F. De Angelis, Italy, on EuCheMS, ChemPubSoc Europe, the Italian Chemical Society, and his motivation for society work

K. Westkamp on his social engagement as swift water specialist and emergency diver, and his already notable career path

Karen Hindson, EurJIC, talked to Bas de Bruin, University of Amsterdam, about his article on a one-pot route to ß-lactams, amides, and esters

Jehane Ragai about the science behind forgery, what fascinates her about this topic, and her scientific career path

Cordula Buse, ChemBioEng Reviews, talked to Benjamin Katryniok, University of Lille, France, about the dehydration of lactic acid

Talking with Nobel Prize Committee member Jan Bäckvall and with Ken Houk, author of the first article in the review series "The Nobel Legacy"

Ruben Ragg, ChemBioChem, talked to Katrina Forest, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, about β-amino acid substitutions

Interview with polyoxometalate chemists about the fascination and future trends of their research field

David Shallcross speaks about an app for rapid feedback on oral presentations he has developed and other teaching ideas

A. Dragan, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, talked to J.-M. Lu, China, about novel NHC–Pd(II) complexes