tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8424465128740200656..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: What's wrong with this picture? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56402150496067602392014-09-22T00:35:14.388-04:002014-09-22T00:35:14.388-04:00Hey, for the desperately unemployed PhD chemist, h...Hey, for the desperately unemployed PhD chemist, here's a job opportunity: become an actor for the Pharmaceutical Industry:<br />http://southjersey.craigslist.org/tfr/4677076791.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-70171020801832285802014-09-17T16:07:00.156-04:002014-09-17T16:07:00.156-04:00... oh, never mind. Empty classroom.... oh, never mind. Empty classroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-60096943097545692142014-09-17T16:05:36.868-04:002014-09-17T16:05:36.868-04:00The Hollywood chemistry mistakes are funny, indeed...The Hollywood chemistry mistakes are funny, indeed, but something else stands out for me. During my short career as a chemistry teacher, the principal I worked for gave me only only one critique during his first classroom observation: "never, never, NEVER turn your back on a room full of high school students." <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-45436396826138203462014-09-17T11:22:02.109-04:002014-09-17T11:22:02.109-04:00That's one way to boost interest in STEM I sup...That's one way to boost interest in STEM I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-64058121695194313882014-09-16T16:36:31.523-04:002014-09-16T16:36:31.523-04:00I think the molecule on the left is shown in trans...I think the molecule on the left is shown in transition from a Kekule structure to one in which the pi electrons are delocalized (circle) or vice-versa. Credit should also be given for the methyl group on the right coming out of the plane of the blackboard.qvxbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30548327960676911502014-09-15T18:55:58.451-04:002014-09-15T18:55:58.451-04:00I really want to link to the story about the Maths...I really want to link to the story about the Maths textbook recall in Thailand, which involves a very similar looking picture, but can't find a family friendly link.<br /><br />Short story - stock photo of attractive maths teacher (presumeably sourced via google) was inadvertently taken from a Japanese porn filmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86567582388031806732014-09-15T16:29:56.416-04:002014-09-15T16:29:56.416-04:00I don't see anything wrong with the structure ...I don't see anything wrong with the structure :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-33134896395800700232014-09-15T15:45:34.370-04:002014-09-15T15:45:34.370-04:00Please give her a break as I think those bad struc...Please give her a break as I think those bad structures obviously where drawn with her sore shoulder and then due to time and budget constraint they could not show the improvements made after she applied the medication.<br /><br />In terms of Hollywood paying someone to correct chemistry errors might suggest why would anyone even bother since <30% of populace might actually notice with <5% even caring (made up stats) plus then have a chance for blog site promotions of people telling friends to check out the mistakes (of course another view might argue since a drug ad just an expression of typical Drug Co Execs contempt for Chemistry/Science since one would trust they should know better or at least involve people who do know before putting out such garbage?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-87812727902922824222014-09-15T14:19:50.685-04:002014-09-15T14:19:50.685-04:00....you admire her spirit after all these years. B.......you admire her spirit after all these years. But when the moment is right, will you be ready?Bring the Moviesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-56636238319753347352014-09-15T14:16:26.410-04:002014-09-15T14:16:26.410-04:00Ads, I suspect. I presume that lots of Americans t...Ads, I suspect. I presume that lots of Americans think that Pfizer is a company full of rugged men whose trucks have broke down in the desert. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-14174841740708655932014-09-15T14:14:40.689-04:002014-09-15T14:14:40.689-04:00Is that in terms of the commercials being run, or ...Is that in terms of the commercials being run, or the 'public face' of the news investigations into pharma corporate shenanigans?bad wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75518159034767538912014-09-15T14:03:18.144-04:002014-09-15T14:03:18.144-04:00"The Pew Research Center’s biennial consumpti..."The Pew Research Center’s biennial consumption survey is conducted in even years. In 2010, the average age of a regular evening news consumer was 53, seven years older than the average American. Morning news audiences that year averaged 51 years of age. More than two-thirds of the morning news audience, 68%, in 2010 was female.2"<br /><br />http://stateofthemedia.org/2012/network-news-the-pace-of-change-accelerates/network-by-the-numbers/Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22822287429778338222014-09-15T14:00:42.522-04:002014-09-15T14:00:42.522-04:00The evening news that no one under 45 watches. The evening news that no one under 45 watches. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-25923043002497639472014-09-15T13:55:42.573-04:002014-09-15T13:55:42.573-04:00pardon my ignorance, but what is on TV at 6 pm?pardon my ignorance, but what is on TV at 6 pm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-58307791215324991082014-09-15T13:15:38.926-04:002014-09-15T13:15:38.926-04:001) That peroxide-thingy looks kind of hazardous. I...1) That peroxide-thingy looks kind of hazardous. I guess they're not using that in their product or we and the FDA (and the neighbors of their CRO) would have heard.<br /><br />2) My head hurts looking at this. Can their product help me with that? Probably not.Hapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77315907819657532142014-09-15T12:46:31.594-04:002014-09-15T12:46:31.594-04:00Dunno, but the whole ad is filled with bad structu...Dunno, but the whole ad is filled with bad structures and the like. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-11180214088442368342014-09-15T12:43:51.680-04:002014-09-15T12:43:51.680-04:00And what the hell is that a model of on the table ...And what the hell is that a model of on the table behind the random conical flask?Organometallicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260992796551678220noreply@blogger.com