Rachel W. Martin
@rwmartin.bsky.social
Biophysical chemist, NMR spectroscopist, vision researcher, plant enthusiast, enzyme hunter. I stage tiny, elaborately choreographed musicals starring nuclear spins. Lab website: probemonkey.com
Sigh. Was the ai butthole logo really the bandwagon to jump on? brand.acs.org/document/96/...
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I keep forgetting to post my awesome scarf from @romancingthevote.com . I can’t wait for cool enough weather to wear it.
Today’s MVP is the friend who drove me home to deal with a Fashion Emergency (shoe heel randomly broke). Walking to work is great unless that happens.
Why do biomolecules have the chirality they do? Why those 20 (or 22) amino acids?
G. Willow Wilson@gwillow.me · 6d agoWhat's your personal great white whale of an unsolved mystery? The thing you desperately hope is solved before you die because you need to know the answer? Mine is the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum heist. Where the hell are the Rembrandts. I need the full story
Oh no, the metaphors are spreading to other continents.
✨queer commie terrorist✨@britculpsapp.bsky.social · 6d agochrist if that’s not a metaphor for our times
Our campus today has hundreds, maybe thousands, of good-sized dragonflies. They are really cool!
You want to 'democratize' science? Fight for funding and opportunities. Companies are trying to take that away from you🧪
Stop what you’re doing and listen to the Mr. Trash Wheel song. Now. I’m not kidding. Do it. Do it now. youtu.be/KUgAOBlEEzM?...
Mr. Trash Wheel: Hero of the Harbor OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
YouTube video by Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore
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I finally remembered to reserve a hotel room for the conference I am co-chairing in one week. Gold star for me!
Me: “I want everyone to be interested in peptides!” *monkey's paw curls*
My “favorite” is that they like to tell you about arcana their fundraising process. “Send $50 by midnight so we can meet some arbitrary deadline! It’s super important, promise!” Normal people do not care about this. Even I don’t, and I am a Politics Pervert.
Waldo Jaquith@waldo.net · 2w ago95% of my communications from the Democratic Party look like this. I have never in my life signed up to be texted by a campaign or the party, and I spent fruitless months attempting to unsubscribe from these. These are functionally identical to scam texts.
Made an "artists who perform in silly costumes" alignment chart
I’m always happy to see fellow plant enthusiasts doing their thing!
Former Staffer: Institute of Price Stabilité@pabstblueronin.bsky.social · 2w agoThank you Trent Reznor, that is an excellent daikon radish
Where do I even start, but I'm going to go with: Ran a children's kite-making workshop for 5 years that had 500-700 participants each year.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2w agoOkay, my QUESTION OF THE DAY is… What is your weirdest actual accomplishment? Not the biggest necessarily…but the weirdest?
My students know this one because I say it when I get long-awaited paper drafts.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2w agoA guy sat down next to me wearing this shirt. I said to him, “Were you happy in the haze of a drunken hour, or were you looking for a job and then you found a job?” He looked at me like I was crazy.
My lab notebook, so I can think about what I did.
Tanya.@tanyaduncan.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat good book would you put there, instead of a Bible?
My workshop prep is going great! Only a little bit of chaos. Come make your own coils with us at the Rocky Mountain conference!
If you feel like people are being a little performative & over-the-top with "Hey Taco Bell good looking out," you could always stop & ask yourself.... "I wonder if there's a reason?" Maybe there's a wider trend in public health where good deeds just get punished, & we're trying to stop that!
Hey, fellow Southern Californians: Can we start a thread of tips helping everyone being impacted by poor air quality because of wildfires? We know how to weather this because of our wildfire seasons. Share your best tips? I'll start. You can use a box fan to build an air filter:
I Built a $30 Air Purifier That Beats Them All
YouTube video by Sidney Explains
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Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 3w agoThe air quality is especially poor in northern Minnesota, where Duluth is currently recording a hazardous 923. An AQI reading over 300 is hazardous. Follow our live blog here with a gift link.
This fish is tired of your shit and has no more patience.
Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 3w agoA native fish species is eating some of the most damaging invasive species in the Great Lakes…AND making a significant impact! Freshwater Drum: The overlooked native fish that has been crushing trillions of Zebra & Quagga Mussels in Lake Erie www.canr.msu.edu/news/freshwa...
