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How to avoid interstellar doom!
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 May 2016
The alien apocalypse is nearly upon us. Or at least it could be. That is to say, we have no evidenc…

Shout from the rooftops, or mumble under your breath?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2016
Communicating your research is important – but how to strike the right tone? Dr Matthew Partridge t…

Climatology
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2016
Facts and figures on the future prediction of climates around the world.

Dumbing it down for the masses
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 May 2016
We are in something of a boom period for popularising science, especially on TV. But, says Russ Sw…

The parable of Boaty McBoatface....
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2016
I am not a humourless dullard. Really, I’m not.

My, what a busy cortex…
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Apr 2016
Next Tuesday is the day. Most certainly. Oh yes, there is no turning back now. Next Tuesday it will…

New Budget....so what's different?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2016
March 2016 saw the Chancellor George Osborne announce his eighth budget from the Dispatch Box, and …

Getting with the program
Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Apr 2016
If you are realistic with what you can achieve, you need not be fearful of programming says Matthew…

Have we abused the p-value?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Apr 2016
When it comes to the ubiquity of statistics, Russ Swan implores us to watch our P's and Q's.

To anthropocene or not to anthropocene - that is the question.
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Apr 2016
Just when are we? Officially we are in the geological epoch known as the Holocene – unofficially ho…

Keeping the UK at the heart of global science & engineering
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Mar 2016
Ahead of the election, it was clear that immigration would be a hot topic this Parliament, and one …

Holding it all together - in 3D
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Mar 2016
Sage advice this month from Dr Partridge – whatever you are doing, stop and get yourself on the 3D …

Sports doping
Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Mar 2016
Find out facts about the history of doping in sports.

Is piracy of journals wrong?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Mar 2016
Piracy and the modern world of academic publishing – Russ Swan gets into the moral maze of copyrigh…

Has science cracked the PR formula?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Mar 2016
When did it become the norm, I have been wondering, to treat a scientific announcement like a glitt…

Would you stand up for British science?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Feb 2016
Thirty years ago, a full page advert paid for by 1500 scientists appeared in The Times calling on t…

Dropping like flies...but what species of fly, named after who?
Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Feb 2016
First Lemmy, then Bowie and then Glen Frey. January was a tough month for rock iconography.

The collaboration game!
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2016
Efficious campus security, crazy numbering schemes and disappointing meetings - the obstacles are m…