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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/09/2026

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The irony is that many revenue-generating master's programs will not be able to survive without international students, meaning that they also won't be available for domestic students. This will hit STEM fields the hardest - the programs will just be too costly to maintain.

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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I see a lot of commenters in forums and blogs on A.I. stuff that chime in to say "A.I. has completely rewritten the entire discipline of chemistry" and then I file that person away as someone who is just talking out of their ass

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment in a science faculty building, the university announced Aug. 27. #chemsky 🧪

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Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure

Officials say an investigation into the cause of the fatal incident is ongoing

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Unni Eikeseth @unnieikeseth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In our study of textbooks in Czechia, Norway, and Turkey, we find that recommendations backed up by 25 years of research have not had much impact on how chemical bonding is presented in textbooks in our three countries. ⚛️ 🧪🍎#chemsky : www.mdpi.com/3964310

A bar chart showing the degree to which textbooks in Czechia, Norway and Turkey are in accordance with four recommendations from 25 years of educational research on chemical bonding.

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Any one want to guess for when the AI models start doing light treason?

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Caliban Darklock @darklock.com · 20/07/2026

Early in my career I was called on to figure out what the hell was wrong with a FORTRAN program which had worked just fine for years, but when a contractor updated some formulas, it stopped working.

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Phil Corlett @philcorlett.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So this happened today. A theory paper I am reviewing for a top tier journal, citing a paper written by me, that doesn’t exist - this just seems lazy - I have actually written A TONNE of papers that make the point. Why rely on gen AI?

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nothing like an explosive diarrhea-causing parasite to remind us of the importance of a functional public health apparatus--and of course, the value of a robust surveillance network for pathogens. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁):

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Why Do We Need Explosive Diarrhea to Remind Us Public Health Matters?

This week, public health detectives in Michigan got their first big lead in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the state amid a broader national surge. Initial eviden...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/05/2026

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 16/12/2025

Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...

A screenshot from the official Mozilla blog that reads: Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software. Firefox will remain our anchor. It will evolve into a modern AI browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 29/11/2025

The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 28/11/2025

whenever a youtuber *chooses to put into the video* that they asked chatGPT something, i close the video lol. as if i'm interested in hearing about the journey you took talking to a fucking chatbot about a problem you were trying to solve 🥴

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

What was supposed to be AltText October took until today but I’m done! Alt text for 60 figures complete!!

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

CAMPUS VISIT WITH THE VAMPIRE TEACHING DEMO WITH THE VAMPIRE SIT-DOWN WITH THE DEAN WITH THE VAMPIRE APOLOGETIC EMAIL THAT THE SEARCH WAS CANCELED WITH THE VAMPIRE

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

One thing I like about AI is how I’ll search for “ESPN” and then the browser will be like “AI Powered Search found you the website for ESPN” and I can marvel at the wonders of Tomorrowland

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I own a house I rent to a guy. It’s an historic home with a big yard. Today I found out he tore down half the house. He says he’s going to rebuild it with someone else’s money. For some reason he didn’t ask my permission. Is anything I can do about it?

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Eladio Bobadilla @eladiobobadilla.com · 21/10/2025

I'm catching strays this morning.

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Book writing update: I'm part way through review and I think the figures are more-or-less set, so now I'm writing alt text for each of 60 or so figs. I'm calling it "Alt Text October". I'm trying to do 5 every day, which means I'm actually doing 2-3 every third day, but I'm making progress.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Spotted at the airport

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

If you've ever wondered about #POGIL, I'm helping facilitate a Mini-POGIL Experience next Wednesday, October 15. Come check it out! events.pogil.org/event-6350752

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The POGIL Project - 2025-26 POGIL eSeries: Mini-POGIL Experience

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

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Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

There is a danger that we assume students are good at observation. @dave2004b.bsky.social shares ideas to hone learners’ skills throughout their education to help them see, and explain, clearly edu.rsc.org/cpd/developi... #chemed #sciteachuk

Four test tubes containing different liquids: clear and colourless; pink and clear; white and opaque; blue and opaque.

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I know there are other things going on, but I can’t get over this.

Moon helium deal biggest purchase of natural resources from space

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Adjusted for inflation Spirited Away cost $22 million to make. The Triplets of Belleville cost $16.5 million, Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers cost $14.28 million, and Oscar winner Flow cost only $4 million. These critically acclaimed, made by real people films, cost less than this pile of actual vomit.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/09/2025

Y’all, they are just admitting it.

Tony Wan, head of platform at MagicSchool investor Reach Capital, explained to me that AI education companies benefit from teachers and students flagging inappropriate content and otherwise helping guide product development. To that end, he said, “we often encourage our founders to just get this in the hands of teachers and users as quickly as possible—not necessarily as a refined product. And I don’t mean that in a bad or irresponsible way.” Wan later clarified that this “should not come at the expense of quality or pose risks.”

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 31/08/2025

New plan: we get Obama to demand the death certificate

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Finished Andor tonight. Even if you aren’t a Star Wars fan you should watch Andor. I don’t even understand how good it is.

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Paul Monies @pmonies.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🧵THREAD: Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is doubling down on using a $2B tobacco settlement fund to push conservative shareholder proposals at major corporations. The state's investment board just voted 3-1 to target 10 companies in 2026. 1/8

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We're all coming at this from a different place, but here is my syllabus policy on AI for General Chemistry

The goal of this class is to create the habits of mind necessary for your success in chemistry, science in general, and in your career. These habits are developed by constantly challenging your brain to evaluate information, develop new concepts and apply these concepts in new contexts. These habits do not develop when you use artificial intelligence to solve problems. In fact, early studies on users of AI indicate that they cause academic abilities to decay (authors have been calling this effect “brain rot” and “de-skilling”). Furthermore, AI is frequently found to solve chemistry problems incorrectly. Therefore, you should not use AI in my class. You already have a “Ph.D. level expert” available to you – me! I am not as fast as AI, but you can email me at any time and I will get an answer back to you. So there is really no need for you to use AI in this class. Since I am asking you not to use it, I will also refrain from the use AI in the creation of class materials including activities, lab experiments, homework, quizzes and exams.

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩

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Jessica @jlschiller.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Hank Green does an excellent job of spelling out some of the challenges higher ed is experiencing. It's worth sharing, especially with those who are not as familiar with the workings of academia. #RAdminSky #Research #Science #AcademicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQwh...

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What Trump is Doing to Universities

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 14/08/2025

Yesterday I discovered that ChatGPT's PhD-level expertise didn't extend to bird anatomy. This morning I thought, perhaps I was being too hard on the half-trillion-dollar company. Birds are a little weird, anatomically speaking. Let's try something more familiar. A mammal. Behold.

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I’m making a promise to my students this year. Just as I am asking them not to use AI for my class, I won’t use it either. Every class resource I provide is written by me without the use of AI.

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Alex Dainis PhD 🧬 @alexdainis.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Sometimes I really feel like I’ve messed up my “influencer” journey. I’m out here trying to convince people to use science for good in their lives when I’ve missed my true passion and calling of being a collab cookie reviewer.

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Since its syllabus writing time, what are our favorite articles about the issues with things like ChatGPT? (Ethical, environmental, brain rot etc)

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Stephen G. Prilliman @sgprilliman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I can’t hear or read the word fjord without saying out loud “I won an award for that”

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I think it’s simple that a person who doesn’t do a thing and instead allows a machine to do it for them can’t claim to be part of the group or history of the profession. An artist who doesn’t make the art isn’t an artist. A writer who doesn’t write is not a writer. It’s not the ideas but the making.

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Nancy Parmalee @nparmalee.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

One thing we never talk about when we talk about NIH funded jobs is how underpaid most people are. My work has been a labor of love. I’m getting a significant pay bump as my research career ends. The world gets great research at bargain rates and we never talk about that.

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