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Award-winning teacher reveals how cycling accident sparked career change

Primary teacher Stuart Naismith’s Stem with Mr N videos have been viewed millions of times online.

Evening Standard · Oct 26

The 17th-century British scientists who investigated hauntings

About 1671, parson Symonds, who officiated at Garsdon church in north Wiltshire in south west England, was riding home late one night when a spectre leapt up behind him. The spectre rode parallel to him until they came to the parsonage, where it jumped off. The apparition then turned to…

The Conversation · Oct 19

Cyril Hilsum obituary

Government physicist whose radar research paved the way for flat-panel TV and computer screens based on liquid crystals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'We are very, very small, but...' Life lessons from inspirational quote on cosmic humility, human potential, inner strength and resilience

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking focuses on the difference between the small place humans occupy in the universe and what the human mind can achieve. The quote explains cosmic humility, human potential, inner strength and resilience. It also reflects Hawking’s work in physics and his ability to continue…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Quote of the Day by Isaac Newton: “He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God but...” - Meaning, life lessons and the story of the genius who changed science

Isaac Newton, known primarily as a ground-breaking scientist, was also an inquisitive theologian. His reflections imply that thoughtful contemplation of the natural world can evoke questions regarding a divine creator. Newton regarded science and faith as complementary rather than contradictory, asserting that the study of natural philosophy unveils divine qualities…

The Economic Times · Aug 16

Astronomers share what was used to view the solar eclipse in 1927

The ‘Eclipsia’ glasses were specially designed for viewing eclipses almost one hundred years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 12

What the sudden demise of the UK’s department of science means for the future of research

The obituaries were being written before the body was cold. Within hours of Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirming that Whitehall’s responsibilities for science and technology would be absorbed into a new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST), Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, was on Radio…

The Conversation · Jul 22

Guide to the classics: Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World pioneered speculative fiction, 400 years ago

The Blazing World is a testament to how far the written novel has travelled in the past 400 years. A literary time capsule, it holds within it the origins of a genre we now call speculative fiction.

The Conversation · May 27

Ejaculating more frequently may improve sperm quality – new study

When it comes to reproduction, female biology is often described in terms of a ticking clock. Women are born with most of their lifetime supply of eggs, meaning that a woman’s age is usually the same as the age of her eggs. Older women therefore produce older eggs.

The Conversation · Mar 25

Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action

Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14