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Game review: Pandemic

May 1, 2020
Details Age 8+2-4 players45 minutesZ-man games Traffic Lights Educational use – 3/6Scientific accuracy – 3/6Enjoyment – 6/6

A question of reagents

April 30, 2020
At the time of writing, more than 1.3M people have been infected and more than 72,600 deaths have been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus. We caught up with...

Good science communication is vital

April 27, 2020
There is no more important time to get science communication right than during a pandemic. But, says Melanie Challenger, that is harder than it seems…

We need to talk about live wet-markets

April 6, 2020
How do we make sure this doesn’t happen ever again? How do we reduce novel zoonotics in our species?

The ultimate in self-isolation

April 2, 2020
After spending a year at Concordia – ESA's isolated, Antarctic research station – to understand what life would be like on Mars, Dr Beth Healey knows a thing or two...

Game review: Biotix

April 1, 2020
Details Age 14+2-5 players30 minutesSmirk & Dagger Games Traffic Lights Educational use – 2/6Scientific accuracy – 2/6Enjoyment – 4/6

Curbing our animal instinct

March 10, 2020
Amy Beale, Scientific Liaison Officer at independent charity FRAME explains the importance of education in raising awareness of the use of animals in research and testing, and the alternative techniques...

Please ignore: Guide to lab Health and Safety

March 9, 2020
Do you fancy a few extra weeks off work? Then let Dr Matthew Partridge take you through his H&S tips… they’ll be sure to get you out of the lab...

Game Theory: Biotix

March 5, 2020
ames have never been more popular and in their column Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner take us through Biotix to find out if it is any good...

Bridging the neutron gap

March 3, 2020
So much more than the quiet neighbour of the sub-atomic world, neutrons hold the key to so many breakthroughs – from the origin of the universe to novel medicines. Which...

Game review: Wingspan

March 1, 2020
Details Age 10+1-5 players40-70 minutesStonemaier games Traffic Lights Educational use – 4/6Scientific accuracy – 6/6Enjoyment – 5/6

If we’re going to get it anyway, is it better to get it over with?

February 28, 2020
As efforts redouble to contain and control, Russ Swan wonders if it is way too late to do anything about COVID-19 – perhaps the best move is to seek it...

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