Rob Scott
@saskchemprof.bsky.social
Prof @USask. Research includes nanochemistry, catalysis, and staring at X-rays. Dad of two teenagers and 1 cat, avid reader, and movie buff. Social introvert and lover of bad dad jokes.
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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University is hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry beginning July 1, 2026. Applications will be accepted until March 9, 2026 | 11:59pm. For more info: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... @chemjobber.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - Biochemistry
Assistant Professor - Biochemistry
careers.wlu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University is hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry beginning July 1, 2026. Applications will be accepted until March 9, 2026 | 11:59pm. For more info: careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo... @chemjobber.bsky.social
Chemists are on the bottom fringe of the party huddling by themselves. That's about right.
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Chemists are on the bottom fringe of the party huddling by themselves. That's about right.
I thought that was the one where Odo wakes up from a dream and he’s morphed into Bob Newhart.
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I thought that was the one where Odo wakes up from a dream and he’s morphed into Bob Newhart.
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Thanks to @andrechemist.bsky.social, I've been thinking of movies with epic scenes that feature compressed gasses. Going to add to this thread as I remember them. Please add your faves in the replies!
chemchat
chemchat
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Thanks to @andrechemist.bsky.social, I've been thinking of movies with epic scenes that feature compressed gasses. Going to add to this thread as I remember them. Please add your faves in the replies!
chemchat
chemchat
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@stephenmarche.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com: “America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
@stephenmarche.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com: “America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
it's unbelievable to me that someone could actually be a trillionaire. i think most of us have trouble internalizing how much money that truly is. let me put it in simple terms for you: a trillion dollars is three million dollars
If only he could follow his own advice.
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If only he could follow his own advice.
Yeah. My guess would be Ni or some other cheap 3d transition metal. I'd worry about the long-term stability of that kind of jewelry upon wear and tear.
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Yeah. My guess would be Ni or some other cheap 3d transition metal. I'd worry about the long-term stability of that kind of jewelry upon wear and tear.
Sounds like just Pt plating, probably over a much cheaper metal.
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Sounds like just Pt plating, probably over a much cheaper metal.
I particularly like the middle finger inset in the retention time plot.
First author Farooq Sher is well-known :) at least in the pubpeer crowd. Here is a collage from some of his best work! pubpeer.com/search?q=Far...
February 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I particularly like the middle finger inset in the retention time plot.
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Welcome, piles of slop filling up the journals with clouds of useless wordy garbage. Case in point:
What the Literature is Filling Up With
www.science.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Welcome, piles of slop filling up the journals with clouds of useless wordy garbage. Case in point:
The Rhubarb makes it sound like a Herbert Ertlinger vintage.
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The Rhubarb makes it sound like a Herbert Ertlinger vintage.
My name is Rob, and it's been over one year since my last purchase from Amazon.
Hi, my name is George, and it’s been 484 days since my last purchase from Amazon.
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
My name is Rob, and it's been over one year since my last purchase from Amazon.
I used to keep beer and pop for parties outside in the winter here, but have made unintentional popsicles (and beersicles?) too many times...
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I used to keep beer and pop for parties outside in the winter here, but have made unintentional popsicles (and beersicles?) too many times...
I thought this was your solution to the glove box freezer failure!
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I thought this was your solution to the glove box freezer failure!
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Maybe they already have?
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Maybe they already have?
Tears from the hockey gods on the ineptitude of a team that can't even beat the Leafs.
February 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Tears from the hockey gods on the ineptitude of a team that can't even beat the Leafs.
Just rename first year Chemistry “The Central Science”, then sit back and enjoy the show.
January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Just rename first year Chemistry “The Central Science”, then sit back and enjoy the show.
I think we would have given you points for Queen Victoria’s Knickertown.
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I think we would have given you points for Queen Victoria’s Knickertown.
* as written by an organic chemist.
![Comic. [A chemical formula trailing off the right side] C1076 H1080 Ac1067 Ag1069 Al1075 Am1026 Ar1075 As1070 At1047 Au1069 B1071 Ba1070 Be [caption] The approximate chemical formula for the universe](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiheadwaulk6slb3ao3jmuve4grmz72ri4bjvi2zjfotsxjdgwlji4@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
* as written by an organic chemist.