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Robin Ince's Blog
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Anxiety in a Hong Kong Hotel at 5am – Robin Ince
This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home... Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.
Blog in a Teacup
Helen Czerski Blog
Day 25 – Shambles Advent
The last day of Helen Czerski's brilliant #ShamblesAdvent so she's come up with a few sciencey things to play with, if you’ve got bit of spare time today.
Brain Yapping
Dean Burnett Blog
The Conservative Leadership Contest: A Scientific Perspective – Dean Burnett
The contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the conservative party is well underway, so Dean Burnett takes a scientific look at the scientific credentials of the candidates.
Postcards from the Energy Frontier
Jon Butterworth Blog
Catching Up – Jon Butterworth
Jon Butterworth has been too distracted to write much lately partly due to the demoralising backdrop of UK politics, and partly because he's been too busy having fun with physics and related matters. So here's a catch up from that side of things.
Sifting the Evidence
Dr Suzi Gage's Blog
The Changing Picture of Millennial Teenage Health
In the last few years the news has been filled with reports about young people’s mental health and the growing concerns around higher levels of mental health issues among young people. But are these levels worse than before, or are these the usual levels of teenage angst?
Lost in a Good Game
Pete Etchells Blog
On Video Games, Books, Loss and Life – Pete Etchells
On Video Games, Books, Loss and Life Lost in a Good Game by Dr Pete Etchells My first book, Lost...
Dirty Science
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All in the Family? – Brenna Hassett
Dr Brenna Hassett ponders discovering new species with the help of new technology.
Notes in the Guestbook
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Autism and Addiction – Tania Browne
In recent years there’s been an increasing demand for diagnosis of adults with suspected autism in mental health services, and there are a few reasons why this might be happening. Tania Browne investigates.
Vitriola Music
Michael Legge's Blog
When Covers are Better Than the Original – Michael Legge
15 years ago, Michael Legge went to a pub whilst wearing a t-shirt featuring a picture of Run DMC and the words Walk This Way on it. He was told it was the only cover better than the original...
White Coats at Dawn
Dr Jenny Rohn's Blog
Equality in the Science Workplace – Jenny Rohn
After reading Christina Dalcher’s latest novel Vox, Jenny has been thinking about inequality in the science workplace.
An Inquiring Mind
Ginny Smith Blog
The Moon Illusion – Ginny Smith
Debate has raged about the cause of the moon illusion for thousands of years, and philosophers from Aristotle to Descartes to Kant have written about it. Now Ginny Smith weighs in.
The Conservative Leadership Contest: A Scientific Perspective – Dean Burnett
The contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the conservative party is well underway, so Dean Burnett takes a scientific look at the scientific credentials of the candidates.
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Autism and Addiction – Tania Browne
In recent years there’s been an increasing demand for diagnosis of adults with suspected autism in mental health services, and there are a few reasons why this might be happening. Tania Browne investigates.
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Anxiety in a Hong Kong Hotel at 5am – Robin Ince
This was written in the wee hours of the morning, in the midst of insomnia, anxiety and a long way from home… Robin Ince muses from a hotel room in Hong Kong at 5am.
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Equality in the Science Workplace – Jenny Rohn
After reading Christina Dalcher’s latest novel Vox, Jenny has been thinking about inequality in the science workplace.
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The Last Time the Professor and I went to Australia – Robin Ince
I originally wrote this the last time Professor Brian Cox and I toured Australia and New Zealand, but didn’t post it on the CSN. As we are on our way to Heathrow today to embark on our latest tour down under, it seemed a good time to revisit that first trip.
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