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Think all chemicals are bad?
The icebreaker of many a barbeque conversation is something like, “What do you do for a crust?” “I teach chemistry at university,” is what we usually reply. Then silence. Our new friend will usually go on to say they either hated or did terribly in chemistry at school. Or, depending on what’s been in the news lately, they might start talking about parabens in shampoo, or BPA in plastic poisoning our dogs, or the “forever chemicals” PFAS in everything.
Think all chemicals are bad? From our food to your phone, modern life relies on them
The icebreaker of many a barbeque conversation is something like “what do you do for a crust?” “I teach chemistry at university,” is what we usually reply. Then silence. Our new friend will usually go on to say they either hated or did terribly in chemistry at school. Or, depending on what’s been in the news lately, they might start talking about parabens in shampoo, or BPA in plastic poisoning our dogs, or the “forever chemicals” PFAS in everything.
Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it
Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent – and fires are following as the world heats up. This month, fires have flared in Victoria, destroying 46 houses, while Western Australia endures a heatwave and braces for potential fires. We use controlled fire for food, industry and many other uses. But we fear it when it is uncontrolled.
Fire is a chemical reaction-here's why Australia is supremely suited to it Original
Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent—and fires are following as the world heats up. This month, fires have flared in Victoria, destroying 46 houses, while Western Australia endures a heat wave and braces for potential fires. We use controlled fire for food, industry and many other uses. But we fear it when it is uncontrolled.
Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it
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Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it Original
Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent – and fires are following as the world heats up. This month, fires have flared in Victoria, destroying 46 houses, while Western Australia endures a heatwave and braces for potential fires. We use controlled fire for food, industry and many other uses. But we fear it when it is uncontrolled.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'How To Dance' By Jason B. Dutton
The book is in stores on Tuesday, Feb. 6th from Crooked Lane. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3Nqm1qm Nick Freeman works hard as the star of the weekly karaoke night at his bar, hoping his singing talent, quick wit, and winning smile will distract from his cerebral palsy.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'A Quantum Love Story: A Novel' By Mike Chen
The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend’s recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims they’ve met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she’s mourning, why she’s there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he’s saying.
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Death is coming. Worse than death: oblivion. Not just for our Earth, but for everyone, everywhere, in every universe! Against this ultimate destruction, the mysterious Monitor has gathered the greatest team of Super Heroes ever assembled. But what can the combined might of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern and hundreds of Super Heroes from multiple Earths even do to save all of reality from an unstoppable antimatter Armageddon?!
Win A Copy Of The Book 'Midnight On Beacon Street: A Novel' By Emily Ruth Verona
October 1993. One night. One house. One dead body. When single mom Eleanor Mazinski goes out a for a much-needed date night, she leaves her two young children—sweet, innocent six-year-old Ben and precocious, defiant twelve-year-old Mira—in the capable hands of their sitter, Amy. The quiet seventeen-year-old is good at looking after children, despite her anxiety disorder. She also loves movies, especially horror flicks. Amy likes their predictability; it calms the panic that threatens to overwhelm her.
Book Review: 'How To Dance: A Novel' By Jason B. Dutton
The book is in stores on Tuesday, February 6th. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/47A3O0V Nick Freeman has cerebral palsy, and needs the use of a walker. He is a school teacher by day, and hangs out and sings karaoke, at the local bar in Columbus, Ohio. Everyone who knows him finds him to be a great guy, who had his heart broken not too long ago, and now looks for one-night stands. Enter Hayley, who is at the bar, is a dancer, and has a boyfriend named Kevin, who also dances.
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