Monthly Archives: December 2010

At the Prohibition Bar

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 31, 2010

Category: alcohol, poison, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged 18th Amendment, 1920s, alcohol, Charles Norris, cocktails, moonshine, poison alcohol, Prohibition, speakeasy, The Chemist's War, The Poisoner's Handbook, wood alcohol | 5 Comments

Calling Dr. Kane

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 14, 2010

Category: arsenic, chemistry | Tagged aliens, arsenic, arsenic-based lifeforms, bacteria, Carl Zimmer, Dave Munger, David Duchovny, Ed Yong, Evolution, Mono Lake, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Not Exactly Rocket Science, Orlando Jones, ResearchBlogging.org, Seed, Slate, The Period Table of the Elements | 6 Comments