Sean Elliott
@profsje.bsky.social
Professor of Chemistry at Boston University; Labradoodle wrangler; T1 Diabetic; friend of English Majors
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This bit from my favorite Jackie Kashian album got an animation upgrade
January 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM
This bit from my favorite Jackie Kashian album got an animation upgrade
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
My dumb dying pancreas -- hahaha you grey lump, I am still here!
(or a whole dewar of l N2 -- yeah, that one time...)
My dumb dying pancreas -- hahaha you grey lump, I am still here!
(or a whole dewar of l N2 -- yeah, that one time...)
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hydrogen fluoride
Hydrogen fluoride
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hydrogen sulfide.
Hydrogen sulfide.
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
My dumb dying pancreas -- hahaha you grey lump, I am still here!
(or a whole dewar of l N2 -- yeah, that one time...)
My dumb dying pancreas -- hahaha you grey lump, I am still here!
(or a whole dewar of l N2 -- yeah, that one time...)
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If anyone has anything even remotely #BioArt / #SciArt / #StructuralBiology -related in mind for this and wants to talk about 3D printing/laser-cutting/AR options, please for the love of goodness let me know!
NEW this year, at NarraScope is a call for The Experience.
"a track dedicated to narratives with the intention to blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds."
Do read the lengthy list of project parameters for a better idea of what this can mean and can be.
narrascope.org/experience/
"a track dedicated to narratives with the intention to blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds."
Do read the lengthy list of project parameters for a better idea of what this can mean and can be.
narrascope.org/experience/
NarraScope 2026 | The Experience
NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.
narrascope.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
If anyone has anything even remotely #BioArt / #SciArt / #StructuralBiology -related in mind for this and wants to talk about 3D printing/laser-cutting/AR options, please for the love of goodness let me know!
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The next @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium on Jan 14 @ 12 noon ET ft. Prof. Christian Malapit @camalapit.bsky.social & Dr. Kaid Harper #AbbVieChemistry
#Electrochem
Free to watch
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/18563507
#ChemSky #ChemChat
#Electrochem
Free to watch
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/18563507
#ChemSky #ChemChat
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The next @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium on Jan 14 @ 12 noon ET ft. Prof. Christian Malapit @camalapit.bsky.social & Dr. Kaid Harper #AbbVieChemistry
#Electrochem
Free to watch
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/18563507
#ChemSky #ChemChat
#Electrochem
Free to watch
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: emory.zoom.us/j/18563507
#ChemSky #ChemChat
Watching Inception for the first time and I cannot help but think that someone decided to make a movie about a sandwich that contains a sandwich within another sandwich… and then would like all the applause please….
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Watching Inception for the first time and I cannot help but think that someone decided to make a movie about a sandwich that contains a sandwich within another sandwich… and then would like all the applause please….
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
Number 1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go … so it should be , technically, “Halloween 2”, but I will take a Sunday’s Childe “Time Bandits,” please and thank you. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
December 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Number 1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 will go … so it should be , technically, “Halloween 2”, but I will take a Sunday’s Childe “Time Bandits,” please and thank you. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So when Obama's list of favorite books of the year is more than double the total number of books I managed to read this year, I am doing something wrong, yes? (Yes.) *Sigh*
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So when Obama's list of favorite books of the year is more than double the total number of books I managed to read this year, I am doing something wrong, yes? (Yes.) *Sigh*
Top Grinch
or,
Grinch Gun
or,
Grinch Gun
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Top Grinch
or,
Grinch Gun
or,
Grinch Gun
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I would love to see this for US universities
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I would love to see this for US universities
Good morning from the winter Wood.
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good morning from the winter Wood.
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This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
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I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
PAR-26-121: Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)
files.simpler.grants.gov
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...
Hey you: be more like Sophia, alright?
December 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hey you: be more like Sophia, alright?
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Happy St. Andrew’s Day!
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Happy St. Andrew’s Day!
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We are hiring with our friends over in Biology! Check out this unique opportunity for joint appointment and affiliation in the Biological Design Center! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31197
Boston University, Department of Biology, and<br>Biomedical Engineering
Job #AJO31197, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, US
academicjobsonline.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are hiring with our friends over in Biology! Check out this unique opportunity for joint appointment and affiliation in the Biological Design Center! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31197
This may be the death of me.
I posted yesterday about the shift to triaging 70% of NIH applications rather than 50%.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
a woman wearing a beanie says this is a temporary fix netflix
ALT: a woman wearing a beanie says this is a temporary fix netflix
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This may be the death of me.
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Happy World Diabetes Day to all who celebrate - or involuntarily participate. 😄
Here's to us warriors. 💙
Here's to us warriors. 💙
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Happy World Diabetes Day to all who celebrate - or involuntarily participate. 😄
Here's to us warriors. 💙
Here's to us warriors. 💙
You have been judged…
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
You have been judged…
Hey #ChemSky -- what is your department doing about the increasing costs associated with ChemDraw? Anything? Are there better alternatives at scale?
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey #ChemSky -- what is your department doing about the increasing costs associated with ChemDraw? Anything? Are there better alternatives at scale?
"commensurate" not "commeasurement" -- come on brain. It's only your birthday, you could have figured this out by now...
though commeasurement surely seems like it should be a word.
though commeasurement surely seems like it should be a word.
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"commensurate" not "commeasurement" -- come on brain. It's only your birthday, you could have figured this out by now...
though commeasurement surely seems like it should be a word.
though commeasurement surely seems like it should be a word.
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If you want to know what AI in the university will look like, you can go back and watch 1985's "Real Genius."
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If you want to know what AI in the university will look like, you can go back and watch 1985's "Real Genius."
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Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
October 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Happy Mole Day for all who celebrate
When you crack open the Inbox to find a bit of spam with the subject heading: "Burnout in academia is real — here’s how to spot it early"
a man with a mustache and a blue shirt is laughing with his mouth open .
Alt: Pedro Pascal laugh-crying with great vigor
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
When you crack open the Inbox to find a bit of spam with the subject heading: "Burnout in academia is real — here’s how to spot it early"