Raunak Farhaz

Atom-centered basis sets behave poorly vs. Multiresolution Analysis in strong magnetic fields Atoms and molecules behave dramatically different in the strong magnetic fields found on white dwarf stars, which are millions of times stronger than Earth's magnetic field. To study these systems com...

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#academicsky #compchemsky #quantumchemistry

YouTube video by Quanta Magazine Is Information a Fundamental Force of Physics?

These reminders are from this very beautiful video from @quantamagazine.bsky.social. I am still optimistic about my thoughts though.

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I believed that as there are different ways to express the same thing. We might have ended up describing the molecular systems in the most complicated form that is hard to solve. And there might be a different easier form to solve the same thing. Or maybe not.

My thought was that just like when a small plant sucks water from soil or intakes carbondioxide from atmosphere to convert into sugar and oxygen, the processes are so fast that information should or must fly extremely fast as well. Hence the underlying equations must be simpler too.

I had a thought when I was in my bachelors and I just learned that in Quantum Chemistry it is computationally intractable to solve the Schrödinger equation for more than 1 electron in a system. I understood but I was not convinced.

#CompChemSky #AcademicSky

Quantification of the basis set error for molecules in strong magnetic fields and general orientation The paper investigates the basis set incompleteness errors of the Hartree–Fock energies for molecules in extreme magnetic field strengths up to 5 B0 (≈106 T), c

I am glad to share my first research work got published in Journal of Chemical Physics. Thanks to the @aip-publishing.bsky.social team. It is an open access article. If you are having problem downloading it, please contact me for the PDF.

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I am writing a teaching blog post on plotting for academic purposes. Here is my first post. Stay tuned for the next ones.

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#AcademicSky #Teaching #CompChemSky

Poster Done. Had a great conversation with many experts.

#WATOC #CompChemSky

I have rarely seen such a wonderful article that has multipolar perspectives threaded in harmony. @nytopinion.nytimes.com A must read.

It's true that open source is made up of community members coming together to make software solutions in a collaborative and open way.

It is also true that open source is defined by a bunch of licenses.

The licenses may not be the fun part, but being organized about what parts of your project […]

Reached Oslo. First WATOC. Looking forward to many new things to learn.

#watoc2025 #CompChemSky #ChemSky

The main headline reads: “Trans fats can kill.” Below, it states: “Trans fats can be found in many margarines, vegetable shortenings, fried & baked foods.” The image includes drawings of a red carton of French fries and a tub of margarine with a knife. At the bottom, the graphic notes: “Every 2% increase in energy intake from trans fats increases risk of dying by 14% and heart disease by 25%.”

A recent WHO study found that every 2% increase in energy intake from #TransFats significantly raises the risk of:

💔 heart disease by 25%
😐 death from any cause by 14%

Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/42oIBG3

The four types of imagination and how they create our worlds Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman

Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman

Why do we need to "Stand up for Science" now? The rethinking of science as an individual in 21st century.

My first article on substack. Please feel free to share and comment.

#academicsky

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Mechanistic Promiscuity in Cobalt Mediated CO2 Reduction Reaction: One‐ versus Two‐Electron Reduction Process We compare the carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) activity and selectivity of the complexes [(Hbbpya)CoII]2+ and [(Mebbpya)CoII]2+, which contain two 2,2′-bipyridine chelating groups linked by -NH or -....

Such a proud day. My friend Ayan Bera published his work in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/anie...

I went to an AI talk series today just to hear from the speaker - "the career you believed in and working on since day 1 is dead". I laughed at myself.

True!

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Why I started? The ticking time bomb that blasted for me.

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YouTube video by Dr Myriam Francois Work Hard? Still Broke — Capitalism Was Never About Freedom | Grace Blakeley Exposes the Big Scam

A wonderful insight and discussion on capitalism and how we are wearing "pink glasses". The explanations by @graceblakeley.substack.com were simple and grounded. A must watch. We are not alone. Cooperate rather than compete.
youtu.be/c6Hcgs3B_XU

Europe’s free-speech problem J.D. Vance was right

An amazing article by the economist showcases the true spirit of free speech. My favourite line - " But also ... believing in free speech means defending speech you don’t like." Many neo-liberals are getting it wrong. #politics

www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Shots fired, Neil.

A Diver Visited a Fallen Whale. When He Returned, It Was Gone.

A baby whale’s untimely end offered divers an uncommon look near San Diego. But when one man returned, the calf was gone.

Want to make your own custom image of Fedora Atomic Desktops? Use bootc and have at it. :)

Learn more: https://fedoramagazine.org/building-your-own-atomic-bootc-desktop/

#Fedora #FedoraAtomic #Linux #OpenSource

Opinion | I Teach Computer Science, and That Is All Politics has no place at universities or in the classroom.

“When we erode the boundaries between the academic and the political, we ultimately harm both,” Boaz Barak, a Harvard computer science professor, writes.

Historical dictionary of Bengali language to go live in 2028; JU team behind digital Database of words, their origin, meaning, usage & more The team behind Shabdakalpa, anchored at the School of Cultural Texts and Records in Jadavpur University, believes that it would be the first historical dictionary for a non-Latin script, tracing the ...

One of the greatest news of the year. Great work my University, from JoduBongshis (Alumni of Jadavpur University).
#Bangla

www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/...

WHO graphic. Text says: “Alcohol consumption is rising among young people, leading to higher risks of heart diseases, liver inflammation, and certain types of cancer.” Blue background with white and purple text cards.

Alcohol consumption is rising among young people across many low- & middle-income countries, especially among young women. Meanwhile, drinking rates remain high in high-income countries.

Here are the risks & why you should care. 👉 bit.ly/3S60G7i

Make America Pregnant Again The Republicans want a ‘baby boom’. And Elon Musk can fertilise us all

What the hell is going on? Please read and share this amazing article.

Make America Pregnant Again - on.ft.com/4cWucq4 via @FT