Doing Chemistry Right

A recommended read: A Short History of Chemistry by Isaac Asimov.

Instead of learning about “chemical stuff” thrown at you here and there, we should learn chemistry as Asimov presents it: as a story, where one discovery leads to another and where context builds upon context.

We should not train ourselves to learn stuff we don’t understand and don’t grasp the use of; we should learn to integrate and apply knowledge to the end of human life, thriving, prosperity and happiness.