Extreme Citizen Science
Citizen participation in science has never been stronger, but what happens when the Cit gets extreme? … Read more
The origin and future of life
A lecture in memory of Hitchhiker’s guide author Douglas Adams is just as comical as the great man himself… Read more
GlaxoSmithKline prize
India Renziehausen saw Professor Adrian Bird present his prize winning work on Rett syndrome at the Royal Society … Read more
Dark matter and Higgs
In his inaugural lecture, Professor Gavin Davies asks if the Higgs Boson discovery has ushered in a ‘decade of enlightenment’? … Read more
The Universe Within
The aim of the talk ‘The Universe Within: A Scientific Adventure’ was, in Neil Shubin’s own words: “to investigate the common history of rocks, planets, and people”. Neil Shubin, author of the titular book … Read more
Asimov’s psychohistory in maths
Could Mathematics hold the key to predicting the future? According to Professor Dan Crisan, possibly yes. During his inaugural lecture at Imperial College Professor Crisan used some complex mathematical formulae … Read more
The Web Lab
Tucked away downstairs in the Science Museum, Chrome Web Lab, an interactive series of exhibits by Google, is a hands-on exposition of the inner workings of the Internet, consisting of … Read more
Pain Less: the future of relief
We have all suffered the unpleasant sensation of pain, whether it’s caused by the intense throbbing of a stubbed toe or through deep emotional anguish. During years training as an … Read more
A history of dieting
On Wednesday 16th January, Alanna Orpen went to see the historian, writer and broadcaster, Dr. Louise Foxcroft, talk about her research on the history of dieting at the Wellcome Collection. … Read more
Signs, Symbols, Secrets
The Signs, Symbols, Secrets: an illustrated guide to alchemy exhibition at the Science Museum was born from the discovery last year of one of the 23 legendary Ripley Scrolls in … Read more






