Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-effacd249a42e43b9a54b28d4655b346

#BlackMastodon
#Science

Today, President Biden will sign the Respect for Marriage Act. It will nullify the odious act known as DOMA, which had enshrined anti LGBTQ+ prejudice and discrimination into law.
Federal recognition of same sex marriages, by statute, is an important safeguard, but we must still do more. We must now enshrine the protections of Obergefell into law, so that no state can deny same-sex couples the rights and privileges afforded heterosexual married couples.

Opportunity to work with a great team at Friends of the Earth Ireland.
There's a position of Climate Campaign Coordinator just open for applications.
Boosts appreciated.
#ClimateAction
https://www.activelink.ie/vacancies/interest-groups/96421-friends-of-the-earth-ireland-climate-campaign-coordinator

My latest in Physics Today: ALMA still recovering from devastating cyberattack
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20221212a/full/

More than a month after a ransomware cyberattack on its computer systems, ALMA in Chile remains offline. The unprecedented disruption is hindering the research projects of astronomers around the world and is costing the observatory about a quarter of a million dollars a day.
#science #sciencemastodon #astronomy #physics

Scientists have carried out the first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain.
It only lasted a few seconds, but this is a huge breakthrough.
#science
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2350921-nuclear-fusion-has-there-been-a-breakthrough-and-what-will-it-mean/

A #software license which explicitly tells people "you can have these freedoms only when we say so, and namely when we can no longer profit off from an unbalanced power-dynamic relationship" --

Isn't #OpenSource

Isn't a #PublicGood

✊🏽 Promotes neither #SoftwareFreedom or freedom at all

https://github.com/DPGAlliance/DPG-Standard/issues/151

Teaching about planets? Here you can find many free downloads & resources -
Terrestrial planets
Origin of planet’s names in mythology
Venus; Earth; Mars
Gas giants and ice giants
Jupiter and its moons
Saturn
Dwarf planets
What is a “moon”?

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/astronomy/planets/

@edutooters
@science
@scienceteachers
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #scienceteachers #astronomy #earthscience #planets #gasgiants #venus #Mars #moons

Teaching about asteroids? Free resource here - Millions of these are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Despite how they appear in drawings, each asteroid is generally many miles away from the next asteroid. (Not like the asteroid belt as seen in Star Wars movies!)

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/astronomy/planets/asteroids/

@edutooters
@science
@scienceteachers
#science #STEM #NGSS #highschoolteachers #scienceteachers #astronomy #asteroids #asteroid

Hey #histodons, We've got a TT JOB @CSUSM!

SOUTHWEST BORDERLANDS HISTORY. Application review will start 1/23. We're a great department in lovely San Diego County, looking for a teacher-scholar interested in teaching #Borderlands history to eager students at our HSI.

Please spread the word - thank you!!

More info here: https://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/873/sm/en-us/job/520941/assistant-professor-of-history

I tell people I'm an enigma wrapped in a mystery like a taco with extra sour cream and not quite enough cheese.

In reality, I'm a high school math teacher from Kentucky who's in his 40's and does computer programming and server administration for fun. I'm also an avid role player. I love #writing, #scifi, #science, #roleplaying, #teaching, and #math. I'm a huge fan of #startrek, #starwars, #babylon5, #stargate, and most any other SciFi franchise out there. #introduction