Okay genuinely asking— what does accountability look like for Holden Thorp and Hank Green? What I’d like to see: I’d love if @holdenthorp.bsky.social set a clear journalistic standard at SCIENCE and prohibited the use of LLMs for researching, writing, and editing publications at SCIENCE.

Debbie Gale Mitchell@heydebigale.bsky.social · 4d ago

So in the last two weeks EIC of Science and a famous science communicator have lost massive amounts of credibility because of their reliance on LLMs... Some examples of how to lose trust with your audience to share with my students I guess.

Thank you, @heydebigale.bsky.social , for both showing your vulnerability/humanity and taking an active (well earned) leadership role on this (demonstrating for all of us your integrity in your book writing process). We appreciate you!

Debbie Gale Mitchell@heydebigale.bsky.social · 14h ago

Okay genuinely asking— what does accountability look like for Holden Thorp and Hank Green? What I’d like to see: I’d love if @holdenthorp.bsky.social set a clear journalistic standard at SCIENCE and prohibited the use of LLMs for researching, writing, and editing publications at SCIENCE.

I saw it and so now you have to too. #ChemChat

I am missing my BCCE friends terribly. 💔

So in the last two weeks EIC of Science and a famous science communicator have lost massive amounts of credibility because of their reliance on LLMs... Some examples of how to lose trust with your audience to share with my students I guess.

Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

The pretty ivory towers won’t save us. It’s already happening. 👀🥺

Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.

I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.

While I have LOVED every session I have gone to so far at #BCCE2026, some big highlight ones for me are: 🦩Decolonizing chem ed 🦩Educating for a sustainable future 🦩Embracing neurodiversity 🦩Alternative grading systems 🦩Impact staff have on chem PhD student education, wellness & prof development

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This was one of the best presentations at #BCCE2026 & it has me thinking about what decolonizing chem ed (& research) means. Although I share a different philosophical background than the speaker, I do think it is important to think about the ethics of our work beyond cost & environmental impact. 🙏🏽

I finally got to meet two old twitter / bluesky / Instagram science friends in real life after SO MANY YEARS!! 💙💙💙 And they are just as sweet and brilliant, if not more, IRL! 💙💙💙 @heydebigale.bsky.social @happykitten62.bsky.social #BCCE2026

Students from Gaza being denied visas to study here because they can't supply original bank statements or account for gaps in their education. Shameful. www.rte.ie/news/educati...

Concern over study visa refusal rate for Gazan students

Concern is growing in Irish universities over a high rate of refusal of study visas to students in Gaza who are due to take up college scholarships in Ireland this September.

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If you are not in Madison and would like to donate I will post a thread of things to support, first and foremost this GoFundMe for Corey Ruiz’s family. www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...

Donate to Justice for Corey: Telling His Story, organized by Antonio Lopez

Our beloved Corey was murdered in the street by a Madison Police Department officer… Antonio Lopez needs your support for Justice for Corey: Telling His Story

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The community conversation session on Embracing Neurodiversity in Teaching ans Learning of Chemistry was so, so excellent and I learned so much from colleagues and friends that I hope one day to give forward. 💙 #BCCE2026

Y’all I might be double or triple booked for sessions on my schedule planner at #BCCE2026 because I cannot make up my mind; I need to hear and learn it ALL. ALL OF IT. #Stressed #Blessed

Wait y'all, the race/ethnicity and gender/sexuality sections are back in the ACS inclusivity style guide! www.acs.org/about/inclus...

12 years and 3 cities later, I finally made it. 💙 #BCCE2026

Going to my first @bcce2026.bsky.social conference tomorrow & I am both so nervous & excited. I learned about BCCE back in 2014 but the first one I get to attend is in 2026. I look forward to learning & connecting with others there. 💙🙏🏽 #AnyBCCEAdviceIsAppreciated #FeelLikeIAm24AllOverAgain

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The second of our final three podcast episodes is up today! It's an amazing interview with @moryan.bsky.social about her book BURN IT DOWN and how science & academia can learn lessons from Hollywood about addressing abuses of power sustainablenano.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-...

Ep. 47. Burn it Down: harassment, abuses of power, and advocating for change in STEM | Sustainable Nano

What does fighting abuses of power in Hollywood have to do with science? In this episode, reporter Maureen Ryan discusses her book, "Burn it Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood,...

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Dictator Mbappé is now the leading goalscorer in World Cup history!

English and French players huddle together after the match. With only a couple of exceptions, the camaraderie and fair play this World Cup has been exemplary!

Impressive how the weeks and months and years keep passing and there remains no compelling reason for me to use generative AI for anything.

Someone needs to do a wellness check on Mbappe - this is his first world cup where he isn't in the WC final. Also, after the WC final in 2022 where he did a hat trick (but France didn't win) and now today's loss - I think we are about to witness one of the greatest villain arcs in WC history.

Kylian Mbappe as Ninja Turtle with Super Cup Medal

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Gratitude and congratulations to @cdelawalla.bsky.social, @colesci.bsky.social, and the @standupforscience.net team. With 3 hours until the comment period closes, there are 341,699 public comments! Still time to submit one: www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2...

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w ago

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on the OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3 PM ET today at our OMB Deadline Day meeting to hear from experts and learn what comes next. Leave your comment 👉 zurl.co/oz4dV Register for the meeting 👉 zurl.co/iv9o0 Or links in bio!

The American Chemical Society has written a letter to members, telling us that they have submitted a comment on the OMB proposed regulation.

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

“Auto memory doll at your service, Violet Evergarden.” After 10+ years, I am grateful to cosplay as a character from one of my favorite anime series while attending and volunteering at @convergencecon.bsky.social. 💙 #VioletEvergarden #CVC2026 #HijabiCosplay

Right! Furthermore, the OMB has to read & respond to all new comments (this slows them down, forces them to engage with the potential impact of these policies). And additionally, a strong showing by the public tells politicians we care about this and so they pay attention and care more too.

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4w ago

For folks asking why bother commenting because the OMB won't care: comments help build cases for the courts by explicitly laying out harms. That's why it's really important to have your comments be as specific as possible. Also, contact your senators and reps! They actually do care about this.