In reading up for this article, this stat came up:
Between 2016-20, the president had said/written “fake news” 1,906 times.
“While the president has used the phrase to undermine reporters holding him and power to account, actual fake news has proliferated.”
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A screenshot of a news article titled “Editorial: Can we future-proof the language of chemistry?” The opening art is a television’s showing the dictionary entry of the term “global warming”
Journalists lost a lot of public trust when politicians turned the term “fake news” (a term journalists came up with!) into a weapon. Similar things have been happening in the language of science. I got to spew a bit about it in @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/education/sc...
As always @markpeplow.bsky.social's stories spark curiosity, but this one about cuprocene also sparked debate: sandwich or hot dog? Well, cuprocene is definitively a sandwich. If you're looking for something to argue about, this californium complex seems more hot-doggish: cen.acs.org/physical-che...
Hope that one day my capable colleagues will have a say in the direction that C&EN is headed. Here we go …
I've been at C&EN for over four years and I can genuinely say our staff is some of the most thoughtful, dedicated people I've ever worked with. With @cenguild.bsky.social, we can make sure we're all supported in our effort to keep putting out our unique brand of high-quality science journalism!
In the age of gpt, i appreciate this edit more than i used to. Feels quaint but necessary. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt0d...
I think it says a lot about the current moment that we chose molecule that is surprisingly holding itself together despite a thermodynamic incentive to break down...
Final round of the bracket closes on Sunday. VOTE!
fellas try voting on a color photograph next year
I don’t know who needs to hear this…so I’m not going to say it until I have better info
It's that time again: C&EN's molecule of the year poll is now open! Vote for your favorite molecule of 2025: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
#chemsky 🧪
I know #chemsky was dabbling in the #mincup @mineralcup.bsky.social . Now we have our own bracket. Vote for your favorite chempics!
And if you really want to make me happy, read the blog post explaining each pic in the bracket! I like this one :) cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
We're getting to the end of 2025, so why not: We made a bracket. VOTE on our best science photos. These scientists ... man, are they doin' some wild stuff! #CENChempics @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/education/sc...
I love a good complex natural product. This one has two α-tropolones, 10 asymmetric stereocenters, and a a labile hemiketal. After a longstanding effort, chemists in Seth Herzon's lab have made (–)-gukulenin A. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social
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It’s pretty exciting that we might see big auroral displays in Maryland tomorrow night! Last fall, I couldn’t believe how purple the sky got… anyway, if you’re interested in how CMEs and solar flares form, check out the story I wrote last month for C&EN! 🌌☀️
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In 2024, Belén González-Gaya tagged along on a tourist cruise to get to Antarctica and study contaminants of emerging concern. Among the chemicals she found were a human metabolite of nicotine, and degradation products of an ingredient in sunscreen. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Yes, there's lead in protein powders. No, there's no known safe level. But, exposure to trace amounts is inevitable, especially since plants naturally take up lead from the environment. And, people disagree on standards for manufacturers. Latest @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
A duckduckgo image search window with the search terms "therapy fish". The two image results show a bearded person affectionately embracing large orange carp-like fish.
i was looking for a photo of someone hugging a fish and found out that people have been feeding the phrase "therapy fish" to Ai image generators
A wax paper bag of Piggvar sour blueberry candy fish, a starch-based jelly candy. A hand next to the bag cradles one of the reddish candies that are covered in white sour powder.
In my reporting, I found out that there are a bunch of “Swedish-type” candies that are growing in popularity in the US. I got these (fancy?) Swedish jellies for myself. Pretty good!
Hartel is the [candy]man. Thanks so much for the suggestion!
Leading up to Halloween we ask, Why do some gummy brands rock, and why do others feel like you're chewing plastic?
🎃🍬👻 Read my little explainer for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/food/food-in...
"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that."
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
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Years ago, when I began my journey in STEM, I never would have imagined chemists with disabilities like myself would ever been seen as "trailblazers".
Now, I am so grateful that the @acs.org and @cenmag.bsky.social have celebrated chemists with various disabilities in this years Trailblazers issue!
Ok, if you can’t read all of this year’s profiles, *at least* click through a couple of them and peek at the portraits and photos for the package. Damn i wish i looked that good cen.acs.org/people/profi...
I just liked this one about Karl Booksh. He realizes that doing experiments is hard, so he’s using machine learning to avoid the need for extra benchwork. @fmorningstar.bsky.social was even able to capture his southern charm: cen.acs.org/analytical-c...
Every word about Neetu Jha made me go ‘wow’: She turns garbage into zinc-ion batteries and got her university to install ramps and an elevator for accessibility. Read @payaldhar.bsky.social
inspiring piece: cen.acs.org/energy/energ...
Artur Mylin lost half a leg fighting in Ukraine. A year later, he walked back into the lab to defend his country in a new way. @rowanwalrath.bsky.social wrote a knockout about him: cen.acs.org/physical-che...
We lead the issue with Mona Minkara’s POWERFUL personal essay. Start here: cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
