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How to Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients

Science On Tap #dingleelements

Jul 14, 2015

Here's the Slide Deck form last night's #dingleelements Science on Tap Talk at National Mechanics here in Philadelphia. . @adchempages...

AIP Science Communication prize

Feb 23, 2015

This week I received the final part my prize for the AIP Science Communication Award. The Windsor chair is rather splendid, I think. The plaque...

AIP Award in San Diego

Jan 12, 2015

It took me a week to get over the jet-lag before I got around to posting this, but last Monday I was honored to receive the American Institute of...

’92’, The Russian Version! (Pinterest)

Oct 13, 2014

Follow my board '92', The Russian Version on Pinterest.

Book Awarded

Oct 4, 2014

I had some amazing news confirmed yesterday. The book that I wrote back in 2011, and that has already won the 2011 School Library Association of the...

Writing books – sometimes it’s really, really hard

Jun 19, 2013

Being an author is hard. It's hard for many reasons and believe it or not, it's not all about going to the beach to find yourself, staring out to...

Are there really only, ’92 naturally occurring elements’?

Mar 11, 2012

This question recently came up on the AP Chemistry listserv, and rather than answering it there (where I like to keep things strictly AP Chem if I...

How To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients, wins again. Zum Wohl!

Jan 17, 2012

Following the SLA Information Book Award for 2011 presented in November in London for my latest book, “How To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients’,...