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She/they Feral organic chemist with a special interest for public radio, bulk stores and cats. Opinions are my own and they are garbage! https://uwaterloo.ca/racicot-organic-chemistry-lab/
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The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion. Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more. If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

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The AI jobs crisis is not coming—it's here right now. It just might not look the way many thought it would. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-job...

submitted 20 hours ago • 27 comments

How I picture people who use ChatGPT for an easily googleable question.

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Me when the hotel has Byredo toiletries

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I am so devastated that Conservatives made gains in KW, including unseating Mike Morrice who is such a gem of a person and MP. But at least PP also lost his seat heheheh.

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Average boomer con-pilled uncle takes tbh

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I think I'd make much better TA notes and student performance evals if I could observe my labs with a cunty little laptop sling.

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The Oscar-winning documentary NO OTHER LAND is now available for rent at supportmasaferyatta.com All rental earnings will benefit the Masafer Yatta communities depicted in the documentary, especially families who have been attacked by settlers.

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Don't let them get away with this. They buried AMBULANCES.

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Now this is a good use of natural resources (question mark???)

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Jen is just such a genuinely lovely person. I felt like a fish out of water when I joined UBC and her phys org class was the highlight of my first semester.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Adding this gif at the end of my in-house talk on my sustainable lab adventures because it really was a lot of solo work to get it done in the timelines given and maybe I can be proud of a thing sometimes.

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Big brain worm policy decisions!

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Wif oshins blu And gwass gween Da erff be speshil Keep it kleen! Be gwateful for All dat it gibs Cuz dis da only Place we livs #CheddarPoetry #EarthDay #Erff #DaErffBeryImportint #BuryYorPoopyWenPoopyingOutside

submitted 10 days ago • 25 comments

I'm almost 36 yo, got my PhD nine years ago, permanent job with full benefits. Yet when my friends talk to me about pregnancy stuff I feel a deep sense of panic like I'm not grown enough to have those talks.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

I feel kind of dumb wanting to add low stakes writing prompts in my courses in this year of the lord 2025 and I feel some type of way about it.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Me in the 2nd national security group chat

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ⓘ your password must contain: - an uppercase letter - lowercase letter - obtuse - rubber goose - green moose - guava juice - giant snake - birthday cake - large fries - chocolate shake

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My algorithm randomly started to suggest me some clinics in Korea again after almost a year since I researched procedures before my trip. What is it suggesting???? 😭😭

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