patricklutz.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. at St. Lawrence U. Organic chemist making and breaking polymers. Mostly here for pictures of cats. he/him/his, https://lutzpolymerlab.weebly.com/
👤 Joined on 05 August 2023
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@patricklutz.bsky.socialThere is no bigger argument for shutting this shit down right now than this here. What a huge friggin red flag.
Show PostMore broadly I’ve heard a variety of comments from physicists (not the blogger) that are along the lines of: “we don’t even need students anymore” and “what’s the point of hiring students anymore” and it’s really hard not to reply “it’s our job to train the next generation you stupid, selfish fuck”
Show PostIt is not in fact our generation’s job to be the last group of physicists who know how to do things, you fucking dodos. We don’t just hire students to make our research go. We hire them to pass on knowledge and secure humanity’s ancestral inheritance.
Show PostA life-sized statue of #climate denier Florida governor Ron DeSantis unveiled and promptly began melting. The structure was cast from solid gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6F (29.8C). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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