Will this century see a devastating meteor strike?
On 30 June 1908, a meteor with a diameter of up to 180 metres exploded…
Brian TarranJune 30, 2015
Pollgate: hindsight is wonderful but it doesn’t answer what went wrong
After the pre-election polls spectacularly failed to predict a Conservative majority, many are seriously asking…
How much did the polls vary from the general election result?
In the run up to polling day earlier this month, a large number of opinion…
Nambassa NakatuddeMay 29, 2015
Why the polls got it so wrong in the British election
If the opinion polls had proved accurate, we would have woken up on the morning…
Leighton Vaughan WilliamsMay 11, 2015
How do the changing seasons affect urban bike riders?
I love cycling. While I could write a whole manifesto about why bike riding is…
Ilan ManJanuary 8, 2015
Climate change: the next generation’s problem?
The narrative on the importance of tackling climate change has generally come from the scientists…
Oz FlanaganSeptember 26, 2013
Standing up for Science: beating the silence
There are a lot of scary things to face when doing a PhD: supervisor's ideas…
Linda WijlaarsJune 20, 2013
Does RIOT foretell the end of privacy?
As Valentine's Day nears, those of us who still have an empty dance card for…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 13, 2013
Does it rain in Manchester?
The Scottish poet, WD Cocker (1882 - 1970) is best known for 'The Deluge', a…
Andrew McCullochAugust 2, 2012
The colour of e-money
As the saying goes, "money talks". But money, and especially electronic money, does more than…
Jordi PratsApril 12, 2012
Butterflies and biodiversity: do something that counts
A couple of weeks ago I waxed happily sarcastic about the wartime National Census of…
Julian ChampkinJuly 13, 2011
