The crucible

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    29 September 2011

    Were you aware of Salt Awareness week? Me neither, admits Philip Ball

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    26 August 2011

    In the art world, chemistry continues to be a rich stimulus to the imagination, says Philip Ball

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    28 July 2011

    Philip Ball wonders to what extent molecular structures are metaphorical

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    30 June 2011

    How principled was William Morris? Philip Ball examines the evidence

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    31 May 2011

    Philip Ball considers the vegetative soul of an inorganic woodland

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    28 April 2011

    Science, spirituality and scepticism: Philip Ball discusses an award presented to former Royal Society president Martin Rees for work at the interface of science and religion

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    30 March 2011

    Experiments are seldom replicated by different research teams, says Philip Ball. Why is this and does it really matter?

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    24 February 2011

    Chemistry cannot all be reduced to physics, argues Philip Ball

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    31 January 2011

    Philip Ball looks at research that is beginning to explain why we cry

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    5 January 2011

    Dutch Nobel laureate Peter Debye has been branded a Nazi collaborator, but Philip Ball suggests that the historical facts permit several interpretations