Periodic Tablecloth of Elements

I love science.  What else in this world runs the perennial risk of turning an entire field of facts on their ear?  Science can make facts into fiction and fiction into fact.  It is hard to get more interesting than that.  However, I am a terrible scientist because I lack the necessary precision to repeat …

The Pros and Cons of being a Perfectionist

Like all of us, I have both strengths and flaws.  I am very self-critical, so I tend to inflate my flaws and downplay my strengths.  I am also a perfectionist, a trait that I consider to be both a strength and a flaw. For example, I recently knit up a chemo cap for a dear …