April marks the arrival of Spring. Sun-yellow daffodils have burst from the ground and blossom falls like confetti. For most of us in 2020, we’ll be watching the new season roll in from inside our houses, but that doesn’t mean ...
This weekend the clocks change, so we picked our favourite books featuring time! We’re fascinated by time. The word ‘time’ is one of the most popular nouns in the English language, ranking just below the nouns ‘one’ and ‘make’. But what ...
If you’ve ever listened to an audiobook, chances are you’ve had someone tell you it’s “cheating” or not “real” reading. I admit, before I started listening to audiobooks I was also guilty of thinking this. There was only one true way ...
This article was written by Richard Bower, Durham University and Simon John James, Durham University. It was originally published on The Conversation Literature professor Simon John James and physicist Richard ...
This article was written by David Abbott, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health When you read something, you first need to detect the words and then to interpret them by determining context and meaning. This complex process ...
Robert Winston is a scientist, medical doctor, author, politician, television presenter and currently Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London. Abigail Jaggers went along to Imperial College to talk to Robert about his varied career, the book he might ...