All Philosophy of science articles – Page 4
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Opinion
An opportunity ignored
Dismissing ideas that were ‘not invented here’ is like walking past a $100 bill
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Opinion
Why using initials devalues women in science
Are we masking role models by our choice of abbreviation?
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Review
A 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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Opinion
Alternate chemical realities
What would chemistry look like if key discoveries had happened differently?
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Opinion
How 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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Careers
Time to lose chemistry’s subdisciplines?
Organic, inorganic and physical – do they mean anything in modern chemistry?
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Research
Mpemba 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
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Opinion
Big data needs big theory
The seductive promise of huge datasets could become a big distraction
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Opinion
Now 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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Opinion
What'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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