Delighted to see this collaborative work out on the orientation of NHCs on surfaces. More complicated than thiols, but you CAN control upright vs. flat lying by control over sterics at the N substituents (bulkier=upright) and backbone, if you destabilize flat-lying. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

I don't see this said enough: the widespread use of generative AI is not only making our jobs as educators harder logistically, but also emotionally. It is genuinely sad to be suspicious of students when you have spent so much time building a pedagogy based on trust and not being a cop. It sucks.

A group of 17 leading public health researchers and advocates from the US, Canada, and Europe are calling on regulators around the world to treat the widely used herbicide glyphosate as hazardous and limit or eliminate its use to protect public health: cen.acs.org/food/agricul... #chemsky🧪

Big Tech leaders will talk about protecting “innovation” and “entrepreneurship,” but what they really want to do is protect is themselves. @paulwaldman.bsky.social rightfully warns in @atrupar.com’s latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could open doors towards treatments

So for my friends who don't follow Canadian politics, the New Democratic party just chose Avi Lewis as their leader. That means the Badass Dr. Naomi Klein could be our first lady. I am pretty pumped about these two amazing humans being involved in Can politics. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_K...

NSERC results are out y'all! Here's hoping everyone feels like this kid!!

Afroman, the hero we didn't know we needed.

Fuck yeah Afroman!

The real theme of the modern age is "Nobody Wants This". AI, ICE in airports, ICE in general, the Iran War, data centers sending actual cities wiht people into blackouts -- "nobody" wants this. And yet here we are.

I did not have Afroman wins defamation lawsuit on my bingo card for 2026, but GO AFROMAN!

Super excited to be part of this new international collaboration!

That feeling when you finally edit your grant down to fit the page limits!

AI doesn't reduce our workload. We need to be thoughtful about how we use this new tool. I would ask those who are my age and older–has email reduced your work? Has zoom reduced our workload? I would argue neither have. hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

One crucial aspect of using these AI tools is that you are sharing information with them. If this information is confidential/privileged, this is seriously problematic. The continued push for AI in every aspect of work ignores the true problem, which is pervasive overwork.

The process that led to the Holocaust didn't start with killing people. First it made them non-people. Then it killed them.

10:30 am and I'm at 65 emails.

New: Emails and documents from Epstein files reveal Howard Lutnick and his firm had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. The two were involved in a deal for at least six years, and an email shows "HWL" discussing the investment with Epstein in 2018. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This. I have written about ways for students to use AI tools to enhance their learning. This is so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so much not one of those ways.

Brutal.

airing the BAFTA award ceremony on a tape delay, leaving in a slur, but editing out "free Palestine"?? that too is a choice, and an egregious one at that! archive.ph/YMhlK

When a clinical trial showed that lung cancer patients treated in the morning had a massive reduction in the risk of progression compared to those treated in the afternoon, many scientists were intrigued, if skeptical. Now that study is coming under fire.

I'd rather that our men and women came in second on the ice but first in terms of class. www.msn.com/en-us/sports...

Stay classy.

Me: I did not love that wine to be honest Also me: but you did drink a lot of it....

The Epstein scandal isn't just about the disgusting sex trafficking of underage girls. It's also about the rich, powerful men who LIED to us to cover up their involvement.

Always follow the money. Unrestrained capitalism is a success only for those at the VERY top.

When you are so used to privilege that even the thought of equality feels disastrous.

Here's my idea. ZERO personal gun ownership. You want to go to a firing range, use a gun there. You want to go hunting, sign out a gun. People will mental health issues should not have access to weapons while in crisis. No one except police and military need guns, and they don't need them at home.

I'm very disappointed with the IOC today. Like most Ukrainians, this young man has lost so much. Why not let him decorate his helmet with the faces of lost friends? So cowardly of the IOC. (Image from BBC news)

Grace slick was a badass.

We have posted this New Yorker's cartoon several times in the last 13 years... it gets only more relevant and infuriating with the passage of time. We are, collectively, a species of idiots.

The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story. The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth. And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism. Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.

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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star

Love this (sarcasm). Ottawa and Alberta agree to build a pipeline through another province, who hasn't been consulted, through Indigenous lands, who don't want it. I guess I'm done with voting liberal.

I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other

“Post pandemic” discussion about RSV and problems with getting vaccines — on 6pm CBC radio news with @laurenpelley.bsky.social . The shots are “keeping babies out of hospital” Me: Great! Vaccines are great! What about additional measures for this apparently airborne virus?

I should be fine right?

I did not have ‘Rubber duck museum moves to Canada because of tariffs and trade war’ on my 2025 bingo card. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bulky Phosphine Ligands Promote Palladium-Catalyzed Protodeboronation ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @aspuru.bsky.social , @thematterlab.bsky.social )

The American Chemical Society has selected Kangjie “Harry” Bian, Philip Lampkin, Hao Liang, Camille Rubel, and Allison Wong as the first recipients of the Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship in Organic Chemistry. cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS... #chemsky

Yup. Bring on 47 factor authentication, caues that's what is already feels like.

Horrifying what people do for the sake of greed.

AOC with the facts on MTG