Stu Cantrill
@stuartcantrill.com
Husband, Dad, PhD, pedant, former Chief Ed of @natchem.nature.com, now Editorial Director at @NaturePortfolio.nature.com. Wine, chemistry, publishing, words & snark. Views ranty, but all mine. #ContaminatedBlood victim (affected). He/Him
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When I wrote my latest for @natchem.nature.com on the appropriation of the quantum mechanical lexicon by scam artists, could I have imagined that the surgeon general of Florida would be peddling the woo? Alas, probably. rdcu.be/eXQL (1/3)
Quantum quacks
Nature Chemistry - It is 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, and not only did it bring with it a greater understanding of the world around us, it also introduced a new...
rdcu.be
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
When I wrote my latest for @natchem.nature.com on the appropriation of the quantum mechanical lexicon by scam artists, could I have imagined that the surgeon general of Florida would be peddling the woo? Alas, probably. rdcu.be/eXQL (1/3)
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Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Opinionated science
Nature Chemistry - When the facts can’t speak for themselves, scientists can give them a voice, argues Michelle Francl.
rdcu.be
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Thanks! Was probably a briefer bout that it otherwise would have been thanks to the flu vaccine...
December 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thanks! Was probably a briefer bout that it otherwise would have been thanks to the flu vaccine...
Well, I survived #Whamageddon in 2025 (first time ever), but the universe was pissed and so decided to give me flu, which kicked in to high gear just after the King's Speech on Xmas Day. So that was fun. Feeling slightly more human now, so might actually get dressed tomorrow.
a man says it 's too much while standing in front of a window
Alt: That chap from Schitt's Creek saying 'It's too much'
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Well, I survived #Whamageddon in 2025 (first time ever), but the universe was pissed and so decided to give me flu, which kicked in to high gear just after the King's Speech on Xmas Day. So that was fun. Feeling slightly more human now, so might actually get dressed tomorrow.
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At roughly this time 9 years ago I was at a banquet with the King of Sweden… #ChemSky #ChemNobel
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At roughly this time 9 years ago I was at a banquet with the King of Sweden… #ChemSky #ChemNobel
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The latest from an honored member of the Royal Society. Every week he attacks the foundations of society in the UK and the EU and @royalsociety.org is apparently too worried about retribution to do anything about it.
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The latest from an honored member of the Royal Society. Every week he attacks the foundations of society in the UK and the EU and @royalsociety.org is apparently too worried about retribution to do anything about it.
More than 36 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on. One day I hope I won't have to post the same fucking thing on Dec 1st.
It's #WorldAIDSDay. My Dad was a haemophiliac and was infected with HIV & Hep C by the British state early in the '80s. I watched him die from AIDS when I was just 15. I remember him every day, but today maybe more than some others. More than 35 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on.
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
More than 36 years later, the #ContaminatedBlood fight goes on. One day I hope I won't have to post the same fucking thing on Dec 1st.
Oh, this is gonna be a good e-mail... 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oh, this is gonna be a good e-mail... 🤣
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
To clarify: I’m sure the work is great, but the post about it on Bluesky is a work of genius.
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
To clarify: I’m sure the work is great, but the post about it on Bluesky is a work of genius.
Amazing.
a group of people are clapping their hands in a crowd .
Alt: A group of people are clapping their hands in a crowd .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Amazing.
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It's hard to believe this is real, but I think it is.
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It's hard to believe this is real, but I think it is.
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
And most depressingly: Tyler does not say "What the fuck are you even talking about Sam, and why are you in this job?"
You mean 'a sandwich'
*ducks*
*ducks*
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You mean 'a sandwich'
*ducks*
*ducks*
Oh, and a smattering of chemistry...
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Oh, and a smattering of chemistry...
Mostly wine and sarcasm, TBF
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Mostly wine and sarcasm, TBF
I'm still sad that Twitter, as we knew it, is dead
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm still sad that Twitter, as we knew it, is dead
Trust me, the last thing I follow people for is anything preprint related 😂
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trust me, the last thing I follow people for is anything preprint related 😂
Chemchat?
a woman with her eyes closed says " what insanity is this now "
Alt: A woman is saying "What insanity is this now?"
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Chemchat?
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Haven’t travelled to the US for a while, but it appears my towel theory still holds based on this NYC hotel room. If you wake up in a random hotel room not knowing where on Earth you are, if the biggest towel in the room is smaller than the TV, you’re probably in the US…
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Haven’t travelled to the US for a while, but it appears my towel theory still holds based on this NYC hotel room. If you wake up in a random hotel room not knowing where on Earth you are, if the biggest towel in the room is smaller than the TV, you’re probably in the US…
One of the chaps behind this is my oldest friend, back from primary school days!
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One of the chaps behind this is my oldest friend, back from primary school days!