Oxford Kite Festival to feature artists and thinkers such as Grace Jones, Richard Dawkins, and Ai Weiwei
Oxford Kite Festival to feature artists and thinkers such as Grace Jones, Richard Dawkins, and Ai Weiwei
Science and Technology·21st November 201910 things you didn’t know about Brussels sprouts Naomi Housego Day Image Description: Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts are the same species as cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli and kohlrabi (among others).... Read More
Science and Technology·9th November 201910 popular conspiracy theories reviewed Naomi Housego Day Image Description: green aliens. The moon landing was a hoax. There are no stars in the photographs of moon... Read More
Science and Technology·6th November 201910 things about Bonfire Night Naomi Housego Day Image Description: Fireworks. The sparks from a sparkler are 1000-1600°C. Yet, they are still safe to use because there is... Read More
Science and Technology·31st October 2019Stormquakes: a new geophysical phenomenon Phil Fernandes Image description: hurricane. Researchers from Florida State University have discovered “stormquakes” – a new geophysical phenomenon formed when large storms... Read More
Science and Technology·29th October 2019YouTube: a new age for political campaigning? Konrad Kollnig & Yury Kolotaev Image Description: YouTube In August 2019, the Indian rapper Badshah was widely accused of using a network of servers for... Read More
Science and Technology·23rd October 201910 things you didn’t know about coffee Naomi Housego Day Image Description: roasted coffee beans. 600 billion cups of coffee are drunk globally each year. Coffee is one of your... Read More
Science and Technology·18th October 2019Nobel Prize in your phone Yifu Ding Image Description: iPhone. On October 9, 2019, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley... Read More
Features·8th June 2019Social media, the attention economy, and you Elle Styler Smartphones are one of the best tools in modern history. We have a second brain in the palm of our... Read More
Culture·16th February 2019Review of Blue Screen at the Glass Tank Catherine de Guise In the continuing quest for novelty, two artists, Jan Crombie and Luke Skiffington, have struck upon a new seam of... Read More
Culture·30th January 2019Openness, order and the online collection: the desirability of a digital database of art Catherine de Guise The City of Paris Museums voted on 15th November 2018 that photos of the works belonging to their collection would... Read More
Science and Technology·21st November 2019A night at the museum: behind the scenes tour of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History Phil Fernandes Image Description: T.rex at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History The Museum of Natural History is one of... Read More
Science and Technology·9th November 2019New species of ancient ape discovered Phil Fernandes Image Description: cast of the skeleton of Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis fossil Researchers have discovered a new species of... Read More
Science and Technology·31st October 201910 things about the UK’s urban wildlife Naomi Housego Day Image Description: Harbour Seal pup Seagulls are attracted to urban areas. This is because temperatures are generally 4-6°C warmer, meaning... Read More
Science and Technology·31st October 2019Is photonics the end of the CPU? Xuan Li & Yifu Ding Image Description: an optical circuit. As time goes on, our computer are becoming more and more powerful. This is primarily... Read More
Science and Technology·27th October 2019Prof. Sir John Gurdon: from ‘failure’ to Nobel Prize Naomi Housego Day Image Description: Prof. Sir John Gurdon. On Friday evening, Prof. Sir John Gurdon was invited to give a talk by... Read More
Science and Technology·19th October 201910 things you are about to learn about goats Naomi Housego Day Image Description: a goat eating grass. Goats have rectangular pupils. This allows a wider range of vision of 340°,... Read More
Science and Technology·18th October 2019Freshers’ Fair Round-Up: A Guide to Science & Tech Societies at Oxford Naomi Housego Day Image Description: two people at the Biological Society stall at the Freshers’ Fair. All I remember of my Freshers’... Read More
CommentFeaturesInternational Issues·23rd March 2019The trouble with tech: why Elizabeth Warren has the right idea Matthew Kayanja Image Description: Elizabeth Warren speaking at event. At what point does a company seem more like a country? In San... Read More
CommentFeaturesNational Issues·3rd February 2019Why we need a balanced approach to Chinese technology Vivian Leong Recently, the University of Oxford suspended new donations and research grants from the telecoms giant Huawei. In these past tumultuous... Read More