Chemistry World podcast – January 2017
This month we introduce our new puzzles page, discuss the implications of Trump for science and meet Yuri Oganessian, the only living person with an element named after him
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Episodes (59)
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Herding Hemingway's Cats
Six-toed cats and misconceptions in genetics are discussed in this months podcast
Chemistry World Podcast
enJuly 26, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Sorting the beef from the bull
This month we discuss the ubiquitous nature of food fraud and its detection
Chemistry World Podcast
enJune 22, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Scientific paper writing
This month, we discuss how to write quality scientific papers
Chemistry World Podcast
enMay 11, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Why science is sexist
This month we discuss unconscious bias and other reasons why science is sexist
Chemistry World Podcast
enApril 18, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Elements of Power
This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham's The Elements of Power
Chemistry World Podcast
enMarch 10, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Adventures in the Anthropocene
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene
Chemistry World Podcast
enFebruary 12, 2016
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Thing explainer
Our book club podcast considers simple language in science as we discuss Randall Munroe's new book, Thing explainer.
Chemistry World Podcast
enJanuary 05, 2016
Chemistry World podcast – December 2015
This month, we learn how to leave the calories out of fine chocolate, and discover the earth might be older than we thought
Chemistry World Podcast
enDecember 09, 2015
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Why does asparagus make your wee smell?
In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning's new book
Chemistry World Podcast
enDecember 04, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – November 2015
This month we meet chemisty Nobel winner,Thomas Lindahl, and we learn how bio-markers might be used to determine the time of death
Chemistry World Podcast
enNovember 09, 2015
Chemistry World Book Club podcast - Scientific Babel
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin's bestseller, Scientific Babel
Chemistry World Podcast
enNovember 05, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – October 2015
This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield
Chemistry World Podcast
enOctober 19, 2015
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – A is for Arsenic
In the first of a brand new podcast series, we get together to discuss 'A is for Arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie'
Chemistry World Podcast
enOctober 01, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – September 2015
In this months podcast, we discuss Ebola and malaria vaccines in the pipeline, the history of peer review, and managing the mountain of chemical data
Chemistry World Podcast
enSeptember 01, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – August2015
In this space special, we learn how to study comets surfaces, and speak to a Nobel Prize winner about his 20-year-old prediction proving to be correct
Chemistry World Podcast
enAugust 01, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – July 2015
We ask, does graphene live up to the hype, and discuss injectable electronics that unfold in the brain
Chemistry World Podcast
enJuly 01, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – June 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
Chemistry World Podcast
enJune 03, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – May 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if 'patent or perish' should be the new academic adage
Chemistry World Podcast
enMay 01, 2015
Chemistry World podcast – April 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
Chemistry World Podcast
enApril 03, 2015