Reposted by Ada McVeanStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 01/10/2026Real fuckin minefield for sexual assault survivors lately huh. 401941170
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The hardest part of being a dog walker, in my experience, is strangers thinking you own a frenchie. 000
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Previously, "thrifting briefly glimpsed, and almost immediately revoked, a kind of utopia. This was one in which a poor person could provide for themselves and even access luxury and exercise personal taste... maisonneuve.org/article/hole...maisonneuve.orgHoles in the FabricThrifting culture is in sharp decline, revealing the death of an idealized Montreal. 100
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 04/09/2026An off-the-shelf polystyrene-based ion exchange resin could help to upcycle the chlorine waste captured from the tail gas streams from chloralkali plants. Read: @adamcvean.bsky.social #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/waste-c...chemistryworld.comWaste chlorine upcycled into valuable materials using simple resinPolystyrene-based resin could capture chlorine lost in industrial waste streams 051
Reposted by Ada McVeanAda McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I love the quotes I chose, especially the one I snuck in at the end. 121
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The chloralkali process is responsible for ~1% of the electricity consumed in Europe. One. Percent. Any way to make that process more efficient could have a big impact, such as this method for Cl2 upcycling I covered for @chemistryworld.com! 130
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Honestly, couldn’t summarize it any better than this! www.chemistryworld.com/careers/how-... @chemistryworld.comchemistryworld.comHow to write thesis acknowledgementsTips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation 020
Reposted by Ada McVeanC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Ada Yonath, a structural biologist and Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique of cryo bio-crystallography, died Aug. 31, at the age of 87, according to a release from the Weizmann Institute of Science. #chemsky 🧪cen.acs.orgAda Yonath, Nobel laureate and crystallographer, dies at 87She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her contributions to mapping the structure of the ribosome 03311
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In the trenches of thesis writing, acknowledgements are easy to overlook. Unlike other parts of a dissertation, who you thank, how, and why are yours to decide. But how do you do that? I asked people who have written acknowledgments and advise students on writing them. Here's what they said: 030
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 18/08/2026‘There really wasn’t lots of information out there, I felt like the first to ask: “How do we do this?”’ Anna Slater told Manisha Lalloo earlier this year. Join us for a webinar to discuss the support needed for pregnant chemists in September: @rsc.org #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...chemistryworld.comWorking safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leadersHow safe is the lab when you're pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September 071
Reposted by Ada McVeanKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If the criticism is "why don't journalists write about X?" the answers usually are: -a word count limit of 600 or less -a publishing quota deterring longer stories -an editor shot down the pitch or cut that detail or angle -a beat reporter was laid off -freelance rates of $250 to $350 18728157
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 11/08/2026Now, scientists have analysed the siblings’ Domitian with Raman spectroscopy to identify the chemical make-up of the pigments and establish if it’s possible the artwork could have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci. www.chemistryworld.com/news/is-this...chemistryworld.comIs this painting of a Roman emperor a lost Leonardo da Vinci?Pigment analysis sheds light on Renaissance painting mystery 032
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Just unpacked some knick-knacks from inside a relic 👩🔬 010
Reposted by Ada McVean404 Media @404media.co · 18/06/2026If you think chatbots can have feelings and can be sentient, let us take you through the work of a Microsoft AI researcher who used the real time strategy game Age of Empires II to build a basic neural network using digital goats to prove that "we anthropomorphise too readily."404media.coIf AI Is Sentient Then So Is ‘Age of Empires II’“The point of the paper is to formally show that we anthropomorphise too readily." 1226591
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 04/06/2026Many animals are thought to use the Earth’s magnetic field as an internal compass. The question of how pigeons do this is contested – it could be light sensitive proteins in the eye, or iron in their beaks. In this new theory, it’s more of a gut feeling.chemistryworld.comPigeons navigate with ‘gut feeling’ powered by paramagnetic liver cells, study suggestsHoming pigeons might owe their navigational knowhow to iron nanoparticles in their liver 041
Reposted by Ada McVeanJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This is fucking insanity www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...insidehighered.comReport: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign ScientistsThe National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports. 511472549
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 22/05/2026‘Science needs to be right for us to move on & progress and so there’s not really another way to do it, other than to publish diverging opinions where they exist,’ chemist Ryan Julian tells @adamcvean.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/study-p...chemistryworld.comStudy points to ammonia contamination in water microdroplets sagaReplication effort attributes mass spectrometry peaks to ammonium not hydroxyl species 052
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 21/05/2026What stage of capitalism is selling your past and present likeness to AI? 120
Reposted by Ada McVean💖 Birdhism Jen @birdhism.com · 15/05/2026Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) chicks utilize specialized, cryptic plumage that mimics the texture and color of pinecones for camouflage. #birds 176109002113
Reposted by Ada McVeanScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026A hailstorm of these proportions is 'unusual' but not unheard of in the state at this time of year, one expert saysscientificamerican.comA giant hailstorm just killed an emu at a Missouri zooA hailstorm of these proportions is 'unusual' but not unheard of in the state at this time of year, one expert says 26223
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 29/04/2026When you drug test for cannabis, that typically means (at first) a urine test test that detects carboxy-THC, one of THC's major metabolites. You may, logically, expect that higher consumers of cannabis would have higher carboxy-THC values in their pee. That's not true. 🍀🥬🚭🚬 100
Reposted by Ada McVeanAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/04/2026The 70-90% desistance numbers myth has always been bullshit but it's nice to see research confirming that it is. phys.org/news/2026-04...phys.orgCommon claim that most transgender youth renounce that identity is not supported by statistics, research findsThe frequently cited claim that 60% to 90% of transgender and gender-diverse children and young adults ultimately identify as cisgender—or their gender assigned at birth—is not supported by statistica... 5447130
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Found a spell? message? washed up on the shores of Georgian Bay today 010
Reposted by Ada McVeanC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Sci-Hub, a pirate website that illegally hosts tens of millions of scientific papers, has launched an artificial intelligence–based chatbot that mines the database and answers questions based on what it retrieves. Read more: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #chemsky 🧪 3187
Reposted by Ada McVeanJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Why do some athletes consume cannabis? And how long does it take for cannabis to leave the system before a big competition? @adamcvean.bsky.social wrote an excellent article on this. Highly recommended! fansided.com/the-sports-w...fansided.comThe sports world can't agree on weed, and athletes pay for itThe first Olympic gold medal ever awarded for snowboarding was also the first Olympic medal ever stripped due to a failed cannabis drug test. Ross Rebagliati wa 242
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 22/04/2026In 1998, Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic medal for snowboarding. 3 days later he was medal-less and in police custody. His urine had tested positive for cannabis. The IOC knew then that weed wasn't performance enhancing. So why, 28 years later, are athletes still facing cannabis prohibition?fansided.comThe sports world can't agree on weed, and athletes pay for itThe first Olympic gold medal ever awarded for snowboarding was also the first Olympic medal ever stripped due to a failed cannabis drug test. Ross Rebagliati wa 130
Reposted by Ada McVeanPeter Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited 2668991373
Reposted by Ada McVeanC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Bathwater could be an untapped source of forensic DNA, according to experiments using samples from both tests and real forensic investigations. #chemsky 🧪cen.acs.orgHow bathwater forensics can provide DNA dataAnalysis of bathwater samples via short tandem repeat profiling can provide identifying information 0122
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 10/04/2026‘Getting something that is highly chemical resistant often costs more money,’ says Merck’s Eric Margelefsky who helped develop a strategy to evaluate material compatibility. @adamcvean.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-to-...chemistryworld.comHow to choose reactor materials and test for compatibilityMerck & Co team describes simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making 031
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 09/04/2026The new membrane shows better selectivity & permeability than state-of-the-art materials, with a smaller environmental impact. @adamcvean.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/water-b...chemistryworld.com 031
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I covered new work that may stop useful forensic DNA evidence from going down the drain for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/analytical-c...cen.acs.orgHow bathwater forensics can provide DNA dataAnalysis of bathwater samples via short tandem repeat profiling can provide identifying information 010
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 08/04/2026New way to compliment the journalists in your life just dropped 010
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Material compatibility concerns aren't exclusive to industrial chemistry, and neither are effective testing methods. ‘We have microscopes, we have the electrochemical things, but anybody could get some metal coupons and do some simple studies.‘ @chemistryworld.comchemistryworld.comHow to choose reactor materials and test for compatibilityMerck & Co team describes simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making 010
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 07/04/2026A Japanese team’s discovery of lab equipment impacting nickel catalysts adds to a growing list of supposedly inert equipment playing unexpected roles in chemical reactions. www.chemistryworld.com/news/expect-...chemistryworld.comExpect the unexpected: why the chemistry community should pay more attention to ‘inert’ materialsA Japanese team's discovery that stainless steel ball mills can activate nickel catalysts adds to a growing list of examples where supposedly inert lab equipment plays an unexpected role in chemical r... 084
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 01/04/2026Meet the science sleuths: researchers who volunteer to examine research articles for signs of fraud, manipulation and fabrication. www.chemistryworld.com/careers/how-...chemistryworld.comHow to be a science sleuthResearch integrity experts share their tips for spotting and reporting fraudulent papers 02512
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 07/04/2026When scaling up a reaction, how do you choose compatible materials? Especially when working with novel chemistry? On industrial scales, mistakes can be deadly and $$$. Material compatibility tests are the name of the game. I wrote about how Merck & Co does them for @chemistryworld.com!chemistryworld.comHow to choose reactor materials and test for compatibilityMerck & Co team describes simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making 151
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 07/04/2026Choosing a reactor made from the wrong materials can be a costly and potentially dangerous mistake. @adamcvean.bsky.social speaks to the Merck & Co team to understand simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making. www.chemistryworld.com/news/how-to-...chemistryworld.comHow to choose reactor materials and test for compatibilityMerck & Co team describes simple testing strategies and criteria for decision-making 042
Reposted by Ada McVeanSkyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 05/04/2026Breaking Canadian news: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caYukon man grows pineapple at home — and it only took 9 years | CBC NewsWhen Alex Oberg finally cut into the fruit for a taste, it was a bit sour. 'We maybe could have waited a little bit longer,' he said. 1398
Ada McVean @adamcvean.bsky.social · 01/04/2026tell me you used ai to write your house listing without telling me you used ai to write your house listing 030
Reposted by Ada McVeanChemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 31/03/2026By incorporating liquid metals into sensors, researchers have created a fire detection and warning system that is ultrafast, flame-retardant & reusable. @adamcvean.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/liquid-...chemistryworld.comLiquid metal nanoparticles enable ultrafast fire detectionMXenes and liquid metal nanoparticles create fireproof system that can sound the alarm in seconds 031
Reposted by Ada McVeanMichael DeForge @michaeldeforge.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I guess boycotting Harry Potter feels pretty trivial to me, because I'm an adult. if someone told me I shouldn't eat Gerber's baby food, I'd be like, that is no problem. I'm way ahead of you 103143423330
Reposted by Ada McVeanJonathan Jarry @jonathanjarry.bsky.social · 26/03/202617 radiologists were given X-ray scans to look at. Unbeknownst to them, half were real, half AI generated. Only 41% raised the concern that some may be AI. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThese medical X-rays are all deepfakes — and they fool even radiologistsRadiologists and large language models alike have a hard time picking out real medical images from fake ones. 092
Reposted by Ada McVean404 Media @404media.co · 26/03/2026NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.404media.coWikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.” 203237896758
Reposted by Ada McVeanAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/03/2026The IOC has announced a trans and intersex athlete ban requiring an invasive SRY genetic test for female athletes. In the 20+ years trans women were eligible, only one ever competed and none ever medaled. This is solving for a problem that doesn't exist. www.nbcnews.com/sports/olymp...nbcnews.comTransgender women banned from Olympics by new IOC policyThe new policy limits eligibility in women’s events to biological females based on genetic screening beginning at the 2028 Games. 26665072423
Reposted by Ada McVeanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on this day in 1911. The bosses responsible were never held accountable for the awful working conditions that sparked the blaze. Remember this today as politicians and their corporate backers attack workplace safety. 17561452328