All Culture and people articles – Page 23
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Opinion
Dan Shechtman: ‘Cyrus Smith was my idol’
The Israeli Nobel prizewinner shares how his career was inspired by Jules Verne and the unexpected fortune of failing to find a job
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Opinion
Turning negative results into positives
Publishing unsuccessful experiments is more important than ever as we try to train machines in chemistry
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News
Nobel laureate and recombinant DNA pioneer Paul Berg dies
Winner of the 1980 chemistry Nobel prize has passed away in his home on Stanford’s campus at 96
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Business
Transforming sawdust with ultrasound
Bio-Sep can break down biomass and extract valuable molecules without damaging them
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News
Small pilot scheme will support women returning to Stem careers in UK
Government funds will help parents and carers in the Midlands and north of England re-enter the job market
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News
Canada’s graduate students crippled by wages that haven’t risen since 2003
Anxiety, stress and thoughts of dropping out of master’s and PhDs have become commonplace
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Opinion
Escaping from predatory publishers
An over-reliance on publishing has left scientists prey to unscrupulous practices
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Research
Gel capsules make reactions with organolithiums simpler and safer
Low-cost gels improve the handling and storage of traditionally dangerous organometallics, expanding applications and possibilities in synthesis
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Opinion
Transforming lab coats into Cloaks for Sydney WorldPride
Celebrating LGBTQIA+ scientists through fashion and photography
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News
University of Delaware labs reopen after explosive accidentally synthesised by student
The shock-sensitive material was destroyed in a controlled detonation
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Careers
Advising on science policy at the House of Commons Library
Xameerah Malik helps MPs to navigate the science that influences policy
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Opinion
What Rihanna taught me about intersectionality and inclusion
Finding a model for reforming science culture in the Savage x Fenty fashion show
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News
US accelerator accident hospitalises worker, delays XFEL startup
The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory lab director has stood down after the latest in a series of safety incidents and complaints
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Research
Chemical analysis of Tartan questions cultural perceptions of 18th century Scotland
Anita Quye explains why the sciences and the humanities aren’t as disparate as we might think
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Careers
More guidance makes job and university applications fairer
A question-based format helps candidates prioritise what to tell recruiters
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Feature
What does AI mean for chemistry?
Phil Ball looks at whether letting machines do our thinking for us will change our understanding of chemistry itself