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Two days ago, my dad William “Bill” Cowern passed away somewhat unexpectedly. I flew last minute to Hawaii to be with him and my family for his last days. I feel incredibly lucky to be healthy enough I could finally see him after years of missing him. My dad was joking, and swearing, and crying until his last moments. You asked how he was doing and he replied with a smile, “I’m dyin’ here!” His humor and warmth were a gift he gave until the very end.

Some of you might know my dad from my videos talking about getting hit by lightning (twice!) or interrupting our filming to ask me why his PDF was printing small. (Holiday time was always dad tech support time.)

But I knew him as a 6’3 gentle giant. He gave the biggest bear hugs as he welcomed anyone and everyone into his home, and into his life. He was curious about people and the universe. He’s the reason I love science, math, qnd scifi. He’s the reason I’m curious about the world.

He was a Vietnam war helicopter pilot in the Marines. But much of the island of Kauai (where I grew up) knew him as “The Tree Man.” He was a tree farmer, and true tree lover his whole life. He could talk to you endlessly, and humorously slowly, about trees, vitamin D, Larry Bird, or one of his many other obsessions. He just loved to share. He shared his knowledge, his kindness, his stories, and his warm love with everyone.

I will miss him every day. He was the reason I went into science communication. I hope even half of his warmth and greatness lives on through me, my 4 wonderful siblings, and my amazing mom.

I love you forever, Dad. 🖤💔🖤

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11 months ago | [YT] | 164,197

Physics Girl

Whoa! The IAU named an asteroid after me! 🥹

“The International Astronomical Union officially announced that asteroid (21943) 1999 VG114 has been named "Diannacowern" in your honor!” 9km wide, baby!

I didn’t even have this on my bucket list! But I feel super cool now. Cuz I’m a nerd…

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1 year ago | [YT] | 44,620

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Sitting in the living room. I had no idea when I’d get back to this point. I’m finally getting better. It feels relieving in a way I can’t describe. Also I love colorful wigs. 💜

1 year ago | [YT] | 95,908

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Got some wigs for fun! 🎉

1 year ago | [YT] | 79,430

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FRAUD ALERT ‼️ We have contacted facebook and are working to resolve this ASAP. The scammers sometimes operate with the fraudulent email Diannacowerngirl@gmail.com. This is NOT Dianna's email. They use a doctored photo of a drivers license to convince people it's her - this is not Dianna's license.

Thank you all for your incredible support and understanding.

These are the only official methods we use to facilitate support for Dianna:
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1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 12,147

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I took a bath today for the first time in a year and a half! Y’all have no idea how good warm water feels.

1 year ago | [YT] | 83,686

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In one week Dianna is live-streaming a full day of her life to share what the experience is like for someone suffering from ME/CFS. Dianna and Kyle are raising money to support research and clinical trials for long COVID and ME/CFS.

The live stream will take place here on the PhysicsGirl channel Saturday, July 6th 2024, from 6:45 AM(PT. Pacific Time) to 6:00 PM(PT).

The live stream will consist of seeing Dianna, and what she does every day as a person with long COVID, interspersed with QnA's for the audience to ask anything they want, and a series of interviews with experts in the industry helping us all better understand the disease.

We hope you join and help us raise awareness for those suffering from this disease. The donations will be going to the Open Medicine Foundation(OMF), and there are more details to come.

1 year ago | [YT] | 13,023

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We told Dianna how many subscribers she had....and she of course responds "I have Pi million subscribers?!"

We all miss that sense of humor a lot, even with her brain fog she's still a math nerd. Thanks to all her followers for keeping the channel alive and spreading her science education to everyone!

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2 years ago | [YT] | 51,347

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(Levi, Dianna's editor typing) Dianna wanted to thank you guys for the incredible amount of help and support received right now. We are all very grateful.

Thank you everyone for being so helpful.

2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 66,947

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6 months ago yesterday, I got COVID.

Today I can't shower standing up.
Can't do video calls.
Can't read books.
Can't drive.

But I'm still fighting to recover. 🥲

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