Patrick Thomson
@patrickthomson.bsky.social
Chemistry Education (introductory lab inquiry, anxiety, secondary project work), University of Strathclyde. SFHEA, gamer, scot, DIY, usually not on fire.
We are fitting our own kitchen (not the royal we! Marrying an engineer has some benefits) and I actually used Duct Tape to Tape up a Duct and I've never been more devastated to realise I was previously stupid.
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We are fitting our own kitchen (not the royal we! Marrying an engineer has some benefits) and I actually used Duct Tape to Tape up a Duct and I've never been more devastated to realise I was previously stupid.
With the decline of paper money and the "I'll have you know it's legal tender" conversation, us Scots need a new friction to export, so once again I find myself saying "it's a real word, albeit rarely used outwith Scotland"
August 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
With the decline of paper money and the "I'll have you know it's legal tender" conversation, us Scots need a new friction to export, so once again I find myself saying "it's a real word, albeit rarely used outwith Scotland"
It's the most wonderful time of the year [introductory aromatics for year 2, with a demonstration that doubles as lunch afterwards]
March 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year [introductory aromatics for year 2, with a demonstration that doubles as lunch afterwards]
Look what arrived! A certain @rsc.org book by @drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Look what arrived! A certain @rsc.org book by @drjohnodonoghue.bsky.social
How I hoped I'd look in a suit vs how I actually look:
February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
How I hoped I'd look in a suit vs how I actually look:
Broke: I used a 5-point Likert scale
Woke: I used a 4-point Likert scale
Bespoke:
Woke: I used a 4-point Likert scale
Bespoke:
February 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Broke: I used a 5-point Likert scale
Woke: I used a 4-point Likert scale
Bespoke:
Woke: I used a 4-point Likert scale
Bespoke:
How I think I look when I teach / How I actually look when I teach.
February 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
How I think I look when I teach / How I actually look when I teach.
I don't post much personal stuff here, but the reason I've been even quieter than normal in December is because honeymoon! Four years after the wedding! Back now. It was alright.
January 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I don't post much personal stuff here, but the reason I've been even quieter than normal in December is because honeymoon! Four years after the wedding! Back now. It was alright.
Update: Now I get to learn just how little I knew about doing good TA
November 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Update: Now I get to learn just how little I knew about doing good TA
Gearing up to delete twitter history, and the funniest way to save it is to post some random context-free media from the downloaded archive. First up: how I still introduce hypervalent carbon compounds.
November 20, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Gearing up to delete twitter history, and the funniest way to save it is to post some random context-free media from the downloaded archive. First up: how I still introduce hypervalent carbon compounds.
It's halloween, what's the scariest Trek episode? Pretty hard to beat the one with actual ghosts IMO.
October 31, 2024 at 10:04 PM
It's halloween, what's the scariest Trek episode? Pretty hard to beat the one with actual ghosts IMO.
Looking forward to welcoming Scottish chemistry teachers to #WoSChem25 hosted at
@StrathChem
in January! Advanced Higher Project CLPL as always! Signup/info: strath.ac.uk/science/chem...
@StrathChem
in January! Advanced Higher Project CLPL as always! Signup/info: strath.ac.uk/science/chem...
October 16, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Looking forward to welcoming Scottish chemistry teachers to #WoSChem25 hosted at
@StrathChem
in January! Advanced Higher Project CLPL as always! Signup/info: strath.ac.uk/science/chem...
@StrathChem
in January! Advanced Higher Project CLPL as always! Signup/info: strath.ac.uk/science/chem...
Honestly? A 40% increase in psychiatric medication prescription after starting a PhD seems kinda low. From: t.co/7X4uEjzPCC
September 19, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Honestly? A 40% increase in psychiatric medication prescription after starting a PhD seems kinda low. From: t.co/7X4uEjzPCC
Academic workload models often don't account for time spent keeping lectures up to date, such as accounting for the most cutting-edge visual gags in an introductory "food energy is just energy" physics for chemists lecture.
September 11, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Academic workload models often don't account for time spent keeping lectures up to date, such as accounting for the most cutting-edge visual gags in an introductory "food energy is just energy" physics for chemists lecture.
If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery
September 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
If you see this, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery
no, American Chemical Society, this is not an appropriate edit suggestion.
August 31, 2024 at 12:03 PM
no, American Chemical Society, this is not an appropriate edit suggestion.
Oh great, cutting assessment can actually make students report *more* time pressure! #VICEPHEC24
August 29, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Oh great, cutting assessment can actually make students report *more* time pressure! #VICEPHEC24
Bold work from Bristol, having final year students design and deliver a lecture/workshop to 2nd years, focusing on tricky topics! #ViCEPHEC24
August 29, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Bold work from Bristol, having final year students design and deliver a lecture/workshop to 2nd years, focusing on tricky topics! #ViCEPHEC24
All I've been able to think about since arriving at #ViCEPHEC24 is that the Surrey logo looks like the stag is holding a skateboard and is about to do a sick drop into a half-pipe.
August 29, 2024 at 6:52 AM
All I've been able to think about since arriving at #ViCEPHEC24 is that the Surrey logo looks like the stag is holding a skateboard and is about to do a sick drop into a half-pipe.
Made it to Surrey! WHY IS THE SUN SO LOUD
August 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Made it to Surrey! WHY IS THE SUN SO LOUD