The Traitors: Faking a Welsh accent – genius or delusional? The science behind code-switching and why we change accents
Ruby Leys reflects on the recent appearance of code-switching in BBC’s The Traitors and explains the science behind accents.
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Timing is everything: The power of chronotherapy
Leah Fogarty explores the clinical potential of chronotherapy, where treatment is optimised based on the time of day.
Body politic: Dimensions of political orientation
Ushika Kidd discusses the biological, political, and geometric mapping of political ties and loyalty and its effects.
Hidden talent turned scientific superpower: The woman who can smell Parkinson’s
Corenna Twiss reflects on the story of Joy Milne, the woman who can smell Parkinson’s Disease, and the potential implications.
Our false sense of security in our immunity
Kayomavua Akpobaro explores how our immune system declines with age and the evolutionary explanation underlying this.
Media consumption: On tuberculosis in culture
Isabella Bridgman explores the rise of consumption, or tuberculosis, and the subsequent effects on pop culture and media in the 19th century.
Healing through innovation: An interview with Ariana Adjani
Shanaé Fuller interviews Ariana Adjani, an Oxford alumna and co-founder of Fine Treatment, regarding all things innovative in healthcare.
Stringing it all together: the unification theory of Quantum Gravity
In the third instalment of her ‘Physics under Pressure’ series, Tessa Hayhurst reflects on the Grand Unification Theory.
Guardians turned adversaries – the paradox of cancer immunity
Waywen Loh discusses how the immune system can fight cancer and where it fails and explores how immunity can be leveraged to treat cancer.
Tripping at the final hurdle: Is FDA rejection a setback for psychedelics?
Millicent Crewe discusses the recent rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and the impact on the world of therapy and psychedelics.