Still on the road somewhere in southern Alberta in our Unity Bus, spreading the message of Canadian unity. Fellow Canadians, thank you for your warm welcomes and for your generous support of the #ForeverCanadian movement.
Warren Piers
@wpiers.bsky.social
Chemist, pretend cyclist, wine lover, air guitarist, Dad and Grampa. Not necessarily in that order. Opinions mine.
Congrats to my student mentee, Ananthu, for this terrific publication in @jacs.acspublications.org on synthetic modeling of Mo-dependent C–H hydroxylases! It is also a landmark for my lab, as it marks our 100th paper since we started @uic-chemistry.bsky.social in 2012! pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...
The Role of Terminal Heavy Chalcogenide Ligands in Enabling Hydride Transfer Reactivity of W═E (E = S, Se) Models for Molybdenum Hydroxylases
Abstract. Whereas molybdenum-dependent hydroxylases in the xanthine oxidase family catalyze site-selective C–H hydroxylation reactions using terminal molyb
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A new email to Director Bhattacharya regarding an upcoming "Scientific Freedom" lecture www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni... 1/7
NIH Scientific Freedom Lecture Series
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Albertans: the provincial government seems to be setting things up to bring in legislation interfering with cities building needed infrastructure. Please write Minister Dreeshen a letter showing that you support bike lanes and subsidiarity! Stand up for bike lanes. share.nwmd.social/s/l4zLpJRE
Bike Lanes Make Cities Better
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Hey Edmonton! Are you going to be at Art Walk this weekend? Take a short walk south and come say hi at my first Open Studio in 2 years. 50% off paper prints. 25% off all originals. Live painting! Friday to Sunday 10am-5pm Please share and tell your friends! #yeg
Hey Edmonton! Come see my open studio this weekend!
YouTube video by JayIsPainting at EarthSkyArt
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Hi @gregmcleanyyc.bsky.social, it's several weeks before Calgary Pride, but will you denounce the behaviour of your CPC colleague, speak about your plans to attend Pride (as you have done in the past), and explain why your party leader can't seem to support queer Canadians but wants their votes?
Karla Marx@karlamarx1917.bsky.social · last mo.Pride matters. Supporting queer Canadians matter.
A mosquito explosion has occurred in Alberta. Gave a lot of blood to their cause on tonight’s gravel party. Flying the colors of my second team. 😎
We thought we were done with the rain…until we turned around. Torrential! Last 5km were epic. Haven’t been that drenched in a while. #gravel #bikeyyc #BowCycleClub
A great op-ed by Mark Levin on AI at University of Chicago. Brought to my attention by my colleague @awhspeed.bsky.social Also cites a personal favorite @edzitron.com on the ridiculous costs of AI #chemsky chicagomaroon.com/52978/viewpo...
Welcoming Claude Into the Classroom Risks the Soul of Education
Faculty have a responsibility to protect classrooms as a training ground for thinking, and proliferating LLMs endanger this core mission of the University.
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Dalton Transactions is delighted to announce that Professor Christine Thomas of The Ohio State University has been appointed as our new Editor-in-Chief‼️ Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Christine to the journal👏 Find out more: blogs.rsc.org/dt/2026/06/0... #ChemSky 🧪
If you haven't signed, please please do so.
Maria Dunn Music 🇨🇦@mariadunnmusic.bsky.social · 3mo ago#WaterNotCoal if you haven't yet signed Corb Lund’s Citizen Initiative #petition “No New Coal Mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains”, you have until June 10, 2026. Find a location/volunteer canvasser near you: www.waternotcoal.ca/sign-the-pet...
Check out Alán’s recent research in Chemical Science, including at doi.org/10.1039/D6SC..., doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... and doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
No more studies. Just get to work making Calgary safer. You know what to do. bsky.app/profile/bren...
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo agoSafe, protected bike-lanes are: Better for business Better for emissions Better for air quality Better for space Better for public health Better for noise Better for equity Better for affordability Better for public costs Better for safety for EVERYONE Better for oil independence Better.
This, here, is among the many reasons why I so love Bruce Springsteen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bruce Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump | Steven Greenhouse
His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. The nation could use more like him
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WTF happened in Alberta today? @mattscace.bsky.social and I have you covered --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
UCP bid to add secession question to Alberta’s fall referendum stalls amid procedural dispute
A legislative committee ended without a vote on a referendum proposal after procedural disputes
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Check out our latest preprint and Hannah’s first paper from the group 😎 chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
Coordination-induced bond weakening of multiple C-H bonds in a molybdenum methyl complex leading to a bridging ethylenediyl by C-C bond formation through bimolecular coupling of a terminal methylidyne | ChemRxiv
Activation of C-H bonds in a molybdenum methyl complex by coordination-induced bond weakening was demonstrated by abstracting three hydrogen atoms with an aryl oxyl reagent. The final product is a Mo=C=C=Mo complex arising from coupling of a molybdenum ...
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Smallpox was one of the biggest killers in human history. From Montagu, Jenner and others in the 18th century onwards, here's the story of how vaccination and collaboration on global health brought it to an end: #BBCIdeas #WorldVaccineDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHt...
The story of the killer disease humanity eradicated | The Royal Society
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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Fellow Canadians and especially Ottawa folks, please share!
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 3mo agoIn response to the Maple MAGA “Strong and Free” conference happening this weekend, there is a counter protest happening today in Ottawa. May 8th at 12 noon - outside the Westin Hotel at Colonel By Drive Please share.
Why do we need a public inquiry into the voters list scandal? Because limited, piecemeal, closed-door, hamstrung investigations aren't enough. Here's my interview with Calgary’s Eyeopener this morning. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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❄️ TODAY IS THE LAST DAY. Early bird registration for IUCr2026 closes TONIGHT. No extensions. No exceptions. Register now and see you in Calgary. 🇨🇦 👉 event.fourwaves.com/... #IUCr2026 #Calgary2026 #Crystallography #IUCr
Borane Catalysed Annulative Sulfenylation of Internal Alkynes: Towards the Synthesis and Study of Fused Heterocycles ( @rebeccamelen.bsky.social ): pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).
