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I recently threw a softball math problem at one of my friends and her response was: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know, I was never any good at math. I鈥檓 more of a right-brain thinker than a left.鈥� The idea that some...
Cream of tartar is close to the heart of any organic chemist because the study of this compound by Louis Pasteur in 1848 was pivotal in leading to the understanding of the three dimensional...
Halloween is a time when witches fly, black cats prowl and zombies rise from the grave.聽 But it is also a time for magic.聽 No, not supernatural charms, spells or incantations but the time honoured...
"That's the way the cookie crumbles!"聽 How often have you heard that expression?聽 It is usually a statement of disappointment which may be paraphrased as "tough luck."聽 But why does a cookie...
For over 100 years the Nobel Foundation has recognized outstanding individuals for contributions to their respective fields. The rules, however, stipulate that prizes cannot be awarded posthumously...
Mention 鈥淪ilent Spring鈥� and thoughts immediately turn to Rachel Carson鈥檚 epic in which she alerted readers to the risks of pesticides. But long before, way back in the 1940s, Australian sheep...
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