Previous podcasts
Piperine
Jamie Durrani on the compound that gives pepper its characteristic kick
Potassium bitartrate
Brian Clegg with the winemaking byproduct that may be lurking in your larder
Twistacenes
Kat Arney discovers the strange things that happen when organic compounds go round the twist
Book Club – Seeds of science
Mark Lynas on his journey from anti-GM activist to advocate
Calcium hypochlorite
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and ‘the most powerful antiseptic known’, Mike Freemantle explores calcium hypochlorite and the birth of a chemical dynasty
Indium tin oxide, ITO
Swipe, tap, pinch, poke and prod – Neil Withers gets hands on with touchscreen material indium tin oxide
Kerosene
Bat-borne bombs and a classic chemistry textbook, with Mike Freemantle
Iron sulfides
One mineral form may look like gold, but Brian Clegg isn't fooled by the value of iron sulfides
Spidroin
Kat Arney on your friendly neighbourhood spider silk protein
Piperine
Jamie Durrani on the compound that gives pepper its characteristic kick
Chemistry World podcast – January 2017
This month we introduce our new puzzles page, discuss the implications of Trump for science and meet Yuri Oganessian, the only living person with an element named after him
Chemistry World podcast – December 2015
This month, we learn how to leave the calories out of fine chocolate, and discover the earth might be older than we thought
Chemistry World podcast – November 2015
This month we meet chemisty Nobel winner, Thomas Lindahl, and we learn how bio-markers might be used to determine the time of death
Chemistry World podcast – October 2015
This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield
Chemistry World Book Club at the Hay Festival
Emma Stoye seeks the science at the world famous Festival of Literature & Arts
Book Club – Seeds of science
Mark Lynas on his journey from anti-GM activist to advocate
Book Club – Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker explains how humanity is doing better than we might at first think
Book Club – The element in the room
Helen Arney and Steve Mould take us on a DIY journey through science
