May 23rd is American physicist John Bardeen's birthday. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on two different occasions. The first prize was in 1956 for being part of ...Read Full Post...

I think my problem, this particular one anyway, started in grade school. In art class, we'd use a toothpick to mix a bit of paint into clear-drying school glue and ...Read Full Post...

Tracing paper is translucent paper that you place over printed material or a drawing so you can trace over it. Would it surprise you to learn that tracing paper is ...Read Full Post...

If mixing bleach and vinegar releases toxic chlorine gas, then why do people do it? There are two answers to this question. The first answer is that vinegar lowers the ...Read Full Post...

November 13th is Edward Doisy's birthday. Doisy was an American biochemist who shared the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Henrik Dam for their work concerning vitamin K. Dam discovered ...Read Full Post...

May 23rd is American physicist John Bardeen's birthday. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on two different occasions. The first prize was in 1956 for being part of ...Read Full Post...

Much of the country was all caught up in the Casey Anthony trial over the past few weeks as the testimony concluded and the verdict was announced (full disclosure: I was not at all caught up. I didn't even read any articles about the trial until after the verdict...