Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, board members of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, visited financier Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Saint James island in 2011, two years after Epstein’s first conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Trustees of Renowned West Coast Artist Residency Visited Epstein’s Island
Djerassi board members Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, nephew of Ghislaine Maxwell, visited the notorious private island in 2011.
hyperallergic.com
April 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, board members of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, visited financier Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Saint James island in 2011, two years after Epstein’s first conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Immigrant Jewish synthetic organic chemist 🧪 Carl Djerassi fled the Nazis. His team at Syntex designed the birth-control pill. Later he also wrote novels and plays. cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
Carl Djerassi, Pioneer Of The Birth Control Pill, Dies At 91
Obituary: Chemist famous for synthesis of first oral contraceptive leaves behind scientific and artistic legacy
cen.acs.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Immigrant Jewish synthetic organic chemist 🧪 Carl Djerassi fled the Nazis. His team at Syntex designed the birth-control pill. Later he also wrote novels and plays. cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, Conlon Nancarrow
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
1993
photo John Fago
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
1993
photo John Fago
July 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, Conlon Nancarrow
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
1993
photo John Fago
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
1993
photo John Fago
Djerassi Artist Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
September 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Djerassi Artist Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
Heute vor 101 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Carl Djerassi – Wikipedia
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October 29, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Heute vor 101 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
I am a total Paul Klee stan.
(And once had the good luck to spend some time with Carl Djerassi's collection of Klee drawings. Djerassi was a fine chemist and equally, a fine collector, as well as being a committed and effective supporter of living artists.)
(And once had the good luck to spend some time with Carl Djerassi's collection of Klee drawings. Djerassi was a fine chemist and equally, a fine collector, as well as being a committed and effective supporter of living artists.)
This painting, a 1927 piece by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, is called Limits of Reason (also known as Grenzen des Verstandes, or The Bounds of the Intellect).
April 10, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am a total Paul Klee stan.
(And once had the good luck to spend some time with Carl Djerassi's collection of Klee drawings. Djerassi was a fine chemist and equally, a fine collector, as well as being a committed and effective supporter of living artists.)
(And once had the good luck to spend some time with Carl Djerassi's collection of Klee drawings. Djerassi was a fine chemist and equally, a fine collector, as well as being a committed and effective supporter of living artists.)
现当代化学家影响力排名：1. Linus Pauling 2. John Pople 3. Roald Hoffmann 4. K. Eric Drexler 5. Richard Smalley 6. Glenn T. Seaborg 7. Jean-Marie Lehn 8. Vladimir Prelog 9. Carl Djerassi 10. Donald J. Cram … 53.李远哲 69. 王中林 215. 鲍哲南 239. 杨培东 242. 夏幼南
April 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
现当代化学家影响力排名：1. Linus Pauling 2. John Pople 3. Roald Hoffmann 4. K. Eric Drexler 5. Richard Smalley 6. Glenn T. Seaborg 7. Jean-Marie Lehn 8. Vladimir Prelog 9. Carl Djerassi 10. Donald J. Cram … 53.李远哲 69. 王中林 215. 鲍哲南 239. 杨培东 242. 夏幼南
Heute vor 102 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Carl Djerassi – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Heute vor 102 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Well Carl my Djerassi
Dr. Angel Foster has made $5 abortion pills so accessible that abortions in Mississippi are up a mind-boggling 85% since Dobbs.
She's remaking the abortion landscape one pill at a time
Far from buckling under Dobbs, the access movement has created “a whole new way of doing healthcare.”
www.motherjones.com
August 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Well Carl my Djerassi
This is a novel: "Cantor's Dilemma" by Carl Djerassi
Cantor's Dilemma
www.djerassi.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
This is a novel: "Cantor's Dilemma" by Carl Djerassi
Big thank you to @bookgaga.bsky.social for re-posting this and to @icefloepress.bsky.social for publishing this back in 2020.
I was on the Djerassi ranch in California soaking up the fog. It also inspired this carved poem installation called 'Twelve Names For Fog'
I was on the Djerassi ranch in California soaking up the fog. It also inspired this carved poem installation called 'Twelve Names For Fog'
May 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Big thank you to @bookgaga.bsky.social for re-posting this and to @icefloepress.bsky.social for publishing this back in 2020.
I was on the Djerassi ranch in California soaking up the fog. It also inspired this carved poem installation called 'Twelve Names For Fog'
I was on the Djerassi ranch in California soaking up the fog. It also inspired this carved poem installation called 'Twelve Names For Fog'
Carl Djerassi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/djeras... and Fausto Fernandes da Cunha sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cunha_... died, whilst Rena Vale sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vale_r... was born on this day (Artist: [couldn't identify], Eddie Moyna, Robert Foster and Richard Powers). 1st might not be genre:
January 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Carl Djerassi sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/djeras... and Fausto Fernandes da Cunha sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/cunha_... died, whilst Rena Vale sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/vale_r... was born on this day (Artist: [couldn't identify], Eddie Moyna, Robert Foster and Richard Powers). 1st might not be genre:
Heute vor 11 Jahren verstarb der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015). Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Carl Djerassi – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Heute vor 11 Jahren verstarb der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015). Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
We are thrilled that Professor Elizabeth Povinelli of Columbia University will join us this Lent term as our Middlebrook/Djerassi Visiting Professor! Stay tuned for more info about upcoming talks! @intellforum.bsky.social www.gender.cam.ac.uk/news/diane-m...
The Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professor: Lent term 2025 | University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies
We are delighted to announce that Professor Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Franz Boas Professor of Anthropology & Gender Studies, Columbia University, USA will be the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visi...
www.gender.cam.ac.uk
December 9, 2024 at 6:32 PM
We are thrilled that Professor Elizabeth Povinelli of Columbia University will join us this Lent term as our Middlebrook/Djerassi Visiting Professor! Stay tuned for more info about upcoming talks! @intellforum.bsky.social www.gender.cam.ac.uk/news/diane-m...
Fascinating art hike on Djerassi ranch; 500 acres of sculpture and installations playing with the redwood and coastal landscapes. They’ve housed thousands of artists since the 70s
March 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Fascinating art hike on Djerassi ranch; 500 acres of sculpture and installations playing with the redwood and coastal landscapes. They’ve housed thousands of artists since the 70s
Miramontes synthesized norethisterone, the key ingredient in early oral contraceptives. Working from Syntex, a pharmaceutical in Mexico City, under the supervision of Djerassi and Rosenkranz. All 3 are credited on the patent, Djerassi acknowledged Luis was 1st to complete synthesis.
www.sciencenews
www.sciencenews
Luis Miramontes helped enable the sexual revolution. Why isn't he better known?
By synthesizing norethindrone, one of the first active ingredients in birth control pills, Luis Miramontes helped usher in the sexual revolution.
www.sciencenews.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Miramontes synthesized norethisterone, the key ingredient in early oral contraceptives. Working from Syntex, a pharmaceutical in Mexico City, under the supervision of Djerassi and Rosenkranz. All 3 are credited on the patent, Djerassi acknowledged Luis was 1st to complete synthesis.
www.sciencenews
www.sciencenews
Late #poemsabout #blacksky today!
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
The prompt has taken me back to the month I spent on the Djerassi ranch for Scientific Delirium Madness 2018, the people I met & night we all spent stargazing with our own astrophysicist guide, Seba Pérez!
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
The prompt has taken me back to the month I spent on the Djerassi ranch for Scientific Delirium Madness 2018, the people I met & night we all spent stargazing with our own astrophysicist guide, Seba Pérez!
August 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Late #poemsabout #blacksky today!
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
The prompt has taken me back to the month I spent on the Djerassi ranch for Scientific Delirium Madness 2018, the people I met & night we all spent stargazing with our own astrophysicist guide, Seba Pérez!
Thank you @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
The prompt has taken me back to the month I spent on the Djerassi ranch for Scientific Delirium Madness 2018, the people I met & night we all spent stargazing with our own astrophysicist guide, Seba Pérez!
Fanfiction kannte ich noch nicht. Aber "Science IN Fiction" (c Carl Djerassi)
July 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Fanfiction kannte ich noch nicht. Aber "Science IN Fiction" (c Carl Djerassi)
Mark your calendars! Our next Middlebrook/Djerassi Visiting Professor Patricia Hill Collins will be giving a public lecture on Nov 1 at St John's. More info: https://www.gender.cam.ac.uk/Events/vplectures
The Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship Lectures | University of Cambridge Ce...
Introduction The Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Visiting Professorship was generously endowed by Carl Djerassi (Professor Emeritus, Stanford University and inventor of the contraceptive pill) in ...
www.gender.cam.ac.uk
July 26, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Mark your calendars! Our next Middlebrook/Djerassi Visiting Professor Patricia Hill Collins will be giving a public lecture on Nov 1 at St John's. More info: https://www.gender.cam.ac.uk/Events/vplectures
Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Carl Djerassi – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
October 29, 2023 at 5:01 AM
Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015) geboren. Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
December 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Heute vor 10 Jahren verstarb der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015). Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
Carl Djerassi – Wikipedia
de.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Heute vor 10 Jahren verstarb der bulgarisch-amerikanisch-österreichische Chemiker und Schriftsteller Carl Djerassi (* 29. Oktober 1923 - † 30. Januar 2015). Er ging als "Vater der ersten Antibabypille" in die Geschichte ein. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Dj...
I feel this is an underappreciated history of the yam! Thank you yams.
September 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I feel this is an underappreciated history of the yam! Thank you yams.
Djerassi Artist Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
September 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Djerassi Artist Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is accepting applications.
Open to: National / International
Discipline: Multidisciplinary
Details + apply: https://artistsbay.org/g/65
James Simmons wrote the second and third draft of his first novel A Ghost Among Magnolias at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in the winter of 2022. He is trained as an performer/ playwright and holds an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College.
September 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
James Simmons wrote the second and third draft of his first novel A Ghost Among Magnolias at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in the winter of 2022. He is trained as an performer/ playwright and holds an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College.