Age of Rieson

Written by an octogenarian - a woman who is a scientist and who taught chemistry most of her life. It will include posts about life and science and probably just about anything.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Old Age Life-threatening

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I’ve just had my 89th birthday and I’m one of the fortunate ones who so far does not have a fatal illness of any kind. It occurs to me ...

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Merino wool

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I have a friend who has been hearing incredible stories about the wonders of Merino wool and insists that if I can find out why it has...

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Where’s George?

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My lifelong partner, my husband for 64 years, and my best friend, died of heart failure on March 28. He was 89 and he was ready to go....

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Speculations on life’s origins

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In my last post I described what it was like on Earth some 3.8 billion years ago when evidence indicates that lif...

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Origin of life

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Mostly for my own satisfaction, in my last couple of posts I have written of what is known about the beginnings of our Univer...

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Birth of Earth

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The beautiful Eagle Nebula In my last post I described the dying of a huge star in a spectacular supernova explosion that ...

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Rie: I'm a 90 year old scientist who still gets a bit of a high when I learn something new or get a fresh insight. I married happily and for life, had children, got a PhD in Physical Chemistry when I was 46, and my career was as a science teacher and communicator.

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