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Open science: Space tourism, philanthropy, and crowd funding
In 2001, Denis Tito became the first space tourist. This extraordinary vacation cost the billionaire 20 million US dollars, making it the ultimate in elite experience holidays. Last week we learned...
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Women in Science: A new conversation
In 2005 I wrote my MSc dissertation on the under representation of women in science. Today, on international women’s day 2013, the fact still remains that in the upper echelons of science – even in...
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Natural born cyborg or forced automaton: which human do you want to be?
(Image: JD Hancock)The latest in implantable technology appeared in the news this week; an under-the-skin biochemical monitoring device that communicates its findings via Bluetooth.Imagine this: you, a...
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A wake(field)-up call for science's wall flowers
As the worried well of South Wales queue for MMR jabs to mitigate their initial reticence to have their children vaccinated and halt a major measles outbreak, we are reminded of the legacy of Dr Andrew...
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