Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith (EWCSS) (they/them)
Posted on: May 30, 2025
In response to the rise of fascism in the United States, EWCSS is leaving for University College Dublin in Ireland. This post explains their motivations for leaving Pittsburgh and moving to Dublin, as well as what this move will mean for the CoReA...
Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith (EWCSS) (they/them)
Posted on: Apr 28, 2025
EWCSS attempts to construct a framework for gender based on the mathematical concept of space. Drawing from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, as well as other theorists such as Judith Butler, they consider how gender categories are constructed from our fluct...
Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith (EWCSS) (they/them)
Posted on: Jan 6, 2025
In this preview, EWCSS introduces a new series on ethics in the chemical sciences. They discuss their motivations for embarking on this journey, their intended scope and goals, and they raise some possible directions for future posts.
Evan Walter Clark Spotte-Smith (EWCSS) (they/them)
Posted on: Jan 6, 2025
Inspired by a blog post by the mathematician Igor Pak, EWCSS considers mechanisms (e.g., reaction mechanisms) as a form of chemical conjecture. Using a recent example involving electrolyte decomposition in lithium-ion batteries, they explore the p...