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The Walking Dolbow

@jdolbow.bsky.social
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Fitzgerald S Hudson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University. Father to two daughters, 🏳️‍🌈ally. Red Sox fan, DOE CSGF alumnus.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Running errands on Ninth Street, and in the spirit of birthday-week briefly wandered into The Regulator. And without fail, there were both anticipated finds and unexpected treasures. If you’re new to Durham, NC - definitely pay a visit to our local independent bookstore, The Regulator Bookshop!
A small pile of books: 

Charles Dickens, “The Signal Man” because the Eris Books series of slender gems is lovely - plus, our Rail-Tracks project!

Wisława Szymborska, The Acrobat Ecco - Do you not own multiple collections of her poems, in multiple translations?? One might reasonably ask. One might, but see “birthday-week” above.

Sarah Minor, Carousel: An Essay On Seeing Yale University Press 

Sophie Calle, Catalogue Raisonné of the Unfinished Actes Sud 

R F Kuang, Taipei Story William Morrow - for a book review I agreed to write…
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
They could make a movie about academia and title it "One Meeting After Another". It would be plenty accurate, but not something anyone would enjoy watching.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A nice tribute to the late Isaac Daniel: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Isaac Daniel, Greek-born Northwestern prof considered ‘father of composite materials,’ dies at 92
Born in Greece, Daniel survived the Holocaust and eventually moved to Chicago before writing a memoir of his family’s experience.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is great.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is great.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A serious effort here from Olivia and colleagues. I will find the time to read this.
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I wrote about the four-hour documentary about the world’s most dangerous man. (Gift link) #TIFF26
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Some People Think Elon Musk Snapped. The Controversial Four-Hour Documentary About Him Suggests Something Else. (Gift Article)
Alex Gibney’s movie has an unfortunate twist.
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
mathandai.org
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remarkable.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Mildly annoyed by the New York Times’ new practice of requiring people to sign in even to read *gift* articles.
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Brynn Paulsen, PhD @brynnpaulsen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, out of this world, incredible
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Couple this with various publishers replacing scientists as their chief editors with in-house staff and you have a recipe for disaster.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Dinner!
mediterranean chicken with lemon yogurt and dukkah
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Strong Sprockets energy here
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Incredible. I will find time to watch this in full.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This week’s sign of the apocalypse ⬇️
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m teaching a short course next week, with Oscar Lopez-Pamies. Really happy with the response we’ve received so far in terms of participants:
Map of the world showing short course participants: 105 students from 21 countries.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hard to overstate the damage tonight’s 60 minutes segment on vaccine injury will do.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ooof, this is bleak: www.wbez.org/education/20...
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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts 160 faculty and staff just before fall semester
University officials say finances have taken a hit from declines in research funding and foreign student enrollment. Faculty say leaders’ slow response and lack of transparency have deepened the crisi...
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
You hate… to see … it.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
We were fortunate enough to attend the Noah Kahan concert last night, in Raleigh. It was one of the most incredible and beautiful concerts I’ve ever attended.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/07/2026
Wait. They all shake hands at the end? What are we even doing here? He's the US President suing you for $20 billion for reporting on the birthday card he sent his friend the pedophile in which he drew a naked girl & mused about secrets. And they all shake hands?
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026
Admirable clarity @science.org
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Deadline extended - please share and apply! The NW Climate Adaptation Science Center’s Faculty Fellowship Program provides funding and training to scientists who want to learn to work effectively with decision-makers. Resulting projects help inform natural resource management in a changing climate.
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 14/07/2026
Peppermint Patty has strong middle-aged male professor energy
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hats off to Norway. What a great run, shame it has come to an end. Best of luck to the England squad going forward.
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I truly don’t see how this country can go on if we don’t ban online sports betting. This story is stomach-turning.
inquirer.com
FanDuel sent a personal message from Phillies star Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling addiction
Terry Thompson lost $1.5 million on bets he placed with FanDuel. The company gave him VIP treatment — including a personalized video message from the Phillies' All-Star first baseman.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Nobody writes quite like @drewmagary.bsky.social
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pleased to talk to @gregsargent.bsky.social abt NATO summit. Maybe we can rebuild trust someday, but we'll be on the receiving end of "trust, but verify" and significant hedging for a while. Europe sees Trump as the single point of failure for the West, and doesn't want to be at the whim of the US.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Occasionally sporting some epically terrible Platner takes among my follows tonight and… that’s an easy unfollow.
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Andy Demetra @andydemetra.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Why yes, that’s a Spain fan air guitarring an inflatable Iberico ham leg. How can you not be romantic about the World Cup.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...
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Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him
Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This England-Mexico match is wild.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Metaphors abound
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
An excellent read: worth your time.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Hearn says, very plausibly, that he was arrested just for touching a piece of blue coating that had already peeled off the surface. Which is a hell of a lot more believable than “Olympian randomly decides to vandalize national monument.”
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This needs to be watched by a lot more people.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 01/07/2026
Nice to be @npr.org's Book of the Day www.npr.org/2026/06/30/n...
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A new book argues Elon Musk is the architect of a new world view : NPR's Book of the Day
A new book argues that Elon Musk has an influence in the 21st century similar to what Henry Ford had in the 20th. He's not just a businessman, but the architect and proponent of a world view. Historia...
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American Century of BOO-miliation @johnperich.com · 22/06/2026
Almost certainly premature, but: if the 19th century was the age of industrialization, and the 20th century was the "Information Age", the 21st century will be the age of solar. Countries that prioritize solar development will have immense economic advantages over those that don't.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I believe I’m going to block my calendar to allow me to watch every remaining World Cup match that Messi is in from now on. We are witnessing something special.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"Did Lalas enjoy an elite playing career? No. But does he do the background reading that could compensate for his relative lack of standing in a conversation with titans like Henry and Zlatan? Also no. But is he charming or funny or charismatic or otherwise magnetic on screen? Eh, no."
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Quite the explanation.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A full-page editorial tribute to the Tartan Army in today’s Boston Globe. Rarely has one country’s inhabitants done their homeland so proud. 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #NoScotlandNoParty
Dear
Tartan Army,
You came for the World Cup, but gave us something more.
For a week, you turned train stations into singalongs, Fenway into a football ground, and an ordinary June into something we'll be talking about for years.
Boston has hosted championships, parades, and celebrations of every kind. But we've never hosted guests quite like you all.
Thank you for the laughter, the bagpipes, and the memories. The World Cup will move on.
So will the songs, but we'll never forget the joy you brought to our city.
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Things sure are starting to look bleak at the reflecting pool
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Krull Krullzii: Sinking in Quicksand
Alt: Krull Krullzii: Sinking in Quicksand
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Teammates
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The Walking Dolbow @jdolbow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Bari Weiss didn’t have any business starting a new university either, for what it’s worth.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
In consultation with my attorneys, this is my official response to Trump putting me on his enemies list:
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