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Science in the dock
Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 Oct 2012
Should you serve a prison sentence for being wrong about something? Monday 22 October marked a worr…
Is that a laboratory in your pocket…?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2012
Tweeting pictures of your lunch? Is that the best you can do with your smartphone? Russ Swan argues…
The hubris of humanity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Oct 2012
The hubris of humanity is something that, in our current role as apex predators, can almost be forg…
A seed is sown, a lesson is learnt
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Sep 2012
Life is all about learning lessons. And here on the Science Lite desk we have just learnt a very va…
Cosmetics con?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Sep 2012
Anti-wrinkle creams are a con – full of ingredients claiming to make your skin look and feel younge…
The quest for truth
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Sep 2012
Received wisdom can be a limiting factor – even in science, but beware - warns Russ Swan - the trut…
Where’s the wonder?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Sep 2012
I think it is getting harder for science to impress. Whilst the LHC and now Curiosity undoubtedly g…
Curiosity reaches Mars
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012
Mars – what is there left to learn about the big Red Planet? It’s red, it’s cold and it’s dry – tha…
Science goes to the movies
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2012
While reminiscing about his childhood version of Spider-Man, Russ Swan asks what type of spider wou…
The colour of science
Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Aug 2012
Last month, Lab News columnist and general science raconteur, Russ Swan wrote about the staggering …
A tale of two discoveries
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Aug 2012
There are two discoveries I’d like to talk to you about in this month’s column. The first, perhaps …
To shave, or not to shave
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jul 2012
“Since this is a bumper year for sport, I want you lazy lot to do something on the science and myth…
UK Biobank open for business
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2012
UK Biobank is now open for business, with researchers able to access biological samples from over 5…
The colour of the lab
Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Jul 2012
When the world is such a colourful place, Russ Swan asks why is the lab so grey?!--more--
When you t…
Diversity in science
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2012
Can good news also be disappointing? I think it can. Let me explain – The Royal Society has teamed …
What’s in a name?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2012
What’s in a name? Well - when it comes to scientific equipment- too many capitals and a penchant fo…
Debate not destroy
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Jun 2012
Genetic modification has always been a contentious issue and it hit the headlines again last month …
We feel like Chicken to-flight
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Jun 2012
Blessed as we are on the Science lite desk with memories that would frankly embarrass a cerebrally …
Making public research accessible for all
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Jun 2012
Rarely do I find myself harbouring admiration for a politician. Yet as David Willetts, minister for…
Vaccination without comparison
Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 May 2012
As methods of disease prevention go – vaccination is without comparison. If successful heard immuni…
