Chemistry World Podcast

Chemistry World

Join the Chemistry World team for interviews, news and in-depth discussions of issues facing the chemistry community.

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73 episodes
Updated July 22

Episodes73

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Feb 12, 2016 · 22 min
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Adventures in the Anthropocene
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene
Jan 5, 2016 · 23 min
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Thing explainer
Our book club podcast considers simple language in science as we discuss Randall Munroe's new book, Thing explainer.
Dec 9, 2015 · 31 min
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
Dec 4, 2015 · 26 min
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Why does asparagus make your wee smell?
In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning's new book
Nov 9, 2015 · 31 min
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
Nov 5, 2015 · 26 min
Chemistry World Book Club podcast - Scientific Babel
We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin's bestseller, Scientific Babel
Oct 19, 2015 · 31 min
Chemistry World podcast – October 2015
This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield
Oct 1, 2015 · 21 min
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – A is for Arsenic
In the first of a brand new podcast series, we get together to discuss 'A is for Arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie'
Sep 1, 2015 · 33 min
Chemistry World podcast – September 2015
In this months podcast, we discuss Ebola and malaria vaccines in the pipeline, the history of peer review, and managing the mountain of chemical data
Aug 1, 2015 · 28 min
Chemistry World podcast – August2015
In this space special, we learn how to study comets surfaces, and speak to a Nobel Prize winner about his 20-year-old prediction proving to be correct
Jul 1, 2015 · 29 min
Chemistry World podcast – July 2015
We ask, does graphene live up to the hype, and discuss injectable electronics that unfold in the brain
Jun 3, 2015 · 27 min
Chemistry World podcast – June 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
May 1, 2015 · 30 min
Chemistry World podcast – May 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if 'patent or perish' should be the new academic adage
Apr 3, 2015 · 27 min
Chemistry World podcast – April 2015
How do you smell? We discuss a controversial theory about odour detection, and investigate forensic toxicology
Mar 5, 2015 · 31 min
Chemistry World podcast – March 2015
How cephalopods teach chemists about camouflage, and new ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials
Feb 5, 2015 · 32 min
Chemistry World podcast - February 2015
Cannabis, peanuts and explosive investigations – all in the February 2015 Chemistry World podcast
Jan 1, 2015 · 33 min
Chemistry World podcast - January 2015
How a new nanoparticle iron supplement can treat anaemia, and a run down of chemists in the new year honours
Dec 4, 2014 · 32 min
Chemistry World podcast - December 2014
How nitrogen can make green explosives and why molecular communication might produce chatty nanobots
Nov 3, 2014
Chemistry World podcast - November 2014
We speak to Eric Betzig about his Nobel prize-winning research, and find out how thermoelectric materials can be made more efficient
Oct 3, 2014 · 36 min
Chemistry World podcast - October 2014
We speak to Jason Sello about the hunt for new antibiotics, and Monique Simmonds explains the chemical role of botanical gardens

Chemistry World Podcast

Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Adventures in the Anthropocene

Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Thing explainer

Chemistry World podcast – December 2015

Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Why does asparagus make your wee smell?

Chemistry World podcast – November 2015

Chemistry World Book Club podcast - Scientific Babel

Chemistry World podcast – October 2015

Chemistry World Book Club podcast – A is for Arsenic

Chemistry World podcast – September 2015

Chemistry World podcast – August2015

Chemistry World podcast – July 2015

Chemistry World podcast – June 2015

Chemistry World podcast – May 2015

Chemistry World podcast – April 2015

Chemistry World podcast – March 2015

Chemistry World podcast - February 2015

Chemistry World podcast - January 2015

Chemistry World podcast - December 2014

Chemistry World podcast - November 2014

Chemistry World podcast - October 2014