Stephen Shiring

@CrZero_ @yacineMTB You have a coding assignment as well as a technical interview where you ask them competency questions.

i've been talking to a friend who's trying to hire software developers, and oh man. i did NOT realize how many people just outright lie

@AndyJScott That’s total added sugar, ie in a drink, not total sugar consumed. You could make the argument that sugary drinks are swallowed quickly whereas less-sugary drinks are savored, increasing contact time with the teeth, increasing cavity. Total consumed vs cavities would look v diff

Was wondering if the whole "sugar causes cavities" thing has good data behind it and guess what

@Hieraaetus Both were intended to work in concert: the KH would be supported by the people via the MP. The BG were angling for the throne, and thus would control both political and religious forces. They plan to try again millenia later with Sheanna and Duncan with the Tyrant’s religion.

So many people discussing Dune (take a shot) get the prophecy of the Lisan al-Gaib wrong. They point out, correctly, that it is a fake prophecy, planted by the Bene Gesserit, and then conclude from this that Paul's rise as the mahdi is just empty propaganda, but... no.

@kaidi_wu The work environments are much more varied in industry than in academia. The worklife balance in academia is poorer overall. If you want to be successful at an R1 institution, your only course is to publish or perish.

⚠️For PhDs who are thinking about jumping ship and diving into industry: Industry isn't necessarily better than academia. I have straddled both worlds. Here are 5 MYTHS about academia vs. industry:

@kapahi_pankaj I also agree: reject the candidate and explain the reason. But if an applicant writes a good proposal and doesn’t get the position, what do YOU do with the proposal? Discard or reuse it?

I asked a prospective postdoc to send me a one page proposal of what they plan to do in the lab. I sent them some topics to think around. I got an AI generated proposal and it was bad …. Should I not entertain the postdoc anymore or give another chance?

@StuartMaudsley It’s 11 people, not reasons, since many of their reasons overlap.

11 reasons why we’ve stayed in academia nature.com/articles/d4158…

@SeamusBlackley Fascinating! Are you a Fiestaware household too?

@ArashKheradvar @julieSdimartino Why try to pursue an academic job when the number of open positions is woefully insufficient to support the number of job seekers? Grind in a ‘temporary’ job for years? Not to mention faculty positions are low-paying and with poor quality-of-life.

@julieSdimartino First, find good postdocs! It is very difficult to hire and keep good postdocs with the current salaries. Not many outstanding young scientists desire to pursue academic jobs anymore. It is the beginning on an end to the academia we knew.

@pauldauenhauer You know, for mentoring 20 PhD students, you don’t seem to understand the value of and difference between PhD and professional students. You are directly benefiting from the papers they publish. A med student isn’t expected to operate & produce independently.

@pauldauenhauer Huh, it’s a ‘salary’ now, is it? It was always described to me as a ‘stipend.’ And I love when PIs whine about ‘overhead’ as if the grad student has any say in the matter. Take it up with your administration as to why it costs more than a grad student’s ‘salary.’

Hey @JaxsonDeVille - this @TheSavBananas Split is alright, but we could’ve used your grand entrance at today’s banana ball game! #duval #duuuuval #savannahbananas

@McCroryLab What is this 3x nonsense? Is this guilt-tripping people, akin to saying 20% is the new average tip? If you want more reviewers, then properly incentivize people to review or disincentive authors from submitting an article that contains the least amount of publishable content.

I receive around 4-5 review requests a week (200-250/year). I've started only reviewing once a week for journals in which we publish, but even then I end up declining most requests. It really is unpaid and undervalued service in chemistry, but I don't know how to fix it. (1/2)

🎉 Congratulations to Ashleigh Kellerman from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies on receiving the 2022 @PurdueHHS Outstanding Doctoral Student Award! #PurdueHHS #MyGiantLeap #TheNextGiantLeap

@FreeFolkMemes Except, not really.

Game of Thrones and #Dune crossover event

@hardsci Yeah, as long as you can secure funding….

@jonshiring Hey what’s up cuz?! I was wondering who was working on all these big AAA game!

#PurdueChemE Prof. Brett Savoie is PI of a research team studying prediction of electrolyte decomposition in #batteries. The research is funded by the @NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). Learn more: bit.ly/3cFidhP

Highly Efficient Halide Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes via Molecular Passivation (Dou) @PurdueChemE onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

.@DeptofDefense awarded @PurdueChemE's Brett Savoie 2021 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative funds to research how organic molecules degrade under stress – w/collaborative team of @LifeatPurdue @PittEngineering & @CarnegieMellon researchers ➡️bit.ly/savoie-2021-mu…

Congrats Akriti!