Mike Porter
@profmikeporter.bsky.social
Professor of Organic Chemistry at UCL. Croquet player, pianist, ukulelist, Yorkshireman. Views are my own.
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12 points to Gryffindor
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
12 points to Gryffindor
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Award-winning scientist, Andrea Sella, has returned his Royal Society award in protest over the Society's continued apathy over Elon Musk.
My latest substack in which I make the case that we need more scientists like Andrea, who are prepared to take a stand: open.substack.com/pu...
My latest substack in which I make the case that we need more scientists like Andrea, who are prepared to take a stand: open.substack.com/pu...
June 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Award-winning scientist, Andrea Sella, has returned his Royal Society award in protest over the Society's continued apathy over Elon Musk.
My latest substack in which I make the case that we need more scientists like Andrea, who are prepared to take a stand: open.substack.com/pu...
My latest substack in which I make the case that we need more scientists like Andrea, who are prepared to take a stand: open.substack.com/pu...
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This is the best George Wendt joke on cheers by an absolute mile, and its so well done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FNH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FNH...
Cheers | S08E14 cold open | "They've even changed the panelling"
YouTube video by JHew
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May 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is the best George Wendt joke on cheers by an absolute mile, and its so well done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FNH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FNH...
#ThisWeeksFiddler had a crystalline feel to it... but how many paths are there from the top to the bottom? Answer: Just over a billion.
My solution: tinyurl.com/fiddler160525
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My solution: tinyurl.com/fiddler160525
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May 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#ThisWeeksFiddler had a crystalline feel to it... but how many paths are there from the top to the bottom? Answer: Just over a billion.
My solution: tinyurl.com/fiddler160525
@xaqwg.bsky.social
My solution: tinyurl.com/fiddler160525
@xaqwg.bsky.social
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It's a shame that international student numbers will be cut, because only 2% of voters want their post-study work limited and they bring £37bn to the country. But Britain has gone mad and willingly chosen poverty, so there it is, nothing to be done. www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/new-pol...
New polling shows public support for international students | Russell Group
A new survey shows the majority of people don't think international students are a priority for immigration restrictions
www.russellgroup.ac.uk
May 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's a shame that international student numbers will be cut, because only 2% of voters want their post-study work limited and they bring £37bn to the country. But Britain has gone mad and willingly chosen poverty, so there it is, nothing to be done. www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/new-pol...
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#chemsky 🧪
We are thrilled to announce the Bseisu-UCL Scholarship, offered in conjunction with the Amjad and Suha Bseisu Foundation for applications for MSc in Sustainable Chemistry. Open for candidates in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria. Deadline 8 May.
www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships...
www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships...
Bseisu-UCL Scholarship
Offered in conjunction with the Amjad and Suha Bseisu Foundation, this award aims to assist students from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria to study specific Master's programmes at UCL.
www.ucl.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#chemsky 🧪
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
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1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
#Thisweeksfiddler from @xaqwg.bsky.social asked: if you're randomly situated on a semicircular island, what is your expected distance from the coast? After a lot of geometry, calculus and algebra (plus a bit of help from WolframAlpha) I got a surprisingly simple answer. tinyurl.com/fiddler140325
March 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
#Thisweeksfiddler from @xaqwg.bsky.social asked: if you're randomly situated on a semicircular island, what is your expected distance from the coast? After a lot of geometry, calculus and algebra (plus a bit of help from WolframAlpha) I got a surprisingly simple answer. tinyurl.com/fiddler140325
Hello old friend, it's been a while!
March 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hello old friend, it's been a while!
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
I'm bemused. Is this what people dream of doing in their retirement?
February 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I'm bemused. Is this what people dream of doing in their retirement?
You'll never guess who won the Mentimeter quiz on my organic mechanisms course...
January 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You'll never guess who won the Mentimeter quiz on my organic mechanisms course...
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The Wombles play Motörhead
January 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Wombles play Motörhead
"The perfect gift for science lovers". What do you think, @drmikebooth.bsky.social ?
December 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM
"The perfect gift for science lovers". What do you think, @drmikebooth.bsky.social ?
Some impressive battery technology here - a 2 g battery with 2kWh energy content. Unfortunately it's attached to a device drawing 3.6 kW so it will only last 33 minutes.
December 8, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Some impressive battery technology here - a 2 g battery with 2kWh energy content. Unfortunately it's attached to a device drawing 3.6 kW so it will only last 33 minutes.
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TWO PhD opportunities to join my group on the new CDT in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance!
Synthetic cells and DNA nanotechnology 🧬🦠🧑🔬
- Project details below
Open Day 18th December 11 am
Application Deadline 26th January 2025
#chemsky 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Synthetic cells and DNA nanotechnology 🧬🦠🧑🔬
- Project details below
Open Day 18th December 11 am
Application Deadline 26th January 2025
#chemsky 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
FindAPhD : 10 fully funded 4-year PhD studentships at the EPSRC and BBSCR Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance at University College London
Apply for a PhD: 10 fully funded 4-year PhD studentships at the EPSRC and BBSCR Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance at University College London
www.findaphd.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM
TWO PhD opportunities to join my group on the new CDT in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance!
Synthetic cells and DNA nanotechnology 🧬🦠🧑🔬
- Project details below
Open Day 18th December 11 am
Application Deadline 26th January 2025
#chemsky 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Synthetic cells and DNA nanotechnology 🧬🦠🧑🔬
- Project details below
Open Day 18th December 11 am
Application Deadline 26th January 2025
#chemsky 🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
The fun of recreational maths is working out how to answer a question you don't need an answer to! #thisweeksfiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social persuaded me to spend my weekend working out ways to fold polygons. I think I got the answers right, but there's probably a smarter method... bit.ly/3Ol3Pyu
November 25, 2024 at 10:31 AM
The fun of recreational maths is working out how to answer a question you don't need an answer to! #thisweeksfiddler by @xaqwg.bsky.social persuaded me to spend my weekend working out ways to fold polygons. I think I got the answers right, but there's probably a smarter method... bit.ly/3Ol3Pyu