Philosophy of science – Page 4
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PodcastBook Club – Unthinkable
Helen Thomson looks at some of the rarest neurological conditions known to science
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PodcastChemistry World Book Club at the Hay Festival
Emma Stoye seeks the science at the world famous Festival of Literature & Arts
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FeatureEthics in chemistry
Nina Notman asks whether chemists should be giving more consideration to the ethics of their research
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ReviewEnlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism and progress
Steven Pinker sets out to prove we’re living longer, healthier, safer, richer, freer, happier and more meaningful lives than ever before
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PodcastBook Club – Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker explains how humanity is doing better than we might at first think
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OpinionFor the sake of argument
It’s important to recognise which disputes can actually be resolved by science
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OpinionAn opportunity ignored
Dismissing ideas that were ‘not invented here’ is like walking past a $100 bill
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OpinionWhy using initials devalues women in science
Are we masking role models by our choice of abbreviation?
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ReviewA tale of seven scientists and a new philosophy of science
Eric Scerri proposes that science has evolved like a biological organism rather than in small steps or giant leaps
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OpinionAlternate chemical realities
What would chemistry look like if key discoveries had happened differently?
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OpinionHow does being a chemist change your view on the world?
Scientific knowledge and analysis shape our view, but can also be selectively ignored
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CareersTime to lose chemistry’s subdisciplines?
Organic, inorganic and physical – do they mean anything in modern chemistry?
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ResearchMpemba effect in hot water after doubt cast on its existence
Frosty reception for claim that effect where hot water freezes faster than cold has no basis