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[Dr. Sudip Shit @sudipshit12]

@TheBKPLab @AKS_tutu1 Congratulations 🎉🎉 Ashish

[Shining Science @ShiningScience]

🧠 MIT recently completed the first brain-scan study on ChatGPT users—and the results are deeply revealing.
Rather than boosting brain function, prolonged AI use may be dulling it.
Over four months of cognitive data suggest we might be measuring productivity all wrong ⤵️

In MIT’s study, participants had their brains scanned while using ChatGPT.
→ 83.3% of users couldn’t recall a single sentence they’d written just minutes earlier.
→ In contrast, those writing without AI had no trouble remembering.

Brain connectivity dropped sharply—from 79 to 42 points.
→ That’s a 47% drop in neural engagement.
→ The lowest cognitive performance among all user groups.

Even after stopping ChatGPT use in later sessions, these users showed continued under-engagement.
→ Their performance remained lower than those who never used AI.
→ This suggests more than dependency—it’s cognitive weakening.

Beyond the scans, educators flagged the writing itself.
→ Essays were technically solid, but often called “robotic,” “soulless,” and “lacking depth.”

Here’s the paradox:
→ ChatGPT makes you 60% faster at completing tasks…
→ But it reduces the mental effort required for learning by 32%.

The top-performing group?
→ Those who began without AI and added it later.
→ They retained the best memory, brain activity, and overall scores.

Using ChatGPT can feel empowering—but it may quietly offload your thinking.
→ You gain speed, but lose engagement.
→ You get answers, but stop learning how to think.

The takeaway isn’t to avoid AI—but to use it intentionally.
→ Use it to assist, not replace your mind.
→ Build cognitive strength—not dependency.

MIT’s early study on AI and the brain lays out the stakes. The way we use these tools matters more than ever.

[Dr. Sudip Shit @sudipshit12]

@kshatresh Congratulations to the deserving candidate! Saw some of his work cited in other scientists' presentation slide at SKKU 🎉🎉👏

[Arindam Ghosh @ArindamPhysics]

What happened in IISER Kolkata is both heartbreaking and worrying. We need to be more sympathetic and vigilant. Time to monitor mental wellness in educational institutions more systematically by dedicated team of trained professionals, rather than committees of Professors.

[Lopchuk Lab @LopchukLab]

We have openings for two postdoc positions in synthetic organic chemistry. The first position focuses on the development of new chemical methods and reagents (with targeted synthesis applications) as well as a structure-based drug discovery program in oncology.

[ISCHA 2024 @ischa2024]

Prepare to have your mind expanded!🤩

Join us for unmissable session featuring speakers Prof. Akkattu T. Biju @ATBijuLab, Prof. Alakananda Hajra @ahajra_lab, Prof. Moumita Majumdar @Moumita_CHEM & Prof. Santosh J. Gharpure @sjgharpure

Can’t wait to be inspired!😇 #ISCHA2024

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[Subhamoy Biswas @subhamoybiswas3]

Do check out the latest publication from Anil K. Saikia's lab in The Journal of Organic Chemistry (@JOC_OL) by @sudipshit12, @BIPINKU18069210 and @subhamoybiswas3
Link: https://t.co/HTIqN9uSXv

[Soumitra Athavale @athavale_s]

Seeking postdocs for my new group @uclachem with exciting opportunities in 1) synthetic chemistry, methodology, #catalysis 2) protein biochemistry 3) protein structure prediction/modeling #chempostdoc #SynChem #biocatalysis @Chemjobber @SuperScienceGrl @MatthewHorwitz1 #chemjobs

[PHD Comics @PHDcomics]

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[Angewandte Chemie @angew_chem]

Formal gamma-C-H Functionalization of Cyclobutyl Ketones: Synthesis of cis-1,3-Difunctionalized Cyclobutanes (Jin-Quan Yu and co-workers) @scrippsresearch @YulabJin https://t.co/T2kqRKPXOu

[Dr. Sudip Shit @sudipshit12]

Happy to share our recent publication in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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[Rick Bright @RickABright]

This is amazing to be able to test for 4 different viruses in a single, low-cost, in-home rapid test. This type of technology should be accelerated for review. The impact on early, appropriate treatment & breaking transmission could be remarkable.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Three chemistry heroes!

Jennifer Doudna (left), Carolyn Bertozzi (middle) and Frances Arnold (right) have all been awarded the #NobelPrize in Chemistry. Doudna does research on genome editing, Bertozzi works on click chemistry and Arnold works on enzyme engineering.