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The colour of our galaxy

February 1, 2012
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We know a lot about our celestial neighbourhood. The galaxy in which our solar system resides has been the focus of many outstanding minds for many generations.We know, for example,...
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Let’s go LEGO!

February 1, 2012
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From the earliest recoded traces of human culture, to copy something was considered the highest form of flattery. From a rudimentary cave-painting of the best hunter in the clan, to...
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Business or conservation?

January 20, 2012
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Welcome one and all to this, your very own 2012! If we seem a little perky for what would ordinarily be a time of year bogged down in the post-party...
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CFC replacements are greenhouse gases

January 16, 2012
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The Montreal Protocol – which came into force in 1989 – banned or phased out CFCs and HCFCs because they damaged the ozone layer. However a new UN report has...
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These meme streets

January 15, 2012
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In this month's column, Russ Swan takes on the dubious world of pseudo-scientific advertising and in the process makes himself a little dizzyMy laptop is powered by Intel, and my...
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Glassblowing with Paul Le Pinnet

January 5, 2012
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Award-winning glassblower Paul Le Pinnet, renowned for skilfully moulding molten glass into intricate shapes for cutting-edge lab experiments, has been honoured for his work. Scientific glassblowing is highly specialised and...
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Biobank excitement

January 1, 2012
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At the tail end of last year – a time that tends to be fairly quiet in terms of news worthy events in the science community _– several momentous announcements...
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Is there any point in IQ tests?

December 19, 2011
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Just what is the point of an IQ test – should we bother with them and are they accurate? IQ or Intelligence Quotient is the standard measure of intelligence, and...
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A wrong turn in Vienna

December 15, 2011
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In his new column, Russ Swan cuts a swathe through pomp to find out what's what in science and R&D. To kick off, our intrepid babble discovers a conference can...
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Brainy Rudolph

December 12, 2011
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Tis the season to be jolly – for many a time to wind down from the year’s pressures, a time to relax as a new year waits in the wings....
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The mysteries of the Moon

December 1, 2011
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The moon, it seems to me, has been somewhat hidden in plain sight over the past 40 years. Since the Apollo missions ended, the space community have had their sights...
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Professor Bruce Hood would like to introduce you to – your brain

December 1, 2011
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Professor Bruce Hood has the honour of delivering this year’s Royal Institution lectures, and he has something he’d like to introduce you to – your brain Filmed in front of...
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