What a terrible day: a day when I am lexically stumped and mentally stupefied. However, it was also the day for the Wellcome Trust / Guardian Science writing competition. Having made...
The few times I snuck into philosophy lectures during university I remember being confused. Not so much by the philosophical terminology (having spent a good few years in the larceny...
Whilst neuromarketing has often prominently featured in the media (getting into the brains of clients to subliminally seduce them into frivolity), a surprising lack of reviewed research lays a shoddy...
Not the cognizant kind, anyway. We all know first impressions can be remarkably shallow. Who hasn’t been in a pub and automatically picked out the smouldering shape of sexiness at...
Taking a break from marauding the ‘neocortex-not-required’ landscape.. Soil, the movement of said soil and its properties can be a pretty fascinating thing. I remember being shocked last year when...
Sidenote: Long break! Ouch. One-post a week minimum from now. (Challenge Accepted) So one of my favourite hobbies (particularly on days approaching deadlines & work responsibilities) is the browsing of...
"The age of passive sponging is nigh!" -> A cry I would thoroughly love heard resonated throughout cafes, campuses and offices. A pattern I've noticed over the last near-quarter decade,...