Jake Yeston
@jakeyeston.bsky.social
Editor at @science.org, shepherding chemistry papers; views here are my own; he/him
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Jake Yeston
@jakeyeston.bsky.social
· Mar 10
וגר לא תלחץ ואתם ידעתם את נפש הגר כי גרים הייתם בארץ מצרים
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Completely unbothered
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Completely unbothered
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And infact we freak out when someone places video calls to us.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
And infact we freak out when someone places video calls to us.
When I was a kid everyone was like “When will we have video phones?” and now we do and I basically only communicate by text. I’m not even joking, it’s so bizarre.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
When I was a kid everyone was like “When will we have video phones?” and now we do and I basically only communicate by text. I’m not even joking, it’s so bizarre.
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no the new york times does not make money off of my once-a-year post about rogue one
The whole business model is just rage bait at this point. Just don’t engage with these people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
no the new york times does not make money off of my once-a-year post about rogue one
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Star Wars is a good movie made essential by the soundtrack from John Williams
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Star Wars is a good movie made essential by the soundtrack from John Williams
Also if we had the discourse I want, people would talk more about the genius of John Williams. Isn’t that more fun than “This bad movie was worse than another bad movie because we have to make a list?”
The incidental music is honestly even better than the title track. Just look at the incredible dramatic arc the music alone adds to this sequence. Probably best scoring ever
m.youtube.com/watch?v=83qd...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=83qd...
Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru's Death Scene - Star Wars: A New Hope [4k UltraHD]
YouTube video by Collective Culture
m.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Also if we had the discourse I want, people would talk more about the genius of John Williams. Isn’t that more fun than “This bad movie was worse than another bad movie because we have to make a list?”
The point is the discourse should be “Pritzker is an Empire Strikes Back guy” based on the 1/2 rankings and then the Star Wars team should make their case.
Good Star Wars discourse would be everyone going deep on why they liked Empire better than Star Wars or vice versa. Anything involving any of the other movies is just a distraction.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The point is the discourse should be “Pritzker is an Empire Strikes Back guy” based on the 1/2 rankings and then the Star Wars team should make their case.
Good Star Wars discourse would be everyone going deep on why they liked Empire better than Star Wars or vice versa. Anything involving any of the other movies is just a distraction.
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Good Star Wars discourse would be everyone going deep on why they liked Empire better than Star Wars or vice versa. Anything involving any of the other movies is just a distraction.
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In the good news category:
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
New vapor tool fights mosquitoes by slowly releasing insecticide in homes. Will it catch on?
World Health Organization supports “spatial repellents” to prevent malaria, but it’s unclear who will pay for them
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the good news category:
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
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Researchers have developed a charge-shifting polyzwitterion that can carry insulin through intact skin and into the bloodstream, producing robust glucose-lowering effects in diabetic mice and miniature pigs. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
A polymer for needle-free insulin delivery
New material slips past skin and ferries insulin into the bloodstream
cen.acs.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Researchers have developed a charge-shifting polyzwitterion that can carry insulin through intact skin and into the bloodstream, producing robust glucose-lowering effects in diabetic mice and miniature pigs. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
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What makes port so rich and complex? Discover the chemistry behind your festive favourite, from sun-baked grapes in Portugal’s Douro valley to the sweetness provided by fortification.
The chemistry of port
In Portugal's Douro valley, centuries-old winemaking traditions meet modern chemistry to create a sweet and intense fortified wine. Bárbara Pinho talks to the experts about the compounds and reactions...
www.chemistryworld.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What makes port so rich and complex? Discover the chemistry behind your festive favourite, from sun-baked grapes in Portugal’s Douro valley to the sweetness provided by fortification.
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The proprietor grew the jujubes in her yard. The stew has a smoky and sweet depth that tastes like love and a long prep time
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The proprietor grew the jujubes in her yard. The stew has a smoky and sweet depth that tastes like love and a long prep time
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A magnetically guided microrobotics system is capable of navigating the body’s passageways and vasculature to deliver drugs with pinpoint accuracy, a new study finds in Science.
The system could enable safer, targeted drug treatments that minimize unwanted side effects. https://scim.ag/3LJRXrS
The system could enable safer, targeted drug treatments that minimize unwanted side effects. https://scim.ag/3LJRXrS
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A magnetically guided microrobotics system is capable of navigating the body’s passageways and vasculature to deliver drugs with pinpoint accuracy, a new study finds in Science.
The system could enable safer, targeted drug treatments that minimize unwanted side effects. https://scim.ag/3LJRXrS
The system could enable safer, targeted drug treatments that minimize unwanted side effects. https://scim.ag/3LJRXrS
Changing the subject because I can’t with this place this morning
If I did a bracket of Grover-waiting-on-Mr-Johnson clips next March, would you play?
If I did a bracket of Grover-waiting-on-Mr-Johnson clips next March, would you play?
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Changing the subject because I can’t with this place this morning
If I did a bracket of Grover-waiting-on-Mr-Johnson clips next March, would you play?
If I did a bracket of Grover-waiting-on-Mr-Johnson clips next March, would you play?
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I wrote about that! www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/wher...
Where does bromine come from?
A journey that begins in a former oil field in Arkansas
www.chemistryworld.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I wrote about that! www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/wher...
Thesis: Mr Goodbar and Baby Ruth are both under-rated and both better than Snickers
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Thesis: Mr Goodbar and Baby Ruth are both under-rated and both better than Snickers
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If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
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Our next Round of 16 matchup of the ChemPics Bracket Challenge sees the separation funnel of @rubialab.bsky.social facing off against Hailee Shin's light switch. Vote for your favorite and check out the full set of matchups here: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Our next Round of 16 matchup of the ChemPics Bracket Challenge sees the separation funnel of @rubialab.bsky.social facing off against Hailee Shin's light switch. Vote for your favorite and check out the full set of matchups here: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
#CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
In @science.org this week, Petra Vojáčková and Eric Jacobsen report that thiourea-based anion binders can render photoredox catalysis enantioselective by pairing with cation radical intermediates
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An anion-binding approach to enantioselective photoredox catalysis
Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a transformative strategy in synthetic chemistry, enabling a wide variety of valuable chemical reactions through generation of highly reactive radical ion intermedi...
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In @science.org this week, Petra Vojáčková and Eric Jacobsen report that thiourea-based anion binders can render photoredox catalysis enantioselective by pairing with cation radical intermediates
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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This image shows 3D, millimeter-thick, and cell-embeddable semiconducting hydrogel fibers.
These fibers can be used to construct interwoven living transistors that mimic real neuronal connections in the brain, redefining the boundary between technology and life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4rqTOCj
These fibers can be used to construct interwoven living transistors that mimic real neuronal connections in the brain, redefining the boundary between technology and life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4rqTOCj
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This image shows 3D, millimeter-thick, and cell-embeddable semiconducting hydrogel fibers.
These fibers can be used to construct interwoven living transistors that mimic real neuronal connections in the brain, redefining the boundary between technology and life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4rqTOCj
These fibers can be used to construct interwoven living transistors that mimic real neuronal connections in the brain, redefining the boundary between technology and life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4rqTOCj
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americans can’t play the “what party was in charge when this was published?” guessing game. it’s not sustainable. the credibility is cooked
Handed a patient a printout of a CDC summary.
They were suspicious.
I pointed out the publication date.
It was from 2024.
“Oh, ok, so this is from when we could trust them.”
They were suspicious.
I pointed out the publication date.
It was from 2024.
“Oh, ok, so this is from when we could trust them.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
americans can’t play the “what party was in charge when this was published?” guessing game. it’s not sustainable. the credibility is cooked
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i think the credibility of CDC is burned for a generation. it will be more feasible to focus our limited resources elsewhere. i don’t see CDC as being able to effectively lead public health responses or be involved in much policy at all after this
The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
i think the credibility of CDC is burned for a generation. it will be more feasible to focus our limited resources elsewhere. i don’t see CDC as being able to effectively lead public health responses or be involved in much policy at all after this
Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.