⚗️ #SciComm & infographics wizard at @compoundchem.com
👨👦👦 Dad to two boys, owner of two cats
💬 Part of the #ChatChemistry team
🎨 Occasional artist
I’m Andy, a former chemistry teacher turned exam board chemistry advisor, but probably best known for my work communicating chemistry through infographics at @compoundchem.com
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
#ChemSky 🧪
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
Like other inkcaps, these should quickly self-digest to leave a black goo, a process called deliquescence. I wrote more about it last year here: www.compoundchem.com/2024/09/19/i...
#FungiFriends
Like other inkcaps, these should quickly self-digest to leave a black goo, a process called deliquescence. I wrote more about it last year here: www.compoundchem.com/2024/09/19/i...
#FungiFriends
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If you're teaching @ocrexams.bsky.social A Level, GCSE or Entry Level qualifications this year, make sure you join our free online Subject Briefing next week to get all the key information you need for the year ahead: bit.ly/41yUlXr
If you're teaching @ocrexams.bsky.social A Level, GCSE or Entry Level qualifications this year, make sure you join our free online Subject Briefing next week to get all the key information you need for the year ahead: bit.ly/41yUlXr