rastinza @rastinza@qoto.org

Periodic reminder that I've written a free tiny book on quantum chemistry which teaches you how to compute electronic orbitals of hydrogen atoms (and more!) with just some Python knowledge! It includes the resulting code and explains it step by step.

https://github.com/lisyarus/chembook

"That is why Nature is setting out these principles: ultimately, research must have transparency in methods, and integrity and truth from authors. This is, after all, the foundation that science relies on to advance" 👏👏

Tools such as #ChatGPT threaten transparent #science; here are our ground rules for their use ⬇️
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00191-1

@rastinza - the SiO₄ tetrahedra in quartz are less densely packed than the tetrahedra I showed in part (1/n). I imagine that any packings of tetrahedra in nature that have already been seen are no denser than that one.

@rastinza see, that's what my post would have been LAST WEEK!

Figurine N°25
(étude N°227)
Pour le moment dernière de la série.

Crayon et fusain sur papier Kraft blanc vergé ancien.
16,7 x 31,2 cm
Modèle : @Neko0001 (2011)

#nude #nudity #nu #nudityisnotporn
#drawing #anatomy #nsfw #mastoart

Today felt very productive:

1) Got a response back on a paper that we could immediately address and correct, so I did. Here's hoping it's over 🤞

2) Got a grant back down to the word limit (started the day at 1.2x the allowed length!) 📝

3) Saw some cute fruit flies under a microscope 🔬

4) Wrote this Toot 🐘

That's basically #science right #ScienceMastodon ? 👨🏽‍🔬

@rastinza @erinnacland @academicchatter @alexh Hi there! "I hope they'll add a chemistry journal" -> Peer Community In is managed by scientists. Any scientist can initiate the creation of a PCI in a field not already covered. Please read our blog post "Steps in the creation of a new PCI" and do not hesitate to contact us! https://peercommunityin.org/2019/05/21/steps-in-the-creation-of-a-new-pci/

Hey @rastinza, a platinum/diamond #OpenAccess journal with chemistry focus can be found here: https://www.beilstein-journals.org/
I already published there, and can recommend.
@erinnacland @PeerCommunityIn @academicchatter @alexh
@SpaceGeek

Don't make me tap the sign

Non-profit journals as a solution to open science?

Publishers charge researchers incredible amounts to remove paywalls from their own papers...and make unbelievable profits from doing so. Several have an >30% profit margin.

Initiatives such as @PeerCommunityIn provide an alternative: open access, non-profit journals that are free to publish in.

https://peercommunityin.org/
https://peercommunityjournal.org/
#OpenScience #Science #AcademicChatter @academicchatter
Graph (2013): @alexh https://alexholcombe.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/scholarly-publishers-and-their-high-profits/

sono 3 giorni che ho tosse + raffreddore + mal di gola e quindi passo le giornate a disegnare il vomitacani

cw: vomitacani (dog puker - alt text in Eng)

Remember, it’s very easy to replace terms:

° Use allowlist instead of whitelist

° Use denylist (or blocklist) instead of blacklist

The most popular language studied on Duolingo in 2022

map by geo.universe

chatGPT co-author on four papers

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.19.22283643v2
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471595322002517?via%3Dihub
https://www.oncoscience.us/article/571/text/
https://hal.science/hal-03701250

#science #chatGPT #chemiverse #publishing #AI #chemistry

Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with “nerve gas in a lollipop”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/carnivorous-oyster-mushrooms-can-kill-roundworms-with-nerve-gas-in-a-lollipop/

"The mushrooms have evolved a novel mechanism for paralyzing and killing its nematode prey: a toxin contained within lollipop-like structures called toxocysts that, when emitted, causes widespread cell death in roundworms within minutes. Scientists have now identified the specific volatile organic compound responsible for this effect"

#OmniumGatherum #science

@rastinza

Bisogna rinazionalizzare le ferrrovie, e renderle gratuite, per togliere auto dalla strada.

E le ferrovie devono tornare a fare il servizio pacchi come facevano una volta, per togliere furgoni dei corrieri dalla strada.

E i CEO che piangono li mandiamo a zappar cicoria in Sud Sudan (dove non hanno ancora sminato).

#LightPollution is the dumbest pollution.

If you think THAT'S unethical, you should see the stuff we approved via our Placebo IRB.
https://xkcd.com/2726/