Erica Mannis weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of animal captivity in the wake of Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’
Finding Nemo?
Erica Mannis summarises the findings of a recent study into the repercussions climate change has on marine life.
Self Isolation: Why is it important?
Hannah Copsey explains the importance of social distancing in the midst of a pandemic.
Ecological Grief: How Climate Change is Affecting our Mental Health
Erica Mannis visited a panel discussing the trauma that comes from monitoring the impact of global warming and deforestation.
Science Superstitions
Hannah Copsey discusses if there’s reasoning behind some of our strangest superstitions.
The Ethics of Gene Editing
Sophie Ellen Buckland discusses whether it is ethical to change someone’s DNA even if it’s only to ‘cure’ someone of genetic diseases.
From Ones and Zeroes to War Hero
Callum Dinnett talks about Alan Turing, a World War II hero who was abandoned by his country, and is now receiving the credit he deserves.
Toast to A Shorter Life…
If you asked the ‘archetypical’ university student what is their favourite type of alcohol, the response would be A LOT (and for a reasonable price, naturally). Yes, it is undeniably true that alcohol plays a big role in many student’s social lives, whether it be that glass of wine at the end of the day, […]
The placebo effect: worthwhile or a waste of time?
The placebo effect is where a drug of no therapeutic value, often sugar pills or saline injections, causes a physical effect. Although commonly talked about (people acting drunk before realising they’ve been sipping on non-alcoholic beer, or feeling immediately better when taking paracetamol, before any analgesic effects could have kicked in), the process by which […]
A loss of face
Until recently I thought that social media was a force for good. As someone who sometimes finds social situations fairly exhausting, social media seemed more of a solution than a problem. There is no doubt that it has revolutionised the way we interact with others. Social media can incite change and spread messages across the […]