Three stories about researchers who have dabbled in self-experimentation – with varying results.
To complete a short survey about the podcast, please click here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QR7WVMF
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
King's College London
King’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world (2015/16 QS World University Rankings) and among the oldest in England. King’s has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and nearly 6,800 staff.
Links
Displaying 701 - 720 of 969 articles
Reports of a failed Trident missile launch have all sorts of political and security implications – but they don’t necessarily spell catastrophe.
The first presidency began with a mandate to make America great. What’s changed?
Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut, released this month, signals that we are in a new age of cinema.
Mining brings some benefits to some but when extraction is over, the lack of wider benefits to all is keenly felt.
Antipsychotics are known to increase the risk of diabetes, but there is more to the story than that.
There appears to be a fundamental mismatch between politicians and clinicians views of the crisis, so here are the facts.
The more we have to defend our choice to others, the more certain we become that we are right. So what can we do about it?
The nativity offers an enticing opportunity to discover how words and interpretations have shaped the story and our understanding of it.
In December 1966, international law created several degrees of separation between different sets of human rights. Today, we must fix this.
Some swear by it, some against it research and history can tell us a lot about milk and dairy.
Epigenetics may explain why children of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to use substances later in life.
The Antill 7: On belief
The Conversation, CC BY-ND46.9 MB (download)
Four stories on belief: from the allure of cults and conspiracy theories, to the effect of trauma on faith, to the way dogma has influenced science – and if technology can actually shift our beliefs.
The mystery of the yo-yo dieting effect has finally been solved.
Low fibre eaters gain weight more quickly and may be more susceptible to certain illnesses.
Much of the recent commentary on Sino-African relations has a negative tone. But genuine cultural exchange holds the promise of mutual enrichment.
Can concern for the environment survive in the age of Trump and Brexit?
Of women who die from cervical cancer, 87% live in poor countries.
Gabapentin is the new Valium.
They gamble less with their hearts than their heads.
Authors
-
PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, King's College London
-
Professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health, King's College London
-
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
-
Senior Lecturer and Director of Headache Research, Consultant clinical scientist; King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, King's College London
-
Researcher, Department of War Studies, King's College London
-
Senior Lecturer, Art and Public Engagement, King's College London
-
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, King's College London
-
Professor of Marketing, King's College London
-
Head of Research, Senior Researcher, UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
-
Senior Lecturer in International Peace & Security, King's College London
-
Lecturer in Geography, King's College London
-
Research and Knowledge Transfer Manager, Department of War Studies and the Centre for Science and Security Studies, King's College London
-
Head of Research at Institute of Alcohol Studies, Visiting Researcher, King's College London
-
Chartered Consultant in Hydrology and Water Resources, Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London
-
Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London
