Dr Kat Day (she/her)
@chronicleflask.katday.com
Science & Fiction editor/writer. Chemistry PhD ⚛️ Writer: The Crash Course Organic Chemistry & various DK science books 🧪 Deputy Editor at PseudoPod 🦑 Short fiction https://thefictionphial.wordpress.com 🖊️
November 12th is the day of the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance in #BackToTheFuture. Fight for your values, stand up to bullies, and hold on to those you love 🩵
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
November 12th is the day of the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance in #BackToTheFuture. Fight for your values, stand up to bullies, and hold on to those you love 🩵
We will remember them ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We will remember them ❤️
Little bit of popcorn for the movie
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Little bit of popcorn for the movie
Mm hm. No mention of the sexism Franklin was constantly forced to endure in this cosy little, “they were all respectful colleagues, actually” article.
![Comments from Watson and Crick reveal the gender harassment that Franklin endured in the lab. Throughout The Double Helix, Watson's famous 1968 book recounting the race to the famous structure, Watson condescendingly refers to Franklin as "Rosy," a nickname never used to
her face. "There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black hair, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents," he writes, though neglecting to critique his male colleagues' cosmetic or sartorial choices.
He adds that her "belligerent moods" interfered with Wilkins' ability to "maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA." For that reason, " [c]learly Rosy had to go or be put in her place. ... The thought could not be avoided that the best home for a feminist was in another person's lab." In the 1993 book Nobel Prize Women in Science, Crick was quoted as saying, "I'm afraid we always used to adopt-let's say, a patronizing attitude towards her."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:icsm7hd2dok5lxddyrig4gbt/bafkreiewhgtr2ax623ct6za3ap67uvjdxz5sjac7nirhnhcohb4gl75xii@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mm hm. No mention of the sexism Franklin was constantly forced to endure in this cosy little, “they were all respectful colleagues, actually” article.
In case you didn’t already love Victoria Coren Mitchell 🩵🩷
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In case you didn’t already love Victoria Coren Mitchell 🩵🩷
Matthew Bergman, an attorney representing the family, contends that economic pressures caused OpenAI to “put profits over safety.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Matthew Bergman, an attorney representing the family, contends that economic pressures caused OpenAI to “put profits over safety.”
I’m willing to acknowledge Christie might not’ve been a total angel, but if the panel votes evil over genius here we’re going to have a problem 😆
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I’m willing to acknowledge Christie might not’ve been a total angel, but if the panel votes evil over genius here we’re going to have a problem 😆
Digging up a couple of old photos. Here are my grandparents 💔
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Digging up a couple of old photos. Here are my grandparents 💔
A windy autumn day 🍂
November 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A windy autumn day 🍂
I was all hers as we peeled potatoes.
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
—Seamus Heaney
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
—Seamus Heaney
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I was all hers as we peeled potatoes.
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
—Seamus Heaney
They broke the silence, let fall one by one
—Seamus Heaney
There are good books on identifying emotions, by the way. Sometimes a bit of help with that makes all the difference. This is a favourite of mine. There’s also a good child-friendly one called Emotionary, by Palabras Aladas.
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
There are good books on identifying emotions, by the way. Sometimes a bit of help with that makes all the difference. This is a favourite of mine. There’s also a good child-friendly one called Emotionary, by Palabras Aladas.
It’s an X post. Forgive me. Forgive me. But this is such a brilliant and hilarious burn 🔥
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s an X post. Forgive me. Forgive me. But this is such a brilliant and hilarious burn 🔥
Back to the Future in the cinema in the future 😄
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Back to the Future in the cinema in the future 😄
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’ve probably annoyed the Lady
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’ve probably annoyed the Lady
Gods of probability having a laugh at my expense again I see
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Gods of probability having a laugh at my expense again I see
I suddenly feel better about procrastinating…
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I suddenly feel better about procrastinating…
That was the new laptop. This is the same screen on the old laptop...
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
That was the new laptop. This is the same screen on the old laptop...
I have looked at that, and there's only one option for Format and it's the one I've got selected. Input is set to 80 here but I've tried higher and lower, and although it makes a difference, it doesn't give me the crispness I have with the other laptop.
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I have looked at that, and there's only one option for Format and it's the one I've got selected. Input is set to 80 here but I've tried higher and lower, and although it makes a difference, it doesn't give me the crispness I have with the other laptop.
Ooh what’s this? 😁
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ooh what’s this? 😁
“Reform UK would make sure your hard earned cash is treated with care and respect.”
October 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Reform UK would make sure your hard earned cash is treated with care and respect.”
Just a small Greek salad
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just a small Greek salad
Who wants to work for someone who wilfully wastes ELEVEN hours of someone else’s time? If that man has clients he bills, I hope they learned about this ‘inspirational’ little stunt.
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Who wants to work for someone who wilfully wastes ELEVEN hours of someone else’s time? If that man has clients he bills, I hope they learned about this ‘inspirational’ little stunt.