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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Behold a dog and his sandal collection. (One for each family member.) He knows he's the goodest boy.

A dog sits on a hardwood floor, looking at the camera with his tongue out. Behind him are 3 unmatched sandals.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ifeel like the timeline needs a photo of my dog with some chard.

Reddish-brown dog lies on a carpet with a piece of swiss chard in his mouth

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

me to my class: how was your vacation, did anyone do anything? my class: a kid in the front row: okay so, I snuck into the movie theater wearing cargo pants and in one pocket I had chicken and waffles, the same in another pocket, orange juice in a third. my friend had a pie in his coat me:

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Michael Fassbender: Perfection

Alt: Michael Fassbender: Perfection

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Doctor Apatite @doctorapatite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Acknowledge the women who didn't get the Nobel Prizes that they deserved, that would be a nice long series.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Make a band bigger Sheryl Raven

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Got one line (with no lyrics) of a song stuck in my head. All I knew was it was recent and sung by a woman. Finally figured it out. It was No Rain by Blind Melon.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

If the only time you stand up for free speech is when you’re defending Nazis, it might not be free speech you’re really into.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wrote about having a kid as a pre-tenure woman. My story isn't universal, but I like to think it's widely applicable. If nothing else, I hope it m̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶l̶a̶u̶g̶h̶ counters the narrative that motherhood is ill-paired with a career in academia. #ChemSky www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just registered Bean for puppy class. The answer seemed obvious...

Screenshot of an online form.

Dog's name? Bean
Dog's age? 11 weeks
What is your pet's most obvious breed(s)? Australian labradoodle
Any behavioural issues you want to change? Puppy.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Reading a thesis that references nanospheres, which i keep reading as "manosphere." I therefore propose we start referring to people sucked into the manosphere as "manoparticles."

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Stay out of the dishwasher" is a new phrase for me. #PuppyLife

Brown puppy stands on the open door of a dishwasher, staring balefully at the camera.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Very famous chemistry sayings.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Turns out the saying is not, in fact, "Chillin' like vanillin." #ChemSky

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I 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...

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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab

Over 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...

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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

❌data modelling ✅ Data, modelling

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Dreamed I was at a conference that hired @raffic.bsky.social for entertainment. A roomful of chemists enthusiastically singing Baby Beluga... it was wonderful. @ciccheminst.bsky.social do you think we could make this happen??

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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Instructional Support Specialist (NMR Specialist) College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... #NMRjobs #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

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DEI Virologist @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Shoutout to romance and fantasy writers single handedly keeping my mental health above the line.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This award was well-deserved. Pedro was such an amazing PhD student. (Was because he graduated, not because he stopped being amazing.) (Also, you're welcome @pedroafs.bsky.social)

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's been a while! Long enough I forgot my password and my profile pic. But now I'm back. Expect gushing posts about my research group (they're so great), very random thoughts, and - as of tomorrow - puppy pics.

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SKS @shawschem.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Hello #chemsky, if you were leading an interdisciplinary center and wanted to get #authorship off on the right track, what would be some good topics for discussion between #STEM discipline academics? Is the #CRediT framework (or similar) adequate?

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

For today's conference sessions, I'm wearing my "fancy" shorts. And I am not at all underdressed. Fancy = non-elasticized

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

At a workshop (ice at the microscale) in Switzerland. My kid is ambivalent about the view, but is offended by the lack of things to do in the hotel room. (Not clear what she expects in that regard.)

Photo of a mountain lake with trees in the foreground and lots of clouds.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Looks like I'll probably be allowed into England after all! It just involves money, a visit to the British consulate in Croatia, and correctly deciphering the instructions on a baffling government form.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Picking my kid up from camp. I'm guessing she had fun since she ran away as soon as she saw me.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Was planning on travelling to England this summer. But as a dual citizen I'm not eligible for their ETA (new visa rules), and there's probably no time to renew my existing passport. So... no England for me? (Wonder how long it takes to renounce citizenship...)

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Just replied to an email asking me to do service work - "I'm on sabbatical and unavailable." What a rush of endorphins!

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Kid's birthday party was today. I baked cupcakes. I do not know how to bake cupcakes. Round 1 worked better than round 2, but none looked like cupcakes. (Icing did NOT help.)

Photo of lemon cupcakes. They are square. They are in cupcake wrappers, sitting on a plate on a stove.

Photo of vanilla cupcakes. They have spread across the entire baking pan. Their paper wrappers have been consumed by cupcake. No one knows where one ends and another begins.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Why is Facebook suddenly giving me ads for "mineral-infused panties"? I'm too scared to click...

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Remove a letter, ruin a movie (I can't stop). Seed One With the Wind Moan The Leg Movie A Christmas Carl The Princess Ride

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Rachel O'Brien @reobrien.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Remove a letter, ruin a movie. While You Were Seeping

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Remove a letter, ruin a movie. I, Root

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Received a manuscript to review where authors' identities are hidden. I support this practice, but am annoyed because it disrupts my folder-labelling system. #PettyComplaints #ChemSky

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We're getting some garage work done. (Or, at least, that's where we're putting our instruments.) #IndoorChem

Three men (2 with glasses, all with black hair) stand in a garage, staring in contemplation at computer screens that display science stuff. Photo.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Just sent someone a photo of my bathroom. For science.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Would you believe it's shorts weather? It'll go up to 18 C (64 F maybe?) today. Gorgeous! Dog getting ear scritches just cuz.

Photo of a dog leaning on a person's had as he (the dog) gets his ear scratched. The dog is on a deck, and much snow is visible in the background. It is sunny.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

My child pours the milk before the cereal. Who raised her??

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

PhD student @jaysdave.bsky.social and I visited 9 Mile Brewery to scope out a collaborative project. Yay for fun science!

A man (black hair, beard, glasses) crouches on the floor of a brewery, holding a laptop and an air sensor. Brewing vats are in the background. A circled number 9 is painted on the floor. (Photograph)

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Jennifer Murphy @envchemjen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Back when I was choosing grad programs in 2000, I ruled out a group that had an important instrument that had a computer that could only use 5.25" floppy disks. This week I learned a key instrument in my lab depends on a computer that is still running Windows 7. Physical chemist, heal thyself!

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a woman in a blue shirt is making a funny face and says " so embarrassing "

ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is making a funny face and says " so embarrassing "

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

To mark the 15th anniversary of meeting my husband (in a parking lot, in case anyone was wondering), we bought a new (functioning) dishwasher.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I didn't even have to get out of bed to enjoy the northern lights last night.

Photo of a backyard taken through a window at night. There's a fence, some buildings, and trees. The northern lights (mostly green) are visible.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Someone told me NSERC discovery grant announcements have started. Aaaaaaaaaah

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

What do you mean, it's not sunbathing weather? #Saskatchewan

Photo of a woman bundled up for winter (black snow pants, black coat, black and grey gloves) lies sprawled out in the snow. The sun is shining.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

All right stop precipitating and listen I know it's pretty when the sidewalks glisten But something has me slipping and freezing Today's snow squall has me thinking of leaving Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know Turn up the heat and melt the snow Ice, ice baby So sick of ice, ice baby

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Things that happened yesterday: - Husband tested positive for COVID - Dog peed in our bedroom - Dog got very stuck behind the hot tub (why was he even there? We'll never know) - Kid's best friend unfriended her on Roblox (then attempted to re-friend her - 8 y.o. drama is intense)

Scarlett O'Hara saying "After all, tomorrow is another day."

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Sitting in a train, listening to someone clip their nails. 🤢

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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

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