Sorry if I’ve drawn you with suggestion of a Damascene conversion. I merely refer to the realisation that middle-age deterioration has now officially set in, having picked up my first […]

Science and religion are often perceived to exist in a permanent state of conflict. This is not actually the case: many scientists are religious, and religion as primary vocation would […]

Apparently, cuttlefish are colour-blind. So, how does this master of camouflage manage to generate such a variety of exotic and dynamic patterns, including the capacity to blend into any background […]

After a busy and unusual week, involving much water-treading stained cell counting, cursing over failed immunohistochemistry experiments, doing stuff for a student with a freshly-snapped radius, a sparky exchange on […]

Back to those Santa Maria del Fiore frescoes. This sixteenth century work depicts The Last Judgement, with the bottom section representing Capital Sins and Hell and featuring huge graphic images […]

That oracle Stephen Fry never fails to inform and amuse. The ‘B’ series of QI is currently being re-run, and last Friday, one of the subjects was the beaver. And, […]

A year ago, my colleague, Michael Carroll, and I wrote to Alan Johnson MP, then Secretary of State for Education and Skills at the DfES, expressing our concern about the […]

I’ve just spent a week in Florence; I’m not telling you this to suggest an itinerary of things to see, should you go, or to check off against your own […]