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  2. Opinion: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-aliens-very-strange-universes-and-brexit-martin-rees
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees | University of Cambridge 3 Apr 2017: My guess is that if we do detect an alien intelligence, it will be nothing like us. ... Q: In the medieval world, people would start building cathedrals that only later generations would finish.
  3. Public events | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/public-events
    1 Feb 2013: Have a question about…well, anything? We're looking for questions from people of all ages, people just like you! ... From aliens, bees and climate change to xenophobia, youthquakes or even zombies, whatever your question, we know experts searching for
  4. sleeping | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/topics/sleeping
    17 May 2024: 12 Aug 2020. Sleep paralysis – a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time. ... 25 Feb 2015. People who sleep for more than eight hours a day have an increased risk
  5. The Cambridge Science Festival: tickets to book before they’re gone | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-cambridge-science-festival-tickets-to-book-before-theyre-gone
    Thumbnail for The Cambridge Science Festival: tickets to book before they’re gone | University of Cambridge 3 Feb 2017: The programme for the 2017 Festival has just been released. Aimed at sparking scientific debate and inspiring young people to take an interest in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the ... live. We thank all our scientists and the city
  6. Russian attempts to invoke international law dismantled

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/weller-ukraine
    Thumbnail for Russian attempts to invoke international law dismantled 9 Mar 2022: Here it has been argued that the people of Donetsk were subjected to attacks for the past eight years. ... There was no genocide perpetrated against the people of Donbas. No overwhelming humanitarian emergency existed.
  7. Migration: Britain’s hospitable past | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/migration-britains-hospitable-past
    Thumbnail for Migration: Britain’s hospitable past | University of Cambridge 10 Feb 2014: The Aliens Act was passed in 1905 aiming to restrict the entry of European Jews. ... Historians have long assessed the Aliens Act as a high point (low point) of British anti-Semitism.
  8. Cambridge Science Festival | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/topics/Cambridge-Science-Festival
    17 May 2024: 13 Mar 2017. Do aliens exist? Can brain scans reveal our naughtiest thoughts? ... What keeps people fit. 17 Mar 2014. A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be
  9. Cinema has helped 'entrench' gender inequality in AI

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/whomakesAI
    Thumbnail for Cinema has helped 'entrench' gender inequality in AI 13 Feb 2023: The LCFI team point to previous research showing that people across age groups associate exceptional intellectual ability with men – the “brilliance bias” – and argue that the stereotype of AI scientists as ... Quintessa, the female alien in
  10. Fantasy adventures of early-modern Walter Mitty go on show |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/fantasy-adventures-of-early-modern-walter-mitty-go-on-show
    Thumbnail for Fantasy adventures of early-modern Walter Mitty go on show | University of Cambridge 13 Mar 2014: His tales, imaginative as they are, fit into a wider genre featuring grotesque creatures, sea monsters and alien, exotic peoples, images that enthralled audiences who had never left their home country. ... His tales, imaginative as they are, fit into a
  11. Nanomaterials Up Close: Gum Arabic | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/nanomaterials-up-close-gum-arabic
    Thumbnail for Nanomaterials Up Close: Gum Arabic | University of Cambridge 30 Jun 2014: We reveal its smooth and alien texture, and the beauty hidden in this plain speck of dust. ... By covering it in a nanoscale layer of gold, and bombarding it with electrons in a vacuum, we reveal its smooth and alien texture, and the beauty hidden in
  12. CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Claire Hynes

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridge-festival-spotlights/claire-hynes
    Thumbnail for CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Claire Hynes 8 Mar 2024: To address the disconnection between Black people’s lived experiences and the strange, sometimes warped, representations of those experiences. ... In order to move beyond ‘ tickboxing’, questions need to be asked about the fairness of systems and
  13. Power to the people? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/power-to-the-people
    Thumbnail for Power to the people? | University of Cambridge 26 May 2010: The Lincolnian definition, for instance, was government of the People by the People for the People. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. 2024 University of Cambridge.
  14. Science games for kids | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/science-games-for-kids
    6 Sep 2004: So many people do not really understand what engineering is all about, and it is important that those children who get inspired by science also consider engineering as a potential career.". ... The Engineering Interact games include:. Alien Attack -
  15. How we lost our collective memory of epidemics

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/collectivememory
    Thumbnail for How we lost our collective memory of epidemics 31 Mar 2020: Image: Line of people awaiting a New Jersey Influenza vaccination, also known as the Swine Flu. ... It mostly causes serious disease predominantly in the unfortunate people who fall into the relatively few susceptible groups.
  16. Your chance to meet the stars | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/your-chance-to-meet-the-stars
    Thumbnail for Your chance to meet the stars | University of Cambridge 30 Nov 2012: The event is free but people wishing to attend will need a ticket. ... Around 113,000 people took part in Stargazing Live events around the UK last year.
  17. Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/meditation-relaxation-therapy-may-offer-escape-from-the-terror-of-sleep-paralysis
    Thumbnail for Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis | University of Cambridge 12 Aug 2020: But for some people, the fear that it can instil in them can be extremely unpleasant, and going to bed, which should be a relaxing experience, can become fraught with terror. ... People who experience the phenomenon often report being terrorised by
  18. Unexpected experiences

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/UE-Catherine-Arnold
    Thumbnail for Unexpected experiences 9 Oct 2020: The Prime Minister gave the British people a very simple instruction – you must stay at home. ... What do you do with nearly 200 people living on nine acres in a national lockdown?
  19. Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’,…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/whiteness-of-ai-erases-people-of-colour-from-our-imagined-futures-researchers-argue
    Thumbnail for Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue | University of Cambridge 6 Aug 2020: Search. Search. Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue. ... Research. Whiteness of AI erases people of colour from our ‘imagined futures’, researchers argue..
  20. Understanding the past, shaping the future | Vice-Chancellor's…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/understanding-the-past-shaping-the-future-vice-chancellors-blog
    Thumbnail for Understanding the past, shaping the future | Vice-Chancellor's blog | University of Cambridge 13 May 2019: When I was at the University of British Columbia, we struggled, like all Canadian institutions, to be genuinely open to the life experience and unique insights of indigenous peoples. ... Cambridge can, at first glance, seem an alien and even forbidding
  21. Bookings open for the first Cambridge Festival

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/cambridgefestival
    Thumbnail for Bookings open for the first Cambridge Festival 22 Feb 2021: Melbourne, as he reflects on traditional knowledge, Indigenous Peoples and what lessons we can learn to help planet earth. ... With in-depth and thought-provoking conversations around the tipping points of climate change and what this actually means to
  22. Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/brain-training-app-helps-reduce-ocd-symptoms-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Brain training app helps reduce OCD symptoms, study finds | University of Cambridge 23 Oct 2018: This may be in part because often people with OCD have suffered for years prior to receiving a diagnosis and treatment. ... For these reasons, Cambridge researchers developed a new treatment to help people with contamination fears and excessive washing.
  23. Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/forest-clearances-sealed-ancient-civilisations-downfall
    2 Nov 2009: The depictions have spawned various wild theories, including that they were created by aliens. ... Most scholars now believe that they were sacred pathways which Nasca people followed during the course of their ancient rituals.
  24. EX-TRA-PO-LATE! Moral philosophy and the Daleks | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ex-tra-po-late-moral-philosophy-and-the-daleks
    Thumbnail for EX-TRA-PO-LATE! Moral philosophy and the Daleks | University of Cambridge 19 Apr 2011: This in itself is nothing new – since time immemorial evil people have been described as animals, because animals are not rational. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. 2024 University of Cambridge.
  25. 'Extreme Sleepover #1’ – breathless at Everest base camp |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-1-breathless-at-everest-base-camp
    Thumbnail for 'Extreme Sleepover #1’ – breathless at Everest base camp | University of Cambridge 22 Dec 2011: No rock flowers and no birds here; just a few dozen yaks and 5000 tents to remind us that this is not some lifeless alien planet, but an extraordinary environment on ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.
  26. Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/forest-clearances-sealed-ancient-civilisations-downfall
    Thumbnail for Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall | University of Cambridge 2 Nov 2009: The depictions have spawned various wild theories, including that they were created by aliens. ... Most scholars now believe that they were sacred pathways which Nasca people followed during the course of their ancient rituals.
  27. Opinion: Uncertain, nostalgic, uncomfortable and bewildered: a…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-uncertain-nostalgic-uncomfortable-and-bewildered-a-portrait-of-the-older-brexit-backer
    Thumbnail for Opinion: Uncertain, nostalgic, uncomfortable and bewildered: a portrait of the older Brexit backer | University of Cambridge 2 Jun 2016: There are a host of possible reasons why older people might be more likely to vote to leave the European Union. ... They may be xenophobic or they may distrust an alien, distant political system.
  28. 'Extreme sleepover #20' – welcome to dataworld | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/extreme-sleepover-20-welcome-to-dataworld
    Thumbnail for 'Extreme sleepover #20' – welcome to dataworld | University of Cambridge 31 Mar 2017: We have entered the realm of data, an alien world of tiny, undulating lights that seem almost alive. ... Server cabinets become stalagmite formations sparkling frenetically with the digital activity of millions of people doing their daily things in that
  29. Cambridge Creative Encounters | WORDS

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/creative-encounters-2023/creative-words
    Thumbnail for Cambridge Creative Encounters | WORDS 4 Jul 2023: And you know you are you. You too. are descended. from those first people. ... Have seen it happen many times. The world destroyed. By aliens or asteroids.
  30. The illiterate boy who became a maharaja | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/the-illiterate-boy-who-became-a-maharaja
    Thumbnail for The illiterate boy who became a maharaja | University of Cambridge 31 May 2016: Not only were young Indian aristocrats tutored in gentlemanly pursuits but they were encouraged to embrace ‘virtues’ such as punctuality, diligence and discipline – qualities that British administrators thought to be alien ... He described such
  31. Stephen Hawking - An appreciation by Lord Martin Rees | University of …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/stephen-hawking-an-appreciation-by-lord-martin-rees
    14 Mar 2018: Why did he become such a 'cult figure'? The concept of an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos plainly grabbed people's imagination. ... So was his 75th birthday, though now shared by several million people via a live-stream on the internet.
  32. Kaiser, Reich and the making of modern Germany | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/kaiser-reich-and-the-making-of-modern-germany
    Thumbnail for Kaiser, Reich and the making of modern Germany | University of Cambridge 1 Dec 2011: Whaley believes that their story challenges much of what we think we know about Germany and its people today. ... While this political system may sound alien now, the book argues that by and large, it worked.
  33. Elvis is alive and the Moon landings were faked: the (conspiracy)…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/elvis-is-alive-and-the-moon-landings-were-faked-the-conspiracy-theory-of-everything
    Thumbnail for Elvis is alive and the Moon landings were faked: the (conspiracy) theory of everything | University of Cambridge 25 Oct 2016: Does it really matter that some people think the moon landings were faked? ... In the end, few people believe we are ruled by alien lizards.”.
  34. Cambridge in Concrete: the boom years of Brutalism | University of…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-in-concrete-the-boom-years-of-brutalism
    Thumbnail for Cambridge in Concrete: the boom years of Brutalism | University of Cambridge 3 May 2012: They are considered eye-sores by many people, especially when compared to centuries-old chapels and courts. ... You had a public that was used to Georgian terraces and so on, and this style arrives as if alien buildings have descended from space and
  35. Biological arms races in birds | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/biological-arms-races-in-birds
    Thumbnail for Biological arms races in birds | University of Cambridge 13 Apr 2011: Brood parasitic birds such as cuckoos lay eggs that mimic those of their hosts in an effort to trick them into accepting the alien egg and raising the cuckoo chick as ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. Places.
  36. First atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets using Hubble…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/first-atmospheric-study-of-earth-sized-exoplanets-using-hubble-telescope
    Thumbnail for First atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets using Hubble telescope | University of Cambridge 20 Jul 2016: Humanity’s remote exploration of alien environments has truly started. Amaury Triaud. ... Humanity’s remote exploration of alien environments has truly started,” said Amaury Triaud, a research fellow at Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy.
  37. ‘Extreme Sleepover #2’ – a night in Ghana’s tropical forest |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-2-a-night-in-ghanas-tropical-forest
    Thumbnail for ‘Extreme Sleepover #2’ – a night in Ghana’s tropical forest | University of Cambridge 23 Dec 2011: The concept of extinction is alien here. To the market women who sell bushmeat, animals are a gift from God, sent down for people to “chop”. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People.
  38. Evolution website sets out to tackle great scientific unknowns |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/evolution-website-sets-out-to-tackle-great-scientific-unknowns
    Thumbnail for Evolution website sets out to tackle great scientific unknowns | University of Cambridge 18 Nov 2015: Aimed at general readers and, in particular, young people who are just starting to get into science, its aim is to provide an innovative and authoritative source of information about evolution ... As for the Martians, the answer remains similarly unclear,
  39. Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony? | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/would-you-place-a-grand-national-bet-on-a-shetland-pony
    Thumbnail for Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony? | University of Cambridge 20 Jul 2015: As horses mature, and then grow older, their teeth change. People familiar with horses can gauge a horse’s age by looking in its mouth. ... The frieze shows representatives of the city – city elders and officials, soldiers, young men and unmarried
  40. Computer-designed antibodies target toxins associated with…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/computer-designed-antibodies-target-toxins-associated-with-alzheimers-disease
    Thumbnail for Computer-designed antibodies target toxins associated with Alzheimer’s disease | University of Cambridge 22 Jun 2017: Their results are reported in the journal Science Advances. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK and about 50 ... The antigen stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies to
  41. Watery asteroid in dying star points to habitable exoplanets |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/watery-asteroid-in-dying-star-points-to-habitable-exoplanets
    Thumbnail for Watery asteroid in dying star points to habitable exoplanets | University of Cambridge 10 Oct 2013: They describe it as a “look into our future” as, six billion years from now, alien astronomers studying the rocky remains around our burned out sun might reach the same conclusion - ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects.
  42. ‘Extreme sleepover #13’ – the wet-nursing meerkats of the Kalahari |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/extreme-sleepover-13-the-wet-nursing-meerkats-of-the-kalahari
    Thumbnail for ‘Extreme sleepover #13’ – the wet-nursing meerkats of the Kalahari | University of Cambridge 4 Jun 2014: Kirsty MacLeod. I never thought I would be quizzing people over a radio about the sandiness of nipples. ... There is a time somewhere between 11 o’clock and midday when the Kalahari turns from a balmy, soft-edged paradise to a hell that crackles
  43. Classical Shorts is a series of films created for ...

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/drama_teacher_resources.pdf
    20 Jan 2023: Comedy Ancient Greek Comedy is usually about ordinary people in the contemporary society, often with a bit of fantasy thrown in. ... Shoaling Get together a group of three people. Stand together in a tight clump.
  44. $10m endowment will secure the future of world leading environment…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/10m-endowment-will-secure-the-future-of-world-leading-environment-conservation-initiative-at
    Thumbnail for $10m endowment will secure the future of world leading environment conservation initiative at University of Cambridge | University of Cambridge 26 Sep 2017: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. As life on earth comes under pressure as never before, with threats including habitat destruction, pollution, invasion by alien species
  45. Before race mattered: what archives tell us about early encounters in …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/before-race-mattered-what-archives-tell-us-about-early-encounters-in-the-french-colonies
    Thumbnail for Before race mattered: what archives tell us about early encounters in the French colonies | University of Cambridge 16 Nov 2016: Pelleprat was part of a generation of Europeans who began to travel widely, crossing oceans to encounter people whose cultures seemed alien and uncivilised. ... These people included slaves who could claim emancipation, free peoples of colour who
  46. Are we ready to meet ET? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/are-we-ready-to-meet-et
    Thumbnail for Are we ready to meet ET? | University of Cambridge 5 Mar 2013: If so, could this also mean the discovery of alien life forms similar to humans? ... planet. From identifying seismic wave activity and colour patterns on these other worlds, to the use of enormous telescopes that could potentially hunt for evidence of
  47. 'Extreme Sleepover #4’ - religious fervour and fireworks in the…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/extreme-sleepover-4-religious-fervour-and-fireworks-in-the-peruvian-andes
    Thumbnail for 'Extreme Sleepover #4’ - religious fervour and fireworks in the Peruvian Andes | University of Cambridge 25 Dec 2011: Mother of God, pray for us. Though it’s not late, many people get ready to sleep. ... I feel closer to understanding why so many people undertake the long, difficult journey to this place: I am so happy to be here.
  48. University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine Issue 31

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_31_research_horizons.pdf
    19 Oct 2016: Around 3.5 billion people use the internet – that’s almost half of the world population. ... The hardest thing for me was getting people to buy into the idea as it was.
  49. Secrets of the plant kingdom uncovered after over a century in…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/secrets-of-the-plant-kingdom-uncovered-after-over-a-century-in-storage
    Thumbnail for Secrets of the plant kingdom uncovered after over a century in storage | University of Cambridge 26 Sep 2012: By extraction and analysis of their DNA, they are now informing studies of contemporary issues, from the effects of climate change on the spread of invasive ‘alien’ plants, to the measurement ... Please read our email privacy notice for details.
  50. Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-have-new-tool-to-estimate-how-much-water-might-be-hidden-beneath-a-planets-surface
    Thumbnail for Scientists have new tool to estimate how much water might be hidden beneath a planet’s surface | University of Cambridge 15 Mar 2023: Planets orbiting M-type red dwarf stars — the most common star in the galaxy — are thought to be one of the best places to look for alien life. ... Please read our email privacy notice for details. Subjects. People. Places.
  51. Research Horizons

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/system/files/issue_35_research_horizons_new.pdf
    1 Mar 2018: Although life expectancy for people with CF has almost doubled in recent decades, it is still significantly below average. ... resistant and spreading globally. This is one reason why people with CF are advised not to meet each other.