Inflection Point
Inflection Point
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Inflection Point traces emerging ideas in science to their surprising roots. With help from C&EN’s vast, 100-year archive, we find the origins of modern breakthroughs, and tease out three different pieces of the puzzle that lead to our current moment.
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The podcast focuses on tracing lesser-known historical events in science that contributed to significant modern advancements, with episodes exploring topics such as the origins of quantum computing and green hydrogen, highlighting the interconnectedness of past discoveries and their implications for the future.
Inflection Point traces emerging ideas in science to their surprising roots. With help from C&EN’s vast, 100-year archive, we find the origins of modern breakthroughs, and tease out three different pieces of the puzzle that lead to our current moment.
In this bonus episode, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale take the time machine all the way back to -ahem- August …for a trip to the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society. David and Gina meet with chemists from all over the globe to hear about their favorite science history moments, current chemistry discoveries they think have bright futures, and personal inflection points from their own lives and careers. C&EN’s award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots.
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