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On a high
Tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive substance in cannabis which is also known as weed, marijuana, ganja, hash, pot, mary jane or the various other names that people have given it. If you don’t get...
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A simple molecule
Chloroform is a simple molecule. It was discovered by three researchers from different countries, all independently, in around 1831. Only one of those three was a chemist. Why then would a pharmacist...
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A deadly compound
Found in secret agents suicide pills, used for extracting gold from its ore, and found in dangerously high quantity in African staple food – here’s hydrogen cyanide. Chemistry in its elements: Hydrogen...
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A fresh coat of arms
Here is a podcast I did for The Economist on August 22, 2012. We discuss interplanetary networking, gas-guzzling paint and new approaches to web publishing and social media.
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The final frontier?
Here is a podcast I did for The Economist on August 29, 2012. We discuss attempts by the Indian government to block social networking and text messaging, a new motor-racing series for electric cars and...
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A bigger boom
Here is a podcast I did for The Economist on September 12, 2012. We discuss the domain host Go Daddy and its outage, a new less sensitive but more powerful explosive material, and Apple’s new iPhone
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Transition
At a London pub in November, I had the chance to tell a story to an audience of about 50 people. The event, called Story Collider, was organised as part of the SpotOn conference. The story is about how...
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