The two states of water & science sleuths | The chemical breakdown podcast

The two states of water & science sleuths | The chemical breakdown podcast

From The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element by Chemistry World

April 7, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the peculiarities of water's behavior and the fight against disinformation in science.

This week, we discuss the peculiarities of water's behaviour and how science sleuths are fighting disinformation with Philip Robinson and Emma Pewsey. A recent study from researchers at Stockholm University has found the existence of a critical point in supercooled water, which could prove the existence of two types of water. How did they do it, and what does this mean for our understanding of this fundamental substance? And, in the growing age of disinformation, how can we equip ourselves to discern fact from false data? We discuss the latest wave of science sleuths aiming to provide us the tools. Resources to start your sleuthing: Learn about best practice with the Cosig collection of open science integrity guides Engage in post-publication peer review at PubPeer Software for detecting image manipulation: ImageTwin and Proofig Keep up to date on the latest problem papers identified using the Problematic Paper Screener and Retraction Watch Database

People in this episode

Guests: Philip Robinson, Emma Pewsey

Topics covered

  • water behavior
  • science sleuths
  • disinformation
  • supercooled water
  • research integrity

Keywords

  • water
  • supercooled water
  • disinformation
  • science integrity
  • research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stockholm University, Cosig, PubPeer, Problematic Paper Screener, Retraction Watch Database

Products: ImageTwin, Proofig

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