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Loved the author’s writing style. He strikes a nearly perfect balance of casual and humorous with precise domain jargon.
by eternalban 4y ago
Loved the author’s writing style. He strikes a nearly perfect balance of casual and humorous with precise domain jargon.
- latchkey 4y agoRead his other pieces... he's been writing for 20 years now... https://www.science.org/blogs/pipeline?AfterYear=2003&AfterMonth=1&BeforeYear=2003&BeforeMonth=1 https://www.science.org/blogs/pipeline?AfterYear=2003&AfterM... His 'Things I won't work with' posts are classics. https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-wor...
- eternalban 4y agoThanks!
- astrange 4y agoSomeone finally made thioacetone recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmAG8-V_WQY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmAG8-V_WQY But I'm still waiting to find out what isocyanide smells like. His old posts tend to just be flowery without actually explaining anything.
- vermilingua 4y agoWhenever chemistry posts pop up on the front page, if they’re from science.org they’re probably by Derek Lowe and I know that I’m in for a great read, even if I understand nothing in the article.