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Episode 1: Sugars and Emil Fischer!

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In this episode we dive into the history of various sugars, with a particular focus on Nobel Prize winner Emil Fischer and the role of serendipity in chemistry. Borough by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/321822 | Keeping Up by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/321823 | Palms Down by Blue Dot Sessions https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/321824

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Basu, Amit, and Nachamie, Leo, "Episode 1: Sugars and Emil Fischer!" (2026). The CHEMIST podcast. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/a6cy-tx45

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  • The CHEMIST podcast

    The CHEMIST is short for Chemistry, History, & Etymology–Mixed; Interesting Stories on Tape. This podcast is part of Professor Amit Basu’s @aetoumos project at Brown University, which centers chemical etymologies as an entry-point to the history of chemistry. Each episode, …
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