Category: Science
Violent crime is like infectious disease – and we know how to stop it spreadin
By Samira Shackle
Headlines scream about “epidemics” of shootings and stabbings – but what if we took that literally? From Chicago to Glasgow, treating violence as a public health problem has produced great results.
Five Resources We Are Running Out Of And Their Alternatives
By Pawan Naidu
For every resource that is running out due to human consumption, there is an alternative that can serve the same purpose. Let’s take a look at the five resources in danger of extinction and their alternatives.
There Might Be More to Gravity Than We Thought
By Pawan Naidu
This first detection of gravitational waves was the culmination of an epic scientific quest that resulted in proving Albert Einstein’s landmark theory of gravity. Since then, detectors have seen them multiple times. However, this is only the beginning.
Anyone else out there?
By Teodor Teofilov
Unimaginable vastness and size; that is our Universe. Its ever-expanding nature is filled with a nearly infinite supply of potential life-giving planets and moons leaves us with one question: Are we alone in the Universe?
Our Universe is too vast for even the most imaginative sci-fi
By Michael Strauss
As an astrophysicist, I am always struck by the fact that even the wildest science-fiction stories tend to be distinctly human in character. No matter how exotic the locale or how unusual the scientific concepts, most science fiction ends up being about quintessentially human (or human-like) interactions, problems, foibles and challenges
Virtual Reality Surgery
By Pawan Naidu
A new virtual reality system might be the key in getting surgeons prepared for the operating table.
Can our bodies heal themselves?
By Pawan Naidu
Self-repairing organs might be the cure for heart disease
Psychology of Discomfort
By Pawan Naidu
I think it’s safe to say our brains are not lazy. With storing memory, sending signals to every part of our body and constantly intaking knowledge they like to work. But we might be falling into the trap of letting our brains get complacent.
You don’t have a right to believe whatever you want to
By Daniel DeNicola
Do we have the right to believe whatever we want to believe? This supposed right is often claimed as the last resort of the wilfully ignorant, the person who is cornered by evidence and mounting opinion: ‘I believe climate change is a hoax whatever anyone else says, and I have a right to believe it!’ But is there such a right?