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Chemistry World Podcast

Monthly podcast from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Feb 3, 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

Jul 26, 2016
Six-toed cats and misconceptions in genetics are discussed in this months podcast
Jun 22, 2016
This month we discuss the ubiquitous nature of food fraud and its detection
May 11, 2016
This month, we discuss how to write quality scientific papers
Apr 18, 2016
This month we discuss unconscious bias and other reasons why science is sexist
Mar 10, 2016
This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham's The Elements of Power
Feb 12, 2016
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene
Jan 5, 2016
Our book club podcast considers simple language in science as we discuss Randall Munroe's new book, Thing explainer.
Dec 9, 2015
This month, we learn how to leave the calories out of fine chocolate, and discover the earth might be older than we thought
Dec 4, 2015
In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning's new book
Nov 9, 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
Nov 5, 2015
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin's bestseller, Scientific Babel
Oct 19, 2015
This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield
Oct 1, 2015
In the first of a brand new podcast series, we get together to discuss 'A is for Arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie'
Sep 1, 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
Aug 1, 2015
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
Jul 1, 2015
We ask, does graphene live up to the hype, and discuss injectable electronics that unfold in the brain
Jun 3, 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
May 1, 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if 'patent or perish' should be the new academic adage
Apr 3, 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
Mar 5, 2015
How cephalopods teach chemists about camouflage, and new ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials
Feb 5, 2015
Cannabis, peanuts and explosive investigations – all in the February 2015 Chemistry World podcast
Jan 1, 2015
How a new nanoparticle iron supplement can treat anaemia, and a run down of chemists in the new year honours
Dec 4, 2014
How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots
Nov 3, 2014
We speak to Eric Betzig about his Nobel prize-winning research, and find out how thermoelectric materials can be made more efficient
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