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Tump and the Moon

February 6, 2018
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A rare lunar event, and Trump's State of the Union address – could there be a connection?Full moons can do strange things to animals. Such is the case for me...
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Two tribes go to pour

January 24, 2018
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Strange, is it not? The things which can inflame the imagination. For Newton, a falling apple was all it took. A particularly contemplative bath did it for Archimedes. For the...
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The multi-tentacled admin beast

January 22, 2018
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When it comes to starting in a new lab, there is one thing that needs to be considered above all others. Take heed as Dr Matthew Partridge warns us to...
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Do we over promise when we popularise science?

January 16, 2018
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Despite social media and blockbuster TV shows ramping up scientific curiosity in the masses, we still have to be careful of over-promising and under-delivering says Russ SwanI think most of...
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Taking on the resistance

January 12, 2018
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It is no secret that there is a desperate need for a response to antimicrobial resistance, so what are we doing about it? Not nearly enough and Dr Peter Jackson...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Money, money, money…but what about curiosity?

January 11, 2018
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The Life Science Sector Deal is good news for UK science... but does money really make the world go around?Money, so goes the cliche, makes the world go round. So...
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Industrial strategy deserves attention

January 11, 2018
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The publication of the Government’s Industrial Strategy deserves our attention and vigilance The foreword from the Prime Minister contains five paragraphs, the second of which sets out her reasoning for...
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Plastic (not so) fantastic

January 11, 2018
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Microplastic pollution of the oceans is a deadly ecological problem, yet oddly we cant find 99% of it. Can the “lost” plastic be found with a dye normally associated with...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science
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Think you know your hangover? Think again…

January 2, 2018
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Well – that’s that then. Presents have been opened, songs sung, and booze drunk. All of it. Every last, cruel drop.
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Have you got bicycle face?

December 22, 2017
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Don’t look like that… it’s a serious question. Because while it might sound like the best playground insult you have never heard, it is a genuine medical condition.
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Exploring the void

December 20, 2017
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With the universe in constant motion, making reliable astrophysical observations can be tricky – especially as we appear to be in something of a cosmic void. Benjamin Hoscheit explains…In my...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Interviews, Physics
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‘Tis the season for laughter and joy

December 18, 2017
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Fresh from delivering this year’s RI Christmas lectures, Professor Sophie Scott put her unique spin on this stalwart of the science communications diary – we caught up with her as...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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