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Part of the Darwin College Lecture Series 2010. Social scientists tell us we now live that we live in a world risk society. But what does this really mean and what, if anything, do environmental risks, health risks, and natural disasters have in common with those posed by terrorism? When we move from the natural world to human threats are we still dealing with hard science or are we in the realm

We all have theories about what the future might look like. But what did the future look like in the past? And how have the advent of new technologies altered how people viewed the future? We talked with curator of modern sciences and historian of Victorian science Dr Johnua Nall, professor of Digital Humanities and director of Cambridge Digital Humanities Professor Caroline Bassett, and Junior

Professor Elaine Scarry (English, Harvard), 'Beauty and Social Justice'. Professor Scarry was delivering the first of two keynote addresses to the conference 'Pain in Performance and 'Moving Beauty' (21-22 May, 2010). The second keynote (available in the CRASSH collection) was by Professor Helmut Lethen (The IFK, Vienna)

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman turned a Yorkshire clergyman into a literary celebrity. Three hundred years after his birth on 24 November 1713, Laurence Sterne's quirky take on the novel continues to inspire. Dr Mary Newbould explores Sterne's lasting impact.

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In his first year Computer Science undergrad Zeb Goriely has made it to 88 lectures, taken lots of photographs and learnt how to cook. But most importantly he's made new friends in a new home. Check out Zeb's own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuv8dDEiIkHlMZ0kQg62a7Q/featured

Watch Artist in Residence Nabil Ali make ink from the bark of Newton’s Apple Tree in Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The tree, which blew down in a storm in 2022, was grafted from the original apple tree in a Lincolnshire garden that is said to have inspired Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity. Nabil has named his ink Newton’s Gold. It will be part of a digital colour catalogue he’s

Our wellbeing is essential to our overall quality of life. But what is wellbeing? Why is it so hard to pin down? How is it different to mental health, and what can we do to understand, measure and improve it? We talked with psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Amy Orben, psychiatrist Dr Tamsin Ford, and welfare economist Dr Mark Fabian to try and get to grips with wellbeing. In doing so, we learnt

A Cambridge augmented reality app that breathes animated life into the printed page has worked its magic on the programme for this year's Science Festival. Download the free app, 'pop the Popcode', and point your phone at the front cover of the Science Festival programme. If you haven't got a programme yet, you can try it on the website: http://comms.group.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival/popcode/