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Patrick Thomson
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Chemistry Education, University of Strathclyde. Views Own.
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The worst part about insomnia is having to eat all those spiders while I'm awake

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"Good luck with the exam, dx^2-y^2"

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Montresor is trying to brick me into a room in his catacombs but every time he turns to get a new brick i knock the last one onto the floor and he's getting pissed off but he can't complain to me about it on account of he's trying to kill me. really funny. think he lied about that amontillado though

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'Because of a heady mix of economic circumstances, 70 of the nearly 290 higher-education providers in the United Kingdom have announced proposed restructures or redundancies, according to data collected by the University and College Union, which represents academic staff.'

UK university departments on the brink as higher-education funding crisis deepens
UK university departments on the brink as higher-education funding crisis deepens

As a new academic year dawns, international competition, government policies and inflationary pressures could be pushing some universities to the brink of bankruptcy. As a new academic year dawns, int...

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I just took a survey that would have benefited from the modified 2-D Likert scale I just invented

Likert survey form with options
"strongly agree - agree - neutral - disagree - strongly disagree", or
"grudgingly agree - meh - grudgingly disagree", or 
"this question is annoying"
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Sony, pouring money into developing games that don't feature dolphins: we need to get out of our Ecco chamber

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Be honest, what did you eat in London? Was it the jellied gagh again?

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Honestly? A 40% increase in psychiatric medication prescription after starting a PhD seems kinda low. From: t.co/7X4uEjzPCC

A chart showing the relationship between "years relative to PhD start" vs "change in psychiatric medication percentage", with baseline levels initially, rising to +40% five years after starting a PhD.
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One for my Scottish friends.

A correction was made on September 16,
2024: An earlier version of this article misidentified an accessory worn by Richard Gadd.
It was a sporran, a pouch traditionally worn with a kilt, not a fanny pack.
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It did!

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Patrick Thomson
@patrickthomson.bsky.social
Chemistry Education, University of Strathclyde. Views Own.
84 followers114 following60 posts