ChemSpider (u/ChemSpider)

ChemSpider commented on Real-time CO2 monitoring without batteries or external power news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/h... · Posted by u/gnabgib

nashashmi · 2 months ago

A low powered co2 monitor is likely a big deal. And one that fits to specific power generation systems is even a bigger deal.

ChemSpider · 2 months ago

The challenge with CO2 monitoring is the sensor, not the electronics. Sensor accurracy and service life are key information.

It is easy to create a low power chemical CO2 sensors with a service life of a few weeks/months. Obviously not pratical for real world applications. So critical data is missing in this press release.

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

constantcrying · 3 months ago

First year 50,260.56 Euros at TV13 at the Humboldt University Berlin compared to Harvard's MINIMUM salary of $67,600. See https://postdoc.fas.harvard.edu/salarystipend-level

Given that taxes are much, much higher in Germany the difference is quite drastic.

Again I am NOT using a source for 2022, it is the exact contract in force for May 2025.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

"it is the exact contract in force for May 2025." - No, it is not. That is your mistaken thinking.

In 2025, TV-L 13 starts with 4629€ a month and goes up to 6580€ (= 78K€+), depending on experience.

Indded, the raw tax difference is substantial. But the social benefits, health insurance, vacation days,... need to be considered for a complete comparison. But that was never the topic of discussion.

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

constantcrying · 3 months ago

>We have 2025, not 2022. So it is certainly not current. Inflation is a thing! ;-)

Do you not understand that the document I linked is the up to date contract? If you think what I linked is getting "inflation adjusted" you are totally clueless about how you get paid under a Tarifvertrag in Germany.

The document contains the exact amount of the employee is going to get paid next month.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

You are good with insulting, but weak on math.

Even with your 2022 data/source, I get a salary that is >=Harvard.

And if you look at the latest 2025 salaries the difference is even more striking and in favor of Germany:

https://www.jobs-beim-staat.de/tarif/tvoed-bund_e13

But according to you, how much does a German Postdoc earn per year, in US$?

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

blueflow · 3 months ago

The controversy is your egregious dismissal of a legal source that you have now edited out of your post.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

So you are saying the average German Postdoc salary is NOT >= Harvard salary?

What numbers do you have in mind?

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

blueflow · 3 months ago

The link your parent posted is current. The Entgelttabelle there was last updated in 2022.

Also the PDF's (Tarifvertrag, Entgelttabelle) linked there are the authoritative source for this information - they are the legal document defining it.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

We have 2025, not 2022. So it is certainly not current. Inflation is a thing! ;-)

My data (see above) is from the same source ("Tarifvertrag"), but from 2024.

I am really surprised that PhD/PostDocs earning more (or at least same) in EU than the US is controversial. I tought everyone knows that.

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

constantcrying · 3 months ago

That is hysterical. You know that salaries for most universities are public in Germany? You can just look up your ridiculous lies.

https://vertretungen.hu-berlin.de/de/personalrat/tarif

The highest possible salary anyone in the university gets is 96k Euros. That is 64k Euros a year after taxes.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

Did you actually read the page you linked??? It supports exactly what I wrote. Just keep in mind that the latest salary data there is for 2022.

The postdoc salaries I quoted are for 2024, of course.

Source: https://www.research-in-bavaria.de/what-salary-does-a-postdo...

"Most doctoral positions and some postdoc positions will be categorized as TV-L 13, which can range from about €4630 to €6580 (gross monthly salary). The exact salary is determined by your years of experience."

-> €6000*12 -> 72K Euro, ~US$ 80K

And that is without including the various social benefits.

> The highest possible salary anyone in the university gets is 96k Euros.

That is wrong, too. But not the topic of my post.

ChemSpider commented on America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain economist.com/science-and... · Posted by u/mraniki

constantcrying · 3 months ago

To where will these scientists go? Europe, only those willing to accept much lower wages and more bureaucracy. China, unlikely to even accept them. Rest of the world, far fewer resources and often far more doubtful regimes.

ChemSpider · 3 months ago

You think of CEO salaries. PhD students and PostDocs earn more (or at least equal) in most of Europe compared to even the US top universities.

Harvard Postdoc salary: $67,600

Germany Postdoc salary: ~$80,000 plus benefits like health insurance

ChemSpider commented on The end of compounded GLP-1 drugs leaves many patients in a ‘lose-lose’ position statnews.com/2025/04/29/c... · Posted by u/djoldman

raincom · 4 months ago

It is $500 a month after the first month, as El Lilly charges $350 during the first month for a starter dosage.

ChemSpider · 4 months ago

500 US$ = 442 euro. Does that include the higher doses? Than it is actually cheaper than in Europe.

15mg Zepbound is 489 euro in Germany for a month (4 shots).

ChemSpider commented on Mistral OCR mistral.ai/fr/news/mistra... · Posted by u/littlemerman

xnx · 6 months ago

https://huggingface.co/spaces/echo840/ocrbench-leaderboard

ChemSpider · 6 months ago

Interesting. But no mistral on it yet?