Wayne Myrvold

@wmyrvold

He/him. Philosopher of science, with emphasis on philosophy of physics. Mediocre guitarist. Occasional nature photos. You might like my book, Beyond Chance and Credence:

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Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· 21d

Monarch in the garden, July 22, 2026

Monarch butterfly, orange wings lit from behind by the sun, on a pink coneflower in a cluster of coneflowers

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· 21d

Some of the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey

Monarch butterfly, wings folded showing pale orange underside, on a branch, surrounded by wistful looking grey dried leaves.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jul 13

Monarch butterflies were into polka-dots before polka-dots were cool.

Monarch butterfly, showing underside of wings, which are orange with black stripes, with border that is black with white dots. Body black with white dots. On leaf of a grapevine.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jul 13

Rock Day: memories of a lovely summer day at the beach at Pinery Provincial Park.

Three smooth stones on a wooden
table. The first is a soothing greenish grey, with pale striations. The second looks like a potato infused with moonlight. The third is light grey and , and holds within it a dark crescent, like a dark afterimage of a moon in its first quarter.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Apr 26

CNN earlier tonight

Screenshot of CNN headline: "Expect the unexpected for Trump’s first White House Correspondents' Dinner as president"

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Feb 2

Here's one from a parking lot at my university.

A sign on a post, saying "Park Between Yellow Lines".

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jan 1

Indeed.

A screenshot of Merriam-Webster's post, whose text is

"Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you lan"d on is YOUR word for 2026.

Let's. Go."

My word is "hopeful".

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Oct 7

Just checking... we're still counting "based off of," when they mean "based on," as incorrect, yes?

Google ngram for frequency of the phrases "based off" and "based off of" from 1900 to 2020, showing an alarmingly steep rise that takes off around the year 2000.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Aug 31

At the Ponds: lily with pollinator.

Bee coming in for a landing on a water lily.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Aug 31

A visitor to the Westminster Ponds (London, ON, Canada). Solitary Sandpiper? Lesser Yellowlegs?

A sandpiper with white belly, brown spotted back, and yellowish legs, walking in a muddy marsh.

Another shot of the same bird, striding purposefully through shallow water.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jul 23

"What perfect albums were released when you were 16?" 1979:

Cover of the self-titled debut album of the B-52's.

Cover of "London Calling," by The Clash.

Cover of Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures".

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· May 29

Call for abstracts, and registration, now open! 100 Years of Quantum: Perspectives on its Past, Present, and Future Oct 20 – 24, 2025, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, ON, Canada events.perimeterinstitute.ca/event/1013/

Banner for 100 Years of Quantum conference.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Mar 14

Under a cherry moon

Near total eclipse of the moon. Shadowed part is deep red.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Mar 14

Approaching totality

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Mar 14

Starting to turn blood red

Moon, a little over half eclipsed. Reddish hue in the dark part.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Mar 14

It begins...

Moon, with earth's shadow beginning to show, at lower left

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Mar 2

Philpapers helpfully points out a "similar" item.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Feb 2

Moon and Venus right now

Crescent moon, with bright Venus to the right of her, shining with an amber hue in a slightly misty sky

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Feb 2

Yesterday it rained

Twigs encrusted with ice, with the sun glinting off the ice crystals.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jan 27

Absolutely. Taken last July at a local pond. Here are some more.

Two pink water lilies emerging from a pond, surrounded by lily pads.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jan 27

If you see this, quote with flowers from your gallery

Pink water lily emerging from water, surrounded by lily pads.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jan 20

I know y'all have other things on your minds, but don't forget it's Penguin Awareness Day!

Photo of a bagpiper and a penguin on a field of snow, with caption, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, plays the bagpipes for a indifferent penguin, March 1904."

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Nov 13

Runners up:

Exploded milkweed pod backlit by the sun

Sunrise over a pond. Sky is swirls of gold, copper, and blue

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Nov 13

Favorite photo you've taken this year Here's mine:

Full moon with clouds, looking as if it has a fiery plume.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Nov 4

Last night at The Ponds

Setting sun, golden sky above and dark clouds and trees below.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Sep 29

Facebook post written from YYZ Terminal D, last year. I think I got home at 2 am.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Sep 12

Yes. I tried to find it on X, and it doesn't exist.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Sep 2

Downy woodpecker in the morning light

Silhouette, mostly dark but lit from one side with an orange light, of a downy woodpecker on a bare tree branch.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Aug 31

If you see this, quote post this with a beach photo from your gallery.

Glowing orange sun setting on Lake Huron, with gull standing at water's edge.

Wayne Myrvold@wmyrvold· Jun 21

Today is #ShowYourStripes day. Here's the temperature change in Toronto, closest city to where I live for which they have graphs, 1850-2023. Graphs by @edhawkins.bsky.social showyourstripes.info/l/northameri...