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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

SMASHES REPOST BUTTON SO FUCKING FAST

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This is true. I do need more dog photos in my lecture content though. We can have both!

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I've threatened my grad class that if I run out of lecture content the last half of the semester will just be dog pics. They seem to be ok with this.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I rarely understand these types of decisions. I hope they switch it back - perfect bus routes are precious.

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

For those already thinking & preparing for summer field work, here's a paper we wrote about how to make #trans inclusion changes! It's for marine biology AND more! Written by majority trans authors and a huge collab effort 🙌 💜 🏳️‍⚧️ #academia #inclusion agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Navigating Gender at Sea

Limited attention has been given to the challenges faced by transgender and gender diverse (TGD) scientists TGD people face harassment, gendered berthing, and other legal and physical barriers w...

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not my student, to clarify. But definitely my dog.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Last week's PhD defence went well despite the extra examiner who showed up. He expressed concern at the lack of kibble in the presentation, but otherwise enjoyed it. #DogsOfBluesky #ChemSky

Photo of a dog sittingon a lap, tongue hanging out. Owner of lap is facing a computer screen with science stuff on it. There is art in the background.

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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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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Spreadsheets have more uses than I knew. I didn't want to know this one.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And here i am, all excited about giving my grad class an Excel tutorial next week. Squee!

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fair. Even organic chemists can love spreadsheets! Under very specific conditions.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Spreadsheets are wonderful. Possibly not so helpful with synthesis, though.

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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

Why would you say such a thing

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

Phew indeed! Fingers crossed...

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

It's ok now when he's 12 lb, but i hope he stops before he reaches 30!

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

I'm very proud of the title. Thank you! (I actually thought the editors would make me change it, but they were cool.)

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

And, fixed! bsky.app/profile/tfka...

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

Fixed (I think): bsky.app/profile/tfka...

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

There are lots of women in chemistry undergrad and grad programs, but very few postdocs and even fewer faculty. Many women have told me they don't see academia as a viable career because they want kids. I want us to stop promoting this idea. It's bad for women and bad for science.

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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

I suppose the depth of their entanglement in the manosphere could be measured in "manometers."

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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

My last dog never thought to do this. We were a bit spoiled...

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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 · 19/08/2026

You can also keep it beside your stove to put out oven fires. Which is useful when your stove is older than your parents. Ah, childhood memories...

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm getting nervous. Bean's parents were both ~30 lb, but Bean's paws are huge. And he's already 12 lb at 11 weeks...

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

So is Bean! Currently 5 kg, but he'll grow.

Puppy glares at the camera. He's on a lawn, protecting a slipper.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm trying to find a way to make a pun out of lip sync and synthesis but I'm too tired. Also (random), I think my puppy will look a lot like your dog when he grows up.

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What about my posts makes you think I find any of these responses weird? 😆

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

To be fair, Will Ferrule will probably be my pinnacle. I'm quite impressed with everyone's science rhymes!

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Tara Kahan @tfkahan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Normalcy" (Normal for me!)

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

Very famous chemistry sayings.

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