Happy Mole Day!

Today is Mole Day. My high school chemistry teacher was very, very, very into Mole Day (even getting it officially recognized by my hometown, and he's also the guy who maintains the official National Mole Day Foundation website, currently down from traffic flood, always in need of some attention... where was I (note: I literally got lost in that sentence and didn't finish it when I first published, oops)? My high school chemistry teacher was way into Mole Day, and it rubbed off on me.

How to celebrate (by level of chemistry geekiness):

• Beginner: Learn about the scientific method, the defining process common to all science.


• Intermediate: Read this timeline of chemistry. Chances are you'll find something you didn't know. My personal favorite is Hermes Trismegistus, semi-mythical god-king and inventor of alchemy.


• Advanced: Solve one of these.

Note: In this context, I consider myself "intermediate."