Not much time to blog this morning, but some small useful things (links):
- Paul's pretty happy with the SOTU. It's nice when science is front and center, innit?
- Sharon explains why road salt has color sometimes.
- This post on coffee flavor chemistry is pretty cool.
- This story on a siloxane?/silane? polymer material that soaks up hydrocarbons seems pretty interesting.
- A couple of new organic chemistry blogs popping up -- nice to see. Welcome to New Reactions and The Boiling Point.
- Th'Gaussling's feelings about science communication to the public are getting some attention in the Twittersphere. I have to say, sometimes, it's hard to generate enthusiasm, when I feel like I spend more time than I want defending chemistry against the swarming hordes of chemophobes.
- Liberal Arts Chemistry, I think, tends to agree with Th'Gaussling.
- UPDATE: One more, grad student and postdoc taxes, from Sam.
CJ, I like your choice of headings for these types of posts :) Thanks for putting me on your list.
ReplyDeleteI got a different message from the SOTU. Cheap college credits and lots of encouragement for new scientists. Isn't more chemists the last thing this nation needs right now?
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, to pay for the cheaper college (to increase the supply of chemists) oil companies credits will be reduced. This will make the price of oil go up, which will initially hurt all chemical companies, and thus chemists. Where do you think they get feedstocks for most chemicals? "Green" chemistry cannot advance fast enough to keep many chemical fields profitable. "Green" chemistry leaders do not include the US. If the SOTU comes true expect faster outsourcing of lucrative jobs in chemistry.
No problem, Sharon -- keep up the great writing!
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Thanks for spreading the word!!! -Ckellz
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