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Climatology
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2016
Facts and figures on the future prediction of climates around the world.

Dumbing it down for the masses
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2016
We are in something of a boom period for popularising science, especially on TV. But, says Russ Sw…

The parable of Boaty McBoatface....
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2016
I am not a humourless dullard. Really, I’m not.

My, what a busy cortex…
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2016
Next Tuesday is the day. Most certainly. Oh yes, there is no turning back now. Next Tuesday it will…

New Budget....so what's different?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2016
March 2016 saw the Chancellor George Osborne announce his eighth budget from the Dispatch Box, and …

Getting with the program
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Apr 2016
If you are realistic with what you can achieve, you need not be fearful of programming says Matthew…

Have we abused the p-value?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Apr 2016
When it comes to the ubiquity of statistics, Russ Swan implores us to watch our P's and Q's.

To anthropocene or not to anthropocene - that is the question.
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Apr 2016
Just when are we? Officially we are in the geological epoch known as the Holocene – unofficially ho…

Keeping the UK at the heart of global science & engineering
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Mar 2016
Ahead of the election, it was clear that immigration would be a hot topic this Parliament, and one …

Holding it all together - in 3D
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Mar 2016
Sage advice this month from Dr Partridge – whatever you are doing, stop and get yourself on the 3D …

Sports doping
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Mar 2016
Find out facts about the history of doping in sports.

Is piracy of journals wrong?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2016
Piracy and the modern world of academic publishing – Russ Swan gets into the moral maze of copyrigh…

Has science cracked the PR formula?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Mar 2016
When did it become the norm, I have been wondering, to treat a scientific announcement like a glitt…

Would you stand up for British science?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Feb 2016
Thirty years ago, a full page advert paid for by 1500 scientists appeared in The Times calling on t…

Dropping like flies...but what species of fly, named after who?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Feb 2016
First Lemmy, then Bowie and then Glen Frey. January was a tough month for rock iconography.

The collaboration game!
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2016
Efficious campus security, crazy numbering schemes and disappointing meetings - the obstacles are m…

Is science using images to cheat?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Feb 2016
As the power of the image continues to grow in science, Russ Swan asks…are we abusing this power?

Will ageing only be a bane to the poor?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2016
There comes a time – and this must happen to everyone – when you suddenly notice you are old…or, at…