# Bonus Episode: 'Inflection Point' traces the serendipitous origins of PFAS

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Podcast: [Stereo Chemistry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stereo-chemistry-634445)
Published: 2025-07-16T16:18:00+00:00
Episode link: https://stereochemistry.libsyn.com/bonus-episode-inflection-point-traces-the-serendipitous-origins-of-pfas
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Duration seconds: 1557

## Resource

Inflection Point leans on C&EN's 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore three lesser-known moments in science history that ultimately led us to current-day breakthroughs. With help from expert C&EN reporters, this new show examines how discoveries from our past have shaped our present and will change our future. In our second episode, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to relive three events that ultimately led to the proliferation of PFAS. They also bring in C&EN reporter Britt Erickson to analyze how these 'forever chemicals' could shape our future. Subscribe to Inflection Point now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts.

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