A list of small, useful things (links):
- Still enjoying Marshall Brennan's Reactions posts, including Julia Kalow and Amit Kumar.
- The latest chemistry-related Retraction Watch post, this one involving J. Am. Chem. Soc.
- "Some thoughts on the HOPE Nobel Laureate Meeting," at Lost in Scientia.
- Jyllian writes on a new hazardous chemistry database. A good idea, for sure.
- I know that "grad school is awful" is a broad genre, but this one was international and also pretty extreme.
- Menthol eye drops? Really?
- A neat idea: A blog about sustainable nanotechnology.
- A neater idea: A podcast about sustainable nanotechnology, featuring Prof. Paul Dauenhauer.
- The latest from Prof. Yudin.
- Melanie Nelson tackles bad decisions and how to learn from them.
- The latest posts from Stellen für Chemiker.
- From ACS' What Chemists Do, Eastman's Dr. Ted Germoth, one of the team leaders that helped develop Tritan copolymer.
Again, an open invitation to all interested in writing a blog, a hobby that will bring you millions thousands hundreds tens of dollars joy and happiness. Send me a link to your post, and I'd be happy to put it up.
CJ: Is there any funding agency that funds research leading to "retraction" of paper or an experiment? Seems like we have reached an inflection point where it is ripe to be funded? Just curious!
ReplyDeleteThat's actually an interesting idea, e.g. an agency to fund bounties for retractions. It's hard to imagine that in this funding climate, but who knows?
DeleteI'm thinking there's no way in hell. That's a recipe for getting squashed.
DeleteI love those old RSC papers that would add comments from "the checkers"....those preps always worked.
DeleteGiven the budget just thrown out by the administration I wouldn't hold my breath for NIH, NSF, or DOE to start paying out for negative results just yet.
ReplyDeleteI've read that menthol eye drops are a big thing in Japan and europe. Apparently they burn like all hell but they make your eye whites whiter than fresh snow. Not sure if there's a negative to using these long-term though; I feel my 20/20 vision is too important to go playing around with some eyedrops that sting the color out of your eyes...
ReplyDeleteVision is not that important. I say go for it.
DeleteThe way to handle a bully like Jacob Appellbaum was shown in an episode of "The Big Bang Theory".
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb4QeiyN3aw
Serrated pocket-knife blades are an abomination.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had to cut rope with a knife? Particularly when one end of the rope was over the side of a boat, with something heavy attached to it?
DeleteLook man, cutting ropes with knives is my specialty.
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