Bringing sci-fi alive: how robots can help us treat diseases
The efficacy of orally administered drugs suffers as therapeutic compounds struggle to traverse the intestinal mucus. Read on to find out how scientists could solve this issue.
Category: Snippets
Three impressive capabilities of the canine snoot
The almighty power of a dog’s nose is legendary, but we are still discovering its powers.
I feel ya, I think? – the science of empathy
“[Oh] the giftie gie us; To see oursels as ithers see us”. As social creatures, we navigate life constantly guessing at the thoughts of others, often even coming to feel as others feel. But how does this actually work? Join Hazel as she untangles recent psychological theories in the exciting world of empathy.
Slip-ups in language switching
During my visit home to the States last month, I experienced amusing linguistic slip-ups. My mother is a native Vietnamese speaker, and every time one of her friends tried to make conversation with...
Astrogeology: goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
Don’t know the difference between your meteors and meteorites? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a beginners guide to astrogeology and why meteorites are so valuable.
What Rick & Morty warns us about animal consciousness
“Good boy!” we’ve all exclaimed dotingly into the face of some amiable, glossy-eyed tetrapod that’s just retrieved its soggy tennis ball. We vow that dogs understand our baby-talk, sense our distress, and miss...
The science of the everyday
The science behind our mundane world is anything but – see the world in a different way, as Hazel takes you on a tour of the science of the everyday.
Multilingualism on the mind
There is more to multilingualism than living abroad or speaking to the locals on holiday: the health benefits are incredible.
