May 4, 20212 min readPodcast: The Infinite Monkey Cage"I have been working my way through the nearly 150 episodes of Monkey Cage over the past few months..."
Apr 27, 20212 min readThe Griffith Observatory"I was lucky enough to be able to visit the observatory in 2019 when I was visiting LA..."
Apr 20, 20212 min readThe five main areas of Chemistry"As with every subject chemistry has been split into 5 areas to make it more easily accessible..."
Apr 6, 20212 min readWhat really happens at CERN?CERN, or Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European council for Nuclear Research), is situated at the France/Switzerland...
Mar 16, 20213 min readThe origin of the names of the elements - Non-metals"The name of elements have often perplexed me, for example why is there a selenium but no zeusium or jupitum"
Mar 12, 20212 min readThe truth about Phosphine on Venus"the presence of phosphine could indicate the existence of alien microorganisms..."
Mar 12, 20213 min readWhat on earth is CRISPR?CRISPR has taken the world by storm through its versatility, as well as it being the research to which a Nobel prize has been awarded.
Mar 2, 20212 min readKatherine Johnson"she was on the team that calculated the timing and placement for the Apollo 11 mission..."
Feb 23, 20212 min readDr Chien-Shiung Wu"In 1944 she joined a research team known as the Manhattan Project at Colombia University where she focused her research on radiation..."
Feb 16, 20212 min readMary Seacole"W.H.Russel... states that he does not think the England will ever forget Seacole. Sadly, he could not be more wrong."
Feb 9, 20213 min readRosalind Franklin"Franklin died at the age of 37 in 1958 of ovarian cancer without knowing the true impact of her work on the structure of DNA."
Feb 2, 20214 min readAstrochemistry"Astrochemistry... the study of molecular abundance and reactions within space"
Jan 26, 20214 min readBook Review: "Brief Answers to the Big Questions", by Stephen Hawking"it is nice to know that such a wonderful physicist is behind us and cheering us on even after death."
Jan 19, 20212 min readBook Review: Music by the Numbers, by Eli Maor"It was really interesting to read a book which married three of my a level subjects together so perfectly"
Jan 12, 20213 min readHenry Cavendish: the Man Who Discovered Hydrogen"Although Hydrogen had successfully been produced and isolated... Cavendish managed to accurately note hydrogen as a unique element. "
Jan 5, 20213 min readChirality and its impact on daily life"For two molecules to be chiral to each other they must include the same atoms and of course be mirror images of the other."
Dec 29, 20203 min readThe Festive Duality of Mistletoe"Each Christmas many households across the globe can be found putting mistletoe in their doorways..."
Dec 22, 20202 min readReview: Molecules at an exhibition, by John Emsley"[You do not] need a degree in chemistry to read and understand Molecules at an Exhibition"