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>>atomro+(OP)
Going to have to start following this Derek Lowe guy. He also had a good balanced bit on room temp superconductor. Well done science reporting without the hyperbole.

>>shireb+lu
You’re in for a treat! Check out his “Things I Won't Work With” series.

>>flobos+6v
One of the classics, his take on Chlorine Trifluoride (!!!!)

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-yo...

"It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water --- with which it reacts explosively."

- John D Clark, Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants

>>jagged+lx
That’s a very interesting book if you have a passing knowledge of chemistry. Findable on the web in pdf form.

>>wiredf+ZK
That's a good option, though I also enjoyed the audiobook of Ignition! on Audible.