Six Secrets of Meat
One of the hottest topics worldwide right now is the human diet, but the problem is that there are so…
The Root of Allergy
What do dry skin, diet, dogs, dribble and Vitamin D all have in common? This is a question that has…
The Bio-Accessibility of Food
Most of us, if considering a vegan diet, will have done some research on what to eat to make sure…
You Probably Have Herpes, but it's OK
One of the most interesting facts about Herpes, and perhaps also one of the least well publicised, is that it…
Neuroaesthetics
“Beauty is not a quality of things themselves: it exists only in the mind who contemplates it.” -David Hume What…
Social Media: Rise or Downfall?
From the minute we wake up till the minute we go to sleep, social media plays a constant and unrelenting…
Free Will: Can We Want What We Want?
“Albert Einstein consoled himself through the thought that a more intelligent being than us would smile at the idea that…
Dr Clemens Kiecker: A Glance into the Life of a Developmental Neurobiologist
“I was quite a geeky teenager,” laughs Dr Clemens Kiecker, a senior lecturer, group leader at King’s College London’s Department…
Curating the Science Gallery London
“Once I started working in the world of science,” reflects Hannah Redler-Hawes, curator of The Science Gallery London’s current exhibit,…
Seven Questions with Ivo Lieberam: about Optogenetics
For the past few years we’ve been hearing more and more about new, state-of-the-art research technique called Optogenetics. I had…
Spare Parts @ The Science Gallery
We woke up really early for this. After running around in panic, pouring coffee down our throats to wake up…
KCL International Neurosurgical Conference 2018
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of participating in the KCL International Neurosurgical Conference 2018. Those two…
GLAD: Genetic Links to Anxiety
The world’s largest ever scientific study into anxiety and depression is currently being undertaken at KCL. To find out more…
Deconstructing Patterns
The deconstructing patterns exhibition is located at the Francis Crick Institute and has successfully intertwined science and art. The pieces…
ember
This poem is dedicated to my grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. How it all started, no-one really knows. The…
The Modern Reality of Human Salience and Reward
I recently had the pleasure of enjoying a talk by Dr Derek Tracey, a research psychiatrist, medical practitioner and member…