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Chemjobber
@Chemjobber
1. A blog 2. Towards a quantitative understanding of the quality of the chemistry job market | #chemjobs: permanent industry/academia, #chempostdoc: postdocs
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Feb 8, 2024
    BlueSky is open, and that's where I am spending the majority of my time. There is a large community here that I will continue to amplify positions and help people for the foreseeable future.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    May 20, 2018
    By age 35, you should have saved twice as many PDFs of scientific papers as you could possibly read in your remaining lifetime.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Apr 9, 2022
    RIP this dude nytimes.com/2022/04/08/wor…
    In a particularly ill-advised action, a Russian soldier from a chemical, biological and nuclear protection unit picked up a source of cobalt-60 at one waste storage site with his bare hands, exposing himself to so much radiation in a few seconds that it went off the scales of a Geiger counter, Mr. Simyonov said. It was not clear what happened to the man, he said.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Jun 1, 2018
    "What do you do?" "Chemistry" "Really? What kind of chemistry?" "Organic synthesis" "Oh, what's that?" "It's making new molecules that are mostly made of carbon" "Uhhh, what?" "Drugs - I make drugs. I live in a RV. I am Walter White"
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Nov 4, 2020
    Analytical chemistry is undertaught and organic chemistry is overtaught in the median chemistry department.
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    James Medlock
    @jdcmedlock
    Nov 3, 2020
    Now is a good time to drop your hottest takes while everyone is distracted by the election
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Jan 20, 2019
    Hello, I'm a chemist! You may know me from my greatest hits "Everything Is Chemicals", "There's No Such Thing As Chemical-Free Food" and "Yes, I Know How To Make Meth, But I Don't Do It"
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    🇨🇦🇺🇸 Lynn Sosnoskie 🇺🇸🇨🇦
    @LynnSosnoskie
    Jan 20, 2019
    Hello, I’m a weed scientist. You may know me from my greatest hits: “No, not THAT type of weed”, “Guys, AMS goes in the tank before glyphosate”, “Spray your weeds while they are small, damn it” and “No, seriously, not THAT type of weed”.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Nov 27, 2019
    Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a new synthesis route, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if they know everything is chemicals
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Apr 9, 2022
    Replying to @Chemjobber
    Reminds me of this old Slate article about how to communicate the risks of radiation to future generations:
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    How to communicate the dangers of nuclear waste to future civilizations.
    From slate.com
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Feb 24, 2019
    Resolved: science fair projects are primarily a measurement of the family's education level.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Jan 28, 2021
    STOCK TIP: often stock solutions in laboratories can get old and lose effectiveness - be sure to write the date on the container.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Nov 23, 2018
    Ladies, if he: - only responds after you double text - doesn't care about your snap streak - performs C-H insertion - cyclopropanates olefins - also reacts to make ylides He's not your man. He's a carbene.
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Apr 23, 2020
    I felt a great disturbance, as if millions of scientists suddenly cried out in terror
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    May 27, 2020
    "Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today unveiled the SECURE CAMPUS Act, legislation that would prohibit Chinese nationals from receiving visas to the United States for graduate or post-graduate studies in STEM fields."
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    Cotton, Blackburn, Kustoff Unveil Bill to Restrict Chinese STEM Graduate Student Visas & Thousand...
    From cotton.senate.gov
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    Chemjobber
    @Chemjobber
    Nov 7, 2020
    Kamala Harris is the first daughter of a PhD scientist to be elected to the Vice Presidency.
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    Shyamala Gopalan Harris - Wikipedia
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