Why is lead so bad anyway?

The recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan occurred when government officials switched from the Detroit Water system to the Flint River without proper corrosion control measures. This caused corrosion that leached high levels of lead into the drinking water, effectively poisoning…

Atoms are mostly empty space Atomic Theory: Part 1

How to Make College Introductory Science Classes Suck Less

Science is hard. This is especially true in introductory courses because they teach the tools and frameworks for thinking about an entire discipline which can be extremely foreign the first time that you hear about it. Once you…

Uncertainty keeps us stable: Atomic Theory Part 2

Why is the Sky Blue?

Learn about how the scattering of light off of vibrating molecules in the…

Nothing could come between them, a love story of two electrons