#MyBigBreak Blog Carnival

Over at his place, Chemjobber has ( unbeknownst to him, but knownst to us ) begun a B l o g   C a r n iv a l  around the topic of lucky empl...

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"Gatekeeping" in Intro Chem Lab

Over at Chemjobber, there's an interesting discussion around "gatekeeping" - intentionally using introductory science courses...

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Merry Christmas | Happy Thursday

Merry Christmas to my wonderful, interactive, patient readers. It's been a great year over here. (If Christmas isn't something you c...

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Takei's Target Audience

George Takei, an American actor / activist perhaps most famous as "Sulu" from Star Trek , inadvertently let slip a  fantastic bit ...

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Review: ChemBioDraw 14.0

Dear ChemBioDraw* Ultra 13.0, Listen, we had a good run together. But I've fallen for another: ChemBioDraw Ultra 14 . My good friends at...

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Link Farm: Chemistry Communication

Blogs, like any medium, shift, change, and grow over time. At first, I devoted my humble corner of the internet to food chemistry . After a ...

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Podcast: Chemjobber, Stu, and SAO Discuss Plagiarism (Part 1)

Way back in February, Chemjobber and I sat down with Stuart Cantrill , Chief Editor of Nature Chemistry , for a chat about plagiarism in sc...

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WWWTP? "Tristillation?" Not So Fast, Zarco

A goofy, over-the-top marketing campaign for Zarco* tequila made its Twitter rounds yesterday ( thanks, David Perry, ChemBark , and Chemjob...

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What's Important? Data Analysis

Thanks again to everyone who wrote in with their two ( or three ) most important job criteria. We had a final tally of 42 ( ! ) respondents...

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Podcast: Deborah Blum talks to CJ and SAO, Part II

A few weeks back, Chemjobber and I spoke with esteemed science writer Deborah Blum, of Wired  and Poisoner's Handbook  fame, among many ...

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Who Gets Hired Where?

Not to steal Chemjobber 's thunder, but I can't resist the question: Does anyone know a reliable data set for industrial  chemistry ...

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Podcast: CJ and SAO Talk Plagiarism

After the latest Xi Yan / Dalton story broke, Chemjobber was gracious enough to sit down with me to hash out our feelings about plagiarism...

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Elsewhere...

Chemophobia got you down? Need a laugh? Call the Chemistry Avengers ! Hey, check it out: Blog Syn  #002 is live ! (And I hear that #003 is w...

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Should Chemists 'Dress for Success?'

Chemists: Does your workplace have a dress code? Should it? Long-time readers may remember that I opined on this very subject waaay back in ...

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Science Online Contact High

Well, folks, it's that time of year again: ScienceOnline 2013 . I know Bora's all psyched up, and Ash , Carmen, and Dr. Rb all hav...

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'Tis the Podcast Season

So, whatcha doin' for the next 30 minutes? Want to listen to three chemists cynically dismember the ACS grad report? Sure you do! Head o...

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Purple Squirrel Hunt

Chemjobber posted about a "fishy" ACS Careers ad earlier this morning, and a clever commenter deduced a reasonable explanation: ...

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On the Air with CJ

Over the weekend, CJ and I got together on some podcasty goodness. We recapped the high points of the last ACS Webinar : Doctoral Glut Dilem...

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Happy Halloween!

Once Chemjobber got this meme rolling, I couldn't help but participate... Happy Halloween, Everybody!

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Picture Book: Fall

Thus ends the first week where,  Chemjobber-style , I tried to write at least one post per day. Thought I might reward myself with a pictori...

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