Notices by SellaTheChemist (sellathechemist@mastodon.social), page 2

Fuck you, Andrew Wakefield! And fuck you to all the influencers who've grown fat on the misery they cause and will cause.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/14/measles-outbreak-risk-london-uk-health-security-agency-mmr-vaccine-take-up

@MikeFromLFE we are programmed and destined to discount things we don’t experience. And we forget in a generation. Sometimes less. Often led by dangerous fools who object to regulations. Regulations are always the result of something nasty to someone. As, I think @rosamundi said the other day “Safety rules are written in blood”.

Today is UN Day.

It is fashionable to say that the UN is useless. That it is broken. That it needs reform.

But I want you to read Antonio Guterres statement in the Security Council today. This is the moral clarity we need in a grim grim time. And some are calling for him to resign. Disgraceful people. Disgraceful.
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2023-10-24/secretary-generals-remarks-the-security-council-the-middle-east%C2%A0

Science is about problem-solving. And generally your ability to do science is limited by your budget. Here is a remarkably ingenious solution to the problem of how to move a superconducting magnet without having to warm it up, or call a very expensive moving company to do the job for you. Enjoy. #NMR #bacon #speck

here at UCL we have just received a "security alert" from a senior (panicky) manager in our Estates Team about possible "disruption" from #JustStopOil . Maybe I should send him this graph (courtesy of @peter_glen@mas.to). We have to cut our emissions by ½ by 2030 and 80% by 2040…  This is not a rehearsal. So maybe it's time we focused our concerns about safety and security somewhere more appropriate? A bunch of pensioners with paintpots and glue aren't a risk to our "business model".

@Gargron @jon Does anyone remember Africa Express here in the UK? They did a whole tour of the country with more bands on board than you can shake a stick at. I saw them off on the platform at Euston. Total joy.