Bang! Blog Archive
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![Source: John Tann via Conservation Jobs. The story of the Angraecum sesquipedale, or ‘Darwin’s Orchid’ is a relatively obscure anecdote from the annals of natural history […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Darwin and His Orchid")
Darwin and His Orchid
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsSource: John Tann via Conservation Jobs. The story of the Angraecum sesquipedale, or ‘Darwin’s Orchid’ is a relatively obscure anecdote from the annals of natural history […] -
Climate Change: The Human Companion
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsIn the modern world, climate change has frequently been presented as a human creation that threatens to change society both globally and locally. Flooding witnessed […] -
A Festival of Neuroscience
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsFor four days in early April, London’s Barbican Centre was taken over by neuroscientists. Most of them were professional researchers attending seminars and symposia organized […] -
Our Friend, Our Foe, Our Lover
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe story of our relationship with the Neanderthal is, to say the least, complicated. Recently, this distant cousin of humankind has figured in the media […] -
![A recent social thought experiment I conducted on a few of my friends inspired this blog post. With my longstanding and self-professed fascination with cyborgism, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tech-talk-115x115.png "Glassy-Eyed: Contesting the Äppäräntly Andersonian Future of Google Glass")
Glassy-Eyed: Contesting the Äppäräntly Andersonian Future of Google Glass
Posted on April 12, 2013 | 1 CommentA recent social thought experiment I conducted on a few of my friends inspired this blog post. With my longstanding and self-professed fascination with cyborgism, […] -
Whales and Cancer
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsOne of the great things about Oxford really is that it often takes you less than a 10 minutes’ walk to listen to leading experts […] -
Mindfulness Meditation: Panacea or Placebo?
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 1 Comment“Now the shorter of following…” a calm voice drawls. I count my breath. Out 1,2,3. In 3,2,1. I feel proud of not getting distracted and […] -
The Laboratory Lifestyle
Posted on March 12, 2013 | No CommentsAs a science student in high school and at university, I spent most of my time memorizing chemical reaction cascades, pondering the inner workings of […] -
Disrupted sleep – the link between ageing and memory decline
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsStructural brain changes, disrupted sleep, and impaired memory function have each been independently associated with ageing. However, a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience by […] -
Why We Need “Pop” Science
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsOpen source. Open access. Open science. As demonstrated by their recent fixation on approachability, the collective faith that science communities place in the cultural and […] -
BAM: Obama’s Brain Activity Map Project
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 1 CommentPresident Obama made big news in the neuroscience world last week when the New York Times revealed his administration’s plan for a Brain Activity Map (BAM) […] -
Crop stress yields nutritional rewards
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe debate over the merits of organic vs. traditional farming methods is a complex one, taking place both in the popular media and in the […] -
![Since it landed on Mars in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater in one of the most ambitious space missions to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/planet-blof-logo-115x115.png "Life on Mars: A Curious Investigation")
Life on Mars: A Curious Investigation
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsSince it landed on Mars in 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater in one of the most ambitious space missions to […] -
This Post is 100% Chemical-Free
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No Comments“Contains no nasty chemicals” “Wholly natural” ”No artificial preservatives!” We’re used to seeing messages such as these nearly everywhere nowadays: on food, on hygiene products, […]
