady. Hoping you're both well...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Decided to confuse my #AI aided mobile phone by taking 4 different photos of the #Moon! 1. Through normal non polarized sunglasses 2. Through polarized sunglasses 3. Reflected off windowsill through polarized sunglasses rotated at 90 degrees 4. Reflected off magnifying mirror

A mobile phone photo of the Moon & some clouds but through none polarized sunglasses

A mobile phone photo of the Moon & some clouds below it but through polarized sunglasses but not rotated at 90 degrees

A mobile phone photo of the Moon reflected off a windowsill but through polarized sunglasses rotated at 90 degrees

Mobile phone photo of a small concave close up mirror reflecting the Moon! Resulted in no pinpoint light seen with naked eye.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Glowing Glorious Glimpse It only lasted a few minutes! The Sun had already set but its after effect lingered long enough to create another warm glow inside my house. It was as if the light took a 2nd chance by reflecting off #cloud, to remind me of nature's glorious twilight.

A photo of the sky showing various warm hues & other colours, all reflecting light from clouds after the setting Sun, from the outside of an upstairs window.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I haven't met Alom in person but I know he means well...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine That! The square root of minus one, written as √(−1), is an imaginary number. At 1st it seems surreal to combine i with a real number in order to form the origins of the complex number, but for e.g. in electrical engineering, it's a quirk of real #mathematical nature.

An older version of AI I used to illustrate a complex number.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think you're just as much a scientist as what they think qualifies as one. It's such a waste to dismiss the skills & experience of an excellent school teacher who has proven themselves in this subject & one you understand more than most, so I think you are a proper scientist.You're welcome anyway.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I might wanna work on my writing skills.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Alom, you may not have seen this reply I sent you, so I've put link here. You'd be great at this! bsky.app/profile/clai...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's 7.03 & there's rain. Now the thing is, it's making me feel like winter (before winter has arrived( which is ok to a certain extent but the sky has a type of muddy look about it with pink overtones (not that I'm averse to pink or anything) but imagine if it wS sudd endlyn just green, or purple?

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Moon Over Trees The Moon can be seen just above trees from my garden, with a warm glow & in slight cloud haze. So, not easily seen from this mobile phone photo, there's also a much warmer halo around it. I can also hear the last of the day's bird whistling in a nearby garden.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh wow, send pics. I bet you get a great pics. I'm currently indoors but I'll have a quick check at the sky outside in the garden when I get some supper later. To be honest, I only ref to a small gap in the sky I saw through the window earlier. I'm assuming it'll be clear for most of the night...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The evening is getting ready for the stars. No photo, you'll have to use your imagination for a change! I'm just admiring the clear twilight #sky now. It's a beautiful aqua colour near the horizon from the last of the setting Sun, then looking higher up, a deep sea blue hue...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You'd be superb presenting the Christmas Lectures. You are a scientist. For its audience, a school science teacher has just as much effective & proven communication skills in science as a University professor & in fact probably more so if they've written good books & have great attitude to it all...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Royal Observatory Greenwich online team have moved to other platforms & left their 1st platform (reference my screenshot). I checked to see if they were here on Bluesky but I can't find them. I was replying to Peter just now & mentioned them linked. It seems they're on Instagram & YouTube now.

Screenshot of my posts to & about the Royal Greenwich Observatory today.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yeah, I said to Steve @lostinmilbury.bsky.social last wk, that there was a prediction it'd be warm this wk. It's intriguing that No. 10 has geo located to the North but not convinced it's a geopolitical move(yet). I'd visit the Royal Greenwich Observatory (not on this platform) & Art Museums too.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That's absolutely superb & great hues. Hoping all well in London. I've not been since Nov 2009 when I went to see a show about Patrick Moore who was in the audience at @rigb.org & about a yr after I spent a day at his house in Selsey. Hoping to go to London again to see the Science Museum 1 day...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've got book, 'Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed' by Professor Al-Khalili, or if I can call him Jim! & it's very good. Great he's to do the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures this yr. Because he's qualified in the hard sciences of physics & mathematics he has authority to communicate science.

A pic of a cover of a book I have by Professor Jim Al-Khalili called, I've got book, 'Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed'.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Impressive that your background is astrophysics, so you'll know all the theories of the subject already then. The universe is much more vast than we realise, so who knows what could be possible. There are theories yrs old thst haven't yet been tackled in a way, so there's a chance for time travel.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you're new here, this post linked, is just a sample of the projects I do online, in particular science writing & theorising. I started science writing when my website went live in Dec 1999 but had an interest in science many yrs before that -I may have mentioned, since age 6.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sir Professor Roger Penrose is my favourite scientist. This is a link to a post I did, which is a bit about him & part of a thread (of a few threads) I wrote about mathematicalphysics which references his books I have, & his thinking behind his theory making. He's an expert on #mathematicalphysics

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I would be Carrie, if it was the actor & Peter I like (obviously back then!) refer to my screenshot. Refer to my original post about this in the 1st link here -> bsky.app/profile/clai... However, the fair hair & glasses of that actor then, are a plus but hair isn't a must & neither are glasses...

Screenshot of my post a while ago that's about a British TV series called 'A Very Peculiar Practice' with lead actor Peter Davison (who also starred as Dr Who) & my admiration for his acting & looks (if I'm allowed to say)

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"...it's just what happens when you push steadily along in 1 direction. Everything is nice & logical, then suddenly, the whole thing flips inside out!" From 'A Very Peculiar Practice' Series 1: 7. Catastrophe #Theory www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #mathematics #university #education

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I was going to mention Danny @profdanny.bsky.social as he's got some superb books too. It's so fascinating discovering other ppl's books & creates awareness of value of books compared to the encroaching AI areas that we don't want. Full bookshelves are also great wall insulators & sound dampeners.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They are! Thanks for posting pics, it's appreciated👍 I've noticed a time theme. Interesting... I've read this by Carl Sagan & totally agree & it doesn't stop being so today! So, what are your thoughts on the physics of time travel? I'm sceptical about it but so far it's mathematically possible.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hya again Oh wow, these are great! I like the colour of your bookshelf too. I'll have a proper look at them all tonight. I think books, in particular old ones, should be kept away from those companies that have started to destroy them to gain money & power with AI. What a world we live in now...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ok yeah agree, it's a bit unpredictable (it can still warm in September) but it'll be bareable temperatures (I reckon) 👍 I've an interest in bookshelves & books. Post more of your bookshelf & books! In fact, I might post something here generally asking ppl to post theirs if they have them too...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That's understandable. As long as you're eating well, then your baseline should stay ok. So, I've just watched a MET office deepdive (other platform) & it says a chance it'll warm up nxt wk but not heatwave temperatures. Your bookshelf seems quite extensive so that's kewl. bsky.app/profile/lost...

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your body (or midriff) looks fine, so why say what yoy have in the Alt Text? There's nothing wrong with being slim. I'm also slim. Also, I like your wooden bookshelf behind you! Hey, it's a bit cooler now, bring on Autumn!

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hidden Worlds Unlike astronomy, the science of electrical engineering isn't visually obvious. An e.g. is electromagnetic waves require a skill of the imagination to visualise. Surprisingly, #electricity is often unseen but simple experiments can evoke much awe as shown in this old photo of a bolt.

A photo of a pg showing an electricity bolt as a 'colour plate' taken from my 1st book I read age 6 called, 'The Wonder Book of Science'.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So there were no excuses. During childhood this creates resilience later in life, whether mental or physical. Although this thread I wrote is a bit off topic, science proves cold, hardship & being exposed to tough challenges earlier means being better prepared for any eventuality later in life.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Continued- It's also a reason I've stayed slim, as well as genetics. I also grew up with no central heating, so my theory is, being exposed to cold temperatures on a regular basis, means the body burns fat sooner & cold has proven to have positive effects on mental health & general life resilience.

Screenshot of 2 posts about my health & outlook on it.

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Claire C ζ(s)mith @clairecsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Continued- My best friend & I walked to school & back for dinner (we were working class so mid day meals were called dinner not lunch) then back for afternoon, then we walked back home. This was during freezing weather e.g snow,ice,wind & rain. There was no excuse & we never expected lifts to school

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