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What role should science play in politics?
1 day ago

This special edition of the show focuses on how science informs policy in the UK and features Chris Tyler and Rob Doubleday from the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, journalist and author Mark Henderson, Imran Khan from the Campaign
You know the deficit hawks. Now meet the deficit owls.
1 day ago

About 11 years ago, James K. “Jamie” Galbraith recalls, hundreds of his fellow economists laughed at him. To his face. In the White House. A discounted poster presenting US dollars bills in circulation is seen in the visitor center of the Bureau of Engra
Alzheimer's cells made in the lab
3 days ago

18 February 2012 Last updated at 00:49 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Alzheimer's brain of the left showing brain shrinkage, health brain on the right Dementia has been described as a "time bomb" in society. As more people ar
Sixth Edition of 'Psychology of Hearing' Now Available
3 days ago

Dr. Moore is the leader of the Auditory Perception Group at the University of Cambridge. For more information about the group and to download relevant audiology software, reading lists and teacher resources, visit http://hearing.psychol.cam.ac.uk. An Int
Outta Leftfield: Scientists not horsing around with study of ponytails
3 days ago

There were times in my younger days when the thought of becoming a scientist appealed to me. But then I realized that there was way too much science involved in being a scientist, and since I wasn’t real good in science, that pretty much eliminated it as
Sir Isaac Newton’s Theological Writings Posted Online by the National Library of Israel
3 days ago

Sir Isaac Newton was, most likely, one of the ten greatest scientist who ever lived. #1 is a distinct possibility. Newton also believed that theological and scientific investigations were not alien to each other. He was deeply interested in the Jewish pe
Liquid Threads Don't Break into Droplets
3 days ago

Investigators at the University of Cambridge have determined in a new investigation that a liquid filament will not break apart into smaller droplets when condensed along its length. Rather, it will coalesce into a single, larger droplet. Experts have be
Arts ahead
3 days ago

As war preparations for an assault on Iran get under way, it’s more than timely that the Tricycle Theatre in north-west London has just launched its “going nuclear” season. Over the next six weeks, the programme of its theatre, cinema and gallery spaces
Dr David Mitchell Joins New College of the Humanities’ Teaching Staff
4 days ago

I am delighted to become part of such a distinguished body of teaching staff, and to have the opportunity to work with them to guide, challenge and inspire the next generation of leaders and thinkers. Dr Mitchell gained his D.Phil from the University of
Newton’s writings on religion up on the web now
4 days ago

He’s considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. But Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian who applied a scientific approach to the study of scripture, Hebrew and Jewish mysticism. Now Israel’s national library, an unlikely own
Divorce Survey: TeamViewer Finds 5 Percent Would Divorce In Order To Telecommute
4 days ago

It's crazy what some people will do for the chance to ditch the office. Though the percentage was mostly consistent across age groups and genders, it differed by region: 7 percent of people in the Western United States admitted they'd trade in their spou
Ovarian Cancer - Best Imaging Technique Revealed
4 days ago

Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Ovarian Cancer Also Included In: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Article Date: 16 Feb 2012 - 10:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly opinions According to a study published in the journal Radiology, researchers
Math untangles the mystery of ponytails
4 days ago

University of Warwick and University of Cambridge physicists have quantified the curliness of human hair and developed a mathematical theory that explains the shape of a ponytail. The research, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, provides t
Caltech Student Wins Churchill Scholarship
4 days ago

Caltech senior Arvind Kannan has been selected to receive a Churchill Scholarship, which will fund his graduate studies at the University of Cambridge for the next academic year. Kannan, a chemical engineering major and English minor, was one of only 14
Studying Alzheimer's via Down Syndrome Models
4 days ago

A group of investigators in the United Kingdom announces the development of a new method for studying how Alzheimer's disease progresses. The experts say that stem cells collected from Down syndrome patients can be used to simulate this form of dementia.
Coventry News: University of Warwick physicists study the curliness of hair
4 days ago

UNIVERSITY of Warwick physicists are trying to understand the curliness of human hair and are developing a mathematical theory to explain a ponytail’s shape. Professor Robin Ball from the University of Warwick, and colleagues, have been working with the
Zone Resources Inc. Appoints New Directors
4 days ago

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 16, 2012) - Zone Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZNR)(FRANKFURT:7ZR) (Zone) reports that the company has appointed Dr. Colin Bowdidge and Mr. Francois Labelle to the board of directors. Dr. Colin Bowdidge has a
Down’s syndrome stem cells used to model Alzheimer’s
4 days ago

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new and innovative way to study Alzheimer’s disease in the lab. The stem cell technique, which allows researchers to track the disease over a matter of weeks, could provide a valuable tool for sc
New Technique Enables Scientists To View Critical Aspects Of Mammalian Embryonic Development
5 days ago

Main Category: Stem Cell Research Article Date: 16 Feb 2012 - 1:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly opinions A novel approach in the study of the development of mammalian embryos was reported in the journal Nature Communications. The research, from
Two Yalies win Gates
5 days ago

Two Yale students were awarded the 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England, Yale Director for National Fellowships Katherine Dailinger said Tuesday. Sarah Armitage ’12, a history major in Pierson Coll

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