All Columns articles – Page 4
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OpinionGregory Robinson: ‘We were members of the last generation to attend segregated schools’
The synthetic inorganic chemist on attending a segregated school in Alabama, balancing football and chemistry, and tennis as a muse
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OpinionHumphry Davy’s whole story – warts and all – deserves to be told
Offensive comments about other races and cultures are part of his legacy too
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OpinionI ran a marathon in full PPE
Racing to become the official fastest marathon runner dressed as a scientist
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OpinionEngaging with the complex legacy of Humphry Davy
Online courses and student-run projects show there’s great interest in discussing Davy’s links to slavery and scientific racism
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CareersHow to find and make the most of a summer placement
Five tips for optimising your taste of academic or industrial workplaces
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OpinionCatherine Ngila: ‘I am very passionate about empowering my students’
The environmental chemist on adapting to different cultures and empowering others
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OpinionThe nuances of chemical confirmation
Supporting a hypothesis is more difficult than it might seem
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OpinionLetters: May 2024
Readers call for cross-industry support, celebrate variety and debate the evidence for Z-DNA’s handedness
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OpinionLab automation gives me more time at the top of the mountain
Getting back to the bench reminds Derek Lowe how much has changed in 40 years
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CareersHow to teach university-level chemistry well
Five tips for educating and inspiring university students
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OpinionInertia, decisions and robots
Our cognitive biases can make it difficult to choose what’s best for science
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OpinionWhen the blood keeps on flowing
While warfarins can be lifesaving, superwarfarins are deadly – and not just to rodents
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OpinionHoles in the ‘holey graphyne’ story
The challenges – and importance – of questioning published results
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OpinionHeated crystals jump to enantiomeric separation
Chiral asparagine monohydrate crystals can segregate by handedness – if you arrange them carefully first
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OpinionLetters: April 2024
Readers discuss the handedness of DNA, celebrate the Explosives Act and reminisce about childhood experiments