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Are digital pregnancy tests simply taking the pee?

Alice Howarth -
Digital pregnancy tests might look like another example of expensive e-waste, but we should look more carefully about their use and accessibility before we rush to condemn.
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(False) memories of childhood

Chris French -
On 5 October 2017, I, along with four other memory researchers, read out an essay on memory in front of an audience at the...
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The Death and Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Mark Williams -
On the 29th January, 1951, a woman named Henrietta Lacks called into John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, complaining that she felt a ‘knot’ in...
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A science of networks: visualising connections using Game of Thrones characters

Andrew Beveridge -
Andrew Beveridge's analysis of the character interactions in Game of Thrones describes how we can visualise contexts & connections
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From the archives: A comet’s tale

Mark Duwe -
From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe takes a look at a comet in the sky, and the appearances of comets throughout history
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The Carrington Event and massive solar storms: just how screwed are we?

Mark Duwe -
From the archives, Mark Duwe ponders the Carrington Event, and the effect that a massive solar event would have on the Earth
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Ipso Factoid: Daily Mail in Mildly Educational Shocker

Mark Williams -
The Daily Mail recently produced a list of questions commonly asked of parents by their naturally curious children about science and the world around...
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Ipso Factoid: *insert gratuitous sexual pun here*

Mark Williams -
In a wonderful opportunity (duly ignored) to prove our maturity as a society, both the Times and Daily Mail had headlines declaring "What an...
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