All Arts articles – Page 6
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PodcastNever Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science by Luke O’Neill – Book club
Serious punk rock science
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NewsRapping atmospheric scientists scoop Dance Your PhD award
Computational research trio spit rhymes about cloud condensation nuclei
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ReviewDoomsday Book: The Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Threats
A great pick for anyone looking for intriguing solutions to global challenges present and future – as long as you’re okay with a bit of doom and gloom
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ReviewBlack, Brown, Bruised: How Racialised Stem Education Stifles Innovation
These stories and case studies of both conscious and unconscious bias are a must-read for every academic
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OpinionThe critical role of chemistry in D&D poisons
Not everything in Dungeons and Dragons is fantasy
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ReviewIce: Tales from a Disappearing World
What is it like to do research in a remote part of Greenland
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ReviewRobots in Space: The Secret Lives of Our Planetary Explorers
The fantastic space adventures of Perseverance and its cousins
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CareersThe facts of being a fiction-writing chemist
Meet the chemists making creative use of their scientific skills
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PodcastThe Poison Trials by Alisha Rankin – Book club
Clinical trials have come a long way since the 16th century
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ReviewThe Poison Trials: Wonder Drugs, Experiment, and the Battle for Authority in Renaissance Science
An extremely well-researched monograph containing stories that bear an eerie resemblance to today’s politicised clinical trials
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ReviewBlack Hole Survival Guide
Like a brain-twisting introductory physics lecture, but in the best way
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ReviewNever Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science: A Scientist’s Guide to the Biggest Challenges Facing our Species Today
Your punk rock guide to science
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ReviewFilm: Forgotten Genius
The story of a Black chemist’s incredible scientific accomplishments in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles in early 20th century US
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ArticlePittcon 2021: connections that matter
After 71 years as a physical event, Pittcon 2021 goes virtual on its 72nd birthday
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ReviewHow Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything
What’s the climate impact of a Google search, a return trip from London to Hong Kong or having a child?
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ReviewEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
Like a walk in the forest accompanied by an expert biologist
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PodcastUncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks – Book club
We celebrate 20 years of a popular chemistry classic – written by neurologist
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ReviewUncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
20 years after it was first published, Oliver Sacks’ memoir remains a popular chemistry classic – and for good reason
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