Examinees and Examiners

Today I gave exams: “General Chemistry” in the morning for first-year undergraduate students, and “Structural Chemistry of Biological Systems” in the afternoon for first-year master’s students. And here, don’t worry, my diary ends and my vision of the university world begins. I’ll focus on the second exam session. Two students, the kind who embrace challenges …

Inconvenience

I’m afraid I have to say something uncomfortable: food is viewed as a commodity by consumers around the world. Unless marketing wizards spin some sweet stories, and despite the efforts of our scientists to discover the beneficial properties associated with one product over another, consumers follow the old saying: “What doesn’t kill you, feeds you.” …