Scary Science

Meet Marc Quinn’s “bloody head” at the National Portrait Gallery

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19 March 2012

Can you imagine walking into a gallery and seeing a bloody head right in front of you? That is the unusual greeting you’ll get when you enter the Science and Technology exhibition.

Welcome to Elements’ special report on Diamond Light Source

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15 March 2012

Elements explores the Oxfordshire synchrotron, which produces light 10 billion times brighter than the sun.

Brain reward explains overeating

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A new study suggests obese individuals’ brains generate signals that promote eating even when the body is not hungry.

Elements podcast #3 – science art, synchrotron, mental health, tea and a good night’s sleep

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13 March 2012

In the third edition of the Elements podcast, hosts Alice Lighton and Danny Copley take us through some of the zany, scary, beautiful and sexy science stories taking our fancy this week.

An audio tour of the synchrotron (for dummies)

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As a physics drop-out at school, I felt a little nervous prior to visiting the Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Oxfordshire.

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