High Time for a Rethink?
From history to the present day and from therapeutic potential to risks, the use of cannabis remains a controversial topic. Sara Cameron gets to roots of this polemical plant.
Category: Features
Massive new study confirms higher BMI linked with serious increase in multiple diseases in the UK
theGIST’s Emily May Armstrong heads to the European Conference on Obesity’s first press conference to relay cutting-edge morbidity research
AI and mental health: big data and feelings
Anna explores how artificial intelligence could be used to study, as well as improve, our mental health.
Keep Abreast of Robot Surgeons
Dzachary Zainudden dissects into robotics and medicine in order to report how ‘robotic hands’ have assisted surgeons in treating lymphedema from breast cancer survivors.
Our immune system & microbiome: a relationship that we should work on
Kym explores the fascinating properties of our friendly gut bacteria and explains why they are so vital for the human body.
Hello World – Book Review
Kirstin reviews Hannah Fry’s Hello Worls, a book investigating the intersection of algorithms with society.
How Competition for Blood Has Shaped the Evolution of Arthropods
Blood-feeding critters may be terrifying to some, but their evolutionary history is highly fascinating. Thomas MacGillavry explains how blood-feeding has evolved in arthropods and what evolutionary hurdles have to be overcome to do so.
A Zero-Sum Game: The Best Way to Produce Professionals?
Carly Horne discusses the benefits and drawbacks of competition, and the importance it holds in the learning process.
