Opinion: Why some humans developed a taste for milk and some didn’t
11 March 2016Giles Yeo (MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit) discusses the origins of lactose intolerance.
Opinion: Why are we becoming so narcissistic? Here’s the science
11 March 2016Olivia Remes (Cambridge Institute of Public Health) discusses the rise of individualism and social media, and how to tackle narcissism.
‘Good’ cholesterol doesn’t always lower heart attack risk
11 March 2016Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, contrary to earlier evidence that...
Healthy vs unhealthy food: the challenges of understanding food choices
11 March 2016We know a lot about food but little about the food choices that affect the nation’s health. Researchers have begun to devise experiments to find...
Lines of Thought: Discoveries that Changed the World
10 March 2016Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display...
Virtual Florence: religious art is ‘restored’ to its original setting
10 March 2016A team of experts has pieced together the architectural context of two treasures of Renaissance art in the National Gallery collection. The research behind the 3D-visualisation combines traditional and...
Opinion: Confronting the Taliban – an educational encounter
09 March 2016Dr David Gosling (Faculty of Divinity) discusses his time on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, his encounters with the Taliban and why education is the best weapon...
Opinion: Obesity: stop accusing the poor of making bad choices
09 March 2016Pablo Monsivais (Centre for Diet and Activity Research) discusses obesity and the influence of socioeconomic circumstances in shaping food choices.
Opinion: Dreaming big with biomimetics: could future buildings be made with bone and eggshells?
09 March 2016Michelle Oyen (Department of Engineering) discusses how we could reduce our dependence on "dirty" materials like steel and concrete.
Opinion: Why both sides are wrong in the counter-extremism debate
07 March 2016Julian Hargreaves (Centre of Islamic Studies) discusses the Government's Prevent strategy and counter-extremism in Britain.