Talk about art imitating life – see how the rise of ‘Lab Lit’ has got Russ Swan in a literary lather… Darius stared at the cloudy fluid nestling in the bottom of the flask as he held it up to the light. Perhaps this time, perhaps this one would be the result he’d been longing

 Don’t panic, but everything you think you know could be wrong. Sit down and let Russ Swan hold your hand through this difficult realisation…

Shouting at the TV – madness or necessity? Russ Swan loves a good shout whenever he spots a scientific inaccuracy, and he thinks you should join him…

Modern medicine – one of humanities greatest on-going endeavours and saviour of countless lives. But have you ever actually read a medicine bottle? Russ Swan gives us a lesson in ‘pharmacish’ to help us along…

The modern paradigm of ‘Big Data’ is all well and good – but does harvesting it leave room for inspiration? Russ Swan would like us all just to slow down a bit and have a think…

Marketing strategy seems increasingly important, yet Russ Swan finds himself frustrated with contrived mission statements that do little to inform

Russ Swan explores the much-hyped concept of personalised medicine but realises it is a long way from reality when he finds himself in need of treatment

Tweeting pictures of your lunch? Is that the best you can do with your smartphone? Russ Swan argues the devices have untapped potential as pocket labs.

Received wisdom can be a limiting factor – even in science, but beware – warns Russ Swan – the truth does not respect dogma or personal reputation…