Look into my eyes and you’ll make the right choice
They say the eyes are a window into the soul. In reality, they are a window into cognitive processing and related activities, such as spatial memory, linguistic analysis and decision-making.…
The future of space: private vs public
On the morning of March 11th, NASA’s new boosters for its Space Launch System rocket passed their first major test. Orientated horizontally, the boosters fired successfully for two minutes, vividly…
International year of soils
Soils are a fundamental part of what drives our life on Earth. It is estimated that 95 per cent of all of our food is produced directly or indirectly in…
God cannot save us now
This past month, United States Republican Senator James Inhofe brought a snowball into the chamber floor, where he proceeded to throw it across the room as evidence that climate change…
Monumental victory for net neutrality under FCC ruling
Image: Thom on Unsplash This is an important victory. On February 26, the American Federal Communications Commission voted to classify broadband as a utility, and ‘net neutrality’ was finally realised. American…
Chernobyl’s effects are sadly not confined to history
When nature & humans intersect. Image: Peter GEO Kent. There are many photos of Pripyat. The colours faded from Communist red to copper rust long ago, but the tower blocks’…
The eco city feasibly reconsidered
Image: Scott Webb Building the perfect city is slow when you do it by hand. Construction in Arcosanti first began in 1970. Today, it’s an odd selection of experimental buildings:…
No smoke without fire: the ugly face of E-cigarettes
Illustration: Eilish McLaughlin Smoking has been on the decrease for the last few decades. This has been achieved through greater public awareness of the dangers, specialist support, and willpower.…