New York, unplugged: a day without words
02 November 2011We are addicted to language. By way of proof, Andy Martin – lecturer in the Department of French and author of books on Napoleon, Bardot...
Men of wonder: gender and American superhero comics
01 November 2011Boys and action comics go together like Batman and Robin – but how are girls represented in comics? Sociologist, Casey Brienza, investigates the male world...
School carbon emissions in England are on the rise
01 November 2011New data obtained by researchers shows that electrical energy consumption in England's schools has gone up, even as heating demand has fallen, with academies consistently...
How does your baby grow?
31 October 2011A study of infant growth, tracking 2,400 babies from gestation to the age of two, has provided data of unique depth – and is already...
The ethics of smart drugs
31 October 2011Professor Barbara Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge, has been researching cognitive enhancers for over a decade. Here she discusses the...
Oceans, climate change and Christianity: The Earth's story and God's story
30 October 2011Professor Meric Srokosz of the National Oceanography Centre will be speaking this week, Tuesday 01 November, at the next Faraday Institute seminar.
Politics and the future of the media under the spotlight in policy seminars
27 October 2011British politics, the media, and the deep distrust with which both are being treated following the phone-hacking scandal will form the subject of the latest...
'Endeavour' blazes across the Outback
27 October 2011The Cambridge University Solar Car Team (CUER) has completed 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge.
Chiral metal surfaces may help to manufacture pharmaceuticals
26 October 2011Research provides insight into novel approach which could be used in pharmaceutical drug synthesis.
The politics of speechmaking
24 October 2011Modern politicians are too stuck in a 24/7 media bubble to make the kind of grand speeches associated with past leaders, a debate on political...