after listening to some chemistry professors talk about graduate admissions for next year, if you are a senior this year, you need to be thinking about post-graduation plans RIGHT NOW #chemchat 🧪

Ancient Amino Acid Sets Enable Stable Protein Folds astrobiology.com/2025/11/anci... #astrobiology #genomics #evolution

Chemists Find Clues To The Origins Of Buckyballs In Space astrobiology.com/2025/11/chem... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #interstellar

This is how much Atlanta loves our Mayor ♥️

“We want to turn the page past the divisiveness, the angriness, and just focus on brass tacks, good policy, and governance" That was how @abigailspanberger.com began her campaign. From last year: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.

Congratulations to Mayor Dickens on easy reelection. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Congratulations to the first female Governor of Virginia! (Yes, this would have been the outcome either way, and that is awesome)

Onset Of Habitable Conditions On The Hadean Earth Set By Feedback Between Tides And Greenhouse Forcing astrobiology.com/2025/11/onse... #astrobiology #astrogeology

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 290 tenure-track positions and 34 teaching-only positions:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pcB_oy4jXVGaqenGU31KYTi2KxvryzR1wt4Oo-_OcQ8/edit?usp=sharing #facultychemjobs #chemsky ⚗️🧪

No one needs any of these things. 🙃

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

Classical composers slapping "requiem" in the title so you know it's gonna be a banger.

This #TrusteesWeek we thank all those who support us on our committees, boards and panels. Our vital work couldn't be possible without the dedication of these roles. Discover more: buff.ly/fxF03hX

I needed a copy of my parents' marriage certificate for bureaucratic reasons, and because it was so long ago, I had to request a copy from the National Archives in Sweden. It just arrived in Atlanta. They got married 50 years ago last month ♥️

This is a job for referees, not AI. (And any referee worth their salt would see that this example is an interesting hypothesis worth testing, not wild speculation beyond the data.)

"Cobb is reliably excellent in maintaining the narrative momentum of a life in science that was anything but mundane. His gripping and accessible account is generous while calling out flaws as he sees them." Spot on from Georgina.

At pickup yesterday. Child #1: I'm 7! Child #2: I'm 8! 4 yo running up to them exclaiming in a very big voice: My mommy is FORTY FOUR!!! ... #momlife

I am craving Pierogis now.

‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit

Conversation at school pickup: Kids: are you a witch? Me, enthusiastically: yes!! Kids: ... Why is your hat so small? Me: ... Recounting this story to another adult, a bigger kid overhears and chimes in: why IS your hat so small? Me: ...

Mood! Thanks to husband for the T-shirt, he knows me so well. And yes, I will wear this to class today. Happy Halloween 🎃

Where Water Comes From: A New Clue From Alien Worlds astrobiology.com/2025/10/wher... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #exoplanet

My least favorite day of the year. Miss you always Benji.

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

4yo after her drum recital: "I love being on stage, and I did great because I wanted to impress you Mom!" ♥️♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰🥰

Inside NASA Missions: Roles, Paths, and Advice for ECRs – Virtual Panel astrobiology.com/2025/10/insi... #astrobiology

I think we can safely refer to it as 💩 index.

Informed debate based on reliable information is a cornerstone of any healthy democracy. False or distorted information online can spread faster than ever, shaping opinions and undermining trust.

A new report shows that anti-LGBTQI+ hate crimes have risen in the US, UK, and Europe since 2020. We all have a part to play in ending anti-LGBTQI+ hate and violence. A safer, more equal world is possible—but only if we commit to doing the work needed to get there.

Transatlantic vegan (VGML) main meal, according to the caterers #United uses in Berlin.

Phone? Charger. Laptop? Charger. Tablet? Charger. Watch? Charger. Headphones? Charger. You? Just waiting for your drawer and wallet to declare a cable coup. Why pay for stuff you already have?

we just posted our new work on #SRC #kinase led by the superb Prashant Jain 🤩 Inspired by nature, we discover that the length of the catalytic loop and the autophosphorylation site can be engineered to fine-tune downstream pathway activation. 🙏🏻 @oistedu.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

After being terrified of water for ever, 4yo swam (assisted) laps in a competition pool today!! So proud.

We finally found a vegan friendly arepa place on Buford Highway! Child is having her first arepa and is chowing it down. This is the appropriate reaction to arepas.

Most autistic people I meet *like* being autistic. It’s core to who they are & comes with many strengths What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported Let’s not confuse the two

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you, like me, are among the 1 in 4, I have a hug for you and a candle to light at dusk on 10/15 as part of the "wave of light" that pushes back just a little of the isolating darkness that comes with that kind of heartache and helpless loss. 🕯️

Congratulations to @jameststroud.bsky.social on being named a 2025 #PackardFellow by @packardfdn.bsky.social. Stroud will receive $875,000 over 5 years to fund his pioneering research in evolutionary biology — studying 1,000 backpack-wearing lizards in South Florida. Read more: bit.ly/3KNrVU5

Albert Einstein's violin just sold for over $1,000,000, well above the expected price. Fine violins are valued for their quality as instruments, and for their history, including who played them. This was Einstein's first violin he bought at age 16, and sold in 1932 before he emigrated to the US.

100,000 people came to Atlanta Pride today ♥️🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride, Atlanta! I'll always fight for a world where all of God’s children can be their authentic selves. Be safe, and have fun!

The numbers of electric vehicles sold in Europe in 2024 are in: ⚡ 1.45 million new battery-only EVs registered 📈 +32% growth in the total electric fleet 🔋 13.6% of all new car registrations are electric Europe is going full throttle to a clean future. link.europa.eu/cNKjkh

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

I have been pregnant six times and have only one living child. Each baby was so wanted. My hardest loss was a stillbirth due to a lethal skeletal dysplasia, it broke me into a million pieces. I really welcome this legislation.

Freedom to love. Freedom to be. Today, we've adopted our new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026–2030, focusing on protecting people from violence, ensuring equal rights, and advancing equality for all. Because equality and freedom are at the heart of Europe. More ↓ link.europa.eu/dDRf4r

We have launched €204M in funding to advance EU tech innovation. The calls under the #DigitalEUProgramme aim to boost innovation in: 💻 Business digitalisation 🧠 AI and big data 🏥 Health and genomics 🚗 Connected vehicles 🎓 Digital skills and media literacy & more. → link.europa.eu/ykPd6Q

Happy anniversary #CERNScienceGateway 💫 Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features our science center for education and outreach, which was inaugurated and open to the public two years ago.

I am reading Scott Anderson's "King of Kings", and it's really good so far. He actually understands Iran, in a way that most Western don't. Good analysis of the factors that led to the Revolution, and the tug of war between the Shah's paranoia and police state and his push for modernization.

Feeling kind of homesick after coming back from a week in Sweden, sniff. Thanks to Aleksandra and Per-Olof for a great FEBS course and to all my awesome colleagues in Lund for a really productive week.