All Philosophy of science articles – Page 7
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Opinion
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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Opinion
Sense and sense ability
Philip Ball is surprised to discover just how sensitive we are about our feelings
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Opinion
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
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FeatureScience's spiritual side?
Some view science and religion as mutually exclusive. Most feel there is some conflict between them. But this has not always been the case, Katharine Sanderson discovers
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OpinionThe founding myths of chemistry
Chemists should learn from the past, says Philip Ball, but they may need a history lesson first
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