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On Tim Brooke-Taylor – Robin Ince
Remembering the brilliant work, and delightful human, Tim Brooke-Taylor, who passed away today.
Blog in a Teacup
Helen Czerski Blog
Christmas Tree Worms – Sea Shambles Advent Dat 25
Happy Christmas from all of the Cosmic Shambles team! To celebrate, here’s something that we promise we haven’t made up: a Christmas tree worm.
Brain Yapping
Dean Burnett Blog
The Toxic Rise of Toxic Positivity – Dean Burnett
Dr Dean Burnett has had enough of people insisting on happiness.
Postcards from the Energy Frontier
Jon Butterworth Blog
Vector-Like Quarks – Jon Butterworth
Prof Jon Butterworth talks about his, and his colleagues, new paper on vector-like quarks.
Sifting the Evidence
Dr Suzi Gage's Blog
GHB – What is it, and is it a Date Rape Drug? – Suzi Gage
GHB has appeared in the news this week in relation to the horrific crimes committed by Reynhard Sinaga. So what is GHB, and what are its effects? Dr Suzi Gare reports.
Lost in a Good Game
Pete Etchells Blog
Why Hasn’t the Debate Around Violent Video Games Matured? – Pete Etchells
After yet another mass shooting in America, yet again a certain group of people are keen to blame this horrific violence on video games. Why hasn't the debate around this matured?
Dirty Science
Dr Brenna Hassett's blog
Plagues, and How to Die in Them: A Short Explainer – Brenna Hassett
People are suddenly remarkably interested in infectious diseases. So Dr Brenna Hassett takes a look at the history of plagues.
Notes in the Guestbook
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A Nurse Explains
An Outreach Children’s Nurse Specialist at a Children’s Hospice expresses her dismay at the actions of, and subsequent handling of, Dominic Cummings' actions.
Vitriola Music
Michael Legge's Blog
Sounds of the Sea – Sea Shambles Advent Day 13
Micheal Legge hates the sea, but he quite likes a song about the sea.
White Coats at Dawn
Dr Jenny Rohn's Blog
Inconvenient Truths: The Pandemic Scapegoating of Science and Scientists – Jenny Rohn
Science is not black and white, no matter how much society wants or needs to think that it is. Jenny Rohn writes about the public and the media's desire for absolute truth.
An Inquiring Mind
Ginny Smith Blog
Risk Compensation: Ski Helmets and Pandemic Face-Masks – Ginny Smith
While we all question whether wearing masks protects us against COVID-19, Ginny Smith is interested in how the act of wearing them changes our very behaviour.
The Toxic Rise of Toxic Positivity – Dean Burnett
Dr Dean Burnett has had enough of people insisting on happiness.
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Vector-Like Quarks – Jon Butterworth
Prof Jon Butterworth talks about his, and his colleagues, new paper on vector-like quarks.
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Wife on Earth – Series 2 Announcement
Celia is back with her good friend Joanna Neary for season two of Wife on Earth
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Inconvenient Truths: The Pandemic Scapegoating of Science and Scientists – Jenny Rohn
Science is not black and white, no matter how much society wants or needs to think that it is. Jenny Rohn writes about the public and the media’s desire for absolute truth.
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A Nurse Explains
An Outreach Children’s Nurse Specialist at a Children’s Hospice expresses her dismay at the actions of, and subsequent handling of, Dominic Cummings’ actions.
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