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Jay Forsythe

@jaygforsythe.bsky.social
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Analytical chemist and teacher in South Carolina. Interested in astrobiology, mass spectrometry, undergraduate education, sports, dogs, sad 00s indie music. Husband, dad. Opinions my own. He/him orcid.org/0000-0003-1041-1113

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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Our toddler says “cob on the corn” and zero chance I will correct it
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Toddler sleep regression aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Our dog just angry barked at Darlene Graham on the TV screen lol
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As both a Liverpool and Eagles fan, that was a brutal 20 minute stretch 😭😭😭
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is disgusting and evil and unconstitutional.
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Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Any #chemchat or #chemsky folk here who work in industry making or using zeolites and would be willing to have a short interview/meeting? Undergrad researchers and I are part of an NSF innovation corp program and are learning about industry needs. Thanks in advance!
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Made some lifelong friends from the div school while a grad student at Vandy (chem buildings are in the background of the photo). Very concerning, especially in light of everything else going on.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026
Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From NASA 📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He said “let them” take the cities out, not could. A sitting president said that.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He said “let them” take the cities out, not could. A sitting president said that.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What I will remember most about this era is how many people will simply shrug at fascism because of their own privilege
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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What Would You Say You Do Here? Office Space Meme
Alt: What Would You Say You Do Here? Office Space Meme
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In high school I was bragging about how good I was at (retro, even then) Tecmo Super Bowl. My history teacher challenged me to a game and beat me 49-0.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So excited to get my heart broken again
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The violence of seeing this the day before I turn 40
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Miss you Jurgen Klopp. The people’s champ
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every accusation is a confession.
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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound.
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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
tech ceos are openly salivating about the idea of kids losing basic literacy and numeracy. this tells you pretty much all you need to know
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remember that time LFC had like 97 points and didn’t win the title
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MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing @mitsciwrite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congratulations to @hannah-richter.bsky.social, '24, for landing a first place NASW Science in Society Journalism Award in the Science News category. You can her award-winning entry from @science.org here: www.science.org/content/arti...
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In red states, many academic researchers feel fear–and resolve
State-level mandates prompt changes and small acts of resistance at universities
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Emails from former students who went off to do amazing things are THE BEST
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Someday I will read this pile of printed papers on my desk.
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Not Today Arya Stark
Alt: “Not Today” Arya Stark
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Omg yes
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OMG Vandy
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The deep joy I felt when I first saw our toddler grab crayons with the left hand
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Wolf of Wall Street: One Of Us! DiCaprio, Hill
Alt: Wolf of Wall Street: One Of Us! Meme
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can attest that my home airport is great! www.postandcourier.com/business/tou...
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Charleston’s airport named No.1 mid-sized airport in North America on its first try. Here’s why.
Charleston is used to No.1 rankings, but the region’s airport is taking the spotlight. Charleston International Airport didn’t just make its debut in a major airport satisfaction ranking — it took the...
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You know what makes grading lab reports better? NFL Redzone.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
*2007
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Drive-By Truckers, Handlebar (RIP), Greenville, SC, 2006
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every now and again they say the quiet part out loud.
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I feel so confident saying the native intelligence of this generation is not the problem. The looting & wholesale sabotage of their educational infrastructure is.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I don’t use LLMs and have multiple concerns with it: copyright infringement, environmental impacts (particularly on those who do not use it), workforce impacts, educational atrophy, etc. That said, shaming others who have tried it before is not the way forward.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Justice for Western Michigan
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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is why most faculty cannot make sense of the 'woke' University trope. Our lived experiences bear little resemblance to it. This is far closer to the norm.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
[Kevin Patullo has entered the chat]
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Suspension of the NSF MRI program has probably contributed to this disparity
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Susan Ferrari @srferrar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Striking and worrisome data from NSF: compared to all institutions, emerging research institutions showed bigger drops in funding rate and # of new proposals funded over the past few years. Really curious what’s going on here.
Line chart data on NSF funding, comparing all institutions with a subset of emerging research institutions. ERIs show bigger recent drops than all institutions in funding rate and # of institutions funded.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Blasting The War on Drugs during our six-hour Quantitative Analysis lab
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Now the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is in space!
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is so right.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Reminder: application review begins on Sept 10th! Please feel free to contact my colleague Dr. Tim Barker if you have any questions (email in link).
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Welcome to the College of Charleston, a public university
Discover the College of Charleston, a dynamic public university offering diverse programs, rich student life and a culture of innovation for over 250 years.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Spoon is (are?) amazing — one of my favorite bands for 20+ years. Really enjoyed this podcast.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Super excited to read this
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jesus: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God Dolly Parton:
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Éowyn: I Am No Man
Alt: Éowyn: I Am No Man
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I threw away his records after the story broke and haven’t regretted it once
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Jay Forsythe @jaygforsythe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
PS omg these are 20 years old
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