Podcast 11: Parapsychology
Skepticism can be a scientist’s best friend or their worst enemy, depending on how it’s applied. In this podcast, we speak to Dr. Caroline Watt, a Parapsychologist from the University of Edinburgh about how...
“Ugh, Mum, just five more minutes!”
Teenagers are often viewed as lazy and moody, sleeping in late and being annoyed at their parents all the time. Adolescence is often a rebellious age, but could there be another factor at hand?...
theGIST at #TEDxGU
You probably already know how much we love going out and reporting on everything science and tech-y happening in Glasgow and its surroundings. This weekend is no exception: we will be out and about...
Pastry sheds new light on mass extinction
What does a cream crown have in common with the Great Dying, also known as the Permian-Triassic Extinction Event? It might surprise you to know that there is any commonality between them at all. However, a very crucial one is the focus of a paper recently published in Geology: vanilla.
Miniaturisation of the Kelvin Water Dropper Experiment
Residents of Glasgow will undoubtedly be familiar with the fair West End of the city, home to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the surrounding park, through which the River Kelvin flows, as well...
Combined data from the Planck satellite and BICEP2 rules out detection of primordial gravitational waves
In March last year, members of the Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP2) experiment, based in Antarctica, announced results that appeared to contain measurements of an elusive physical phenomenon named primordial gravitational waves....
Become a Podcaster or YouTuber, 24 Feb 18:00
Time: 18:00 Date: 24 February 2015 Location: The Lounge, Level 6, Strathclyde Union Ever wanted to talk about science/technology on a podcast, or in a video? Ever wanted to interview leading researchers, and ask...
Big Investment in Science of the Small
Since the advent of the 21st century, more and more industries have had to adapt and develop at breakneck speed in order to keep up with the demands of our modern world. The science...
