[HN Gopher] A Requiem for Amateur Chemistry ___________________________________________________________________ A Requiem for Amateur Chemistry Author : walterbell Score : 25 points Date : 2022-11-08 09:39 UTC (13 hours ago) (HTM) web link (lcamtuf.substack.com) (TXT) w3m dump (lcamtuf.substack.com) | zokier wrote: | To me chemistry suffers from being actually quite difficult | field. Even by doing these sorts of experiments it is difficult | to build up good intuition and actually start using chemistry to | achieve some specific goals; contrast to e.g. electronics or | programming where after some very basics you can start building | your own things | [deleted] | AlbertCory wrote: | https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/culture-at-google-part-t... | | I have the talk by Theodore Gray that I hosted, where he does | some experiments with fire. This was a fun one to get approval | from Facilities for. | melony wrote: | Not a fair take. If you have the pre-requisite knowledge, it is | easier than ever. Just order the ingredients online (even the | semi-regulated ones can be easily obtained from overseas) at | prices that are impossibly low compared to the RadioShack days | where everything is overpriced with value being mostly captured | by thermofisher middlemen and retailers. | | I think the lack of science kits is because CS, iPads and coding | have replaced messy kitchen science for children growing up now. | Swift Playgrounds only needs a tablet and it is just as | educational without needing any cleanup or supervision. | ska wrote: | > If you have the pre-requisite knowledge | | Isn't this a pretty big barrier though? | | In the times the article discussed, plenty of parents bought | chemistry kits for science-inclined kids without any real idea | of what they were; assured by the packaging and availability | that they were appropriate. For the most part they were | correct. | | That's hard to imagine these days. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-11-08 23:00 UTC)