All Culture and people articles – Page 135
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OpinionNo time for grief over Brexit: we must act
The UK science community must set its priorities in a post-EU world and win over the science sceptics, says John Womersley
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OpinionIt’s not easy being green
Ali Bouzari looks at why it’s so tricky for chefs to keep food verdant
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PodcastPicric acid
A yellow dress, of the type worn by Jane Austen, sets Michael Freemantle exploring the chemistry of picric acid
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NewsRoyal Society appoints new foreign secretary
Chemist Richard Catlow will oversee the society’s international activities from November
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OpinionPersonal protective equipment must work for women
We need to make sure safety clothing fits both genders
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NewsSupport for stiffer sanctions for science fraud in US
Vast majority of the American public wants research fraud criminalised, with many supporting prison sentences
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BusinessAll part of the service
Simon Hirst, founder of contract research organisation Sygnature, is the 2016 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
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OpinionLaplace’s calorimeter
Even a scientific giant reached the limits of his ability when it came to managing people in the wake of the French Revolution
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OpinionFlashback: 1991 – Helen Sharman honoured
The UK’s first cosmonaut Helen Sharman was honoured at a House of Commons reception
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OpinionNow you’re talking my language
Chemistry would be impossible without a hidden fluency that many of us don’t even realise we have, says Derek Lowe
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News
Hawaii lab explosion caused by static discharge
Investigation finds explosion that seriously injured postdoc was caused by static electricity, but also links the accident to safety failings
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OpinionWhat's the point of synthesising the human genome?
A plan to build our genome from scratch should be challenged on its scientific merit, not whether it is creating life, argues Philip Ball
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Women’s safety clothing not fit for purpose
Union report finds ill-fitting clothing can harm research and safety
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PodcastSorting the Beef from the Bull by Richard Evershed – Book club
This month we discuss the ubiquitous nature of food fraud and its detection