Health damage by air pollution prevented by food supplements?
Eliška Kosová talks about the health damage by air pollution and how vitamin B and omega-3 fatty acids can prevent it.
Pinpointing the Placebo Effect
Gabriela De Sousa discusses the ever-mysterious placebo effect, and a new study which claims to have found a ‘placebo area’ in the brain.
TEDxUniversityofGlasgow 2017 Podcast
Listen to Gabriela De Sousa discuss our coverage of TEDxGlasgow 2017 and listen to exclusive interviews with Richard Murchie and TEDxGlasgow’s prestigious guests.
Language Diffusion
Mathematical models from physics can show us how a big language might eradicate a smaller one, Ida Emilie Steinmark finds.
The Invisible Disease: Malaria in Asia-Pacific
Derek Connor discusses the plight of malaria in Asia-Pacific, identifying the problem and what is being done to eradicate this disease; a struggle which has been captured through the lens of Pearl Gan, a Singaporean photographer whom is having her work exhibited at the Singaporean National Library in September 2017.
Science, Communication, and the 21st Century
With the University of Glasgow’s rectorial elections on the 20th and 21st of March, candidate John Lindberg reached out to TheGIST to explain his passion for science communication and its necessity in a fast changing world.
Personalised medicine: only a printer away
The ability to print your own medicine is just around the corner, Alice Turner explores this recent development.
The Viruses in Your DNA
DNA from other organisms can trickle down to our genomes. Should we be worried?
