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We are obsessed with time. However hard we might try, it is almost impossible to spend even one day without the marker of a clock. [...]

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In a world increasingly concerned with climate change, food security, and other human issues, the welfare of non-human animals is in danger of being overlooked [...]

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The annual two-day Science Communication Conference addresses the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and brings together people involved in public engagement. This [...]

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Various attempts have been made to deal with bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Many blame the badger (some badgers do carry the disease); others point to [...]

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The annual two-day Science Communication Conference addresses the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and brings together people involved in public engagement. This [...]

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Two of the giants of modern physics were educated in Bristol’s schools. Paul Dirac, who co-discovered quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of anti-matter, always [...]

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In The Geek Manifesto: Why Science Matters Mark Henderson, one of Britain’s leading science journalists, makes a compelling case that a new movement is promising [...]

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Gabrielle Walker, author of Antarctica, weaves all the significant threads of the most alien place on Earth into an intricate tapestry, made up of science, natural [...]

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A festive and entertaining evening to celebrate the winners of our Foyles Best Book of Ideas 2012 and the Best Bristol Idea (in association with [...]

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Dr. Robert Mullins Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge St. John’s College Raspberry Pi Foundation The increasing ease with which we are able to interact with [...]

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TWILIGHT TALK In the past decade, the global financial markets have become very heavily dependent on computers doing jobs that were previously done by people.  [...]

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This year’s BioBlitz will be held at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, Bristol, BS4 3EW www.arnosvale.org.uk on the 25/26 May 2012.  A BioBlitz is a 30 hour nature [...]

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Blood transfusion is a life saving medical treatment. The blood currently used for transfusion is provided by donors but some people have very rare blood [...]

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Rachel Carson is credited with advancing the global environmental movement. But how much progress has been made in the last 50 years since the publication [...]

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Bristol Bright Club is the thinking person's variety night - the show that takes folks from the region's top academic institutions and turns them into [...]