“Growing up going to an all-girls school, Cleaver always thought it was "completely normal that women were doing physics, chemistry and biology". It was only when she entered the workforce that she "started to look around and think 'where are all the women?'".”
Oh, yeah, me too.
Settled in Cambridge last week. Need to commute to London twice per week, but I think it won’t be too bad.
My last day at the Berlin Editorial Hub. As a lone editor representing my journal in Berlin, I sometimes felt lonely. Still, today I had a lovely goodbye with my colleagues and, together, we celebrated my transfer to the UK (as they knew how eagerly I wanted it). I’m very grateful.
Treated myself today before moving away from Berlin: an organ concert at the Berlin Philharmonie, a nice cup of coffee at the Barn, and a visit to the Neues Museum.
19 Jan 2026
Northern Lights from my balcony! :D
Thanks to your post, I was able to see it in Berlin! 😊
Reflecting 2025.
This year was a huge turning point for me. Started a new job in a new place. A steep learning curve was quite challenging, but I managed to survive. I am confident that I’ll do even better next year.
But first, I can’t wait to take a long break without seeing papers/emails. :)
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
A nice summary of the Korean Tal-corset movement (began in 2015): youtu.be/5FOC-0P0UMw?...
Cape Town! This is my first time visiting to 1) South Africa, 2) the Africa continent, 3) the Southern hemisphere(, and 4) tbd 🙂).
Since Cape Town is not my final destination, I was only able to visit the V&A Waterfront. Still, I had a great time this afternoon thanks to the lovely people in SA. 😊
Paris nowadays is so much better than it was 11 years ago. Clean, easy to get around, walkable, and safe. Art and history are everywhere, food is delicious, and language sounds musical. What makes the city even better is the friendly people — seriously, who said Parisians are cold and rude?
Had a great 1/2 day trip in London. Took some time at Tate Modern, then saw Three Bean Salad live show (hilarious!).
BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.
Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.
This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Souvenirs from the Lake District :)
3 - 4 August, 2025
Summer vacation. York Minster.
Fuji X-T3 + XF23mm with a black mist filter 1/8.
#fujifilm #xt3 #xf23mm
Congrats!!
I felt a strong urge to take care of my health, so I decided to start running. Since early April, I’ve been on (and off due to travelling) the Couch to 5K app. My progress has been very slow, but I think running is gradually becoming a part of my routine. My next goal is to run for 25 min non-stop.
One of the fascinating aspects of my job is the opportunity to meet researchers across various fields. Over the past three days, I visited Korean labs to connect with experts in solar physics, space weather, and stellar astronomy. I am very grateful for their kindness and interest in our journal. :)
A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. The image focuses on a collection of interacting galaxies connected by delicate streams of stars. At top center lies a large elliptical galaxy that is dense and smooth, like a polished stone glowing with golden light. Like delicate spider silk or stretched taffy, these stellar bridges link the large elliptical to the few larger galaxies beneath, evidence of past collisions. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black.
A cosmic tapestry of glowing tan and pink gas clouds with dark dust lanes. In the upper right, the Trifid Nebula resembles a small flower in space. Its soft, pinkish gas petals are surrounded by blue gas, and streaked with dark, finger-like veins of dust that divide it into three parts. It radiates a gentle, misty glow, diffuse and soft like the warmth of breath on a cold hand. To the lower left, the much larger Lagoon Nebula stretches wide like a churning sea of magenta gas, with bright blue, knotted clumps sprinkled throughout where new stars are born. Both nebulae are embedded in a soft tan backdrop of gas that is brighter on the left than on the right, etched with dark tendrils of dust and sprinkled with the pinpricks of millions of stars.
A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. To the lower left is a region filled with the hundreds of golden glittering gems of a distant galaxy cluster. In the foreground, below and right of center, two blue spiral galaxies look like eyes beneath the entangled mass of a triple galaxy merger in the upper right. A few bright blue points of foreground stars pierce the glittering tapestry. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black.
Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
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Two glasses of fashionfruit ade and one glass of coffee, accompanied by three small Financiers. Had a great time to meet my old colleague from Edinburgh, and to get to know a professor from Tokyo University. :)
IAUS 398 & MODEST-25, 16 - 20 June, 2025. Today is the last day of IAU Symposium about compact objects in star clusters. Lots of interesting works happening in this field (IMBHs, BBHs, GWs, GCs, N-body simulations, etc.)! Had great opportunities to chat with researchers to learn their work. :)
It’s the first time I’m in Korea in June —conference — since I went abroad 9 years ago. Sudden heavy rain didn’t bother me today; surprisingly, instead, I realised I was missing summer in Korea. It brought me a nostalgic feeling. I appreciated green trees and the sound of raindrops hitting ground.
London has a great coffee culture, including a variety of independent coffee roasters and cafes. I tried to visit as many venues as possible when I visit London. This time, I went to Rosslyn (Pics 1 & 2) and WatchHouse (Pics 3 & 4). Both were worth visiting; I enjoyed Rosslyn’s flat white a lot. :)
Went to the Embassy to vote for the next president of Korea :)
Oh no :( Hope it’ll be under control soon.
Visiting Edinburgh to attend wedding. So wonderful to see many friends and catch up with them. So glad I didn’t miss beautiful blossoms in the Meadow this year. 🥰 See you next time Edinburgh!
19 April 2025
Afternoon walk in Epping forest, London. Met a very polite squirrel.
This event... It is irritating and upsetting for many reasons (CO2 footprint/space tourism/feminism/etc). However, I also have very mixed feelings about some of these women who have achieved so much but still willingly participated in this event…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A fragment of the Berlin Wall, standing in front of a yellow residential building, with a painting of a woman with a funky hairstyle.
A random fun fact of my workplace: a piece of the Berlin Wall.
Ngl, I was so confused when I first learned about it. My office is in West Berlin, not even close to the old border. Apparently, someone (I’m not 100% sure, but I guess it was the company) bought the fragment and put it here. 😶
We won! We continued to fight, resisting the authoritarian madness, and proving that democracy stands strong in South Korea. I am so proud of my country! 😭🥹
youtu.be/qxd7lxMcg2o?...
