Joe Callingham

My feed has become a cesspit - like a really bad Reddit I can’t curate. I am going on hiatus somewhere blue. I will probably not actively return unless fundamental changes occur here. Sad to leave but this place is so much worse than when I joined in 2009.

Alas, X has lost its lustre for me. I was here to interact socially and professionally with colleagues, with a bit of sci comm (not to mention staying on top of Astro gossip). Sadly, none of these are happening these days.

Very lucky to be attending Star-Planet Interaction and Aeronomy workshop in Saint Malo, France. Beautiful city

Having fun at the Past, Present, Future conference, celebrating 75 years of @ASTRON_NL. Lots of amazing talks about the early and risky days of @LOFAR and WSRT.

Great to have Shari Breen from @SKAO presenting the colloquium at @ASTRON_NL/@jivevlbi on all the amazing progress of in building and early operations of the SKA!

@jr_pritchard Good luck :)

@AstroJoeC They know the drill by now :)

At that stage of a proposal cycle where the outcome could arrive any day. Always means mixed daydreaming of exciting possibilities, anxious checking of email, and self-protective cynicism.

If you want to know anything about radio signatures of exoplanets, star-planet interactions, or space weather, check out our @NatureAstronomy perspective! You can access it (for free) here: rdcu.be/d0bYI

What a fun @ASTRON_NL/@jivevlbi astrofest!

Great to have this paper out there!

It is Astrofest for @ASTRON_NL /@jivevlbi today! We get together once-a-year and discuss about what motivates us (whether that is a particular science problem or our hobbies).

Excited to announce the upcoming conference: “Beyond Earth: Lunar and Space Radio Missions”. The conference is set to take place May 12-15, 2025, at @ASTRON_NL, and is sponsored by @brkthroughprize. Save the date!

Commiserations to my American colleagues. Note that we are hiring a Bell Burnell Fellow at @ASTRON_NL. Please reach out if you have any questions! aas.org/jobregister/ad…

Nice work @jeremyrigney! Welcome to the Dr Club

@MatBethermin @NienkeMarel I really enjoyed this when I gave a reference for my first student. Top 1% by definition! (But also bottom 1% haha)

@NienkeMarel We are probably filling in the same type of reference letter form. I am so impressed that scientists could use things as "top 5%" without telling the top 5% of which typical sample (all student starting university, students of the master program, random person in the street).

Whyyyy do I have to answer questions about candidate's capabilities in text boxes as well as upload a PDF reference letter? Just read the letter! Grmbl. #supervisorlife

Now off to Dublin to participate in a viva @DIAS_Dublin! @QUBelfast @ArmaghSpace

@fringetracker “I have received substandard photons from this star and demand better” The Ea-nāṣir line of reasoning

@AstroJoeC "This system is a Behistun Inscription for the cuneiform of M dwarf dynamos..."

can we just retire "key" to mean "important"

@fringetracker But then how will we ever be able to read what the stars are telling us if we don’t have Rosetta stones?!

@AstroJoeC no rosetta stones either!

Nice of the Max Planck Institute for Kernphysik to put my name up on the office for my visit!