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Ep. 30: The chemical culprit in 2019's mysterious vaping illnesses—what we still don't know
Ep. 30: The chemical culprit in 2019's mysterious vaping illnesses—what we still don't know
Months before the novel coronavirus took hold of the globe in late 2019, clusters of patients began appearing in emergen... Read more
27 May 2020
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29mins
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Ep. 29: This virus is here now, it's going to stay with us
Ep. 29: This virus is here now, it's going to stay with us
As COVID-19 continues to spread, so does the effort to treat and vaccinate against the novel coronavirus that causes the... Read more
1 May 2020
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Ep. 2: Chemistry is not immune from sexual harassment
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5 Mar 2018
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Ep. 23: That’s a hell of a lot of explosive material
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Ep. 21: Culture always starts at the top, but it also starts from the bottom
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In our last episode of Stereo Chemistry, we talked to chemists who had survived accidents at the bench to learn what wen... Read more
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Ep. 6: Everything will be druggable
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Ep. 22: I didn’t know they were going to be worth billions—A conversation with John Goodenough
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Ep. 3: The authors declined to discuss the work with C&EN for this story
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C&EN reporter Tien Nguyen takes us inside her months-long dealings with ChemRxiv, one of chemistry’s new preprints s... Read more
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Ep. 4: Wow. This is a big meeting.
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Stereo Chemistry had its recorders rolling for four days during the ACS national meeting in New Orleans in March. Listen... Read more
26 Apr 2018
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Ep. 20: What happens when you take risks?
Ep. 20: What happens when you take risks?
Research science is full of hazards. Chemists and safety professionals do their best to minimize the danger, but acciden... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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Ep. 14: On the face of it, RNA is a terrible drug target
Ep. 14: On the face of it, RNA is a terrible drug target
RNA should be a terrible drug target. It’s long, noodle-like structure lacks the nooks and crannies that small molecule ... Read more
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Ep. 16: It’s all of these things that none of us get trained for
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Being a chemistry professor is Jen Heemstra’s dream job. How she got there was a bit of a nightmare. But now she’s runni... Read more
17 Mar 2019
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Ep. 5: A story told in bones
Ep. 5: A story told in bones
Our bones contain chemical information about our diet, our behavior, and even our geographic origin. With the right tool... Read more
10 May 2018
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Bonus episode: That just isn’t how you land on the moon without crashing
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Ep. 25: It was like, bam, half the ozone layer over Antarctica is gone
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The discovery of the ozone hole in the mid-1980s sent shock waves through the scientific community and society at large.... Read more
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Ep. 7: The good ones don’t dare to touch
Ep. 7: The good ones don’t dare to touch
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Stereo Chemistry Promo IV: It’s basically a trailer
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Ep. 9: I’m ready for the world
Ep. 9: I’m ready for the world
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Ep. 17: If you want to change the element, you have to change the nucleus
Ep. 17: If you want to change the element, you have to change the nucleus
In honor of the International Year of the Periodic Table, Stereo Chemistry explores the stories behind some of the eleme... Read more
21 Apr 2019
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Ep. 24: Kids are happy to get to ask whatever they want
Ep. 24: Kids are happy to get to ask whatever they want
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