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Teddy Zartler

@quantumtessera.bsky.social

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Doctor Preeminent Pedant and slightly OCD whackadoodle on Bsky.

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · Apr 9

So, are you getting excited for #YoungScientistNetworking? I am! Who do we have?
@chemscrapes.bsky.social @manhattanscientist.bsky.social @pwk2024.bsky.social @marycanady.bsky.social @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social @punkrockscience.bsky.social @jenlove.bsky.social and @merz.bsky.social
Tune in!

a man in an apron is smiling and says i am pumped

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

No need to be ad hominem. I am not trolling. But, if you can't explain, that's fine.

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Yet Nature persists...

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

I never said pollution and human-induced environmental changes were good. I am more of a Gaia-ist. From a planetwide view, change happens, and the coming and goings of species is part of life. Is this a simplistic view, maybe? Would you care to explain further? I am looking to be educated.

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

That's fair.

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

This may be an ignorant take, but this has been going on for millions of years. It's evolution, right? Environments change, animals adapt or go extinct. This means that the Lowbrow Tangle-webbed Booby (OK, I made that one up) can take over that niche. Evolution is cool, extinction is part of it.

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Even weirder if it isn't Runaway Train...

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

This. If they are looking for flash over substance in the end its a toxic culture. Best to avoid those early. I can tell you first hand what working at a company like that will do to you.

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Boston Sports Peeps, what websites do you use to follow the local teams? #NESN is poorly written, not-copy-edited clickbait mostly and CBSsports is all on betting. I haven't read ESPN in years. Looking for (ideally) 1. free, and 2. good quality.

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Wait I thought MangoMussolini was going to win...

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Do we know he's not currently?

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Mary Canady @marycanady.bsky.social · 1d

#Lifescience professionals, can you be a #mentor at @biotechnetworks.bsky.social Oct 21 event? It's easy, answer questions about your #CareerPath & be supportive to #jobseekers & those looking to transition. Also hear an inspiring 🦈 talk by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social !

biotechnetworks.org/bnoct21

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 1d

Junyah...um...grew this summer.

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

You're the expert, but aren't most metals non-FERROmagnetic. Para- and di-magnetic is a different issue. ;-]

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

I just blew into my hands to warm them up...in my house...in October. But, I will make it to November to turn on the heat.
#NewEnglandDad

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

We call this testing into compliance...

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

Funny, I don't recall mine at all. ;-)

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

What is schadenfreude in Spanish?
#DaJankeesLose
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Big Papi sends the Yankees on their way to Cancun with one final “DAAAA Yankees lose!” 😅 #BigPapi #DavidOrtiz #Yankees #RedSox #Cancun

TikTok video by MLBonFOX

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 2d

I am proudly anti-fascist, or antifa.
Fascism is bad. Very bad. So bad we literally have fought several wars to combat it.
P.S. I pronounce it an-tee-FAH, not an-TEE-fah like the MAGAts

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

The efficacy after 2 doses is 99% for measles, 95% for mumps, and 90% for rubella after just 1 dose. There has never been a single documented death attributable to the MMR vaccine. The risk of life-threatening side effects is ~1 in 1 million doses. It can even be given as post-exposure prophylaxis!

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 2d

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 3d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

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Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.

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Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 3d

#YoungScientistNetworking

Nessa Carson @supersciencegrl.co.uk · 3d

My entire professional life happened due to social media. I only applied to my first job due to a Twitter recommendation from the person who became my mentor there. All my talks, magazine articles, some journal articles came about through socials.

Teddy Zartler @quantumtessera.bsky.social · 3d

spongebob is smiling and holding a shovel and says me too

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

This is how it's done: put the truth right there in the headline and sub headline.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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