Nick Greeves
@nickgreeves.bsky.social
Mac loving organic chemist, emeritus professor, textbook author, creator of ChemTube3D.com, SFHEA and HEA NTF, views are my own
How to react if you click on a malicious link. I’m pretty savvy but there are some ideas here that were new to me. #scam #phishing www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Don't panic – here's what to do if you accidentally click a scam link - Which?
Our experts explain how you can secure your device and protect your data after a phishing scare
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From Anthropic's own research on student use of the Claude AI: data on what science instructors are seeing firsthand. 🎢 🥽 ♾️ 🍎 #AcademicSky www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...
The same pride applies to postdocs too! Congratulations Kelly Chibale!
Royal Society of Chemistry@rsc.org · 6mo agoThe 2026 Honorary Fellows include Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Sir David MacMillan, Dame Margaret Brimble, Dame Clare Grey, Kelly Chibale, Jane Catherine Ngila and Sir Demis Hassabis. See the full list: rsc.li/4qXScPv #ChemSky
It is always a proud day when one of your former PhD students receives an award. Congratulations Liz, very well deserved! #chemsky #chemchat news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/02/06/b...
Biopharma leader Dr Liz Pease Awarded 2025 Potts Medal - University of Liverpool News
Biopharma leader Dr Liz Pease Awarded 2025 Potts Medal
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Fully funded, 3.5-year PhD position with me, Marco Giardiello, and Liam O'Brien developing Magnetic Particle Imaging towards direct imaging of local material properties (rheology, pH, etc). More here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @livuninews.bsky.social @livunislsj.bsky.social #chemsky
New Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) methods based on complex nanocomposite particle dynamics at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - New Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) methods based on complex nanocomposite particle dynamics at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
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So true and so demotivating for applicants. Here’s a crazy idea: send a hard copy CV in the mail to the person actually hiring. It will take work to run the CV through their AI system. They might actually read it? From a trick to avoid AI being used by examination candidates: give them hard copy!
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 7mo agoVery grim. www.ft.com/content/c894...
As someone who has used nBuLi a lot, 10 molar and rarely even tBuLi too, this sounds very interesting. I’ll never forget holding a syringe with 50 ml 10 M BuLi when an earthquake magnitude 6.6 struck… I was fine! #chemchat #chemsky www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-rea...
New reagents take the burn out of butyllithium
Merck KGaA's non-pyrophoric butyllithium in poly(α-olefin) oil make BuLi stable to air and water
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"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'" They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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The biggest intelligence mistake was using Copilot in the first place.
The Verge@theverge.com · 7mo agoUK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
Microplastics prove elusive amid doubts over extent of problem. #chemchat #chemsky www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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PhD available in my group, in collaboration with colleagues in microbiology and computational chemistry - "Metals against antimicrobial resistance - Understanding how bismuth inhibits metallo-β-lactamase enzymes". I'm very excited for this project, please repost! #Chemsky
Metals against AMR - Understanding how bismuth inhibits metallo-β-lactamase enzymes
Find out more about this fully funded PhD studentship opportunity.
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An powerful opinion piece penned by #NIH scientists w/50 yrs of experience in collective civil service. They resigned from their positions recently. They witnessed hypocrisy about speech & freedom in academic research. Early career scientists find their futures in jeopardy. 🧪 archive.today/CGco1
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
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Indonesia and Malaysia said they were blocking access to Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk, this weekend amid mounting outrage over the bot producing sexualized images of real people.
Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content
Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has produced a flood of explicit images featuring real people in recent weeks.
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Some simple advice. Don’t rely solely on AI/LLMs check the sources with a critical mind. AI summaries should be an option not the default for searches. #duckduckgo does this www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk
Guardian investigation finds AI Overviews provided inaccurate and false information when queried over blood tests
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Total synthesis is in trouble! #chemsky #chemchat My personal experience is that it was suffering in the UK decades ago! www.chemistryworld.com/features/the...
The future of total synthesis
From structure confirmation to methodology improvements, making complex natural products has driven innovation in organic synthesis for decades. Nina Notman looks at its current state, with threats fr...
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Two mistakes here: 1) using X 2) using Grok Just don’t trust either of them! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes
The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.
bbc.co.uk
A timely reminder that the speed of chemical reactions depend on temperature! #whitenewyear
C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)@cenmag.bsky.social · 7mo agoElectric vehicle driving range drops by 25–40% at temperatures below 5 °C as chemical reactions in the battery become sluggish. Researchers are trying various methods to improve battery performance at extreme temperatures: cen.acs.org/energy/energ... #chemsky 🧪
semiconductors up to 4,000 times purer” I wonder what this means? #chemchat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space
A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
bbc.co.uk
Some pragmatic advice here. The key to fixing AI-based cheating is to supply the test/exam on paper and disallow cameras. And the fact that LLMs struggle hopelessly with organic structures is helpful too!
Jan H. Jensen@janhjensen.bsky.social · 8mo agoTeaching higher-ed STEM in the age of AI docs.google.com/document/d/1... #chemsky
Round of 16 ends tonight! Key match up - Grignard vs. Diels-Alder! Vote NOW in the 2025 Organic Reaction Championship! zurl.co/X72Wz
2025 Organic Reaction Championship - ACS Division of Organic Chemistry
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In 2026, Novo Nordisk’s patent on semaglutide will expire in several countries, including India and China. Industry experts say semaglutide drugs will become cheaper and more accessible for patients with diabetes and obesity. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
Nozempic? A look at what will happen when GLP-1 drugs go off patent in some countries next year
India and China are among the countries where knockoffs of Wegovy and Ozempic can be sold next year
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In case you were in any doubt…. Don’t trust anything from Meta! #chatgpt #Gemini #Meta www.which.co.uk/news/article...
Can you trust AI? ChatGPT and other AI chatbots put to the test - Which?
We’re increasingly relying on AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini to search for information online. However, they’re making basic mistakes and giving overconfident, even risky advice
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Peer review in journals of quality has never been so important. Just use AI to review the slop and mark it as such. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
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