Anthropic Awareness

<p>PrefacePart I. Anthropic Awareness (AA)1. The philosophy of ‘Anthropic Awareness’ in scientific thinkingPart II. AA in why-science: examples from NMR theory2. An ‘anthropically’ flavored look at some basic aspects of NMR spin physics using a classical description3. The ups and downs of NMR described by classical and quantum mechanics4. The RF pulse and the Uncertainty Principle5. On the nature of the RF driving field in NMR (with a look out on optical rotation)Part III. AA in what-science: small-molecule structure elucidation by NMR and MS6. An ‘anthropic’ modus operandi of structure elucidation by NMR and MS7. NMR methodological overview8. MS methodological overview9. Computer assisted structure elucidation in NMR10. Structure elucidation of a mysterious trace component of ulipristal actetate11. The adventurous discovery of the structure of a novel vincristine impurity12. An elusive degradation product of ziprasidone13. The case of an emotion- and ‘emotycs’-laden structure determination of a small synthetic molecule with an unexpected structure14. Self-induced recognition of enantiomers (SIRE) in NMR spectroscopy15. Believe it or not: carbon protonation of the pyrimidine ring</p>