Abstract
TODAY, OCT. 23, IS MOLE DAY , the day we celebrate Avogadro's number, 6.02 x 10 23 . Oct. 23 is 10/23. Get it? You celebrate Mole Day from 6:02 AM to 6:02 PM-plenty of time for celebrating, even if the champagne waits until the evening. Okay, so you have to be something of a chemistry geek to find the idea of Mole Day amusing. I first learned of Mole Day many years ago when Pam Zurer, now C&EN's deputy editor-in-chief and an excellent baker, brought a batch of mole cookies to the office to share with the C&EN staff. Zurer certainly qualifies as a chemistry geek. Her mole cookies are a peanut butter cookie with a Hershey's Kiss in the center for the snout and two little chocolate dots for eyes. They're cute. They also taste great. Last week, I mentioned a Mole Day editorial to Denise Creech, director of the ...
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