Chemical Education contra Chemophobia

Authors

  • Alexander Rulev A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Favorsky St., 664033, Irkutsk, Russia;, Email: rulev@irioch.irk.ru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2021.98

PMID:

33637155

Keywords:

Chemistry, Chemophilia, Chemophobia, Education, Ignorance

Abstract

Where does a negative attitude towards chemistry come from? How does a person begin to fear chemicals and how can one fall in love with chemistry? The problem of chemophobia and the role of education in decreasing its levels are discussed.

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Published

2021-02-28