How often have you forgotten something? When was the last time you walked into a room and forgot why you had gone in there? 
Don’t worry – you’re not alone. This is the first of two blogs looking at memory.
Today’s blog looks at how our memory works and just how precious and fragile it is.
Whenever you work in a science lab, you are taught never to eat or drink anything. And there is good 
reason for this: During medical school I had weekly human dissection lessons. I once licked my fingers straight after one of these sessions… never would I do that again!
Oddly, artificial sweeteners, the subject of today’s blog, were all pretty much discovered by such accidents; careless scientists licking their fingers and realising the chemical they working with
tasted sweet. Today we will be looking at these man-made chemicals that trick our taste-buds: why bother? Can they really help you lose weight? Will they kill you?
One of these people is trying to deceive you – can you tell who?Today’s blog is all about whether it really is possible and whether you can tell what someone is really thinking. Many believe that there is a science behind ‘reading minds’. Read on to find out more about the secrets and the science. Read more
33 years ago today – the ‘world’s greatest ever hits’ were released as part of the one of the most bizare scientific experiments. You’ve probably never heard the whole version: you will today. Read more
“If there is a doctor on board, please could you ring your call button”
The dreaded call came: It was three in the morning, we were two hours into a flight back from New York and my wife had just slipped into a deep sleep .It had hardly been a straight-forward flight back; we were already on the second plane after the first developed a serious ‘hydraulic failure’ resulting in an unscheduled landing. Read more
The bank holiday is over, sigh. Got the back to work blues? Well take heart, because just like your parents used to tell you work is actually good for you!
Ah Sleep! Apart from perhaps enjoying a favourite meal in good company I doubt whether there are any more enjoyable things to than to drift off into a deep refreshing sleep after a long day. The other night I found that I kept waking up soon after nodding off. Have you noticed when you’re drifting off to sleep sometimes you wake up with a startle? Read more
Coffee is that strong smelling and bitter drink that people love or hate.
Personally, I love it. Last year, I visited the UK’s first coffee festival and had so much fun that I’m looking forward to doing it again this summer.
But next time I think I will curb my consumption: Over 20 espressos was probably over-doing it a bit! This major caffeine indulgence left me feeling slightly worse for weather – but could this opinion-polarising beverage actually have any health benefits? Today’s blog tells you more, and there’s plenty in here to satisfy a coffee-lover and a coffee-hater…
Will computers become the new form of life on Earth?
Yesterday, I read a news article about alien intelligence on the BBC news website ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11041449 ). Astronomer Dr Seth Shostak announced that it was likely that if alien intelligence existed then it was likely it would be ‘artificial’. Read more
