All Culture and people articles – Page 125
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Opinion
Flashback: 1991 – Alfred Bader award for Dudley Williams
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s second Alfred Bader award was given to Dudley Williams
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Podcast
Flibanserin
Flibanserin was touted to be the female Viagra. Martha Henriques explains why it failed to live up to the hype.
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News
Sexism cases ‘tip of the iceberg’, says head of US science organisation
More must be done to combat harassment in science, according to outgoing AAAS president Geraldine Richmond
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Podcast
Adventures in the Anthropocene by Gaia Vince – Book club
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
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News
Sexual harassment prompts research funders and government to act in US
Funding agencies take a stand against harassment in academic research, amid congressional pressure
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Opinion
Minsky’s microscope
Following the death of Marvin Minsky, Andrea Sella sheds light on how confocal microscopy transformed imaging techniques
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Careers
The Greenpeace scientist
Rachel Brazil discovers how a chance phonecall took Paul Johnston from being a concerned researcher to Greenpeace’s principal scientist
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Opinion
Flashback: 1996 – GM tomatoes
Zeneca brought puree from genetically modified tomatoes onto UK supermarket shelves
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Careers
A Nobel cause
Nina Notman talks to the scientists at the international organisation protecting humanity from the horrors of chemical warfare
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News
Scientists call on Iran to free jailed chemist
Open letter signed by chemistry Nobel laureates claims professor’s imprisonment is unlawful
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News
Chemist dies in terrorist attack at Pakistan university
University lecturer killed protecting students in deadly morning assault
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News
Polish chemistry lecturer jailed for plot to blow up parliament
Organic chemist with far-right sympathies given 13 years for planned terrorist attack
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News
Litvinenko inquiry unveils scientific sleuths at heart of investigation
Anonymous forensic investigators and chemists tracked trail left by dissident’s killers