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Previous podcasts
Lignin
Wood has been vital in the development of human civilisation. Brian Clegg looks at the compound at its heart
Diphenylchlorarsine
One of the few technical mistakes the Germans made in the first world war
Aqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status
Chymosin
The enzyme that helps us turn milk into cheese is also responsible for the biggest commercial success story of any genetically modified organism
Book Club - We have no idea
Everything you need to know about everything we don’t yet know
Casein
One of the most popular plastics of the early 20th century was accidentally invented by a cat, as Kat Arney finds out.
Sodium polyacrylate
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside a baby’s nappy.
Indometacin
A popular prescription pill that helps to keep gout and other arthritic conditions under control
Piranha solution
When you need to get your glassware extremely clean, you need a cleaning solution with real ‘bite’
Lignin
Wood has been vital in the development of human civilisation. Brian Clegg looks at the compound at its heart
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
Book Club - Frankenstein
If you’re thinking of making a monster from dead body parts then this week’s book club podcast is for you
Book Club - We have no idea
Everything you need to know about everything we don’t yet know
Book Club - The death of expertise
Apparently we’ve all had enough of experts. We discuss how we came to think we know it all
Book Club - Bring back the king
We discuss Bring back the king by Helen Pilcher and learn of the difficulties and possible benefits of bringing animals back from extinction
Book Club - The telomere effect
Book Club - The master algorithm
Book Club - Furry logic
Book Club - The secret life of fat
Book Club - Homo deus and our favourite books of 2016
Book Club – I contain multitudes
Book Club – Big data: does size matter?
Book Club – Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis
Book Club – Grunt: the curious science of humans at war
Book Club – Herding Hemingway's Cats
