Insights

Are you a science socialist?

March 6, 2015
Social media and science is not for everyone. I am a prolific user of Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram and Vine videos (also occasionally Facebook) and I post tons of content.

Are we making money from Ebola?

March 2, 2015
Marketing buzz-words are, sadly, a staple of modern life. And it’s a staple that is often served up in the world of scientific equipment. On a daily basis I get...

We are feline good

February 26, 2015
“Hits…we need more hits.” A cry oft heard from our Editor. Far from developing some kind of ‘Cowell complex’ as a string of terrified pop-wannabes are paraded in front of...

Scientists – we are basically rock stars…

February 18, 2015
In a clarion call to his fellow geeks – Russ Swan implores us to revel in the now; for we have never had it so good…

New approach puts kids in space!

February 11, 2015
Crossing the traditional boundaries of education and active research – the Langton Star Centre is not only a new way to inspire young people to take up STEM, but also...

Dear laboratory supply companies…

February 6, 2015
Dear laboratory supply companies…

Statistically significant idiocy

January 26, 2015
The New Year, a time to be candid – painfully so if necessary.

What inspires two Industrial Fellowship winners

January 23, 2015
Alice Hagan is working with Biocompatibles UK Ltd and the University of Brighton to develop beads capable of blocking blood flow to cancerous tumours while simultaneously releasing drugs directly into...

Here are some artificial intelligence stats

January 21, 2015
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist John McCarthy coined the term ‘artificial intelligence’ in 1955, defining it as "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines".

Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies

January 16, 2015
In 2013, Dr Jim McQuaid took to the skies in an airship to find out what causes clouds – the result was last year’s BBC broadcast Operation Cloud Lab. We...

Rise of the machines?

January 12, 2015
Rise of the machines? Snuff and nonsense says Russ Swan – when it comes to sensors, there is an awful lot to be said for us meat bags…

Another year, another set of impossible resolutions…

January 5, 2015
It's a brand new year and as tradition dictates, a time when we make impossible promises we have absolutely no intention of keeping.

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