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Season 4 · Episode 1

The Chemists' Charisma

To start Season 4, Paolo does a dual interview with two of our first guests from this series. The conversation is jovial yet has great depth as is casually weaves from American football, to parenting, to leadership styles, to what motivates and drives these amazing chemists and humans. A unique and fun episode not to miss.

Bringing Chemistry to Life · Paolo Braiuca, Steve Townsend, Frank Leibfarth

February 1, 202336m 7s

Show Notes

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We open Season 4 with a unique double interview with Dr. Steven Townsend (Vanderbilt University) and Dr. Frank Leibfarth (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). These are our original two guests from Season 1 of this series! 

Steve Townsend and Frank Leibfarth are two of the best chemists of the current generation as well as being incredibly charismatic and fun humans. With that said, this episode is a bit different in that it was a fun moment of connection and entertainment where we discuss things on the fringe of chemistry, tongue in cheek. As it happens, it became much more than that, a journey into personal history, motivation and drive, stories and reflections on great chemists of the past and present, and much more. The human element behind the science takes center stage in this episode for certain. One not to miss.

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