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Opinion
Fluorine makes you an offer you can’t refuse
What might we do if we had a new, electron-donating equivalent element?
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(–)-Scabrolide B (again!)
Proverbially, comparison may not bring joy – but it can be educational
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Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
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Donna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
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Why the chemistry community needs to engage with curriculum reviews
A-level grade boundaries are one source of dissatisfaction for chemistry educators
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Vogel’s textbooks and their international impact on teaching
A shared reference that we risk losing in a digital age
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Maintaining mental balance
Finding solace from human affairs in the eypiece of a telescope or microscope
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Careers
How to make an effective LinkedIn profile
Tips for making your online presence more attractive to employers
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Super-powered science
Screaming fans excited about your research, the Sharpie on your lanyard for signing autographs – wouldn’t that be nice?
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Trump’s second term brings back interesting times for facts
Changes in the information ecosystem are set to continue
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Careers
How to have fewer, more effective meetings
Five strategies that can help individuals and institutions manage meetings better
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Opinion
Celebrating 100 years of the Pauli exclusion principle
How a quantum view of electron states enabled us to understand the stability of matter
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Sharing the burden of contraception could also mean sharing the risk
What if risk assessments for contraception considered the sum of risk to both members of a couple?
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Charlotte Williams: ‘Being an academic is a wonderful job’
The award-winning inorganic chemist on early environmental influences and a career spanning industry and academia
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The right level of trust in the scientific literature
An overreliance on what’s gone before can hinder innovation
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What makes a good lab manager?
The planning and people skills needed to keep everything running smoothly
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Take part in the #ChemistryConversations challenge
Will you share your enthusiasm for chemistry with more non-chemists?