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Stephen Wilson

@skwilson.bsky.social
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fluid mechanics, mathematical modelling, asymptotics, thin-film flow, evaporating droplets, rheology, and some orienteering

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Insofar as I understand this paper, the moral seems to be that maths is easy and translation is hard, which I think every mathematician who spends quality time with a translator will find easy to believe. arxiv.org/abs/2610.08144
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Navier-Stokes lost in translation: Why Lean verification of AI autoformalisation does not guarantee correct natural language proofs
Autoformalisation is increasingly used to verify mathematical texts, including those generated by AI, as in OpenAI's announced proof of blow-up of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. In this pro...
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To and from work today.
A thin crescent moon and a weathervane on top of a steeple.View over autumn trees to tall towers; hills in the background.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Farewell to Margaret Hamilton, legendary programmer and the antithesis of every ship-it-and-see-what-breaks code bro out there.
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dr Emma Cliffe, Head of Bath's Mathematics Resources Centre, has received the Lawson-Croft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics and Statistics Support. bit.ly/4hsQjqJ
A person is seated on a green couch, holding a clear award. There are posters on a blue wall behind them.
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Delighted that my friend and colleague Alex Bellos has been awarded the 2026 Christopher Zeeman medal for communicating mathematics. Well done Alex. Here we are at the recent opening of Maths World in London alongside the excellent Alexander Masters. www.lms.ac.uk/news/a...
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Delighted to announce the publication of David Craig's first paper on the simultaneous #evaporation and #imbibition of a #droplet on a porous substrate on #PhysRevFluids. DOI:10.1103/jxdz-7h5w.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Prague Astronomical Clock. It measures Babylonian and Old Bohemian time, shows the movements of celestial bodies. It was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still in operation. Original post
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Fallingwater, the modern house prototype built by Frank Lloyd Wright over a waterfall in 1935 Original post
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I always love David Olusoga’s wonderful BBC series A House Through Time, and series 6 looks at Edinburgh. Such a brilliant way to do social history, with historical documents at its core www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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A House Through Time - Series 6: Edinburgh: Episode 2
In the Victorian era, the residents of the house on Calton Hill include a maker of expensive shoes whose customers won’t pay, a world-famous bagpipe maker and a notorious brothel keeper.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I've just been asked by a mainstream academic journal to provide full alt text descriptions of ALL of the (around 30) figures in my paper BEFORE the paper is reviewed! There is a valid reason to ask this after acceptance, but spending time on this now is a crazy waste of my time!
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Maybe unpopular view: the Igs have run their course, have now become too famous (Igbait papers are definitely a thing), and should be quietly retired. Otherwise there's a risk they'll hang about like a famous comedian whose shtick seemed hilarious when you were in your teens and has not aged well.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That's a wrap at the #UKFluidsConference 2026. Thanks to Oliver and the team for a fun three days of #fluids in #Leeds.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Professor Christina Vanderwei, University of Southampton, speaking about experimental studies of urban aerodynamics and air pollution at #UKFluidsConference 2026 in #Leeds.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dr Moritz Linkmann, University of #Edinburgh speaking about the energy cascade in magnetohydrodynamic #turbulence at the #UKFluidsConference in #Leeds this morning.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ready for the last day of the #UKFluidsConference 2026 in #Leeds. #Fluids
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I like this piece: it doesn't offer many solutions but it feels like a more generous framing of the problem than we're used to hearing.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dr Jennifer Tweedy #UniversityofBath speaking about the #fluiddynamics of the eye at the UK #Fluids Conference in #Leeds today.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Professor James Sprittles (Warwick) speaking about droplet dynamics in the presence of gas nanofilms at #UKFluidsConference 2026 in #Leeds.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#UKFluidsConference 2026 in #Leeds.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Start of #UKFluidsConference 2026 at University of #Leeds.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sunshine and clouds yesterday.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A long way from the nearest #parkrun!
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A bucket list visit to #SuttonHoo today!
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Glastonbury today.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My dad has shared this cursèd object discovered in the veg rack. I am reviewing my opinions about the transmigration of souls, at least as it applies to former Prime Ministers.
A potato which still hasn't written its damn book on Shakespeare.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I've now seen the management proposals for maths at Dundee. Basically: shutter the UG degrees; lose 3FTE (on a headcount of 16); maths continues "as a discipline" but only for service teaching, "interdisciplinary contribution" and MScs including, inevitably, one in AI.
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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OldManLefty @jonbandit.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
FALLINGWATER by architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Built in 1939.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Just had a lovely email exchange with an (ex-)student who turned up to my office in a lather every semester convinced they were at risk of failing. They have just learned, to my entire lack of surprise, that they will graduate with a First. They are quite chuffed. Some days this job is worth it.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I'm not sure many folk have yet realised how dangerous this is for UKHE. Basically: 1. Home Office announces that it will punish institutions if more than 5% of student visas are rejected. 2. Home Office arbitrarily rejects more than 5% of student visas. 3. You get the picture.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just a reminder that @ucl.ac.uk is celebrating 200 years of Mathematics at UCL with a public day on 11 June! There will be loads of interesting free talks, including by Prof Hannah Fry and me! Book your ticket now for free! :-) www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
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Society of Rheology @sorheology.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Talk abstract submissions for the Society of #Rheology 's Annual Meeting are due this Friday, May 15! Don't miss out this October. Join us in #Boston if you love the #flow of #particles, #colloids, #polymers, #biomaterials, #foams, #microfluidics, #soft_robotics, and #advanced_manufacturing
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Scottish Mathematical Council have considered the 2026 Higher Maths paper, and they have had quite enough of all this girning.
Students need to recognise that there is value in accomplishing something challenging and so we must not jump to the conclusion that a difficult examination is a bad examination. There is a responsibility
and hence a need for standards to be maintained if Higher Mathematics is a qualification worth gaining, worth celebrating and worth the subsequent entrance to University. Teachers need to equip
students for the level of difficulty they will face while continuing to sell Higher Mathematics as a demanding but worthwhile course and Advanced Higher as a rigorous but helpful pathway to Mathematics beyond school level.

Kneejerk critical reaction to whatever papers are presented by the examination authority is unhelpful and often (as here) unwarranted. Social media outbursts and "lower-the-pass-mark" online petitions are easily generated but rarely justified.

On balance, the 2026 Higher Mathematics examination papers test many standard, well-worn techniques with the essential inclusion of some more challenging elements carrying that probe the understanding of the candidates. We deem the papers fair.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Delighted to announce the #openaccess publication of "The effect of contact-line motion on the deposition of particles from an evaporating sessile droplet" with Hannah D'Ambrosio and Alex Wray in #JFluidMech. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The effect of contact-line motion on the deposition of particles from an evaporating sessile droplet | Journal of Fluid Mechanics | Cambridge Core
The effect of contact-line motion on the deposition of particles from an evaporating sessile droplet - Volume 1034
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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We're delighted to announce that we've been named the number one university in the UK for work experience by the the Higherin Work Experience 2026–2027 rankings. bit.ly/4d0oEuR
A scenic view of a park on a sunny day with people walking and sitting on the grass. A fountain is visible in the background. Text over the image reads, "University of Bath ranked number one in the UK for work experience." The University of Bath logo is displayed in the top left corner.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Last day of #FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Prof Panagioti Angeli (UCL) talking about droplets microfluidics at #FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Prof David Quere speaking about flying droplets at #FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Ready for day two of #FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Prof Amy Tsai (Alberta) speaking about interfacial transport in carbon dioxide capture at #FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#FlowingDroplets in #Naples.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Splendid location for #FlowingDroplets here in #Naples.
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Stefan Reimann-Zitz @zitzeronion.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Our paper on thin film dewetting has been published in #Langmuir. Huge thanks to Karim for putting the work together. He used #Swalbe.jl to run a crazy amount of numerical experiments to get an estimate for the post rupture film coverage of a surface. Paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Practical Insights to Thin Film Dewetting
Thin liquid films exhibit rich instability and rupture dynamics that critically impact coating performance across many applications. In this work, we use the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) simulations...
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Imagine reducing the need for knee replacements by 62%! A groundbreaking injection could rejuvenate your cartilage using your own cells. What if aging joints could be treated without surgery? This research might just change everything. 🦵✨
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Stanford finds the switch for joint aging: an injection could prevent millions of knee replacements - Sinaptica
A team from Stanford University has identified a key protein that controls the aging of joint cartilage and developed an inhibitor capable of reversing it, open
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dr Alex Wray speaking about controlling the Navier-Stokes equations at #Euromech666 in #Warwick.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dr Alice Thompson talking about control of confined bubbles at #Euromech666 in #Warwick.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Prof Camille Duprat speaking about thin films on soft substrates at #Euromech666 in #Warwick.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Prof Nikos Sava speaking about droplets on patterned surfaces at #Euromech666 in #Warwick.
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Stephen Wilson @skwilson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Prof James Sprittles speaking about rogue nanowaves at #Euromech666 in #Warwick.
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