by Adrian | Jan 11, 2017 | Acid-Base, Miscellaneous
Ammonia, NH3, is a pretty ubiquitous chemical substance when it comes to AP Chemistry. Not so much much in terms of actually encountering it in the lab, but rather as a molecule that can be used to illustrate a ton of useful concepts that are required knowledge at...
by Adrian | Apr 19, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Organic Chemistry
Alice Dreger (@AliceDreger) wrote a book. David Dobbs (@David_Dobbs) reviewed it in The New York Times. Klaas Verplancke (@klaasics) drew a picture to illustrate the review. Here is that picture. (I use it here without permission, but hope that everyone can be...
by Adrian | Nov 27, 2014 | Miscellaneous
You’ve no doubt heard the warnings about the deadly chemical compound that is threatening the whole of mankind, dihydrogen monoxide. Schoolchildren of all ages have been urged to fight against this chemical menace and its ubiquitous presence in our lives! All...
by Adrian | Aug 4, 2014 | Elements, Miscellaneous, Symbols
Today is the 180th birthday of John Venn, the Englishman who invented the Venn diagram. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates this fact. This led me to this little piece in The Guardian – a nice read! So, OK, all well and good, but what does that have to do...
by Adrian | Jan 10, 2014 | Books, Miscellaneous
I pleased to say that my recent application to join the National Association of Science Writers has been accepted, and now I am a member of that organization.
