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Michael Evans

@mevans86.bsky.social
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Dad. Director of First-year Chemistry at Georgia Tech. Organic chemistry "expert"; armchair biochemist and photochemist. “He started out great, but by the end of the term I’d tuned him out.”

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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 1h
Like if you’re watching Phillies-Braves and you’re thinking about oxidation when you see that sleeve! IBX baby! 😂⚾️👨‍🔬
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another year of incredibly nerve-wracking Braves baseball. 😓
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bryce Harper better watch his back when he gets back to Philly. 😂
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An amazing molecular mystery…solved!
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh my goodness, this blew my mind. The rate of radical scavenging by kinetin depends on the concentration of its deprotonated form, so a plot of log(k) versus pH looks like a titration curve...! #chemsky pubs.acs.org/joceah/artic...
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bullet is a hell of a drug. 😂 #chesspunks lichess.org/KqgtqxaX/black
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I got a guy arguing that alcohols and phenols are distinct functional groups, to the extent that calling a phenol an “alcohol” is incorrect. What say you, #chemsky?!
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The pedantry of people with doctoral degrees sometimes, I swear… 😮‍💨
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bojack Horseman is (correctly) listed as the best animated show, but I think it should be higher on the list! No way Louie is better. No way.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR! GO KIERA! 🥳💪
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'd rather play softball on a sprained ankle and bum knee tonight than even think about the Atlanta Falcons. Rise up 'n all that.
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Devondre Campbell in Atlanta Falcons Jersey
ALT: Devondre Campbell in Atlanta Falcons Jersey
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another classic Caro-Kann exchange! 🥳
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In case you were wondering, yes, there is a Wikipedia page on anti-Barney humor. Looking back on it, as a second grader in 1992, I was evidently on the bleeding edge of hating on the purple dino. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Ba...
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Anti-Barney humor - Wikipedia
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Developers and practitioners of photochemical reactions have to reckon with reproducibility—this simple paper is an intriguing wake-up call. A 2-dram vial positioned 1 cm from a 3-Watt LED heats up by over 40 ºC! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Temperature and reproducibility in photocatalysis - Nature Chemistry
In recent years, there has been a surge in the development of reactions using photoredox catalysis. However, the ability to reproduce these reactions varies wildly, owing to key factors such as light ...
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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Trump administration tries - yet again - to get federal research research funding under its ideological control. Let’s defeat it like we did the last one!
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Yet Another Attempt to Strangle Scientific Funding
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I can’t stand fantasy sports sometimes. Why am I praying for Jayden Daniels’ elbow?! 😑
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Falcons are so embarrassing at MBS. 😓 Waiting for the day they’ll be offering United-level ticket prices. Oof.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Take back —!
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wowsers. This is probably the best 1+0 game I’ve ever played. 52 moves! 🤯 #chesspunks lichess.org/svHVSasH/black
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Bullet Chess • snop-123 vs mevans
snop-123 (1441) played mevans (1428) in a rated Bullet (1+0) game of chess. mevans won by checkmate after 52 moves. Click to replay, analyse, and discuss the game!
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A cautionary tale, with a concerning amount of follow-up describing faculty over-using LLMs... ☹️ Don't upload your students' work to an LLM without their permission (duh). www.reddit.com/r/PhD/commen...
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From the PhD community on Reddit
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is one letter, not five! 😅😂 Wordle 1,916 4/6 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 95/99 Luck 52/99
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Regardless of your political opinion on the situation in the Levant, I think we can agree that the way Ed Sheeran handled the Macklemore situation was terrible. "You do you bro" and "let a musician have his political opinions" are kind of the bare minimum for a person in Sheeran's position.
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Triste
ALT: Triste
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The solubility rules were compared to the Pokémon type chart in class…and the nerd train rolls on. 🤓😂👨‍🔬 (Nobody memorizes it. You learn “water beats fire” and look up the rest as needed.)
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Pleakley @pleaks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
banned myself from twitter for 1 week and opened it on reflex earlier today which is how i found out ringo starr thinks bigger animals have bigger molecules which is why he drinks goat milk bc its the “right size” for humans to drink and not cow milk which makes u more full bc of the big molecules
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#ChemSky from my colleague Justin in our Analytical group
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Why Not Both? The Iconic Meme
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Guess this year’s Halloween costume… 😏
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Michigan: "No more grades in the first semester." 🤡 Ohio State: "Hold my beer."
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today in class, I compared the names of groups of chemical elements to the goofy names of color combinations in Magic—izzet, golgari, etc. Maybe you sit down to try to learn them once, but they mostly get in your head via exposure in collecting and games. Fun little comparison.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A report ripe for deeper mechanistic study: divergent outcomes in photo-catalyzed cyclizations of 1,5-dienes with electronically distinct substituents on a tethering nitrogen. Nifty! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Programmable regiodivergent light-driven cyclization of acyclic 1,5-dienes unlocks rigid bicyclic architectures - Nature Chemistry
The kinetic preference for 5-exo-trig over 6-endo-trig pathways in the intramolecular radical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,5-dienes governs selectivity, a phenomenon dubbed the rule of five. Now it has ...
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Clue Flames Flames On The Side Of My Head
ALT: Clue Flames Flames On The Side Of My Head
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Awesome idea for a book! (Yes, it's my alma mater, but still.)
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
No love for Fleetwood Mac in the replies…come on! Queen is rightfully getting top billing, with debate raging whether I or II is better. I’m partial to II myself.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The below said, writing issues the author has that his editor inexplicably hasn’t fixed: - doesn’t understand that “each” is singular - doesn’t know the meaning of “comprise” (it means INCLUDE, not COMPOSE!)
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Dungeon Crawler Carl. Read it. That’s it. That’s the skeet.
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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Chemists are AWESOME! #ChemSky
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Dooglers. 😵‍💫
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There is a course at Northern Michigan University called Medicinal Plant Chemistry with the course number CH 420. No way that’s a coincidence. 😂
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Sunshine Love
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We can all hang it up. poolsuite.net is the best website on the Internet.
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Poolsuite ☼
The ultra-summer internet radio station, playing an infinity pool of summer sounds 24/7. Swimwear optional. Formerly Poolside FM.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’ve started playing 1+0 bullet, which is hazardous for your chess health. #chesspunks White to play and mate in two.
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What a save! (I was black. 😵‍💫) #chesspunks
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is actually a FANTASTIC strategy for new distance runners. “Screw it; I gotta keep going until the song ends” is a powerful motivator. 😂 I’ve done this with Hurricane by Bob Dylan. www.reddit.com/r/comics/com...
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
To all #chesspunks, please stop playing the hippo. I’m working on my anger issues and it upsets me. 🤬
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 53 tenure-track positions and 2 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
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The 2027 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“Ooh, and now I can take the bishop after a discovered ch—OH GOD NO!” Thankfully, black did not find the best move in this blitz game (he played 42…Rxd5???). But I bet you can! Black to play and win. #chesspunks lichess.org/ZQSFKUu4/white
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mutantmell @mutantmell.net · 29/07/2026
The CSB does really good explainer videos on refinery explosions and why they happened: m.youtube.com/watch?v=JplA... Ongoing maintenance is super crucial for refining (and solar cannot come fast enough).
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Animation of 2015 Explosion at ExxonMobil Refinery in Torrance, CA
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Finally finished my Fundamentals of Chemistry open course. 😮‍💨 Hoping this is a useful resource for students nervous about starting a college chemistry course for majors or engineers! github.com/mevans86/ope...
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GitHub - mevans86/open-funds-chem: Materials for Fundamentals of Chemistry, an open course developed for the Open Course Project at Georgia Tech.
Materials for Fundamentals of Chemistry, an open course developed for the Open Course Project at Georgia Tech. - mevans86/open-funds-chem
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/07/2026
Pharmaceutical Ad Urges Viewers To Fight Doctors Who Say Drug Not Right For Them theonion.com/pharmaceutical-ad-urge…
Pharmaceutical Ad Urges Viewers To Fight Doctors Who Say Drug Not Right For Them
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crocramer.bsky.social @crocramer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
60-second Safety Science! At @ulresearchinst.bsky.social, our specialized exposure chambers measure chemical emissions so we can understand potential hazards from materials and technologies in our everyday environment 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdSe...
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Using exposure chamber technology to measure chemical emissions
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Michael Evans @mevans86.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Alice Lee is STILL rocking that periodic table in the background! Legend! #chesspunks www.youtube.com/live/6hAFPFv...
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Women's Speed Chess Championship 2026: Hou Yifan v. Muzychuk In QF & Alice Lee v. Avramidou In SF
YouTube video by Chess.com
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