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I didn’t see this article when it first came out, but I love the introduction:

I am a chemist. When I tell someone that, they usually say one of two things: “Wow you must be smart,” or, more likely, “I hated taking chemistry in high school/college.”

I actually have received both of those responses, though I also hear a lot of “You know, I had this really weird chemistry teacher…”

RedNova News – Science – Chemistry is Important to Our Daily Lives

Of course the article is fitting since I’m about to head out to the spring American Chemical Society conference.

For most people, chemistry was a course they suffered through as a science requirement. This lack of knowledge is terribly troubling, since chemistry is so vital to modern living, and in so many ways is misunderstood.

I couldn’t have said it better myself.