I knew drug company scientists who didn’t trust anything in academia for this reason. The incentives were aligned on the wrong side of dishonesty. If stuff didn’t work out in pharma you just moved on to the next idea.
Dr. Bob
Recovering academic now in public safety. You’ll find me kibitzing on brains (my academic expertise) to critical infrastructure and resilience (current worklife). Also hockey, games, music just because.
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We had a distiller in the department. We’d roll over a cart fill a carboy.
I too am old friend. I also read The Selfish Gene before the world glommed onto it.
0·3 days agoI meant the 50 Shades from Twilight. Lol. I’m not in the Twilight demographic so I’d heard of 50 Shades years before I heard of Twilight. I had no idea there was a connection.
Mamma Mia the Musical ruined fucking Abba for me. Can’t stand any of it anymore.
OMG YES! I fucking hate that song.
7·3 days agoYes. Ballsacks are ok too during a DP, but I’m not going to kiss the guy. That’s just weird.
Can you imagine living next to an asshole who gets up every morning at the break of day and yells “What’s going on!”. It would be like living next to a coked out rooster.
I have been told that ultimately the charity supports birthright trips to Israel. There are a couple of pass-throughs as the money moves.
True story - I once went to a concert because the Smithereens were the opener and left before the headliner came on. The main act? Dire Straits.
They did a movie reboot a few years ago.
The theme from SWAT in the 70s is the GOAT of tv themes. https://youtu.be/LHDg96-ZN_U
I had a labmate who insisted on ph testing distilled water. Not because he was concerned about contamination, but because it was part of the ritual.
I’m 60. They are useful for recreational purposes. Going one round is not a problem, but the second round? I used to measure refractory periods in minutes, then hours. Now I could use a calendar.
I actually have a citation for it 😄. But it’s going to take me awhile to find it. It’s from a thesis/book about the development of gridiron football from rugby. The highschool bit is a minor part of the overall thesis that the specialization mirrors the evolution of the assembly line and specialization of work positions from the generic tradesperson who is multi skilled.
Interest.