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Feminism
A trio of badass scientists you should know
Want to know more about Mary Sherman Morgan? Check out her son George Morgan’s book ‘Rocket Girl‘. See ‘African-American Women Chemists‘ by Jeanette Brown, M.S. for more about Alice Ball and two dozen other pioneers – including Brown’s own tale. UNL’s very own Dr. Mark Griep, Associate Professor of Chemistry, has written an ‘Easy and Lucid Guide to a Knowledge…
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Anti-Science
#AskAChemist: What’s making up my make-up?
This week on Ask A Chemist… I recently purchased bareMinerals’ liquid foundation ‘BARESKIN’ at Sephora. The package insert says it’s “formulated without” water, oil, or silicone. What the hell is in this stuff that makes it a liquid foundation? My first answer to the friend that sent me this text was “unicorn tears”. This is a bad answer for two…
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Anti-Science
#AskAChemist: The LA treatment
This is the first installment of Ask A Chemist. Here’s a question received from LA peep @SurlyAmy… L.A. Valley is switching from chlorine to chloramine to clean up the water system (which will also make tastier water) and of course people are FREAKING OUT. Some people are even sending emails in ALL CAPS. What’s the deal? ‘Tis true, various LA County Waterworks Districts (LACWDs)…
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Science
What’s your chemistry question?
Perhaps you’d like to know… How is a chemistry mole different from a furry mole and saucy mole? Is CS smoke different from tear gas? What’s the chemistry of personal lubricants and what’s a lube ingredient to perhaps avoid? Can Spanish Fly kill you? Did people really get happy off bromide? Will a vaginal antifungal promote head hair growth? We’ve got answers for these, but I know…
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Science
Clove oil in your sexual lubricant?
I am a big fan of do-it-yourself (DIY) personal care products. Body scrubs, hair conditioners, face masks – just a few things I’ve whipped up at home on the cheap. Why? Perhaps because I’m a chemist. Definitely because I’m cheap. I’m always on the look-out for recipes to review and try. Enter Good‘s tweet from last night… How to make…
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The Twelve Days Of Trolling
Inspired by the trolling during #shirtstorm, written by yours truly, and first assembled via Storify by @szvan…. The Twelve Days Of Trolling On the first day of Trolling, a dudebro sent to me a derailment in a poorly-worded tweet On the second day of Trolling, a dudebro sent to me Two Threats of Death, and a derailment in a…
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‘All About That Bass’ gets a chemistry make-over!
Since Meghan Trainor‘s ‘All About That Bass’ first broke, chemistry fans everywhere* have been waiting for this tune to get the Brønsted–Lowry treatment. WAIT NO MORE! ___________ *okay, maybe just me? Featured image from funnyjunk
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Featured
Shirts for when you’ve just landed a spacecraft on a comet
Landing a spacecraft on a comet?! That’s cool! That’s the kind of cool achievement that should be paired with a cool shirt! This is the scientific head of operations for the ESA’s rosetta project. Cool shirt for an engineer :) pic.twitter.com/AfWEox9sLo — John Papadakis (@yannisp) November 12, 2014 Yeah… scantily clad women shirt? That’s not a cool shirt to celebrate the…
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