Just Like Cooking

I love food. Always have – both the process of making food (which may be why I’m a synthetic chemist) and the joy of consuming one’s labors...

When I’m performing a repetitive lab task (columns, iterative dilutions, etc.), my mind tends to drift. Yesterday, I began thinking about wh...

Readers: This post was written in response to Rachel Pepling’s call for submissions to the IYC2011 Chemistry Carnival over at CENtral Scie...

 A few recent internet chemistry items for your viewing enjoyment: Paul is already hard at work predicting October's Nobel Prize ...

Gotta hand it to 'em: Synthonix sure can print a convincing ad! One of these things is not like the others! Credit: Synthonix, Inc....

I'm interested in how internet memes get started; it's probably the same mob psychology that drives events like Black Friday or sto...

“Clothes make the man.” – Mark Twain For every occupation, a mark: grass stains on athletes’ socks, tar for roofers’ pants, or grease on me...