Prof Anna Watts
Professor of Astrophysics @ Univ. of Amsterdam. Neutron stars, pulsars, dense matter, X-ray astronomy. Mom, Migrant. "Particles in stars blah blah". Does science with NICER on the International Space Station and schemes for EVEN BIGGER SPACE TELESCOPES.
- The new University of Amsterdam central library is really very pretty. I do like a good library 🤓
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsThe mood music is very bleak for UK astronomy funding at the moment. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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- Getting the solar panel system fixed turns out to be significantly more complicated than I had anticipated. #PurelyDecorativeRoofPanels
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsOne of the most effective things you can do right now to fight Trump and ICE is to cancel your ChatGPT subscription.
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsFundamentele koerswijziging nodig voor steun GroenLinks-PvdA Jesse Klaver: “De bezuinigingen van de nieuwe coalitie op de zorg en de sociale zekerheid zijn onverantwoord.” groenlinkspvda.nl/nieuws/funda...
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsThe situation in #Gaza and the #WestBank is fast moving, and we encourage you to find accurate information about how we're supporting staff and Palestinian communities on our FAQ page. Read the full statement and FAQ here: ow.ly/ohee50Y6lkv
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- Today our new minority government will unveil its programme. Would like to be optimistic, but given VVD in the mix (the party responsible for many of the problems) it's tough. Let's see.
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsThe Royal Astronomical Society is gravely concerned at the drastic cuts to support for UK astronomy outlined by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Read our statement 👉 ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
- Excellent colloquium by @exotides.bsky.social , she was on 🔥 ! (quite literally, with the building fire alarm going off just as she reached the conclusions, perfect timing! )
- University admin not accepting e-tickets for reimbursement is a new one.
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- Scenes this morning at Bormio bus station as snow chains refuse to dislodge from our bus. Cheers erupt when, after 15 minutes, 4 guys finally manage to chisel it loose.
- Friday night, and it's time to share an EPIC TALE. Or should this be EPIC TAILS?? Forget the Orange Wazzock and all his nonsense, and cozy up for the story that I've been following avidly all week back in my lovely home town of Utrecht.
- The perils of hydrodynamics in Bormio......
- Kom op @degemeenteutrecht.bsky.social ! Utrechters kunnen alles! Inclusief het redden van deze arme katten.... #CatsOfUtrecht
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsTrump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way. Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsTrump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.
- Anti-Dutching at 3000m in Bormio (physics was discussed, I promise! )
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- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsBanken mogen straks hogere bonussen uitdelen. Dat is het allereerste dat de nieuwe coalitie van D66, CDA en VVD regelt. Niet meer woningen, geen stikstofwet, geen plan om t leven betaalbaar maken. Nee, ze komend met een wetswijziging voor bankiers die in geen enkel verkiezingsprogramma stond.
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsDe humanitaire crisis in Gaza vraagt actie. Israël sloopt vandaag letterlijk het hoofdkantoor vd VN-organisatie voor Palestijnen. UNRWA is de ruggengraat van hulp, zeker nu andere hulporganisaties geen toegang krijgen Hopelijk steunt de Kamer mijn motie om UNRWA juist nu te steunen nos.nl/l/2598939
- Not a bad view.....#bormio
- Up far too early for a Sunday and heading to Bormio for the 62nd (!!) International Winter Meeting on Nuclear Physics. My hopes of staying awake are pinned on coffee in Milan...
- Been reading the Foundation series again and good grief the level of sexism is dialled to the max. Even in the later books.
- Kid the Oldest went to her first 'advanced maths club' class today. Apparently it was great 🥹
- 20 men and 3 women 🙄. Fellows indeed. aas.org/press/aas-na...
- "Welcome to the Proposal Submission System"
- Once again this morning looking at a paper on arXiv that fails to cite directly and incredibly relevant work led by 2 female postdocs in my group. Paper is accepted, so the referee didn't pull the authors up on this either. This is how women get excluded from science. #everydaysexism #womeninstem
- Good luck to everyone taking the Astrofysica resit tonight!
- Reposted by Prof Anna WattsSubtiele satire over hoe de werkelijkheid de satire heeft ingehaald. Meta-Speld.
- "Historici zullen zich later mogelijk afvragen hoe het kon dat de VVD, voor wie internationale veiligheid zo'n belangrijke thema is, in deze crisis- en oorlogstijd bij voorbaat een breed middenkabinet met GL-PvdA kon uitsluiten." www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/min...
- Feeling judged by Strands
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- Ik kan (uiteindelijk) wel begrijpen hoe röntgenstralen zich verdraaien in de vervormde ruimtetijd van een neutronenster. En hoe de deeltjes in de kern van de ster samengeperst worden. Maar dit👇is te ingewikkeld.
- Minority government formed in the Netherlands. I guess at least it will be interesting. Wonder if the VVD will actually let them put forward any reasonable policies though?
- Reposted by Prof Anna Wattsvery disappointing. There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it! see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.
- Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
- "Are matrices a Good Thing, Mom?" Kid the Eldest
