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| Issue 22

Bad science: how to learn from science in the media

When you read the newspaper, how do you know what to believe? Ed Walsh guides you and your students through the minefield of science in the media.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
Topics: Biology, General science
             

| Issue 21

Polymers in medicine

The topic of polymers is often limited to chemistry lessons. The Establish project offers some hands-on activities to investigate these materials and some of their medical applications.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
             

| Issue 21

How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown

To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System. Eleanor Hayes explains.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
               

| Issue 21

Just the placebo effect?

When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet? Andrew Brown investigates the placebo effect.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
           

| Issue 21

Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality

Did you realise that fireworks cause measurable air pollution? Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from Bristol University, UK, explain how to investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry
       

| Issue 21

Cancer stem cells – hope for the future?

Cancer and stem cells are both topical issues. But have you heard of cancer stem cells? As Massimiliano Mazza explains, this concept may revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
                     

| Issue 21

The physics of crowds

Crowding affects us almost every day, from supermarket queues to traffic jams. Timothy Saunders from EMBL explains why this is interesting to scientists and how to study the phenomenon in class.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Physics
             

| Issue 21

Smell like Julius Caesar: recreating ancient perfumes in the laboratory

Even everyday scents have the power to take us back in time, awakening half-forgotten memories. With Gianluca Farusi’s help, you can take your students 2000 years into the past, recreating and testing Julius Caesar’s perfume.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry