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Patrick Haggard

Voluntary Action

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David Adger

The Nature of Language

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David Adger

Language and Artificial Intelligence

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John Worrall

Popper and Kuhn on Theory Change

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Peter Jones

Medieval Universities

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Steve Jones

Genetic Diversity in Humans

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David Clary

Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions

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Daniel Kontowski

Classical Education

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Marzena Szymanska

Superfluidity of Light

“It is the only technology that can generate electricity directly from the breakdown of waste that we throw in the bin”

Biotechnologist Ioannis Ieropoulos on microbial fuel cells, waste treatment, and the ‘Pee-Power’ urinal

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015

Pathobiologist Juergen Richt explains the significance of the studies for which the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded

Controlling and Reanimating the Brain

Neuroscientist Emery Brown on the anesthetic state, the arousal network, and medical coma

Elephants born in stressful conditions might age faster than others

The speed of reproductive ageing of female elephants seems to depend on the season in which they were born

Neuroscientist Jan Engelmann on the biology of decision-making, parts of the brain responsible for trust, and whether losses matter more than gains

Suburbanization feminizes frog offspring sex ratios

Human-made chemicals may be linked to a reversal of sex ratios in frog populations living closer to suburban areas

How does a wasp venom peptide selectively inhibit cancer cells?

A new study explores the mechanism by which a peptide contained in wasp venom inhibits cancer cell proliferation

“Your kids are what you eat”

Descendants of starved worms appear to be more resistant to starvation and heat stress

The first mass extinction of complex life

The new research sheds light on the factos that led to the mysterious extinction of Ediacara biota

Dominant, cheek-padded male orang-utans enjoy greater reproductive success

Female orangutans prefer heavy cheek-padded males despite them being less adaptive

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