Myth-busting the Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio is widely praised for its aesthetic beauty: has its significance been blown out of proportion? Plant exhibiting...
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A coronavirus vaccine is desperately needed, but what are we willing to do to get it?
Tom Edwick dives into the ethics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development. Image credit: Government of Prince Edward Island via Flickr As...
You are what you eat: is cannibalism a good idea?
Cannibalism in Brazil, engraved by Theodor de Bry, 1655. Image credit: Wellcome Library, London. CC BY 4.0. During lockdown I,...
Is this it for Human Evolution?
Image Credit: Vector Open Stock via Flickr Humankind, in all our arrogance, have always told ourselves that we were different...
Celebrating LGBT scientists: Audrey Tang
Image credit: Audrey Tang, LinkedIn Audrey Tang is a Taiwanese software developer, and a transgender woman. In 2016 she was...
An Alien in Our Sea: A look at the intelligence of an octopus
Image credit: Elisabetta Lando In 2016, one of my favourite sci-fi films Arrival was released, and – mild spoiler alert...
A Comeback for Nature: Is the Silver-Lining of the Pandemic Actually Green?
Image credit: EJ Augsburg, Pixabay The hustle and bustle of modern city living have ground to a halt across the...
Once Upon a DNA
Omar Shabana explores the ins and outs of the information in our DNA, and how we use it. Image credit:...
Advancing artificial womb technology
Next Nature Network and Maxima Medical Centre’s speculative artificial womb design, presented at the Chronic Health Exhibition during Dutch Design...