Prof and director of the Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University. Author of THE UNIVERSE IN A BOX http://pontzen.uk/bookhttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3lyl3mjez3223This was enormous fun to make for Radio 4 - thanks to everyone at the LBNL heavy element group for being so welcoming [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl3mjez3223https://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3lyiljvvavk2rToday, our EDGE simulations are in Nature with the brilliant @astroeth.bsky.social paper on the formation of globular clusters, the clumps of ancient stars that have puzzled astronomers for centuries. Turns out to happen all by itself when you crank up the resolution. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09494-x10 Sep 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyiljvvavk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3lpcap4eewc25Excellent news, and two of the nicest people in astronomy too. Just saying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcap4eewc25https://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3ld7gdnvnjk2qI think I like this idea too… [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Dec 2024 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld7gdnvnjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3lcd376y3fc2yThis is wonderful for so many reasons. Lawrence Bragg at the Royal Institution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwjcn4Vl2iw02 Dec 2024 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcd376y3fc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3l3zszychkh2wTurns out stars aren’t just giant blobs after all! When individual stars are resolved in galaxy simulations, things change a lot. Beautiful work from Eric Andersson, Martin Rey + EDGE team arxiv.org/abs/2409.08073 https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.0807313 Sep 2024 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3zszychkh2whttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3l35zhldkzs23First day in a new institution. Status: ready for new challenges!02 Sep 2024 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3l35zhldkzs23https://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3kokb4eolnf2aIs it just me or is making decent docs with sphinx actually a total nightmare? Writing docs is hard enough without the toolset being so obtuse25 Mar 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3kokb4eolnf2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3kmlfxvw6522cA huge thrill to talk in the RI lecture theatre again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2PeoR14DsU29 Feb 2024 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmlfxvw6522chttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3kkizotilrk2pMy final plug for this event at The Royal Institution on Monday - find out how algorithms and physics combine to teach us about the universe... https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/universe-box03 Feb 2024 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3kkizotilrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3ki5oxd72422wShameless self-promotion, but what better new year gift can you buy for yourself than an evening at the Royal Institution? Dark matter, genius algorithms and hidden figures from science history collide - should all be fun: https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/universe-box04 Jan 2024 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3ki5oxd72422whttps://bsky.app/profile/apontzen.bsky.social/post/3kdod4youqm2hWriting unit tests for parallel code 😱 send help08 Nov 2023 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:3wrj7zexmtompecnnidxprau/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdod4youqm2h