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Sunday, August 21, 2016

ETC: Vonnegut, Djerassi, and a Mystery Polymer

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I've recently finished the 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions , by acclaimed science fiction / humor writer Kurt Vonnegut . For those unf...
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Monday, August 1, 2016

Enthusiasm Goes a Long Way

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Earlier today, I watched a scientific speaker drive people out of the seminar room. Was the person combative? Not at all; a well-respected...
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Friday, July 29, 2016

Synthetic Endgame

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Inspired by this paper from Melanie Sanford's rocking organometallic group at Michigan. -- *Pun contest! I could also h...
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Friday Fun: Semi-Legal Starting Materials

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I ran across this entertaining anecdote today while researching Lord Todd's research into vitamin B1 . From Todd's 1997 obituary ...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Undergrad Tech: Remember When?

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Recently, I sat with a friend sipping coffee, watching passers-by hurriedly moving from one tall building to another. Remarks drifted back t...
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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Big Fish, New Ponds?

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Have you kept your ear to the ground? Felt something on the breeze? Getting a "gut feeling"? The most recent edition of Chemistr...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Sudden Tamiflu

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Hey there, JLC fans! Long time, no post. Today's inspiration comes from a molecule I've enjoyed watching the synthetic, process, a...
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Finding my way through new challenges. I was a founding blogger at Scientific American's Food Matters and Blog Syn. I once wrote for C&EN's The Haystack. I've written for Nature Chemistry, Newscripts, Chemistry Blog, Chemjobber, and Totally Synthetic.
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