It’s long been said that the UK and the USA are divided by a common language, but this hasn’t put off a number of high-profile UK newspapers from deciding to build up [ read more ]

Today is ‘National Relaxation Day’ (https://www.calendarr.com/united-kingdom/national-relaxation-day/) – a great excuse to take some time out to rest, refocus, and breathe deeply while enjoying your favourite distraction. I love to listen to Radio [ read more ]

Today is ‘National Book Lovers Day’ – why not make time today to really lose yourself in a favourite book, or give someone you love a book as a gift? Seek out [ read more ]

No, I’m not considering a career in comedy (I can already hear the sighs of relief!). I’m trying an experiment suggested by Kasha Patel, a stand-up comedian and science communicator who was [ read more ]

Research recently published in PLoS Biology has confirmed what many might assume to be true, that non-native English-speaking scientists have to put in significant additional effort, simply to keep in step with [ read more ]

One of my favourite films of all time is ‘2001 – A Space Odyssey’ and unbelievably, this year is the 55th anniversary of its release. To my nerdy, sci-fi-loving brain, its attention [ read more ]