The Blessing of Bilingualism
Does talking to children in several different languages confuse them and slow their linguistic development? Read more
Adopting Orphan Drugs
Drugs that treat rare diseases are riding a wave of financial and clinical success. But why should that be? And should we be pleased? Read more
2012 for I, Science
In a year that saw a record-breaking four issues of I, Science published as well as the I, Science website nominated for the Guardian student website-of-the-year award, we reflect … Read more
Do you Guru?
We find out what on earth a ‘science-lifestyle’ magazine is by chatting with the founder of Guru magazine… Read more
Synthetic Biology: GM, all over again?
This new technology presents huge – but not insurmountable – policy challenges… Read more
Poor risk communication is tree-mendously worrying
I was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and although I couldn’t wait to leave the place when I headed off to University, I have since come to love it in its … Read more
Bulging with data
A map of the Milky Ways’s entire central bulge, displaying 84 million stars, has been created. The central bulge formed early on in our galaxy’s life, and so understanding what … Read more
Lords Question Breadth of PhDs
Innovation is valuable; that’s why the government places such great emphasis on it in their plan for economic growth. Usually, it’s hard to predict where the next big innovation might … Read more
Funding: Too Complex for MPs?
A pressure group called Science for the Future divided opinion among academic scientists in May when it held a satirical funeral in which the deceased was UK science. The wake … Read more







