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This author has experience both as a chemist and as a teacher of high school chemistry and physics. He is currently employed within the pharmaceutical industry, and holds a Master's degree, unsurprisingly, in chemistry.

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Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Why writers write: 23 of 191
For the sake of argument, let us define a "writer" as someone who regularly and preferentially chooses to communicate their ideas through a written medium. This is key, because most everybody writes, be it e-mails, text messages, essays, reports, or even a graduate thesis. Having done so does not necessarily make a person a ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction The most famous science fiction authors: 10 of 22
It really all began with Jules Verne. He wasn't the first to ever author a work of science fiction, nor even the first to sell thousands of copies. Mary Shelley beat him to that by decades, with Frankenstein. Verne, though, was the first truly successful author who employed new ideas in science and technology as the core foc... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Best science fiction magazines: 1 of 2
"Best" is a tricky word - at best. Against what criterion should a science fiction magazine be measured? If we want a strictly objective measurement, we might consider numerical aspects, such as the number of issues published, total circulation, or the number of Hugo-winning stories published. Any of these are arguably excel... More..
Arts & Humanities > Dance (Other) The best shoes for ballroom dancing: 1 of 1
The ballroom floor is a wonderfully smooth surface, across which the ballroom dancers may gracefully glide, pivot and whirl. The dancers need shoes that are well suited to this flooring, and the motions they will be enacting. The ballroom floor is not unlike a basketball court. Likewise, if you come out wearing rubber-soled ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The secret to perpetual happiness: 19 of 31
A coworker greeted me one Friday morning, saying "You always seem so happy at work. Are you just always happy?" The question gave me pause, because I don't really think about being happy at work. And in point of fact, I've had times in my life where I was absolutely miserable, but she was right - I have been almost non-stop ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine reviews: Analog Science Fiction & Fact: 2 of 3
Analog is (to my knowledge) unique in the science fiction world. Not only do they deliver top notch, hard science fiction stories, but they also find room within their pages for articles that deal with current research and even speculated trends in science and technology. When you subscribe to (or buy an issue off the newsst... More..