My 4 year old was protesting his second dose of MMR and I was able to convince him in ten minutes and 3 photos that he should get it. You can be as smart as a 4 yo...get vaccinated, vaccinate your kids. Learn the facts from reliable resources. 🧪👩‍🔬🍎🥽🧬 #vaccines my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treat...

Use caution when doing STEM kits...they're often inaccurate. I just did one with my sons, from a major kit supplier, that reacted aluminum foil & copper(II) sulfate in aqueous sodium chloride. It bubbles as hydrogen gas evolves and the kit said it was "harmless" CO2 despite no C 🧪👩‍🔬🥽🍎🧬 #knowyourfacts

Two important accounts from individuals affected by paralysis from polio infection. Something to consider with the mounting number of people rejecting vaccinations. Herd immunity is essential to protect newborns and the immune compromised. 🍎🧪👩‍🔬🥽🧬 #vaccinate #kids www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

1/6 I just delivered my baby in the hospital and was saddened to hear from the staff that routine vitamin K shots for babies are being rejected by parents more frequently now due to the information, without scientific basis or research evidence, being spread by the current administration. 🧪🧬👩‍🔬🍎🥽⚛️

There should be more quantitative reasoning in early science curricula. Kindergartners can understand and implement simple measurements and analysis, both important aspects of most fields of science and research. Why are so many science curricula/experiments for kids qualitative only? 🍎🥽👩‍🔬🧪🧬⚛️ #math

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... Don't listen to fools who claim vaccines aren't what's best for your kids. PLEASE vaccinate your children. Vaccines save lives and are extremely low risk compared to the viruses/severity of viruses they successfully prevent. These funding cuts should scare us 🧪🧬👩‍🔬🍎🥽

Unfairly harshly grading students doesn't motivate them. The key here is "unfairly". Having high expectations for students is a good thing, but playing transparent mind games never works the way one would expect... especially with motivated students who know they deserve better grades. 👩‍🔬🥽⚛️🍎🧬🧪

If the average exam grade is significantly less than 75, and the class size is reasonably large, the exam and/or the instructional methods need to be re-evaluated...even if "one student got a 95+". 🍎⚛️🧪🥽🧬👩‍🔬

Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire because they use liquid electrolytes made of flammable organic solvents. A new water-based electrolyte with the texture of kids’ play slime promises to make batteries safer. cen.acs.org/materials/en... #chemsky 🧪

Last round of wildflowers! Somehow they survived the freeze! #bloomscrolling 🌱 🌼

With the leaves changing and #fall at its peak, consider giving my podcast episode on the #STEM of the fall season a listen! Great for #kids asking why leaves change colors, or how #bugs prepare for the winter. No ads! 🍎🧪👩‍🔬🥽🧬🐛🦋🍁🍂 open.spotify.com/episode/6GOG...

Don't forget your flu shot this year! Vaccines are safe and effective - talk to your doctor for answers to questions. #vaccinate #vaccine #noflu 🧪🧬🍎🥽👩‍🔬

New website and new services through #STEMFactually ! I am excited to announce I am expanding educational services available. Some great new additions include mock presentation sessions and draft writing reviews for grad students, STEM mentoring for students, and tutoring for advanced STEM courses.

I just love these guys 🌱🧬🧪🦋🐛 #caterpillar #monarchs #plantmilkweed #nativegardening #NY #iloveny

The FDA has green-lit updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025–26 season for select groups, but confusion is already mounting over how physicians and insurers will handle the shots. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

Finally found some of these guys!! #nature #monarchs #savethemonarchs #gardening #bugs 🌱🧬🧪

With a few chemical tweaks to a known metal-organic framework (MOF), researchers have developed a material that quickly detects and removes a common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) from contaminated water. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

I didn't know bachelor's buttons could be pink! Found this guy in my wildflower pots. #bloomscrolling #flower #garden 🌱

I knew #numberblocks was good but I didn't expect my 5yo to suddenly factor 289000 into 17 and 17000 in his head at dinner this evening. Never underestimate kids when teaching #STEM. Asked him how he did it and he said he was thinking of rabbits 😂 🍎 #math #kidsarecool #parenting #rabbitmath

I'm offering virtual educational services through my LLC, if anyone needs some help with chemistry courses. I also will virtually attend practice defenses & conference presentations and provide direct feedback. Please dm or email (stemfactually, Gmail) to request services and availability. #tutor

Everybody needs sunscreen, including people with dark skin. And we need a lot. Here is a look at what the ingredients in a sunscreen tube do. cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky

1/2 Fifteen minutes in my dad's milkweed gardens and look at all the neat bugs I found! #nature #plantmilkweed #bloomscrolling #bugs #plantnatives 🌱🍎🧬👩‍🔬

Just because something "sounds science-y" doesn't mean it's right. I constantly see confidently incorrect posts on social media platforms (looking at you #reddit) where someone explains science with confidence and everyone believes it. Always #factcheck what you read. People are wrong A LOT. 🧪👩‍🔬🥽🍎🧬⚛️

Iridescence of dragonfly wings is caused by structural coloration. When light passes through microscopic surface structures w/varying refractive indices, constructive & destructive interference occur. This enhances some wavelengths of light, creating vivid colors dependent upon viewing angle 🧪🍎🥽👩‍🔬🌱🧬⚛️

Catching three dragonflies in one shot has to be lucky right #lucky #dragonfly #bugs 🌱

#bloomscrolling 🌱🌹

After months of battling what feels like every pest possible, I got a rose! It's changing color! Yesterday it was light yellow and pink; today it's significantly more vibrant. Very neat! I'm excited to see what it looks like tomorrow. Wonder if it's temperature, pH, or just the hybrid🌹 🌱 🧪 🍎🥽👩‍🔬🧬

I took this photo at a park near Syracuse, NY a few years ago. Unedited...just the beauty of nature! I remember how peaceful it was like it was yesterday. #NY #Syracuse #nature #woods #trees #YesNY

Found this beautiful guy in my garden! He was kind enough to pose for a photoshoot while I tried to figure out how to capture such a speedy bug. Great blue skimmer, I think. #bugs #garden #dragonfly 🌱

New design for my #Redbubble shop! This design features a cornflower photographed in my yard. I reduced markup substantially on the Classic T-Shirt in this design only; down from 29.99 to 20.99. I had fun with this; I love wildflowers #flower #nature #plants #shop www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1716...

#bloomscrolling #pollinator 🌱

Peony! #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening 🌱

While love might last forever... thermodynamically, diamonds won’t. At standard temp and pressure, graphite is the more stable form of carbon. Kinetics keep diamonds brilliant for a lifetime with a high activation energy for conversion #love 🧪💎💍👩‍🔬🧬🥽🍎 #stemfactually

Wildflower planters are finally showing off #bloomscrolling #flowers 🌱

Coreopsis #bloomscrolling #wildflower 🌱

🧪👩‍🔬🧬🥽🍎 #politics www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is very neat! Lower doses required, which could reduce even more any small vaccine-associated risks, and it is fridge stable, increasing access and ease of storage. Hopefully it's approved for all ages soon #moderna #covid #vaccine #vaccinate 🧪👩‍🔬🧬🍎🥽 www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fda...

Anyone know if this is poison oak? 🌱 #plantid #ny

Not sure who these babies belong to! My guess is an orb weaver since they frequent our porch 🕷️ 🕸️ 🌱 #bugs

A little ruby-throated hummingbird is sheltering in our porch container gardens! Stay dry little fella. 🌱🐦 #birds #hummingbird #nature #staydry #ny

Found this beautiful cornflower right outside next to my still-flowerless planter. I never mind being one-upped by nature 😂 🌱💠 #bloomscrolling

How neat would an anti-tick vaccine be 🧪🧬👩‍🔬🍎🥽 scim.ag/43bRnt9

Possibly a peony growing!! I planted roots but wasn't optimistic. 🤞🌱🌸 #spring

If you're in an area where there are ticks, don't forget your daily tick checks throughout the spring, summer, and fall. They're everywhere! It's been raining and I've not been outside for 2 days and just found a tick on me. They are sneaky! 🌱🍎 #ticks #bugs #yuck #donteatme

Found my 5 year old squeezing out a tube of Aquaphor into a bowl of water because he was "doing an experiment". We ended up doing solubility tests in water, hand sanitizer, and oil. Then we saw how soap dispersed it in water. He really enjoyed it and learned all about polarity and micelles 🧪👩‍🔬🍎🥽⚛️🧬

Taking time to parent your kids doesn't make your credentials disappear. Many women in STEM take extended maternity leave, stay-at-home parent, etc.It doesn't make them any less valuable as professionals. Respecting women means respecting their career choices, not erasing past accomplishments 🧪👩‍🔬🍎🥽⚛️🧬

First flowers for the season! So excited! 🌱🦋🐞🐝

I've published my next #substack post. This post focuses on the necessity of introducing #stem to children and offers innovative approaches for doing so as #parents, #teachers, and educators. Audio will be added tomorrow. Thanks for reading! 🧪👩‍🔬⚛️🧬🍎🥽 open.substack.com/pub/drmariss...

When explaining to your little kids we only throw items that feel soft, don't forget to tell them non-newtonian fluids do not count. Learned that the hard way, no pun intended 🧪👩‍🔬🍎🥽⚛️

My 3 year old just asked "if an electron flows, does gravity make it go down?" Incorporating basic STEM terms into the everyday, snap circuits, & familiarity with gravity from his love of #space has helped him make a connection about forces and how they affect different systems 🧪👩‍🔬🍎🥽⚛️🧬 #kids #parent