Since this list discussed the safety challenges of the 20th century version of the home chemistry set for kids, I thought we would be interested in this article in this week's C&EN. The lead paragraph continues the tradition of associating scientific leaders with the inspiration they got doing dangerous things they as kids...
http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i15/21st-Century-Chemistry-Set.html
The project itself can be found at
http://www.reimaginechemset.org/
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Cornell University
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu
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