Science

Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2018 takes place on September 26th In recent years, the stigma surrounding asbestos within mainstream media has skewed the perception of how dangerous exposure can actually be. While this toxin has been phased out…

Since its emergence in 1976, the Ebola Virus has caused thousands of deaths across Africa. The highly infectious nature of the virus has led to political instability and slowed economic growth in affected regions. However, for most of us in…

Read Peter's first piece on whether or not science is broken, where he tackles False Positives And The Need For Repeatability, HERE. The common picture of a scientist is largely of a dishevelled character with poor social skills - A Sheldon…

While algorithms have been used for a good while now to detect musical taste and make recommendations on streaming services, they are now beginning to be deployed to make music itself. Artificial intelligence has been monumental in…

Los Angeles 1968. As the morning sun beats down on a busy street, a woman steps off the curb to cross to the other side. But just as she reaches the middle of the road her body begins to shake uncontrollably. A nearby police officer shouts…

Virtual reality might sound very futuristic, but it’s already a part of modern life. VR dates as far back as 1838, more than a century before someone first coined the term, by trying to make people feel like they were part of a painting or…

The current president of the United States is fond of taking credit for accomplishments that aren't his. One namesake he's definitely earned, however, and something he'd probably rather not hang his name on, is something mental health…

Climate change can seem a daunting challenge. We are inundated with many different and new ways in which we as individuals and a society are damaging our planet.  We are warned that the consequences of our failures are far reaching, deadly…

Science is the most transformative of endeavours which has propelled humans forward for more than 200 years.  It heals, prolongs, preserves and kills. So, it is important that we get it as right as possible. Today there is a tendency to…

At first glance, the psychologist and the writer make unlikely bedfellows: the bohemian creative versus the silent sage.  If the task of the psychologist is to study, assess, and treat problems affecting the human mind, then the writer must…