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Jesse Capecelatro

@jessecaps.bsky.social
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Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering in at the University of Michigan • Author

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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There are now more AI-generated videos and audio of Richard Feynman than genuine ones and that makes me sad m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOwf...
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Why Time Only Moves Because Of Light? The Secret Will SHATTER Your Clock Forever
YouTube video by Feynman Light Files
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Excited to see my WIP: Birde & the Bomb selected as notable chapter in the Gutsy Novelist Chapter One Prize gutsygreatnovelist.com/winners-2026...
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Winners 2026 - gutsygreatnovelist.com
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Chapter One Prize. Congratulations to Janelle Boucher (1st), Jane Sasser (2nd), and Rhiannon Harvey (3rd)!
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My take on the topic of #AI and #consciousness: the real discovery may not be that AI can fool us into thinking it has a sense of self, but that we’ve been fooling ourselves into thinking we do www.npr.org/2026/02/19/n...
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Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be conscious
"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Thrilled to announce I’ve signed with @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social at Rosecliff Literary to represent my debut novel A Body at Rest, a historical mystery set in 1945 Ithaca, NY. Excited to share more as the publishing journey unfolds!
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
For those who still embrace the em dash in the age of AI—this one's for you: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
New paper out in Nature Communications! Together with Johns Hopkins we showed that the persistent streaks observed during lunar landings is caused by Görtler instability triggered by rocket plumes. Story: news.engin.umich.edu/2025/07/solv... Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Solving a moon mystery helps game out future landings
U-M, Johns Hopkins partnership explains a consistent pattern in the dust under moon landings.
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Some eye candy: Görtler vortices in an underexpanded jet by PhD graduate Meet Patel
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Scalar mixing is a beautiful thing. We're starting to look into how compressible turbulence caused by particle wakes and shocks mix scalars
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Capecelatro Research Group takes over Ypsilanti.
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Art for Tame Impala’s “Currents” by @edsunspot.bsky.social @EdSunspot #fluidart
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Big things ahead at the University of Michigan! U-M and Los Alamos are teaming up to build next-generation #HPC facility for #AI research record.umich.edu/articles/u-m...
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U-M, Los Alamos to develop AI research facility in Michigan | The University Record
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
New paper out in JFM! Simulations, experiments, and theory all wrapped up in one. #openaccess doi.org/10.1017/jfm....
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Jesse Capecelatro @jessecaps.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Super excited to finally hold this in my hands! Fluid Mechanics 7th edition is now out! #Fluidmechanics #fluiddynamics shop.elsevier.com/books/fluid-...
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