Same-sex squids mate in the dark
In the dark confines of the ocean, the males of a species of deep-sea squid appear to be rather indiscriminate when it comes to sexual orientation…
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As the controversy over fracking rumbles on, attention is turning to another, cleaner underground energy source: geothermal. But its greatest potential is in areas where drilling can be risky. Dr Juliet Biggs is investigating one such area: the East African Rift in Ethiopia. Read the full article in Nonesuch magazine →
Beans and bacteria – a complex story of communication
The intimate details of how legumes communicate with their symbiotic soil bacteria. Read the full article on the Botanic Garden blog [icon icon=”external-link”]
The unofficial social assistance networks of 19th Century midwives
My latest project has taken me deep into the streets and hospitals of 19th century Paris – the Paris of Les Misérables and La Bohème, where poverty and splendour lived side by side.
Ro-botany: rotting robots in the garden
What if I told you that buried deep within the hot and humid milieu of the compost, lay the components of future robots that could help clean up environmental disasters…. Read the entire post on the University of Bristol Botanic Garden blog
Measuring social influence for business and government
Developing new analysis tools that determine the extent to which social networks influence decision-making.
Cabot Institute Magazine 2015
This was my third year as editor for the Cabot Institute Magazine and I think it has got better with each year. Have a look inside the full magazine →