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![Henry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/H.M.amnesic-colored_blue-115x115.jpg "Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience")
Henry Molaison’s unforgettable contribution to neuroscience
Posted on October 25, 2013 | No CommentsHenry Molaison has the dubious honour of being the most famous amnesic ever. As a psychology student I know him by his initials, H.M. and […] -
![A few miles outside of Didcot, housed within what seems to be a flying saucer stranded in the Oxfordshire countryside, is one of the UK’s […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MaryRose-colored-orange-115x115.jpg "Synchrotrons, ships and sulphur: Using a particle accelerator to help conserve the Mary Rose")
Synchrotrons, ships and sulphur: Using a particle accelerator to help conserve the Mary Rose
Posted on October 14, 2013 | 2 CommentsA few miles outside of Didcot, housed within what seems to be a flying saucer stranded in the Oxfordshire countryside, is one of the UK’s […] -
![On the 24th of August 2012 the University of Leicester and Leicester City Council, in association with the Richard III Society, began a search for […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/King-Richard-III-cropped-115x115.jpg "Science or celebrity? The ‘discovery’ of Richard III")
Science or celebrity? The ‘discovery’ of Richard III
Posted on May 29, 2013 | No CommentsOn the 24th of August 2012 the University of Leicester and Leicester City Council, in association with the Richard III Society, began a search for […] -
Issue 14 – The Modern Medicine Issue
Posted on May 24, 2013 | No Comments -
![Mind-reading would be an incredibly useful skill to have in many social situations. Given the size and complexity of brain-imaging tools, they may not be […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fmri-115x115.png "Reading People’s Minds: From fMRI to Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis")
Reading People’s Minds: From fMRI to Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis
Posted on May 17, 2013 | 3 CommentsMind-reading would be an incredibly useful skill to have in many social situations. Given the size and complexity of brain-imaging tools, they may not be […] -
![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, […] -
![Less than two decades ago, few could have envisaged a future where direct functional interfaces between brains and machines were commonplace. Today, there is a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/transhumanism-115x115.png "H+: The Transhuman")
H+: The Transhuman
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 6 CommentsLess than two decades ago, few could have envisaged a future where direct functional interfaces between brains and machines were commonplace. Today, there is a […] -
![Where were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/false-memory-115x115.png "Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human")
Man Not Machine: How False Memories Make Us Human
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhere were you when you found out that the Twin Towers had been hit? You probably remember. Many people recall particularly shocking events in striking […] -
![By the time that a young Dr Charles Fletcher, based at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, became the first physician ever to treat a patient […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bacteria2-e1361997571365-115x115.jpg "Bodily Bacteria")
Bodily Bacteria
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsBy the time that a young Dr Charles Fletcher, based at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, became the first physician ever to treat a patient […] -
![In comparison to many other species, humans are at a physical disadvantage – we have no ferocious claws with which to kill our prey, we […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Ants-e1361439756992-115x115.jpg "Anything We Can Do Ants Can Do Better")
Anything We Can Do Ants Can Do Better
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsIn comparison to many other species, humans are at a physical disadvantage – we have no ferocious claws with which to kill our prey, we […] -
![In our first ever podcast we review the week’s science news, see what’s coming up in the Bang! magazine released on Friday, and talk about […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/podcast-115x115.png "News and Interviews with the Bang! Podcast")
News and Interviews with the Bang! Podcast
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsIn our first ever podcast we review the week’s science news, see what’s coming up in the Bang! magazine released on Friday, and talk about […] -
GIFs and the Human Condition
Posted on February 4, 2013 | No CommentsAlthough the GIF celebrated its 25th birthday last June, some are already predicting its death. Zach Seward of Quartz and The Atlantic recently claimed that […] -
![Recent studies investigating the effectiveness of graphic warnings on cigarette packets and the link between genetics, smoking rates and taxation of cigarettes are just two […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Tobacco, Obesity and Cancer: Politics and the Role of Science")
Tobacco, Obesity and Cancer: Politics and the Role of Science
Posted on January 17, 2013 | No CommentsRecent studies investigating the effectiveness of graphic warnings on cigarette packets and the link between genetics, smoking rates and taxation of cigarettes are just two […] -
![Imagine placing a ball on top of Mount Everest, and giving it a nudge. An enormous range of landing places may be achieved by only […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Whipping-up-a-storm_preview-115x115.png "Whipping up a Storm")
Whipping up a Storm
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsImagine placing a ball on top of Mount Everest, and giving it a nudge. An enormous range of landing places may be achieved by only […]
