Science teacher turned PhD student @UWMadEducation. Fan of @citizensclimate, #modphys, @packers, the 1980 Cosmos series, & public engagement with science.

Madison, WI
Joined March 2011
Will.I.Am endorses VP Kamala Harris and drops a new song called ‘Yes She Can’.
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I’m asking for your vote because as president, I will get up every day and fight for the American people.
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I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org
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Educators: Do real research with NASA Astronomers! The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) invites US-based teachers to apply for its one-year program. Travel costs are included! Deadline: September 11, 2023 for the 2024 program year. nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu
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Was great chatting with Morteza from @NewBooksNetwork about Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should)! Check it out if you're interested. newbooksnetwork.com/why-we-t… @OUPAcademic
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Okay, hoping to get the word out about the new book. 5 copies to give away. Retweet to put your name in for a drawing for a FREE BOOK! (Winners announced at the end of the week.) Great for your summer reading. amscied.net/books.html
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Coming soon! (Love those page proofs.)
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Deadline is Sep 12! Applications being accepted now. :)
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Decent foundation, sure. But NGSS needs to do more than it does — says @AndyZucker1 @NoycePendred and NGSS writing-team member Rodger Bybee. @OfficialNGSS @NGSS_tweeps @NGSSchat improvethengss.org/2022/04/2…
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Nobody should have to wait 11 hours to vote, but we’re all grateful that you—and all those in line with you—stuck it out. Keep making your voices heard, everybody. Our democracy depends on it.
Now at 11hrs in line but we are next! A long journey but wouldn’t be anywhere else! Please vote everyone!
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Taking a moment to celebrate the one-year anniversary of #HowWeTeachScience @Harvard_Press! Grateful for the wonderful reception the book's had so far. Thanks to everyone. amscied.net/books.html
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Educators - Want to do real research with real NASA astronomers? You get three trips on us! The #NITARP application for 2021 is now available. nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/reso…
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Dr. Katie Bouman, who led the creation of an algorithm that helped capture the first ever image of a black hole, tells us what this breakthrough means for science 👩‍🔬 #EHTBlackHole #BlackHole
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w00t w00t! #NITARP press release out! #aas233 ipac.caltech.edu/news/high-s…
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Are you a US-based educator and want to learn how do do real astronomy research? NITARP applications for 2019 now available and due next month! nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/page…
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More than 30 teachers, students and astronomy educators from the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) are attending the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society#AAS231, running from Jan 8 through 12 in National Harbor, MD. ipac.caltech.edu/news/the-jo…
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CephC Labs research team! #AAS231 @Sternwachter @samevns @phystastical #nitarp
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High school teachers wanting to do real astronomy research? The 2018 NITARP application now available! Due Sep 19. bit.ly/2pCQsAR
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Can't wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS. You can take our official twitter, but you'll never take our free time!
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