Steve Colbran

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I’m an ex-chemistry academic, now a wannabe artist; I’m interested in art & science & politics; and most concerned about rising greed & neglect of our planet

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Absolutely horrifying rise in inequality in Australia over the decade of Liberal government!

Young Australians never stood a chance. For decades the controls have been set to favour older generations

When it comes to buying a home, millennials have it so much harder than those before them. And it’s changing the way they vote

The Guardian
#davidrowe @roweafr nothing to declare...? @FinancialReview
#alt #alttext

Decacationic Ferrocene-Based Metallostar: A ferrocene core surrounded by ten mercury atoms and ligands

https://bit.ly/3CePopZ

#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #Research #chemiverse

Decacationic Ferrocene-Based Metallostar - ChemistryViews

A ferrocene core surrounded by ten mercury atoms and ligands

ChemistryViews
@rbreich… yes …all countries… every single person, no matter what origin and no matter what belief, is equally human!!
Something for all of us to live by!!
Polar Science Center » PIOMAS Variables on Model Grid

Memo to the media:

Stop letting politicians get away with calling asylum seekers "illegal immigrants" or saying they're not coming to this country "the right way." Seeking asylum is legal. Presenting themselves at the border & requesting asylum is "the right way" to seek asylum.

"#Natural" doesn't mean it's safe. Strychnine is natural too.

"No #chemicals" is impossible. Everything in nature is made out of chemical compounds.

"No #poisons". Nearly everything in nature is poisonous. It's the dose that matters. You can be poisoned by water.

"Essential oils" are not essential. It's a pretty bad misnomer.

All these words above and more, are abused by people who reject #science and try to part you from your money by using scare tactics.

#pseudoscience #dogs #medicine

New Yorker --
𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2022-in-review/eight-times-science-exceeded-expectations-in-2022

Highlights:
*We Nudged an Asteroid
*Magic Mushrooms Reduced Depression
*Earth Got Hotter—and Hotter
*Brain Cells in a Dish Played Pong
*A Blockchain Reduced Its Energy Use by 99.95 Per Cent
*We Found Two-Million-Year-Old Mastodon DNA
*Artificial Intelligence Learned Diplomacy
*We Generated Fusion Power (Finally, Sorta)

#Science #Astronomy #Psilocybin #Environment #DNA #Blockchain #AI

Eight Times Science Exceeded Expectations in 2022

Matthew Hutson highlights eight scientific stories from 2022, including the achievement of fusion and promising data about the effect of psilocybin on depression.

The New Yorker