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“My partner and I love this podcast. She has a chemistry degree, whereas I have always struggled understanding science, and we both get so much out of the podcast. For her, it is an opportunity to learn more about the history of what she understood on a technical level, and to refresh her memory about things she hasn’t studied in a while. For me, it inspires me to learn more and provides a great foundation to build on, whereas other introductory material tends to be less interesting and harder to absorb.
Many scientists, technicians, and engineers I know complain that STEM schools don’t care much about teaching the humanities, history, social consciousness, and critical thinking. Because of that, I particularly appreciated TR’s insistence on highlighting ethical and political concerns that come up in the history of chemistry. Many episodes explore the chemistry industry’s disturbing (and not just historical but ongoing) role in imperialism, capitalism, ecological destruction, and the military industrial complex. This critical approach, alongside TR’s infectious passion for the hard science itself, challenges the audience to consider how to use science for the good instead of for violence and profit, which is depressingly all too common. This is vital achievement in science communication.
TR finds stories about each element that can be fascinating, bizarre, informative, inspiring, and silly (bad puns abound!) The result is a fantastic balance of education and entertainment. I wish more podcasts were like this!”
J D'Amore via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/04/22
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United States of America ·
05/04/22
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“I listen to this every night and I already know more than many other s of my age in chemistry. I also listen to most episodes more than once. Thanks for the great podcast”
ccbboopp via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/08/22
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“This is truly my favorite of all of the science podcasts I listen to! Mr. Appleton provides a delightful array of anecdotes each episode which I often find myself sharing with others even if I can’t get them to listen to the podcast themselves. I have been working my way from episode 0 onward for...”Read full review »
Unapologetic_Nerd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/21
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