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Jason Gavenonis
@gavenonis.bsky.social
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Society governance at ACS. Former faculty, lapsed organic chemist. Opinions mine.
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theonion.com
Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method https://theonion.com/rogue-scientist-has-own-scientific-method-1819568501/
Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
I saw some people who I don’t know talking about something I don’t know about here on this very website.

Rather than demand that they stop their discussion and explain what’s going on to me, I kept scrolling and will soon forget about it.

This option is available to you as well!
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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drlcsquare.bsky.social
What an amazing day in Rahway where Merck received its 5th ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark designation for the discovery and development of Statins!
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Every ad now
[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.] JANET: Ugh... LIZ: What's up? JANET: I am so bored of cooking peas! LIZ: Have you tried... AI peas? JANET: AI peas? LIZ: They're peas with AI! [Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI]. LIZ: Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas JANET: What LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines] Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas? [Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it] LIZ: Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine [Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas] LIZ: With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas! JANET: What LIZ: Shut up LIZ: Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow From opening the bag of peas to boiling the peas to eating the peas To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means. JANET: Is it really necessary to- LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]: THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET [Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan: AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas. [Ends]
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
gavenonis.bsky.social
#chemsky #chemchat
greally.bsky.social John Greally @greally.bsky.social · 10d
A handy translation guide for non-academic speakers.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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greally.bsky.social
A handy translation guide for non-academic speakers.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
gavenonis.bsky.social
#chemsky
smbccomics.bsky.social SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 20d
Later, peace is reestablished when an MBA accidentally enters the lecture hall.

COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/consil...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
8-panel SMBC update where a physicist is encouraging the humanities and the sciences to unite in their hatred of chemists. Sadly, due to infighting in the humanities, the chemists have an opening to murder the physicist.
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
Who did this?!
A joke scientific paper with the title "Over 90% of children diagnosed with autism consumed breast milk and/or formula mileL a comprehensive cross-sectional analysis of the obvious"
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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nagiblab.bsky.social
THE Organic Chemistry Buckeye Tailgate!

👀 Sevov Zhang Raps Thomas Labs
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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chemsmith.bsky.social
#chemsky 🧪
Me in my S P O O K Y elements shirt.
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
“The bad review will come from your list of suggested reviewers”
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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sportsandsuffering.bsky.social
I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
a graphic showing the pantone numbers for the two core colors of the toronto blue jays. they are skydome blue (pantone 293) and Stieb Navy (pantone 282) a hat and canvas tote with the pantone number for Dodger Blue (294 C)
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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joeforth.bsky.social
Choose LaTeX. Choose spending 20 minutes looking for a "}". Choose waiting to compile before you can read what you've written. Choose editing decades-old templates so your margins match the current journal style and you can see the page count.

Choose collaborating with Physicists.

#chemsky
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social
Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic?
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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drmikeg83.bsky.social
There’s still time to get your application in! We have great students in a great city.
drmikeg83.bsky.social Mike Giuliano @drmikeg83.bsky.social · Oct 10
Come join us! We’re seeking a tenure-track colleague in Organic Chemistry. Our department is solely-undergraduate, and well-equipped for a PUI- 400 MHz NMR, six mass specs (including MALDI AND HRMS ESI), and more. DM me with questions!
#chemsky

@chemjobber.bsky.social

jobs.cofc.edu/postings/17277
Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Charleston invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position beginning in F...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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xkcd.com
Shielding Chart

xkcd.com/3158/
Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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metallacycle.bsky.social
I've posted a new Substack in which I came to a completely opposite conclusion than when I started writing!

open.substack.com/pub/nealmank...
Does the 80/20 rule apply to academic chemistry research?
More equality than I thought!
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October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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weeder.bsky.social
A grey blue washed image of a bearded young ish white guy looking into the mirror all serious with his palm pressed against it. A serif font title reads: DID I JUST ARGUE WITH A JOKE? A semi opaque navy snoot near the bottom bears the bluesky logo and the text PART OF A BLUESKY EDUCATIONAL SERIES
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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chemjobber.bsky.social
#facultychemjobs weather report: stabilizing at 30% off

Today (10/22/25), there are 260 tenure-track research/teaching positions and 29 teaching positions for the 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List.

10/22/24: 368 tenure-track, 38 teaching
10/17/23: 384 tenure-track, 34 teaching
chemjobber.bsky.social Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Sep 17
#facultychemjobs weather report: continued downward trend

Today (9/17/25), there are 156 tenure-track research/teaching positions and 16 teaching positions for the 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List.

9/17/24: 245 tenure-track, 18 teaching
9/19/23: 265 tenure-track, 17 teaching
chemjobber.bsky.social Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · Aug 15
#facultychemjobs weather report: Trump Administration impact visible

Today (8/15/25), there are 81 tenure-track research/teaching positions and 8 teaching positions for the 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List.

8/13/24: 105 tenure-track, 7 teaching
8/15/23: 104 tenure-track, 4 teaching
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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hoovybaby.bsky.social
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
entire article
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
gavenonis.bsky.social
Hell pumpkin
A decorative-gourd-season-themed piece word art sculpture. The word "pumpkin" appears in all caps in alternating orange and greenish letters on a teal base. Above the word "pumpkin" is the word "Hell" in script, followed by three gourds (teal, gray, and white) arranged in such a manner as to bear absolutely no resemblance to the letter "o."
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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wafflecut.bsky.social
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ***************** Investigation of: LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ON JUNE 18, 2023 * * * * * * Accident No.: *********** * * * * * * Interview of: Co-designer/Pilot Deepsea Challenger DCA23FM036 via Microsoft Teams Friday, July 26, 2024 INTERVIEW OF 10 BY LCDR 11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible 12 operations? 13 A. Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic. When I 14 set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did 15 was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible 16 program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named 17| Professor I. I did that through a mutual friend 18 of ours, a guy named , who is one of the preeminent underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a 20 submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the 21 Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was 22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
This single story is worth the cost of my year's subscription to
@wired.com
What do you like about the truck? What I love about the truck is just how it's so polarizing. The shape of it, the body of it, the manufacturing technique with the body panels and everything. I just love that it's completely outside of the box. And are you married? I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle. In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it? Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.
October 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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jswatz.bsky.social
Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM