Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Stieber Lab @stieberlab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Any #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! 0610
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 07/10/2026BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.” 4384190
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I love this idea. I think grounding science in the field's historical record humanizes it and makes it more accessible. #chemsky 010
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨🚨 Our Department is accepting applications for Fall 2027. We have a new application deadline of December 1st. Check out our Department website or scan the QR code for more information! #chemsky 🚨🚨 000
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think we need to have a national conversation about the meaning of the phrase "flooding the zone." I don't think it was meant to refer to simply a government doing a number of things in a short period of time or at a relatively brisk pace. 87810
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Surveying the AI ‘moment,’ Nathalie Maréchal says "the kooks are now in power, and they are using that power to dismantle the institutions designed to keep the rest of us safe, healthy, and free."buff.lyWhat Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AINathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs? 05336
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.chemistryworld.com/news/chinas-...chemistryworld.comChina’s scientific rise is being driven by returning expertise – especially chemistsTop performing chemists are increasingly likely to go back to China, analysis find 2911
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026I believe in Carneyism with all my heart - I just wish Carney did: pluralistic.net/2026/05/30/r...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Carneyism without Carney (30 May 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 2246
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Burns. 252178384293
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This essay by a Romanian shows why US/Canadians should read about how people from different cultures observe us and our practices. "Never in my life have I seen people so completely unsupported, even with such a large network of friends." the6thspence.substack.com/p/north-amer...the6thspence.substack.comNorth Americans have depressing relationshipsYour "mature" relationship is not as mature as you think it is 22405110
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Ann Marie Carlton @amgcarlton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026At Region 2 on 9/11 I immediately started working on air quality networks/sampling. When Whitman announced NYC's air was safe I said to colleagues, NYC doesn't attain the standards & can't be safe. Why have sampling in the first place? Thank you, Mr. Stewart & everyone www.cnn.com/2026/09/08/u...cnn.com‘It’s very clear that the city knew’: Jon Stewart speaks out on 9/11 air quality | CNNFollowing the release of 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about the air quality following the attacks on September 11, 2001, Jon Stewart spoke about the city’s responsibility to its cit... 054
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Required Labour Day reading for those watching the shift to far-right policies in so many countries. Yesterday: The neo-Nazi AfD in Saxony-Anhalt (a state that used to be in East Germany) just achieved a near majority. This post explains why...and how to fix it. www.theconcis.com/p/germanys-p...theconcis.comGermany’s Protest Vote Has an Economic EngineThe Wrong Medicine Appears Likely. But the Real Fix Is Actually Much Easier. 1149
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/202621 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history. 14042901477
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...carlsonlab.bioThe only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson LabOver the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la... 351562633
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Beautiful sunset over Lake Manitoba 319015
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 21/07/2026OPINION by Julia Hubbard: How do we avert the coming energy crunch? Imagine an orchestrated system of consumer solar devices taking stress off the grid. It’s already here, and it’s called a “virtual power plant.” thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...thenevadaindependent.comOPINION: The energy crunch is coming. The solution is on Nevada's rooftops. - The Nevada IndependentOPINION: The energy crunch is coming. The solution is on Nevada’s rooftops. Read more at The Nevada Independent. 044
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I was lucky enough to sit in on a few lectures in Rudy's class. I'll never forget the squeaky shoes. 020
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Every time the United States blows up another campaign finance law, I think of the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in Harper v. Canada. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-... 611257
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This is SUCH a cool report. Data nerds will love playing with the sliders and toggles. The takeaway is clear, though: solar + batteries are coming for *everything*. www.electrotech-revolution.com/p/harnessing...electrotech-revolution.comHarnessing the Sun: The Solar + Battery AtlasHow batteries turn variable solar into firm power 414360
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Michael Green is a Professor of History in UNLV's Department of History. Green tells the story of Hoover Dam, the colossal public works project that delivered power and reassured America during the Great Depression. #WeAreAmerica250 4317106
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 10/06/2026"Students at UChicago are paying large sums of money for world-class, artisinal educational experiences. They expect (rightly so) to receive a product that cannot be replicated by a bot." 💯 010
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"Antisemitism breaks it. Islamophobia breaks it. Burning churches breaks it. Transphobia breaks it. The targeting of any Canadian for their faith, their origin, or their identity breaks it." This was a very good speech by PM Mark Carney. Strongly recommend reading or watching the whole thing.pm.gc.caThe Canadian Covenant – Prime Minister Carney highlights new measures to combat antisemitism and support Canada’s Jewish communityFor three thousand years, Jewish tradition has taught us that a society should not be judged by its wealth or its power, but by how it treats its most vulnerable. 37426
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/05/2026Spain has packed on enough renewables that the marginal electricity price is typically set by solar, and as a result, it's got some of the cheapest power in Europe janrosenow.substack.com/p/spain-just...janrosenow.substack.comSpain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed. 7512115
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026On Canada and the clamour for more nuclear. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/b49fedf...theglobeandmail.comNuclear power means backing yesterday’s horse while sacrificing Canada’s futureGovernments are committing to nuclear at a time when electricity systems are shifting toward renewables, storage and digitally managed grids 44015
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Why I read @lindsaytedds.bsky.social and you should too. deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/s...deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.comSo Long, and Thanks for All the PharmacareMark Carney’s Spring Economic Update tells a tidy little story. The 2025–26 deficit is $66.9 billion — a full $11.5 billion lower than projected in Budget 2025. Future deficits decline to $53… 3179
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Jenny Yang @chemjen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Please RT! The Dept of Chemistry at UC Irvine invites applications for a tenured faculty position in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. Deadline: July 1, 2026. More information about the position can be found here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10109 @uciphyssci.bsky.socialrecruit.ap.uci.eduProfessor in Synthetic Organic ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now! 04146
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2) 30389954220
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/01/2026"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised." Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.readtpa.comThis is Literally the JobPolitical journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do. 421731646
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The growth curves are striking and I'm not sure people grasp the changes that are coming from widespread adoption of these technologies. 000
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I cannot stress enough how much PIs appreciate hand written notes from graduating mentees. I cherish each one, & many are hanging in my office. Related, if you left a while ago & have good news, we love to get emails from former mentees! Let us celebrate with you! Today I was lucky to get both 💜 512914
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 09/12/2025So cool! Looking forward to more on the air-water interface. 000
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦D. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 20/11/2025You don't need to rebuild trust in science because trust in science is *quite high*. Supermajorities of Republican voters trust science! This is (partly) the right diagnosis, but for the wrong (nonexistent) problem. www.pewresearch.org/science/2024... 13212
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Our Department is accepting applications for Fall 2026. We're a young, dynamic Faculty with many different areas of research to choose from. Take a look! #chemsky 040
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Euronews @euronews.com · 23/10/2025Cancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine.l.euronews.comHow COVID-19 vaccines could ‘turbo-charge’ cancer treatmentsCancer patients who received the mRNA-based jab after starting immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine. 06729
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 11/10/2025A massive solar project proposed to be built in rural Esmeralda County with a footprint roughly the size of Las Vegas appears to have been scrapped by the Bureau of Land Management. Learn more about it here: thenevadaindependent.com/article/feds... 0105
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 10/10/2025SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency @heatmap.newsheatmap.newsEsmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM SaysIt would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power. 13121381129
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 22/09/2025In Saskatchewan, a new generation of farmers are experimenting with techniques to make their farms more sustainable and climate-proof. It’s working. Their soil is healthier — and so are their bottom lines. thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan...thenarwhal.caIs regenerative agriculture the future of farming in Canada? | The NarwhalIn Saskatchewan, even some large-scale farms are adopting regenerative agriculture techniques, hoping to boost soil health — and their bottom lines 713746
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Nevada should be a solar powerhouse. Anything less is a missed opportunity. 020
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Our annual statisical publication, The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada is out today. The book is very pretty: the state of postsecondary education in Canada isn't.higheredstrategy.comThe State of Postsecondary Education in Canada, 2025 | HESAHi all. Today, HESA is releasing the eighth edition of The State of Postsecondary Education in Canada, co-authored by myself … Continued 12216
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Every time I see these plots, it blows my mind. What an incredible scientific and human achievement. 062
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 22/07/2025The global switch to renewable energy has passed a “positive tipping point” In 2024, 74% of new electricity generated & 92.5% of new capacity were from WindWaterSolar; 17 mil EVs sold 3 cheapest electricity sources globally: onshore wind, PV, hydro apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comUN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costsThe United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point." 411733
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦UNLV @unlv.edu · 18/07/2025UNLV is one of the few universities licensed to work with radioactive materials, and our radiochemistry program ranks among the nation’s best! Now, the researchers are looking toward the future of energy by safely salvaging depleted materials. www.unlv.edu/news/article... 032
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 03/06/2025🎥 Peter checks in from Winnipeg, where WCK teams are bringing meals for families temporarily relocated after wildfires forced evacuations from northern Manitoba. We’re working with local partners like the Manitoba Métis Federation to provide hot meals & scaling up distribution fast. #ChefsForCanada 07517
Reposted by Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 01/06/2025WCK's Relief Team is mobilizing in Canada, where 1.7 million acres of land in Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces have been scorched by wildfires. Thousands of families have evacuated their homes, and first responders are working to contain the blazes. Read more: wck.org/en-us/news/canada-wildfireswck.orgWorld Central Kitchen | WCK relief team en route to Winnipeg amid devastating wildfires in Canada©2025 World Central Kitchen 722169
Jared P. Bruce 🇨🇦 @jpbruce10.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Huge win for the @winnipegjets.com. Helle is back! #gojetsgo 011