Tag Archives: Chemistry

Sezen & Sensibility: Lab dynamics & the promotion of (ir)responsible conduct of research

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

The chemistry tubes have been abuzz lately with the ongoing saga of the Bengu Sezen misconduct investigation. For excellent coverage, go check out ChemBark’s posts. It is a disturbing tale of years of data fabrication, fraud, sabotage, evasion, and perjury … Continue reading →

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In the shadows of greatness

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

How do we define greatness in science? I started pondering this question after responses started coming in to Nature Chemistry‘s “unscientific & arbitrary Twitter poll“, asking “Who is the greatest chemist of all time?” The results are now posted on The Skeptical Chymist, the Nature … Continue reading →

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Repost: What’s in a name?

Posted on October 2, 2010 by

For the October Scientiae Carnival, podblack asked bloggers to think about how things have changed or stayed the same in STEM since we started out and what we see for the future. I started out less than 10 years ago. … Continue reading →

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