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The Consequences of Biting

June 26, 2014by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Uruguayan football player Luis Suárez made headlines this week by biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during a world cup match on Tuesday. This unsurprisingly led to memes galore and an outpouring of […]

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Mother’s Day Science

March 30, 2014by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

To celebrate Mother’s Day, here are my top five scientific facts about motherhood: 1. Babies on the Brain Expectant mothers could literally have “babies on the brain”, as found in this 2012 study. […]

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Life in a Bubble

January 27, 2014by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Referring to someone as “living in a bubble” implies being out of touch with reality. But could all of reality, all of life, have once begun inside a bubble? The current thought […]

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Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

November 5, 2013by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Today we remember the 5th November. When, in 1605, a group of rebel conspirators failed to assassinate the King, a national holiday was born. Now known as Guy Fawkes or Bonfire […]

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A Computer Made of Carbon

October 1, 2013by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Computers are the jewel in the crown of modern technology. Take one journey on the London Underground and you realise how successfully they have entwined themselves into our daily lives.Tablets, […]

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Five Molecules to Help a Muggle Cheat at Hogwarts

September 19, 2013by hsimon2510 2 Comments

Right now, somewhere in the Scottish highlands, the magic school Hogwarts is coming to the end of its third week of term. For many eleven year-olds the summer passed in […]

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Rain Rain Go Away

September 14, 2013by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Where has summer gone? In the space of only a few short days, the sun has decided to call curtains on 2013. The crystal clear skies that characterised June, July […]

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The Marvelous Lab-Brain

August 29, 2013by hsimon2510 2 Comments

During pregnancy, the human brain starts to develop at around 3/4 weeks of gestation. This is the beginning of a long process to maturity that is not complete for 20 […]

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Chocolate Alchemy

August 21, 2013by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

Last night on the The Great British Bake Off contestants were asked to produce intricate, show-stopping structures made of chocolate (yummy!) For many of the bakers, this meant tempering chocolate; a tricky […]

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Wake up and smell the roses

August 18, 2013by hsimon2510 Leave a comment

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – William Shakespeare A rose is the quintessential symbol of beauty and love. It has been immortalized in both ancient […]

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