Are we asking too much of our doctoral students and postdocs?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    I think it depends heavily not just on the PI and student, but the field of study and department as well.

    3
  • Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    It really is amazing what you can do with statistics and a large enough data set. I can't wait for what this brings the community in a few years!

    2
  • Annoyed janitor turns off super-cold freezer, destroying decades of scientific work and causing at least $1M in damages: lawsuit
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    In a different version of the article the outlet and plug were locked out. That's why the janitor flipped the breaker.

    While Lakshmi waited for the freezer’s manufacturer to come perform repairs, her team added a safety lock box around the freezer’s outlet and socket. A warning was posted on the freezer, according to the court filing.

    “THIS FREEZER IS BEEPING AS IT IS UNDER REPAIR. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE OR UNPLUG IT. NO CLEANING REQUIRED IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN PRESS THE ALARM/TEST MUTE BUTTON FOR 5-10 SECONDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MUTE THE SOUND,” the warning read, according to the suit.

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/us/janitor-alarm-freezer-rensselaer-polytechnic-lawsuit-new-york/index.html

    3
  • What Did Music in Ancient Rome Sound Like?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Check out the audio file in this article linked from the original post. Very cool. https://www.openculture.com/2013/10/what-ancient-greek-music-sounded-like.html

    3
  • Does anyone else do Gluten-Free brewing?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 0%

    Interesting! Most of my yeast comes from White Labs. I haven't tried it myself, but have seen some commercial beers treated to reduce gluten and would guess it's the same enzyme. It would probably work for me though my wife is much more sensitive.

    0
  • WELL-PRESERVED 3,000-YEAR-OLD SWORD FOUND IN GERMANY
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Amazing find. And check out the Arrowhead next to it. Excellent craftsmanship.

    4
  • What are you're favorite FOSS games to play and why?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    The Battle for Wesnoth is my all-time favorite FOSS. Can't understate it.

    3
  • Is there any community input on pork butts cooked via smoking or oven. I usually finish mine in the oven until center hits 205 ºF to render fat and reduce connective tissue. For me that means removing from the smoker after ~6 hours and finishing in the oven with an embedded temperature probe. It comes out great but I'd love to hear some other preparations.

    1
    0
    What Is Natural Science?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    I suppose it is the original recycling program haha

    2
  • What Is Natural Science?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Ah yes, we have a necromancer in our midst 😎

    3
  • What do you all use for password management?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    One more for Bitwarden. You can even run your own local server and avoid using the cloud.

    9
  • Why did you choose your instance?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    I joined mander.xyz because it has a central theme around the natural sciences. It could possibly include STEM content as well; there is an ongoing discussion about it. The admin(s) are present and very responsive.

    For anyone with a love of science and/or nature I recommend it highly as a home instance of Lemmy.

    1
  • Ancient Egyptian followers of a deity called Bes may have used hallucinogens
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Click on the double square icon to the right of the bookmark button. That will start a crosspost. But it doesn't work in the mobile app. You'll have to be on the website.

    1
  • mander.xyz

    New to [Mander](https://mander.xyz), a Lemmy instance focused on the natural sciences. **The Science of Cooking** *We’re focused on cooking and the science behind how it changes our food. Some chemistry, a little biology, whatever it takes to explore a critical aspect of everyday life.*

    8
    1
    https://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i40/Maillard-Reaction-Turns-100.html

    Scientists celebrate the centennial of a reaction that makes cooked food tasty, but also produces worrisome molecules in our meals and bodies *by Sarah Everts*

    1
    0
    "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearET
    Why Light Pollution Threatens the Very Existence of Glow-Worms
    gizmodo.com
    1
    0

    I'm not sure if this is the right community, maybe [Introductions](https://mander.xyz/c/main) would be better. But I wanted to say my first week here has surpassed any and all expectations I had during signup. If I hadn't taken the extra time to look at all available instances I may have missed out on having such a cool server as my base of operations for the Fediverse. Love the topics, love the user base, and looking forward to helping it grow.

    2
    0
    what are some good communities NOT on beehaw.org or lemmy.ml?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    It's getting better! All the time! This was just posted yesterday.

    4
  • www.natureserve.org

    > A new analysis addresses five essential questions about biodiversity — the variety of life on Earth — that need to be answered if we are going to effectively conserve nature.

    1
    0
    what's the asshole mitigation plan?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    The newsgroup server I'm on is actually called eternal-september.org in remembrance.

    5
  • Anyone have plans for viewing the total solar eclipse next year? I found this map of national parks within the totality path seems pretty cool.

    1
    0
    How are you going to avoid using reddit?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Same here as well. I uninstalled rif and replaced its icon with Jerboa. I don't even notice the difference until the screen loads 😄

    1
  • The school year just ended but I wanted to show off what my class was able to accomplish with some cheap high school microscopes. The images below are under-leaf impressions of diocot and monocot plants which show the [stomata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoma) used to control water evaporation. To avoid the preparation of slicing leaves themselves we painted a thin layer of nail polish on the underside. Peeling this dry layer off results in a mold of the leaf itself which can then be attached to a blank slide with cellophane tape. Dicot @400x ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftayaut.net%2Fleaf_dicot.jpeg) Monocot @400x ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftayaut.net%2Fleaf_monocot.jpeg)

    1
    0
    Does anyone else do Gluten-Free brewing?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    The biggest restriction is in malting. Since gluten is present in wheat, barley, and rye it can be difficult to find a good brew base. We use sorghum malt as our starting point and spice it from there. A lot of times we will also roast something like red quinoa and let it soak in the wort for added color.

    1
  • cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/677846 > My wife and I both have problems with gluten so we've been brewing our own GF beer for the last ~7 years. It was difficult to get started but the output is well worth the effort! > > Most of them are darker brews (stouts, tripels, etc). This is one of our lighter holiday ales that came in ~8% ABV. > > ![](https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/dd6c5cad-d81c-4925-b9da-dfd4f46105d4.jpeg)

    3
    6

    My wife and I both have problems with gluten so we've been brewing our own GF beer for the last ~7 years. It was difficult to get started but the output is well worth the effort! Most of them are darker brews (stouts, tripels, etc). This is one of our lighter holiday ales that came in ~8% ABV. ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmander.xyz%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fdd6c5cad-d81c-4925-b9da-dfd4f46105d4.jpeg)

    1
    2
    Hosted Fediverse for Family?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    It was hard enough getting everyone on the same text messaging service. I think migrating to a federated service will break the family 🤣

    I'm still considering it to replace my small discord server. But that's a group of tech-y friends who like to try out new things.

    1
  • I've done it - open water certified!
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    Congrats! I got my Open Water about 20 years ago but unfortunately didn't make enough time in life to keep active. Such a great sport though.

    2
  • Discussions on Reddit was often exhausting and mentally draining. How can we make it less so on the fediverse?
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    My personal take on it is that such behavior comes from the large-site mentality. Smaller subs initially do have higher levels of discourse, but each posting account is still sharing a karma score across the entire site. Eventually it shifts to discussion-ending posts with high upvotes.

    I have high hopes that the decentralized nature of things like Lemmy will help preserve quality topic discussion. Lemmy.ml being overloaded pushed me to find a server instance more in line with my individual topics and ending up joining a very nice science community. Shout-out to Mander.xyz

    11
  • Teens can have excellent executive function — just not all the time
  • AlchemicalAgent AlchemicalAgent 1y ago 100%

    In any laboratory, including ours, we always find the same result: Adolescents just are not as good as adults at cognitive control — except in studies where we say, if you do this trial correctly, we’re going to give you extra points for more money. And, miraculously, adolescents can then do it like adults.

    As a teacher I've found this is key to motivation in the classroom. It's an amazing transformation for the 10-15 minute window.

    1