@onemetricdylan.bsky.social
Quality control -> Opioid research PhD -> Community college adjunct professor. Midwest chemist and hobby artist 🧫 🧪 🏳️🌈
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December 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Love in many ways ❤️🔥
December 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Love in many ways ❤️🔥
A trick i consistently see hard science folks do is hide behind math to shield themselves from gaps of understanding.
You see a lot of researchers who barely grasp statistics but infer that a complex equation signals their competency
You see a lot of researchers who barely grasp statistics but infer that a complex equation signals their competency
There's a signaling theory that I more or less buy that says academics are constantly trying to signal intelligence. In "hard" sciences, this is easy to do, because there's lots of math and everyone agrees it's very difficult. In social science, you have to be confusing to appear smart.
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A trick i consistently see hard science folks do is hide behind math to shield themselves from gaps of understanding.
You see a lot of researchers who barely grasp statistics but infer that a complex equation signals their competency
You see a lot of researchers who barely grasp statistics but infer that a complex equation signals their competency
We’re just normal men.*
*explaining memes and fanart to my in-laws during our holiday stay
*explaining memes and fanart to my in-laws during our holiday stay
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We’re just normal men.*
*explaining memes and fanart to my in-laws during our holiday stay
*explaining memes and fanart to my in-laws during our holiday stay
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clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
clarence thomas has no jurisprudential argument, he just hates women and thinks the constitution doesn’t protect a varia suit
I used to dislike pie as a teen and turns out i just didn’t like bad crusts
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I used to dislike pie as a teen and turns out i just didn’t like bad crusts
Its very telling how testosterone therapy is promo’d as invigorating/aspirational without listing any downsides. It increases your risk of stroke and heart attack!
Thats not a casual side effect, especially in the older populations that get advertised it as a miracle therapy
Thats not a casual side effect, especially in the older populations that get advertised it as a miracle therapy
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Its very telling how testosterone therapy is promo’d as invigorating/aspirational without listing any downsides. It increases your risk of stroke and heart attack!
Thats not a casual side effect, especially in the older populations that get advertised it as a miracle therapy
Thats not a casual side effect, especially in the older populations that get advertised it as a miracle therapy
My roommates threw a cast party without advanced notice, so i was baking when they called me about it. Right before people arrived, i put three loaves of braided pulla bread in the oven.
Everyone lost their minds when i pulled them out
Everyone lost their minds when i pulled them out
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My roommates threw a cast party without advanced notice, so i was baking when they called me about it. Right before people arrived, i put three loaves of braided pulla bread in the oven.
Everyone lost their minds when i pulled them out
Everyone lost their minds when i pulled them out
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I was so pleased JC brought me in on this project.
If you write or are a journalist or do any kind of storytelling (science or not) I highly recommend checking this out. There is so much in the about mechanics and risk/benefits of how you connect to audiences.
If you write or are a journalist or do any kind of storytelling (science or not) I highly recommend checking this out. There is so much in the about mechanics and risk/benefits of how you connect to audiences.
We’ve now produced a toolkit to guide science communicators through (critically) using certain strategies. It has been beautifully illustrated by @jordancollver.bsky.social (in collab with @rikworth.bsky.social) and can be downloaded as a PDF here:
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3194747/
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I was so pleased JC brought me in on this project.
If you write or are a journalist or do any kind of storytelling (science or not) I highly recommend checking this out. There is so much in the about mechanics and risk/benefits of how you connect to audiences.
If you write or are a journalist or do any kind of storytelling (science or not) I highly recommend checking this out. There is so much in the about mechanics and risk/benefits of how you connect to audiences.
“If it’s hard to picture this in your head because you cant visualize, just imagine that you can instead” - a joke that did not land in class
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“If it’s hard to picture this in your head because you cant visualize, just imagine that you can instead” - a joke that did not land in class
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Deal still going!
I don’t usually share Black Friday deals because I’m not a yankee capitalist slave to Mammon but, Hocus Pocus is going cheap and I think it’s both A) normally a touch too expensive and B) occasionally needs a push since you can’t get it in bookshops.
www.vanishingincmagic.com/ebooks/hocus...
www.vanishingincmagic.com/ebooks/hocus...
Hocus Pocus
Professor Richard Wiseman welcomes you into a totally new world unlike anything else the magic community has ever seen with Hocus Pocus.
This...
www.vanishingincmagic.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Deal still going!
the official abbreviation format for the journal of analytical chemistry is “Anal. Chem.”
I….uhhh. Spelled out the full title on all my ppts in lieu of brevity
I….uhhh. Spelled out the full title on all my ppts in lieu of brevity
Science PSA: Never abbreviate “analysis” as “anal”. Ever.
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
the official abbreviation format for the journal of analytical chemistry is “Anal. Chem.”
I….uhhh. Spelled out the full title on all my ppts in lieu of brevity
I….uhhh. Spelled out the full title on all my ppts in lieu of brevity
I would also add:
Being able to learn/do something despite your disinterest is a good skill to have. Its also a skill that you train, not a trait that you summon whenever convenient
Being able to learn/do something despite your disinterest is a good skill to have. Its also a skill that you train, not a trait that you summon whenever convenient
We can teach people things that they aren't ever going to have any use for later in life! That's an okay thing to do!
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I would also add:
Being able to learn/do something despite your disinterest is a good skill to have. Its also a skill that you train, not a trait that you summon whenever convenient
Being able to learn/do something despite your disinterest is a good skill to have. Its also a skill that you train, not a trait that you summon whenever convenient
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Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
Blikada
blikada.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
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A pair of portrait studies.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
A pair of portrait studies.
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Me: Alexa, remind me of me best win streak.
Alexa (quietly): Christ, you are pathetic.
Me: Alexa, volume up.
Alexa (full throated): You got Wordle in 2 and came 7th in Apex Legends in September 2021. Would you like me to read your ex’s FB posts?
Me: oh yeah!
Alexa (quietly): FFS, waste of skin.
Alexa (quietly): Christ, you are pathetic.
Me: Alexa, volume up.
Alexa (full throated): You got Wordle in 2 and came 7th in Apex Legends in September 2021. Would you like me to read your ex’s FB posts?
Me: oh yeah!
Alexa (quietly): FFS, waste of skin.
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Me: Alexa, remind me of me best win streak.
Alexa (quietly): Christ, you are pathetic.
Me: Alexa, volume up.
Alexa (full throated): You got Wordle in 2 and came 7th in Apex Legends in September 2021. Would you like me to read your ex’s FB posts?
Me: oh yeah!
Alexa (quietly): FFS, waste of skin.
Alexa (quietly): Christ, you are pathetic.
Me: Alexa, volume up.
Alexa (full throated): You got Wordle in 2 and came 7th in Apex Legends in September 2021. Would you like me to read your ex’s FB posts?
Me: oh yeah!
Alexa (quietly): FFS, waste of skin.
"I didn't have time to study. Can we make up points with a retake or extra credit?"
Hey, fun fact, both of those will require additional time in your busy schedule!
Hey, fun fact, both of those will require additional time in your busy schedule!
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"I didn't have time to study. Can we make up points with a retake or extra credit?"
Hey, fun fact, both of those will require additional time in your busy schedule!
Hey, fun fact, both of those will require additional time in your busy schedule!
Having the haunting realization that my students aren't reading the book, nor watching the pre-recorded lectures. They're just relying on my quick 30 min recaps before our weekly labs...
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Having the haunting realization that my students aren't reading the book, nor watching the pre-recorded lectures. They're just relying on my quick 30 min recaps before our weekly labs...
No idea what the inner workings of HR are but seeing a lot of scientist job applications get removed and swapped with intern, postdoc, or BS/MS-level alternates.
Must be a sign of a healthy tech economy!
Must be a sign of a healthy tech economy!
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
No idea what the inner workings of HR are but seeing a lot of scientist job applications get removed and swapped with intern, postdoc, or BS/MS-level alternates.
Must be a sign of a healthy tech economy!
Must be a sign of a healthy tech economy!
“Can i turn in this homework late? I was busy studying for the test and couldnt get to it”
Fun fact! The homework is there to make you study on a schedule. It’s not just points/busywork!!
Fun fact! The homework is there to make you study on a schedule. It’s not just points/busywork!!
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Can i turn in this homework late? I was busy studying for the test and couldnt get to it”
Fun fact! The homework is there to make you study on a schedule. It’s not just points/busywork!!
Fun fact! The homework is there to make you study on a schedule. It’s not just points/busywork!!
I hit 185lbs on bench finally so Im pretty happy with the pecs right now
Im tryna live* the gay trophy husband life
*I have to workout or else my brain doest focus
Im tryna live* the gay trophy husband life
*I have to workout or else my brain doest focus
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I hit 185lbs on bench finally so Im pretty happy with the pecs right now
Im tryna live* the gay trophy husband life
*I have to workout or else my brain doest focus
Im tryna live* the gay trophy husband life
*I have to workout or else my brain doest focus
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Complex, timeless masterpiece of classical music conjures up only images of cartoon rabbit in drag
Complex, timeless masterpiece of classical music conjures up only images of cartoon rabbit in drag
CORNWALL, ON ― 39-year-old landscaper Talia Arsenault became painfully aware of her total lack of refinement recently, when a symphony that had weathered centuries of cultural change thanks to its sti...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Complex, timeless masterpiece of classical music conjures up only images of cartoon rabbit in drag
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Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
Grading my students “chemical infographic” assignments and….yup thats plagiarism
Low expectations and a list of approved/suggested sources did not help. Some ignored all that and just copy+pasted google AI summaries
Low expectations and a list of approved/suggested sources did not help. Some ignored all that and just copy+pasted google AI summaries
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Grading my students “chemical infographic” assignments and….yup thats plagiarism
Low expectations and a list of approved/suggested sources did not help. Some ignored all that and just copy+pasted google AI summaries
Low expectations and a list of approved/suggested sources did not help. Some ignored all that and just copy+pasted google AI summaries