Do No Harm
Every operation on the brain comes with great risks. The delicate organ inside our skulls holds our very selves, but one wrong cut can end in devastating results. We put a lot of faith in the doctors who wield the…
Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?
What’s going on inside the zombie brain? From the characteristic shuffle and moaning to their lack of awareness, can it all be explained by science? Join two neuroscientists on their journey to diagnose the zombie condition. Something that sounds like…
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
From a pretty average creature, one species grew to dominate the world. This is their story. Following the history of Homo sapiens through three major revolutions: cognitive, agricultural and scientific. The most important thing to know about prehistoric humans is…
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop
A lot of people have misconceptions about what OCD is. Often, they are confusing it with OCPD, where we think of people being overly clean and keeping everything in order. Those with OCPD don’t see it as irrational behaviour. OCD…
The Violinist’s Thumb
DNA. It’s in all of us but did you know it tells a story? Both of the human race and its own story of discovery. The Violinist’s Thumb is not only an introduction to the science of DNA but a…
Time Warped
Time is a funny old thing. It drags whilst we’re at work or in a waiting room yet flies by at the weekend and everyone is convinced that times speeds up as we get older. In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond…
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
I have been making random comments about dead bodies recently. That is because I’ve been reading Mary Roach’s Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. One woman’s search to find out all the things that could possible happen to your…
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams is a seriously fascinating read. If you like to pigeon hole things, I’d have to say this would be popular science. If you’re a squid specialist, you’ll…
