Stu Cantrill
@stuartcantrill.com
Husband, Dad, PhD, pedant, former Chief Ed of @natchem.nature.com, now Editorial Director at @NaturePortfolio.nature.com. Wine, chemistry, publishing, words & snark. Views ranty, but all mine. #ContaminatedBlood victim (affected). He/Him
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Nah, na na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
Na na na nah, na na nah, na na nah
I'm a fan of this line in particular:
The platinum electrode, a versatile protagonist, showcased its prowess in every experiment, contributing a lyrical stanza to the grand saga of electrochemistry.
The platinum electrode, a versatile protagonist, showcased its prowess in every experiment, contributing a lyrical stanza to the grand saga of electrochemistry.
a man sits at a desk reading a piece of paper with the words well this certainly looks like a lot of words
Alt: a man sits at a desk reading a piece of paper with the words "well this certainly looks like a lot of words" at the bottom of the gif
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February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I'm a fan of this line in particular:
The platinum electrode, a versatile protagonist, showcased its prowess in every experiment, contributing a lyrical stanza to the grand saga of electrochemistry.
The platinum electrode, a versatile protagonist, showcased its prowess in every experiment, contributing a lyrical stanza to the grand saga of electrochemistry.
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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:
A decade?! No. I refuse to believe it's that long ago...
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A decade?! No. I refuse to believe it's that long ago...
Imagine sliding down one of the stands as if it were a helter skelter. If you are constantly turning to the right, it’s right handed and if you’re constantly turning to the left, well, no surprises, it’s left handed.
February 2, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Imagine sliding down one of the stands as if it were a helter skelter. If you are constantly turning to the right, it’s right handed and if you’re constantly turning to the left, well, no surprises, it’s left handed.
The metal structure is right-handed at least…
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM
The metal structure is right-handed at least…
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Wiley: "We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520...
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Wiley: "We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520...
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
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Fabulous 10/10 no notes
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Fabulous 10/10 no notes
Hosted my first blind wine tasting - wines 1-6 were blind; 7 and 8 were Jura gems in the interlude and 9 (Vin de Constance) was a surprise addition bought by a friend!
January 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Hosted my first blind wine tasting - wines 1-6 were blind; 7 and 8 were Jura gems in the interlude and 9 (Vin de Constance) was a surprise addition bought by a friend!
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We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Locum Associate or Senior Editor
Job Title: Locum Associate or Senior Editor (Chemical Biology / Biological Chemistry), Nature Chemistry Company: Nature Portfolio Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term (maternity leave cover) Location(...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Microplastics prove elusive amid doubts over extent of problem.
#chemchat #chemsky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#chemchat #chemsky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Microplastics prove elusive amid doubts over extent of problem.
#chemchat #chemsky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#chemchat #chemsky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🥳
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🥳
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When I wrote my latest for @natchem.nature.com on the appropriation of the quantum mechanical lexicon by scam artists, could I have imagined that the surgeon general of Florida would be peddling the woo? Alas, probably. rdcu.be/eXQL (1/3)
Quantum quacks
Nature Chemistry - It is 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, and not only did it bring with it a greater understanding of the world around us, it also introduced a new...
rdcu.be
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
When I wrote my latest for @natchem.nature.com on the appropriation of the quantum mechanical lexicon by scam artists, could I have imagined that the surgeon general of Florida would be peddling the woo? Alas, probably. rdcu.be/eXQL (1/3)
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Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Opinionated science
Nature Chemistry - When the facts can’t speak for themselves, scientists can give them a voice, argues Michelle Francl.
rdcu.be
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Thanks! Was probably a briefer bout that it otherwise would have been thanks to the flu vaccine...
December 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thanks! Was probably a briefer bout that it otherwise would have been thanks to the flu vaccine...
Well, I survived #Whamageddon in 2025 (first time ever), but the universe was pissed and so decided to give me flu, which kicked in to high gear just after the King's Speech on Xmas Day. So that was fun. Feeling slightly more human now, so might actually get dressed tomorrow.
a man says it 's too much while standing in front of a window
Alt: That chap from Schitt's Creek saying 'It's too much'
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Well, I survived #Whamageddon in 2025 (first time ever), but the universe was pissed and so decided to give me flu, which kicked in to high gear just after the King's Speech on Xmas Day. So that was fun. Feeling slightly more human now, so might actually get dressed tomorrow.
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At roughly this time 9 years ago I was at a banquet with the King of Sweden… #ChemSky #ChemNobel
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At roughly this time 9 years ago I was at a banquet with the King of Sweden… #ChemSky #ChemNobel
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The latest from an honored member of the Royal Society. Every week he attacks the foundations of society in the UK and the EU and @royalsociety.org is apparently too worried about retribution to do anything about it.
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The latest from an honored member of the Royal Society. Every week he attacks the foundations of society in the UK and the EU and @royalsociety.org is apparently too worried about retribution to do anything about it.
More than 36 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on. One day I hope I won't have to post the same fucking thing on Dec 1st.
It's #WorldAIDSDay. My Dad was a haemophiliac and was infected with HIV & Hep C by the British state early in the '80s. I watched him die from AIDS when I was just 15. I remember him every day, but today maybe more than some others. More than 35 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on.
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More than 36 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on. One day I hope I won't have to post the same fucking thing on Dec 1st.
Oh, this is gonna be a good e-mail... 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oh, this is gonna be a good e-mail... 🤣
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...