August 2010
36 posts
Anonymous asked: FOR your article: http://fuckyeahchemistry.tumblr.com/post/998234927/freshphotons-3-d-model-of-the-digestive-enzyme you source FRESH PHOTONS which really just stole the image from here: http://calstate.fullerton.edu/news/arts/2003/35_molecules.html. David Goodsell made that image and the model (I know because I work with him, and I also make these type of models see: models.scripps.edu). You...
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Intuitive Guide to Angles, Degrees and Radians →
It’s an obvious fact that circles should have 360 degrees. Right?
Wrong. Most of us have no idea why there’s 360 degrees in a circle. We memorize a magic number as the “size of a circle” and set ourselves up for confusion when studying advanced math or physics, with their so called “radians”.
“Radians make math easier!” the experts say, without a simple reason why (discussions involving...
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SciAm: How Can You Control Your Dreams? →
Scientific American:
The ability to manipulate our dream worlds goes beyond the science fiction plot of the movie Inception. A dream expert from Harvard University explains how it works.
animal-electricity asked: Do you have a favourite element or compound?
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bensmash asked: You'll think I'm silly but, following your blog has helped me pick a major. It reminded me of my love for the natural sciences. I'm now a Chemistry Major at my college.
