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Previous podcasts
Fibrin and fibrinogen
From scabby knees to life-threatening strokes, this important protein is the fundamental link in the complex molecular chain that forms blood clots
Propylene glycol
How a batch of cinnamon whiskey led to total recall
Butanone
Butanone or methyl ethyl ketone is better known to many as the polystyrene cement that keeps scale models secure
Propranolol hydrochloride
Stave off stage fright with a simple compound that revolutionised drug development
Anthocyanins
The pigments responsible for the rich colours of autumn leaves
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
Gallium nitride
Despite early setbacks, this conducting crystal shows great promise across a wide range of electronics
Caesium chloride
A compound found in mineral water that is also used in medical treatments and solar cells
Rotaxanes
A group of compounds that resemble machine parts could pave the way for molecular robots
Fibrin and fibrinogen
From scabby knees to life-threatening strokes, this important protein is the fundamental link in the complex molecular chain that forms blood clots
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 - 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
The active steps you can take to live longer and younger
Book Club - The master algorithm
Driverless cars and bloodless wars are just two of the promises of machines that learn, the subject of this month’s podcast
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
Book Club – Sorting the beef from the bull
Book Club – Scientific paper writing
