looks like someone got inspired by the ugly black coating on their stir bar after doing a reaction with Na or BuLi!

It's a pink dinosaur! As a lady I was unable to resist buying it for myself due to the color, berry smell, and wanting to see dinosaur pictures when I shower in the morning.

Tom Clancy's Chemical Applications of Group Theory: A murder mystery

It was way more sane than I expected, but if you want the typical Dave experience he was recently interviewed by Tucker Carlson...

Even apart from all the bribery, I'm amazed that no one is raising concerns about sabotage or the plane being equipped with spyware.

Sourdough bread and traditional loaves have high hydration and little or no fat or sugar, so they can take the higher temperatures, especially if they have a chewy crust. Other breads need lower temps so the crust doesn't get too dark

The "brain drain" is not going to come from scientists moving abroad, but from scientists being forced into work that does not require their expertise so that they can pay their bills.

Agreed. However, not all non-faculty are admin. There are a lot of scientific staff running instrumentation facilities, doing research, etc. Those who aren't paid directly from grants or user fees are often supported by overhead.