Torture on the Brain
Flaying, burning, boiling, crushing, beating, ripping, and stabbing—the horror of physical torture throughout history is still cringe-worthy centuries later. But what about the effects of such torture on the...
Proton-Coupled Electron Transport
A New Branch of Organic Chemistry A common metaphor used to describe organic chemistry is “the psychology of electrons.” This statement embodies one of the fundamental ideas of organic chemistry: most...
The Smell of Space
In an online question and answer session last summer, astronaut Mike Hopkins, who spent six months on the International Space Station, said that “Space has a smell … Once the pressure is equalized and the...