The making of virtuous chemists

Nature Chemistry volume  17, pages 1139–1141 (2025 )Cite this article

While intellectual virtues might be more within the remit of philosophers, many scientists would also see them as important within their domain. Dominic T. Chaloner, Michelle Francl, and T. Ryan Byerly consider what it takes to train up virtuous chemists

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The authors would like to acknowledge the feedback and comments from the many participants in the Intellectual Humility in Science project, especially T. Stapleford, D. Lapsley, and S. Entrekin, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Also, past participants in the Virtuous Scientist Project, especially G. Crawford, funded by the John Templeton Foundation, as well as the College of Science, Institute for Study in the Liberal Arts, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame.

Chaloner, D.T., Francl, M. & Byerly, T.R. The making of virtuous chemists. Nat. Chem. 17, 1139–1141 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01883-z

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