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The behavioural ecologist whose first word was spider

An adventurous childhood in southern Africa laid the foundations for Jenny York’s career in evolutionary biology. Passionate about the natural world, she has worked in fields that stretch from animal communication to host-parasite interaction.

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Opinion: Could we build a Blade Runner-style 'replicant'?

Could replicants ever be a reality? In this article from The Conversation, Fumiya Iida (Department of Engineering) discusses what it would take to make a truly life-like robot.

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The zoologist who looks after more than a million dead insects

There can’t be many people with a 20-year-old exotic newt living in the kitchen. Meet Ed Turner, Curator of Insects at the Museum of Zoology, where he combines research with teaching.

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The Countdown to Artificial Intelligence

What is artificial intelligence, or AI? Will it take my job? Is it dangerous? The Naked Scientists talk to an expert panel to discuss the most important questions we should be asking about AI and its impact on industry, humanity and philosophy...

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Conservationists’ eco-footprints suggest education alone won’t change behaviour

A new study shows that even those presumably best informed on the environment find it hard to consistently “walk the walk”, prompting scientists to question whether relying solely on information campaigns will ever be enough.

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The Caribbean PhD student getting to grips with protein folding

Jerelle Joseph wasn’t sure she wanted to leave Dominica to take a PhD in computational chemistry in chilly Cambridge. Now she runs a mentoring scheme to encourage other bright Caribbean students. Always sporty, she makes the most of her college gym.

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