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Originally posted July 14, 2011 Because people have been banging down our doors asking for another one July 14, 2011 In our first roundtable on the state of chemistry jobs, you laughed, you cried (certainly you cried if you’re an unemployed chemist or currently in your PhD or postdoc), you […]

Sciencegeist: Roundtable, Part Deux


Originally posted July 7, 2011 From the chemistry community. “Who’s that,” you say. *C H E M I S T R Y July 07, 2011 Scientific American has announced the make-up of their new blogging network. Their announcement set off waves of congratulations through the blogosphere yesterday. This collection of […]

Sciencegeist: Welcome SciAm Blogs


Originally posted June 21, 2011 Rebranding “Chemical-Free” The title of this post is potentially dangerous. If I were to see “My Chemical Fueled Life” on a shelf in a bookstore, I would immediately assume that the book was an autobiography of someone like Timothy Leary or Jerry Garcia. This could, […]

Sciencegeist: My chemically fueled life



Originally posted June 1, 2011 All things in moderation June 1, 2011 Today, for personal motivations, I am going to list all of the wonderful things that arsenic is responsible for. Please feel free to add to this list in the comments section as you see fit. Green Apples by […]

Sciencegeist: In Defense of Arsenic


Originally posted May 20, 2011 Making blocks with atoms is more difficult than you may think May 20, 2011 My oldest, who just turned four, has been “practicing” her letters lately. Of the many things that come easily to her – her early ability to speak and enunciate has always […]

Sciencegeist: The Shape of Things


Originally posted April 22, 2011 The portrait drawn in over 50 years of studying the colors of chemicals April 05, 2011 1Publications of Harry B. Gray by color. Harry Gray (who was my postdoctoral advisor and is Gretchen’s doctoral advisor) recently celebrated his 75th birthday. A couple of weeks ago […]

Sciencegeist: A Career in Colors



Originally posted April 15, 2011 I meant to have a post ready for today … but I fell asleep on the couch last night and couldn’t muster the effort to finish what I had started. Ah well. Just wanted to point you guys over to The Sceptical Chymist blog run […]

Sciencegeist: Slacker