Walter Schmidt

Dad. Research analyst. Gamer. Living somewhere between public policy and a Bethesda side quest.

[Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy @GovNuclear]

FACT: Nuclear energy is the largest source of carbon-free electricity in the U.S.

[Mark Nelson @energybants]

Warning: YOU CAN'T DRINK THE TRITIUM WATER BEING RELEASED BY JAPAN THIS WEEK

It's almost entirely seawater.

A lethal dose of seawater for an adult is around 8 liters!

The radioactive tritium in it is fine. It's just the toxic levels of sodium that would kill you.

China's nuclear plants release plenty of tritium. They're just trolling Japan at this point.

Tritium does not bioaccumulate. This means that plants, animals, or humans can't concentrate the amount of tritium inside themselves. So Japan's initial dilution of tritium is in fact an absolutely certain way to protect everyone.

If only all our environmental problems were so easy to solve.

[Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy @GovNuclear]

How does a nuclear reactor work 🤷? We thought you'd never ask...
https://t.co/D2EyYuyoRY

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Traditional academic writing styles suck.

Don't make your paper dull, dense, and inaccessible.

Create an irresistible masterpiece with these paper section templates.

Here's how: ↓

[Rod Adams @Atomicrod]

When informed that nuclear plants cannot be built in less than 10 to 15 years, I point to Calder Hall (3 years) and Shippingport (4 years)
US Virginia class submarines take 4 years to build, start to finish. Each contains a nuclear power plant.

[Patrick F. Bloniasz (he/him) @PatrickBloniasz]

[1/n] I recently offered a free Zoom "intro to R" data visualization workshop after popular demand. Specifically, I went through the use of ggplot2. All disciplines with no prior R skills were welcome. All free materials are below!���� @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

[Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy @GovNuclear]

Nuclear Energy - By the numbers 👇

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

One of the MOST CHALLENGING parts of any research project: Literature Review

Here's how to fast-track your literature review process using two FREE tools - Zotero and Research Rabbit 👇

A step-by-step guide with visuals 🧵

[Payel Das @payeldas1011]

Publications are surely a bonus and can fetch you interview calls for industries, but they do not guarantee your selection. Here are a few tips I learnt that helped me transition from academia to industry after my PhD and landed me a job. (1/n)

@PhDVoice #AcademicChatter

[Walter Schmidt @WalterSchmidt04]

@ThePhDPlace Nuclear Power Public Opinion

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

On my way to a supervision meeting knowing I’m unprepared

[Ecomodernist Society of North America @ecomodernist1]

West Germany's government's forecast for energy mix from 1974 before it was hijacked by the irrational fear of nuclear power

[Jim Kwik @jimkwik]

You matter. You’re enough. Your presence in this world makes a difference, whether you see it or not. We can always improve, but remember this: You are enough not because you did or said or bought or thought or became or created something special, but because you always were.

[Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith @LNivisonSmith]

Research should be objective, rational and unbiased

But researchers are humans

And humans suck at being objective, rational and unbiased

4 cognitive biases to overcome to be a better researcher

@AcademicChatter
@PhDVoice @thephdstory

[Office of Nuclear Energy | US Department of Energy @GovNuclear]

"The @POTUS Administration believes that our collective climate security and energy security will grow along side innovation and expansion in civil nuclear power."

- @SecGranholm
#IAEAGC
CC: @ENERGY @iaeaorg

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

If you don't have all the facts yet, you shouldn't have a strong opinion yet.

Motivated reasoning is believing what you want to be true. Critical thinking depends on wanting to believe whatever ends up being true.

A key to learning is refusing to let your hopes bias your views.

[Patrick F. Bloniasz (he/him) @PatrickBloniasz]

[1/n] I am offering a free Zoom "intro to R" data visualization workshop on November 5th, 2022 after popular demand. Specifically, I will go through the use of ggplot2. All disciplines and beginner* R skill levels are welcome. @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Drawing techniques to spend great weekend time with children👧👦