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Biochemist & science communicator @uniofhull | Director of #HumberSciFest | Humanist | Dyslexic writer | He/Him | 330 ppm
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Can scientists make a new element for the periodic table? Original

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By Eloise Stevens, Gemma Ware Verified, Mark Lorch
| The Conversation Verified
There are currently 118 chemical elements on the periodic table. The last one added was oganesson, which was first created by scientists in 2002. Seven-year-old Robyn, from Edinburgh in Scotland, wants to know whether scientists will be able to make any more new elements, and how they do it. He joined our host Eloise to ask biochemist Mark Lorch on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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Book review: I Told You So!

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By Mark Lorch
| New Humanist Verified
The 19th century doctor Ignaz Semmelweis discovered the importance of hand hygiene in maternal care I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right (St Martin’s Press) by Matt Kaplan We like to think that science is guided by a noble ideal: evidence rules. When new data emerges, scientists revise their theories, abandon cherished ideas and move on. Except, of course, that this is largely nonsense.
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Book review: I Told You So!

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By Mark Lorch
| New Humanist Verified
A book by Matt Kaplan tells the stories of the scientists whose discoveries were overlooked –   by – Thursday, 23rd April 2026 I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right (St Martin’s Press) by Matt Kaplan We like to think that science is guided by a noble ideal: evidence rules. When new data emerges, scientists revise their theories, abandon cherished ideas and move on. Except, of course, that this is largely nonsense.
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