All articles by Philip Robinson – Page 2
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Opinion
How will AI and automation change chemistry?
It’s going to change our lives. But it’s not clear in what ways
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Opinion
Will we always keep naming things after people?
Choosing a name deserves careful consideration
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Feature
Visualising the Nobel nomination archive
Who nominated whom for the biggest prize in chemistry
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Opinion
Wastewater has huge potential for global health
Monitoring programmes can help healthcare and empower communities
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Opinion
We need our simple symbols, but machines might not
Will the curly arrow still be with us in another 100 years?
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Opinion
What’s the secret science of conspiracy theories?
Conspiracies can tell us a lot about science and society
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Opinion
Solving solar panel waste highlights the need for sustainable thinking
Moving to a circular economy requires political, economic and scientific cooperation
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Opinion
Covid-19 poses trust issues for science
The pandemic is proving the importance of public trust in science
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Opinion
Science can’t fix Whitehall on its own
There seems to be a genuine effort to put science at the heart of the UK’s government but this comes with risks as well as rewards
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Article
The data behind the Nobel prizes
We’ve looked at over 100 years of data behind who and what wins the Nobel prize
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Opinion
Cutting-edge history
Rewriting the textbooks is our duty, because credit and recognition are much more than a reward for the individual. We use them to show what we value, and what matters to us – what lies behind us to be discovered is just as important as what lies ahead
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News
The Cambridge Structural Database hits one million structures
Warning! Contains extreme crystallography