#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 16/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They engage in #planning, short term and long term, working to ensure sustainable access to collections.

The IMTECH Newslater is live.

You can find there two enlightening interviews to our colleagues T. Guillemon and V. Mañosa.

Also J. Curbelo presented a very nice outreach article about fluid Dynamics.

You can find it: https://imtech.webs.upc.edu/2025/01/01/newsletter-07-january-december-2024/

#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 15/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They develop collections, through purchases, donations, and sleuthing through book fairs & auction.

Good turnout (crowd pic is before start time - it went up a lot after!)
#StandUpForScience #HandsOff #Pittsburgh
Decided to do some #GuerrillaScience #Outreach with some colleagues

Massachusetts Space Week starts on Sunday! CEO Bill Diamond and Dr. Simon Steel will be joining the activities. Check their full schedule of events for more information: https://spaceconsortium.org/space-week-schedule/

#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 13/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #InformationLiteracy, or the thrill that is sharing with students how to work with #primarysources.

 Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften – wir sind dabei! 

In etwas mehr als drei Wochen ist es so weit: Ihr könnt uns am 10. Mai zwischen 13 und 19 Uhr am Standort im Potsdam Science Park besuchen.

13:00 - 19:00 Uhr:
Auf ins All: Raketen fliegen lassen und selber bauen (http://ptdw.de/1045)
Einsteins Labor (http://ptdw.de/1041)
Trockeneis-Experimente: unsichtbare Feuerlöscher, magische Farbumschläge und Elefantenzahnpasta (http://ptdw.de/1048)

14:30 - 15:15 Uhr:
Vortrag: „Mit Einstein auf krummen Wegen“ (http://ptdw.de/1037)

Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch!

#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 11/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They manage donors! Folks who give $$, folks who give collections - all with humor, persuasion, & patience!

#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 10/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They participate in #InstitutionalGovernance. For PACSCL, this means folks run for the Board of Directors. Here's this year's candidates: https://pacscl.org/2025-pacscl-board-candidates/

#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 9/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Outreach, critical in these uncertain days. Building #support, connecting with communities, developing new services - the "story" in the #history in our collections.

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Today I'm supporting Rae Harbird Day, a big day of CS #outreach events,.commemorating an incredible advocate for Computing in schools.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/computer-science/collaborate/schools-outreach/rae-harbird-day

New #job Schools Casual Tutor @hornimanmuseum.bsky.social #London Apply by 14 Apr 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/schools... #GEMJobs #MuseumJobs #Learning #Outreach #Engagement #MuseumEd #GEM #Schools

New #freelancejob Evaluation Consultant at East Bergholt Parochial Church Council @heritagefunduk.bsky.social funded project. Apply by 6 May 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/activit... #GEMJobs #HeritageJobs #Churches #Outreach #Community #FreelanceJobs #GEM

Evaluation Consultant - GEM

New #freelancejob Activity Plan Consultant at East Bergholt Parochial Church Council @heritagefunduk.bsky.social funded project. Apply by 28 Apr 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/activit... #GEMJobs #HeritageJobs #Churches #Outreach #Community #FreelanceJobs #GEM

New #job General Manager (Freelance) at Quaker Tapestry Museum #NorthWest Apply by 2 Apr 2025. More details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/general... #GEMJobs #MuseumJobs #Learning #Outreach #Community #MuseumEd #GEM

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Here comes the #Highlight of the day! Did you know that you can slice a bagel such that you get two intertwined Möbius strips? Happy breakfast tomorrow and be careful putting creme cheese on the strips.

(all credits go to Peyman Milanfar who posted the idea on the former bird platform)

What is a mathematical proof, and how can we represent it?
This was tackled in a student seminar at HEGL by working with Lean, a proof assistant used to create and verify proofs. In their blog post (tinyurl.com/4hdm2x25) you can find more details on Lean and Constructive Algebra.
#maths #geometry #outreach