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Stereo Chemistry shares voices and stories from the world of chemistry. The show is created by the reporters and editors at Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), an independent news outlet published by the American Chemical Society.

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In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editors, Fionna Samuels and Brianna Barbu, about their contributions to C&EN's Space Package and how sustainability and geochemistry will have an effect on humanity's future ... more

In this episode of Stereo Chemistry's sister podcast, Inflection Point, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to understand how we are capturing carbon at the source and removing existing CO2 from our atmosphere. They also bring in... more

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Senior Editor, Laurel Oldach, about an ultrabright breakthrough in laser technology that may change the way we look at cry-electron microscopy. You can find the link to the ... more

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Matt Blois, about an article he wrote regarding recent sustainable breakthroughs in Rare Earth Mining. Together, they talk about these claims as well as the potential... more

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Fiona Samuels
C&EN chemistries/geochemistry/cosmochemistry reporter
Chemical & Engineering News (ACS)
Episode: Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
Alex Scott
Senior editor, Chemical & Engineering News
Chemical & Engineering News (ACS)
Episode: Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
Laurel Oldach
C&EN editor who wrote the feature/article discussed in the episode
Chemical & Engineering News
Episode: Uncovered: The Laser Edge of Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Matt Blois
C&EN reporter who wrote the article
Chemical & Engineering News (ACs)
Episode: C&EN Uncovered: Sustainable Earth Mining in Brazil
Craig Bettenhausen
Senior editor, business reporter at Chemical & Engineering News; specializes in personal care and cosmetics
Chemical & Engineering News
Episode: Inflection Point: Retinol, the magical molecule's bizarre history
Ananya Palivela
C&EN reporter who wrote about the work at the end of March
Chemical & Engineering News (ACS)
Episode: C&EN Uncovered: A Quantum Milestone
Ann Lee-Jeffs
Sustainability executive, board director, founder of SW2 Impact
SW2 Impact / Sustainability Women in the World
Episode: Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel
Juliana Vidal
Senior Program Manager
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Episode: Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel
Moha Ateia Ibrahim
Environmental engineer and strategist
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Episode: Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel

Hosts

Gina Vitale
Host of Inflection Point, co-hosts with David
David Anderson
Host of Inflection Point, co-hosts with Gina
Craig Bettenhausen
Host of C&EN Uncovered; interviewer in select episodes; also associated with Stereochemistry projects

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 116 ratings
  • Learning, always

    I learn something new from every episode. Specially when they bring in researchers to tell their stories. Need more of this!

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    BioDennis
    United States8 months ago
  • My Favourite Podcast Channel!

    The topics of all the podcasts are just highly informative! Thank you for taking the time to make them ready and deliver them to the audience - please keep continuing this program with more and more science!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BROSPRAM
    India2 years ago
  • Insufferable

    Academics are insufferable. They are so self aggrandizing and everything they say sounds like a commercial. Spoiled brats need there ivory towers burnt down so they can toil in the dirt like the rest of us. You are not special. Stop fooling yourselves.

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    MKULTRA83
    United States3 years ago
  • We see the zipper

    Good show, quality content. It’d be great if it didn’t sound 100% scripted, though.

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    3
    davyjones1964
    United States5 years ago
  • Episode 29

    This an amazing podcast. Very comprehensive. It clears all the stupid things the news casters put on the evening News. It answers all questions very well and objectively. Only wish, Mega could speak a little slower. That’s the reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 start rating. Sharing it liberally with friends and colleagues

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    Pirate of the arabian
    India6 years ago

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Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
Q: Are carbon offset projects a reliable solution on their own?
Offsets can help mitigate residual emissions but are not a substitute for reducing actual emissions; their effectiveness varies and is often debated due to measurement and implementation challenges.
Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?
Q: What is the fundamental difference between carbon capture and carbon removal?
Carbon capture traps CO2 at the source to prevent its release, while carbon removal draws CO2 out of the atmosphere after it has already been emitted, with both paths aiming to reduce atmospheric CO2 levels.
Uncovered: The Laser Edge of Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Q: How broadly useful could this technology become across labs and instruments?
While the most advanced version exists in a few labs, the field is debating rollout, costs could be prohibitive, and more compact, alternative approaches (like femtosecond lasers) may emerge; ultimately, adoption will depend on funding environments and demonstrated impact across biology.
Uncovered: The Laser Edge of Cryo-Electron Microscopy
Q: So what does this device change for biochemistry and molecular biology?
The laser phase plate boosts signal-to-noise and contrast, enabling non-crystallized structure determination for smaller proteins and opening pathways to in-situ cellular analyses and proteomics that were hard to achieve with earlier cryo-EM methods.
C&EN Uncovered: A Quantum Milestone
Q: What does this milestone mean for the timeline toward useful quantum computing?
It establishes a workflow and demonstrates that quantum machines can produce data that match real experiments, but experts agree that widespread practical usefulness will require fault-tolerant hardware and significant hardware/material advances.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Stereo Chemistry

What is Stereo Chemistry about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show curates science-driven storytelling and expert perspectives from the chemistry world, balancing deep-dive reporting with accessible explainers. Episodes span topics like carbon capture, cryo-EM breakthroughs, sustainable mining, gene editing, MOFs, and green chemistry, often featuring reporters, editors, and researchers who connect scientific advances to policy, industry, and society. A few episodes stand out for their ambitious scope, cross-disciplinary guests, and clarity in translating complex science for a broad audience, making it useful for listeners who want both technical depth and real-world implications. The format tends to mix narrative threads with expert commentary and investigative reporting, appealing to science prof... more

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1. Fiona Samuels
2. Alex Scott
3. Laurel Oldach
4. Matt Blois
5. Craig Bettenhausen
6. Ananya Palivela
7. Ann Lee-Jeffs
8. Juliana Vidal

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