Inflection Point
By C&EN
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Category: Chemistry
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Episodes: 15
Description
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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Bonus: On the ground with the chemistry community
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Sorting out the controversial history of plastics recycling
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Nuclear fusion stumped us for a century. Can it fuel the future?
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Retinol: The magical molecule's bizarre history
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May 20, 2026 |
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Inflection Point: A time-traveling science history podcast
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May 04, 2026 |
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Bonus: Celebrating 1 year of Inflection Point!
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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The electric innovations that brought lithium-ion batteries online
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The ancient, 'juicy' origins of antibiotic resistance
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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The era-spanning epiphanies that enabled gene editing
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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How under-appreciated critters inspired GLP-1 drugs
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The many materials that made microplastics possible
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May 06, 2025 |
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The mind-bending innovations that built quantum computing
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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The serendipitous origins of 'forever chemicals'
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Inflection Point: The strange history of green hydrogen
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Mar 24, 2025 |