Philosophy of science – Page 6
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OpinionFluorine in space
Henrik Jönsson explains why fluorine holds a unique place in the understanding the history of the universe
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OpinionChemical linguistics
Chemistry is not language, explains Michael Gordin. But the metaphor is useful nonetheless
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OpinionA coat of many colours
Just how did lab couture settle on that little white number, asks Philip Ball
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OpinionOh, the humanities!
Science and the arts are equally essential to society, says Philip Ball. Don’t divide them by their differences
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Science has great tales to tell, but we mustn’t let a good story get in the way of the facts
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OpinionA brave new word
Why did scientists endure, while sciencers perished? Philip Ball examines the quirks of science’s lexical legacy
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OpinionWhat we mean when we talk about bonds
Santiago Alvarez delves into the debates and disagreements that surround one of chemistry’s most fundamental concepts
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OpinionChemical space is big. Really big
You think it’s a long way to the back of your screening libraries? That’s peanuts to chemical space, says Derek Lowe
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OpinionThe creative stimulus
Innovative thinking may be difficult to turn on at will, but there are many ways to prepare for inspiration, says Mark Peplow
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OpinionOf atoms and aesthetics
From molecular representations to elegant syntheses, Tami Spector considers the ways chemists find beauty in their work
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FeatureWhat is a bond?
There’s more to bonding than covalent, ionic and the lines we draw between atoms on paper. Philip Ball takes on the expanding list of chemical connections
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Sense and sense ability
Philip Ball is surprised to discover just how sensitive we are about our feelings
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Possible versus practical
Hype and fanciful predictions are distracting society from finding realistic solutions, say William Banholzer and Mark Jones
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FeatureChemistry's grand challenges
What are the big problems for the next generation of chemists to work on? Mark Peplow takes up the gauntlet