Over the holidays my family and I took a long road trip. To help make this long trip more enjoyable, we decided to listen to stand-up comedy. We heard sets by Patton Oswald, Pete Holmes, and Dave ...

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As C&EN is largely made of editors and writers, many on our team spend a lot of time thinking about scientific communication. Much of our working day revolves around how to communicate complex ...