Originally posted April 01, 2011 Caveat emptor!! April 01, 2011 … And, I’m back! Sorry for my absence from blogging for the past couple of weeks. I know all of you have been terribly disappointed that I’ve been gone for so long. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks with […]
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Originally posted March 4, 2011 One of the best meals I’ve ever had March 04, 2011 One of the best meals I ever ate was during my first year as a postdoc at Caltech. My advisor, the unequalled Harry Gray, had been named the Swift Lecturer at Caltech. To be […]
Sciencegeist: Slow Cooking
Originally posted February 25, 2011 I’ll speak for both GK and I on this one … This morning CJ started a conversation of some of his favorite chemical things and so, without further ado, here are ours: 1) Any story as told by Harry Gray 2) Any group meeting we […]
Sciencegeist: A few of our favorite (chemical) things
Originally posted February 25, 2011 and Inorganic Chemistry February 25, 2011 Do you like angel food cake? I do. I love it. I also love chocolate mousse. My friend Lionel makes a chocolate mousse (his grandfather’s recipe) that is to die for. I try not to think about the fact […]
Sciencegeist: On Food and Cooking
Originally posted February 18, 2011 Proteins and the Workings of Unfulfilled Bonds February 18, 2011 Push and stretch. Fold. Turn. Push and stretch. Fold. Turn. Push and stretch. Fold. Turn. If you happen to bake bread at home, you know this rhythm.1 If you have enough practice with it, it […]
Sciencegeist: Of Bread and Old Age
Originally posted February 11, 2011 The most careful designs are easily blown by enough pressure February 11, 2011 I was prepared. For once. My class notes were finished the night before. They had been double-checked. The topic was engaging. The demo was money. This class was going to be good. […]
Sciencegeist: My Mojo Popped
Originally posted February 2, 2011 Because sometimes side-reactions are a good thing February 2, 2011 Pizza. God’s gift to humanity. It’s what we turn to when dinner doesn’t go right. It’s where I turn to when I want something comforting. It’s what I want when I go out for a […]
Sciencegeist: Long Rise Pizza Doughs
Originally posted January 28, 2011 That’s what kind of man I am. It’s science. January 28, 2011 I have a confession to make. I really don’t like gin. There is something about that flavor that doesn’t sit right with me. I tend to prefer vodka martinis (blasphemy, I know). If […]
Sciencegeist: I love gin and tonics
Originally posted January 25, 2011 “I see your sleepy kitty and raise you EVERYTHING!” January 25, 2011 Wow. TEDxCaltech totally blew my mind. So much so, that it’s been hard to organize my thoughts over the past week into anything resembling a coherent ScienceGeist post! This will, by no means, […]
Sciencegeist: TEDxCaltech Recap: Part 1
Originally posted January 19, 2011 What’s the square root of his apartment? January 19, 2011 Yes, Tron (no not that Tron, this Tron) asked the latter question. The former question is one that I just made up. They both sound equally silly and similarly incomprehensible. But, let me tell you, […]