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historian of science, technology, and engineering @FasosMaastricht / ERC Synergy https://nanobubbles.hypotheses.org & NWO Vici https://managingscarcity.com. still birding @ccmmody. author of The Squares: US Physical and Engineering Scientists in the Long 1970s (MIT Press, 2022) - read at https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5352/The-SquaresUS-Physical-and-Engineering-Scientists
The #osf2023nl badges tell me where I'm going :)

for those of you teaching the history of biology this semester and who are still at the X-bird, here's a thread with some suggestions:

https://twitter.com/ccmmody/status/1696515418901672108

Cyrus Mody on X

it's a good thing I'm not an historian of early-mid 20th century life sciences, since whenever I come across the name Lancelot Hogben all I can think of is how his muppet alter ego would be Link Hogthrob. 1/x

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Mario Kart's racing through Oil Beach, @inquiline

@magnus @inquiline

this is a key reference for what you're interested in:

Priest, Tyler. "Seismic Innovations: The Digital Revolution in the Search for Oil and Gas." ENERGY AMERICAS (2021): 179.

Had fun last week testing out some new stuff, "Phase change: A biomaterial history through silk," at Maastricht Univ. STS (MUSTS) colloquium. So great to see @ccmmody @rafdebont & more! Thank u for hosting me in picturesque Maastricht! https://tinyurl.com/mr34wex4 @histodons #history #STS #histsci
MUSTS colloquium: Lisa Onaga (MPIWG) – ‘Phase change: A biomaterial history through silk’ - Maastricht University STS

Wednesday June 28th, 15:30-17:00 This event will take place on-campus If you would like to attend as non-MUSTS member, please register by sending an email to: j{dot}bruyninckx{at}maastrichtuniversity{dot}nl Phase change: A Biomaterial History Through Silk Lisa Onaga (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) ABSTRACT The natural fiber of silk, unraveled from

Maastricht University STS - Research group on Science, Technology and Society Studies at Maastricht University

Watch "Open Science Festival Maastricht | Aftermovie" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mR_lLxvxIxk

Somewhere in the B roll, you will also be able to spot @m , @ccmmody and me!

Open Science Festival Maastricht | Aftermovie

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you can take the girl out of Texas but you can't take the Texas out of the girl:

At last, I've found a way to make my hobbies pay!

(And by "hobbies" I mean drinking beer)

my most fervent wish for the Dutch royals this King's Day is that the makers of The Crown spin off a buddy movie where Tobias Menzies and Daniel Brühl galavant around the world as Princes Philip & Bernhard, promoting conservation and, uh, doing less savory things.

the Netherlands' oldest city* looking especially nice this King's Day

*claim pending