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Category: Science and Technology

Extreme Solutions for Preventing Climate Change

In June this year, the Norwegian parliament approved a radical plan to become climate neutral by 2030 – two decades … More

carbon neutral, climate change, katie fannin, Norway, preventing climate change

A F.A.Bulous Undertaking

Project FAB, which stands for Ferociously Awesome Balloons (the F previously stood for something else), is a student run outreach … More

glasgow university, Project FAB, Rhiannon Beaton, Science and Technology, University of Glasgow

Pokémon Go: Gotta Catch that Hype

Your inner child was surely pounding their fists in distress at the late release of Pokémon Go in Britain, so … More

augmented reality, michaela barton, Pokémon, pokemon go, University of Glasgow

Green Peace vs Nobel Laureates

Recently, a third of living Nobel Laureates signed an open letter addressed to Greenpeace. If I were to summarise the … More

catriona watson, Genetically Modified Organisms, glasgow university, GMO, Golden Rice, Green Peace, Nobel Laureates, Science and Technology, University of Glasgow

You Won’t Believe What This Pop Science Article Taught Me

Scientists are very good at what they do. Not only is the effort they invest in everything under-appreciated (since most … More

pop science, Scott Wilson, University of Glasgow

Glasgow Science Festival: Is Pain Bad?

During my further attendance of the Glasgow Science Festival, I came across what seemed impossible: Dr David Bain’s conviction that … More

Glasgow Science Festival, is pain bad, pain, University of Glasgow

Glasgow Science Festival: Psychology and Philosophy of Colour

Do colours exist in the world, or are they only produced by the mind? When we got asked this question … More

Dr David Simmons, Glasgow Science Festival, glasgow university, isabelle ribe, Professor Fiona Macpherson, psychology, Psychology and Philosophy of Colour, Science and Technology, University of Glasgow

The Invisible Problem: Glasgow’s Air Pollution Problem

Have you ever noticed an inconspicuous green box in Glasgow’s city centre with the label ‘Air Quality Monitoring Station’ only … More

air pollution, glasgow, Kirsty Campbell, University of Glasgow

Scientists Call Brexit’s Bluff

The facts that lead scientists to vote remain in the EU referendum.

brexit, catriona watson, eu, eu referendum, fracking, glasgow university, michaela barton, science, Science and Technology, University of Glasgow, vote to remain

Kepler: Over 1000 New Planets Discovered

NASA’s Kepler telescope has discovered 1284 new planets previously unknown to astronomy. This finding represents the largest number of planets … More

Clare Patterson, exoplanets, kepler, planet discovery, University of Glasgow

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