Molecule of the month — cholesterol

  Molecule of the month has unfortunately become more like molecule of the financial quarter of late. Apologies for that. We are back though, and this month’s mouth-watering molecule is cholesterol. What prompted me to write about it was when a few weeks back I attended a public lecture. This may sound dull, but before [...]

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Chemical Party

In a response to the general derision of non chemists to the concept of a ‘molecule of the month’ during ‘Perspectives’  (I can’t see what’s wrong personally), here’s a short clip to prove that Chemistry can be funny(ish).  I thank Jonathan Sanderson for telling me about it.  Perhaps more on him later.  I apologise for not [...]

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The two cultures

As scientists we are a much maligned breed. Many people believe us to be slightly weird. This opinion is not undeserved from what I have observed in my short scientific career. We often dress in corduroy trousers which are – to other people – quite obviously about 2 inches too short for us. This simple [...]

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