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Zombies in the Sugar Mill 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Zombies came to America in 1929. When journalist William Seabrook returned from a visit to Haiti he wrote of his experiences in a very successful travel memoir called The Magic Island. In it he descri...
CHF to premier monthly webcast on August 7 30 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
On August 7, CHF will debut a monthly livestreamed show called #HistChem. The show will feature topically compelling issues that intersect science and history. CHF's Bob Kenworthy and Michal Meyer wil...
Choose Your Survival Kit for the Zombie Apocalypse 29 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
Zombies evolve over time, but natural selection has nothing to do with it. In the original Haitian version of zombification, someone is knocked out with drugs, reanimated, and then mind controlled by ...
Artistic Expression: A Better Way to Fathom Climate Change? 2 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
It’s hard for people to “see” climate change in any meaningful way. Floods and droughts we can comprehend, the seasons also, but an event that stretches over decades is hard to grasp. Science gives us...
Transitions 6 Sep 2012 | 10:00 am
Chemistry is all about transitions. Starting in November, a new CHF blog will amplify, expand, and build upon on the many types of content we already generate, from public programs, podcasts, Chemical...
The Geography of the Semiconductor: Lessons from Herman Fialkov 28 Aug 2012 | 10:00 am
The story of Herman Fialkov, who died earlier this year, provides an exemplary lesson on semiconductor electronics and venture capital on both the East and West coasts.
First Person: Hidden Stories 21 Aug 2012 | 10:00 am
First Person mainly deals with the subjects of oral histories at CHF, but I thought it might be an interesting change of pace to take you behind the scenes of the oral history process. Today I’ll be h...
What is Chemistry’s Version of the Higgs Boson? 16 Aug 2012 | 04:00 pm
What would be the chemistry equivalent of the Higgs boson? What would attract such widespread media froth and public exhilaration?
Collective Voice: More Martian Science! 14 Aug 2012 | 04:00 pm
Did you know the analytical instruments contained within Curiosity have a direct link to the historical instruments in the collection here at CHF?
Preconception and Learning 9 Aug 2012 | 04:00 pm
Suppose when you were a small child you believed that the sun revolves around the earth. This wouldn’t be surprising since nothing in your experience would refute the idea. Then one day you go to scho...
