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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

There is a single sunbeam that makes it into my apartment. It only appears April - August, 9:30-10:00 am. My kitten has taken to laying in this brief sunbeam each morning. But today it is cloudy, so she's laying in her sunbeam spot but there is no sunbeam. 😔 Luna in sunbeam on a sunny day:

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

In the 1300s, time was no longer considered the measure of a thing, but a thing in and of itself, thanks to sophisticated mechanical clocks. The "invention" of time revolutionized industry, philosophy, and science. We covered all that and more in this episode of SciShow! youtu.be/H_1eVvkT_9w?...

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The 14th Century Monk Who Created the Modern World

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

What a lovely surprise to find @chanda.bsky.social in the acknowledgements of Oathbound by @tracydeonn.bsky.social! Shelving these two masterpieces together so they can be friends on my shelf, too. :) Okay, just gonna go wait in agony until Legendborn 4 and The Edge of Spacetime. 🥲

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I’ve been brushing my kitten a couple times a week ever since we got her, but lately she’s also started bathing herself whenever I start brushing like “yea, mom, you’re right, it is bath time, lemme roll over so you can get my belly” 🥹

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

My 6-year PhD, distilled into just 4 minutes! This quick watch will tell you why I studied twisted ribbons and crumpled paper, and future applications of my research. youtu.be/dmjuY8oxdCQ

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I spent my PhD twisting ribbons and crumpling paper

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

How deep does NYC go? This question has been haunting me for over ten years, ever since I first visited the Big Apple. I've never found a satisfactory answer, so I finally did the research and wrote one, myself.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Hey Pillsbury, these are not hearts these are Kirby’s.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Sharing resources is hard, and for decades game theorists thought it was impossible. Turns out, communication and collaboration are the keys to this unsolvable game theory problem. Check out my latest script for SciShow! youtu.be/s4Z1SNhYs18?...

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How To Solve Game Theory's Unsolvable Problem

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m CRYING she looks so much older already and it’s only been one month!!!

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This feed is a Luna Leemu fan account! Maybe someday I’ll post about science but for now it’s only Luna.

A mirror selfie in which I’m holding a small white kitten on my left arm.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Foundational education for our kitten (Helldivers II)

A small white kitten with long hair is sitting on a lap with a pink blanket. The kitten looks at the camera with paws crossed. The human’s hands hold a PS5 controller.

A small white kitten sits on a lap on a pink blanket. In the background is a TV screen with a video game with explosions in the midst of a battle. The human the kitten is sitting on holds a PS5 controller.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I immediately loved this book, but five months later, I still can’t stop thinking about it! Read my five-minute, spoiler-free review of Writers & Lovers by Lily King: mleembruggen.medium.com/in-review-wr... #bookreviews #reading

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In Review: Writers & Lovers by Lily King

Nostalgic and satisfying, one of my best reads of 2024.

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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 14/01/2025

When you turn it on and it works spectacularly! The Rubin team has successfully completed the first on-sky engineering tests using the 144-Mpx engineering camera. Up next: installing the largest digital camera in the world, LSST Camera! 🔭🧪 rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-completes-comcam-tests

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Using the index of a book feels like a cheat code

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Just cuz the drama is academic doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt!!

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Are you packing a suitcase this week to travel for Thanksgiving? Here are some Official Physics Tips for optimizing your carry-on! Also, how neat that I got to cite my own dissertation in this script??? youtu.be/HoUybLNyUmk?...

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How Science Says You Should Pack

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This year I’ve been given the opportunity to revisit—in great detail—undergrad physics. It is pure joy (okay, with a little bit of “ugh I can’t believe I don’t remember this”) to revisit the texts and topics that introduced me to physics. I can see so much now that I couldn’t see 8 years ago. 🥹

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Big props to whoever edited #Survivor S47E10. A lot of really great moments and hilarious editing choices this week!

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I’ve finally started the Three Body Problem series! It is as good as everyone has ever told me! I will not learn from this experience and I WILL continue to procrastinate! Anyway, some of the best physics I’ve ever read, including non-fiction! 💙📚

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

One of the cutest physics experiments I've ever seen! Check out these dancing raisins from friends at UW-Madison. 😍https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.12927.pdf

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Can’t read because I had my pupils dilated for an eye exam. Therefore just thinking about the resolution limit of a given aperture due to light diffraction. And remembering last semester when my students solved problems about the resolution of telescopes (optics unit of their course on waves). 😎

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

Just got a newsletter from my undergrad institution sharing that 28% of their undergrad population is food or otherwise financially insecure. 🤯 Anyway, please consider donating to your local/campus food pantries and mutual aid groups.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 29/08/2023

I am Sisyphus and brushing teeth is my boulder.

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

People who sit in the window seat and keep the shade closed during a sunset/rise simply don’t have enough appreciation for the beauty of life

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Madelyn Leembruggen, PhD @mleembruggen.bsky.social · 18/08/2023

What’s your favorite of the new songs on Unreal Unearth? I’m having trouble deciding, but I can’t take I, Carrion (Icarian) off repeat so maybe it’s that one

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