That’s right — organic chemistry.
You thought you were done with orgo. Admit it, the first thing you did after reading the headline of this column was sprint to your safe spot. You were so traumatized by the mere mention of organic chemistry that you put on a pair of noise-canceling earphones, popped one of those candy pacifiers in your mouth and looked around for a service pony to curl up with. All those promises about never having to think about how your professional life would be free of references to the million ways that the carbon atom could ruin your life after you passed your second