‘Picture This #19′ - The Wreck of the Alba, Kettle's Yard
12 April 2012Unlike most of Alfred Wallis’ paintings, which he painted from memory of events long past, the Wreck of the Alba was an event that he...
From fins to limbs
11 April 2012Tonight Cambridge vertebrate palaeontologist Professor Jenny Clack is the subject of BBC Four’s Beautiful Minds series. The programme looks at her contribution to our understanding...
Rage against the machine
11 April 2012April 2012 marks the bicentenary of the high-water mark of the Luddite rebellion – but new research suggests that the movement may be celebrated for...
Confronting global challenges at Hay
10 April 2012Is democracy up to our 21st-century problems? Will the UK ever sort out its relationship with Europe? Is tragedy the perfect form for the modern...
Egg Cetera #6: Hunting for the world’s oldest decorated eggs
10 April 2012In the final report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, archaeologist Brian Stewart investigates a remarkable technological leap for early mankind – the...
Scientists map genome for deadliest form of breast cancer
10 April 2012Research could lead to more effective treatment.
Egg Cetera #5: Nature’s paradoxical packaging
09 April 2012In the fifth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, engineers and zoologists work together to discover the secrets of the eggshell.
Plastic electronics: a neat solution
09 April 2012A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials...
Egg Cetera #4: Mayonnaise and the making of masterpieces
08 April 2012In the fourth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, conservator Spike Bucklow describes how far the simple egg has extended the richness...
Egg Cetera #3: Take thirty Eggs, fifteen whites, beat them well…
07 April 2012In the third report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, Dr Joe Moshenska delves into Sir Kenelm Digby’s fantastical and exotic 17th-century recipes...