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Dr Jay
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RSC Associate Editorial Manager. Geek. Chemist. Husband. Father. Vegan. Frustrated wannabe author. Often wild-man-like. All posts my personal opinion only (not RSC). Part of #ChemSky.
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Nanomaterials researchers are warning of the threat posed to their discipline by fake microscopy images generated by AI.
Fake microscopy images generated by AI are indistinguishable from the real thing
Materials scientists warn that raw data and replication studies are needed to tackle the looming threat of near-undetectable AI fraud
www.chemistryworld.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Modern “journalism” just can’t call out dangerous nonsense can it? “Many experts are sceptical” is putting it far too mildly.
September 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Long known for being chemistry's reliable workhorse, it's now being claimed that stirrer bars do next to nothing in the 300+ organic reactions one team examined.
Comprehensive investigation suggests stirrer bars have little impact on reactions
Examination of over 300 organic reactions suggests stirring is nothing more than a placebo
www.chemistryworld.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The idea that paracetamol is responsible for autism is the biggest pile of horse manure I’ve ever heard as a scientist. It’s irresponsible, it’s dangerous. It’s anti-scientific political ideology gone mad.
September 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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For generations doctors have understood that germs — like bacteria or viruses — cause infectious diseases.
 
Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine.

That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.
RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders
Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Anybody tried turning the world off and then on again recently? Just in case.
September 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tthere’s zero percent chance that this doesn’t go horribly wrong.
"At FDA we're accelerating drug approvals so that you don't need to use primates or even animal models. You can do the drug approvals very, very quickly with AI."
July 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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“On today’s X, #AcademicTwitter is dead. And most scholars in the world do not want to be active on what the platform has become.” ~ @claesdevreese.bsky.social
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So America is now an abusive country. This is the language of abusers.
April 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek is coming to an end but our work to improve inclusivity is not. Our resources can help any organisation make the workplace adjustments so all of their staff thrive.

Explore our dedicated neurodiversity webpage to learn more: buff.ly/Qz3lrJX

#NCW #ChemSky
March 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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We're delighted to announce that Duncan Graham has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of ChemSocRev!

Check out the video below where Duncan talks about taking on the role of Editor-in-Chief and his ambitions for the journal.

Learn more on our webpage! 👉 www.rsc.org/news-events/...
March 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Honestly cannot believe it's been a decade of @materialshorizons.rsc.org. I was the journal coordinator when it started so I remember some of these papers pretty well and was the handling editor for a couple of them as well. #ChemSky #RealTimeChem
Discover our Reflection articles written by some of our first Materials Horizons authors looking back at their work a decade ago - how has their research impacted the field and what would they change with hindsight? 🔗 #ChemSky #MatSky pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
March 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Interesting statistics from eLife about their Publish, Review, Curate model. Notably it does come at the expense of quite a high "reject without review" rate.
🎉 It’s been over two years since we launched the eLife Model for publishing that places the focus on nuanced public assessments instead of publishing outcomes.

1/ Here’s how it’s going: buff.ly/wnJrXie
March 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The @roysocchem.bsky.social annual poster competition is taking place on LinkedIn again in 2025. Join us there in March!
December 3, 2024 at 10:45 AM
February 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Update: autistic child has since been suspended from school for 2 days before half term and now banned from the attending holiday camp due to her behaviour. Not sure how we’ll manage Easter or god forbid the summer holidays unless we can find some kind of SEN provision. Not liking 2025 tbh.
If I’m not particularly active here at the moment it’s really a bandwidth issue with my brain. Between general busy nature of my job & parenting I really don’t have much time for anything. Also your autistic child being excluded from after school club really is not conducive to productivity at all…
February 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If I’m not particularly active here at the moment it’s really a bandwidth issue with my brain. Between general busy nature of my job & parenting I really don’t have much time for anything. Also your autistic child being excluded from after school club really is not conducive to productivity at all…
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
www.nature.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.

I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I already felt good about leaving X Elon, there's no need to keep selling it to me.
January 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
With this ridiculous idea of training AI using social media we should all be regretting those “what is this? Wrong answers only” posts, shouldn’t we?
January 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM