Matt Hartings
@matthartings.bsky.social
Chemist (Food, 3D printing), Professor (American University), Author (Chemistry in Your Kitchen)
Fun for the day ...
Cocktail lecture in my chemistry of cooking class.
Things I'll talk about
Daiquiris (real ones) & riffs on
Liquid Intelligence (Dave Arnold) & entropy
Mindful Mixology (Derek Brown)
Ratatouille
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cocktail lecture in my chemistry of cooking class.
Things I'll talk about
Daiquiris (real ones) & riffs on
Liquid Intelligence (Dave Arnold) & entropy
Mindful Mixology (Derek Brown)
Ratatouille
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fun for the day ...
Cocktail lecture in my chemistry of cooking class.
Things I'll talk about
Daiquiris (real ones) & riffs on
Liquid Intelligence (Dave Arnold) & entropy
Mindful Mixology (Derek Brown)
Ratatouille
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cocktail lecture in my chemistry of cooking class.
Things I'll talk about
Daiquiris (real ones) & riffs on
Liquid Intelligence (Dave Arnold) & entropy
Mindful Mixology (Derek Brown)
Ratatouille
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"And rather than explain to these very real constituents that Republicans have sidelined us completely and created an authoritarian regime, I nodded and said, OK, you probably know more about it than I do."
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"And rather than explain to these very real constituents that Republicans have sidelined us completely and created an authoritarian regime, I nodded and said, OK, you probably know more about it than I do."
We are ready to help and support our neighbors. The Dem leadership shouldn't remove federal action as one of our best tools for doing so.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We are ready to help and support our neighbors. The Dem leadership shouldn't remove federal action as one of our best tools for doing so.
Reposted by Matt Hartings
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Time for Schumer to go. Will be writing @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov (who have been more than commendable over the past 10 months) today.
I had really hoped that the elections last Tuesday would have emboldened the leadership to fight for people instead of being chickenshit
I had really hoped that the elections last Tuesday would have emboldened the leadership to fight for people instead of being chickenshit
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Time for Schumer to go. Will be writing @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov (who have been more than commendable over the past 10 months) today.
I had really hoped that the elections last Tuesday would have emboldened the leadership to fight for people instead of being chickenshit
I had really hoped that the elections last Tuesday would have emboldened the leadership to fight for people instead of being chickenshit
cc @ndchiappini.bsky.social
This seems like a nice intersection of your interests
This seems like a nice intersection of your interests
Go to a Penguins game with a bunch of PPG people and you'll learn some hockey #science trivia. Or, at least, I will. @cenmag.bsky.social #video
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
cc @ndchiappini.bsky.social
This seems like a nice intersection of your interests
This seems like a nice intersection of your interests
Ooooh
I really like the Ehrlenmyer flask flask and the titration car pin
I really like the Ehrlenmyer flask flask and the titration car pin
Have a bit of #holiday #FridayFun with the 2025 #Newscripts Gift Guide in @cenmag.bsky.social. Find a chemistry-themed gift for the scientist on your list.
#chemsky
cen.acs.org/business/con...
#chemsky
cen.acs.org/business/con...
Holiday gift ideas
Chemistry-themed goodies for the scientists in your life
cen.acs.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ooooh
I really like the Ehrlenmyer flask flask and the titration car pin
I really like the Ehrlenmyer flask flask and the titration car pin
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“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
The full story: lataco.com/chicano-hard...
By Ivan Fernandez
ChemSky
Hope everyone is ok
Hope everyone is ok
Shelter in place advised in Yazoo City, Mississippi, after an explosion at the CF ammonia plant. www.wlbt.com/2025/11/05/resid...
No injuries reported in Yazoo Co. ammonia plant explosion, company says
Red Cross opens center to help those impacted by explosion.
www.wlbt.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
ChemSky
Hope everyone is ok
Hope everyone is ok
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
👀
These ads were CONSTANT during college football telecasts.
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
These ads were CONSTANT during college football telecasts.
Just watched Bake off
I. Am. LIVID!!
I. Am. LIVID!!
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Just watched Bake off
I. Am. LIVID!!
I. Am. LIVID!!
Took the middle on a college visit today and passed by this absolute gem of an institution
ChemSky
ChemSky
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Took the middle on a college visit today and passed by this absolute gem of an institution
ChemSky
ChemSky
My outfit for the day. Played some video of Julia Child making an omelette at the start of chem of cooking class. My wife and I certainly enjoyed twinning for Halloween this year.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My outfit for the day. Played some video of Julia Child making an omelette at the start of chem of cooking class. My wife and I certainly enjoyed twinning for Halloween this year.
Reposted by Matt Hartings
My wife has volunteered at a local food bank for years and confirms what many of you have probably heard: in this case, straight cash is a good donation if you can do it.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My wife has volunteered at a local food bank for years and confirms what many of you have probably heard: in this case, straight cash is a good donation if you can do it.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
Reposted by Matt Hartings
Here’s the most important thing (h/t @murray.senate.gov):
There is black letter statutory law, passed by Congress, that says fed employees MUST receive back pay after the shutdown ends.
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There is black letter statutory law, passed by Congress, that says fed employees MUST receive back pay after the shutdown ends.
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The letter of the law is as plain as can be—federal workers, including furloughed workers, are entitled to their backpay following a shutdown.
Another baseless attempt to try and scare & intimidate workers by an administration run by crooks and cowards.
Another baseless attempt to try and scare & intimidate workers by an administration run by crooks and cowards.
A draft White House memo, reported by Axios, reinterprets the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act, or GEFTA, to stiff federal workers on furlough amid the longest shutdown in U.S. history. trib.al/fWCjnLQ
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Here’s the most important thing (h/t @murray.senate.gov):
There is black letter statutory law, passed by Congress, that says fed employees MUST receive back pay after the shutdown ends.
2/
There is black letter statutory law, passed by Congress, that says fed employees MUST receive back pay after the shutdown ends.
2/
Reposted by Matt Hartings
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
Reposted by Matt Hartings
My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My department, Cornell BME, is hiring!
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
This tenure-track faculty position is a great opportunity to join a vibrant community that values research, teaching, and entrepreneurship.
📝 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30816
Reposted by Matt Hartings
We can find suitable land with sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow plants, wait years to harvest the biomass and burn it for energy, hope to capture the CO₂ with carbon capture and storage technology, and find a suitable spot to bury the CO₂ permanently.
OR we can use solar panels.
OR we can use solar panels.
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We can find suitable land with sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow plants, wait years to harvest the biomass and burn it for energy, hope to capture the CO₂ with carbon capture and storage technology, and find a suitable spot to bury the CO₂ permanently.
OR we can use solar panels.
OR we can use solar panels.
M*sk is Sauron in just about any metaphor that has some thought put into it. He is incredibly powerful. Trying to woo politicians and the rich and regular people with promises of more power/wealth.
Be like the good beings of Middle Earth and reject his ring.
If you take his deal, he owns you
Be like the good beings of Middle Earth and reject his ring.
If you take his deal, he owns you
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
M*sk is Sauron in just about any metaphor that has some thought put into it. He is incredibly powerful. Trying to woo politicians and the rich and regular people with promises of more power/wealth.
Be like the good beings of Middle Earth and reject his ring.
If you take his deal, he owns you
Be like the good beings of Middle Earth and reject his ring.
If you take his deal, he owns you
(Very fancy) kitchen chemistry!!
Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic?
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
(Very fancy) kitchen chemistry!!
These next two posts were in my timeline right after one another.
It's good to tell the truth. It's good to hear the truth told.
It's good to tell the truth. It's good to hear the truth told.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
These next two posts were in my timeline right after one another.
It's good to tell the truth. It's good to hear the truth told.
It's good to tell the truth. It's good to hear the truth told.
This is a REALLY great article from @jayasaxena.com, and I absolutely LOVE the final line.
In my chem of cooking class, I go on an on about that the students are learning this stuff to be able to make the foods that they like (whatever they are) the way that they like them (however that may be).
In my chem of cooking class, I go on an on about that the students are learning this stuff to be able to make the foods that they like (whatever they are) the way that they like them (however that may be).
As restaurants serving Indian cuisines continue to become some of the hottest reservations across the country, I wrote for @slate.com about their uneasy relationship to butter chicken. Or really, their uneasy relationship to what butter chicken has come to represent. slate.com/life/2025/10...
Many Indian Chefs Want to Banish One Beloved Dish From Their Menus. Getting Rid of It Isn’t So Easy.
How did such a “basic” stew become so controversial?
slate.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is a REALLY great article from @jayasaxena.com, and I absolutely LOVE the final line.
In my chem of cooking class, I go on an on about that the students are learning this stuff to be able to make the foods that they like (whatever they are) the way that they like them (however that may be).
In my chem of cooking class, I go on an on about that the students are learning this stuff to be able to make the foods that they like (whatever they are) the way that they like them (however that may be).
Hope everyone else gets to start off their week as nicely as me.
Made a calibration curve ... R2 = 0.99997
ChemSky
Made a calibration curve ... R2 = 0.99997
ChemSky
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hope everyone else gets to start off their week as nicely as me.
Made a calibration curve ... R2 = 0.99997
ChemSky
Made a calibration curve ... R2 = 0.99997
ChemSky