Lab-Made ‘Miniproteins’ Could Block the Coronavirus from Infecting Cells
Synthetic peptides that mimic human antibodies for COVID-19 could be cheaper and easier to produce
12 October 2020
Author: Zoe Cormier
How COVID-19 Can Damage The Brain
Some scientists suspect that Covid-19 causes respiratory failure and death not through damage to the lungs, but the brain – and other symptoms include headaches, strokes and seizures.
23 June 2020
The life-saving medicines inspired by animals
The latest technology allows us to look for potential medicines in the natural world without collecting or harming a single animal – all you need is their DNA.
8 May 2020
Future Is Sound: March 3, 2020
Synaptic Symphonies: March 10, 2020
Promax Europe: March 16, 2020
Turning carbon emissions into plastic
Not only would this reduce the amount of fossil fuels we use, it would have an impact on climate change, lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
15 September 2019
Why the Arctic is smouldering
We know the Arctic is melting – but it’s also on fire. And these wildfires could transform the pace, and scope, of global warming in ways that could affect us all.
27 August 2019
The Untapped Potential of Medical CBD
Recreational CBD is booming, but what’s the holdup with its medical uses?
23 August 2019
Psilocybin Is Headed for the Mainstream — It’s Bringing the Problems of Big Pharma With It
The psychedelic community is torn over the growing interest in developing medical versions of a drug that may even help treatment-resistant depression
12 August 2019
Journey to Nutopia: June 9th, 2019
Psilocybin Could Open the Door to Legal Hallucinogens
Researchers are hoping the decriminalization vote in Denver could usher in a new era of therapeutic and recreational use
28 May 2019
Is Kambo Really the Next Wellness Trend?
Devotees say the gooey secretion scraped off a frog’s back can cure everything from acne to cancer. Could there be something to the hype?
8 May 2019
Cradle to cradle: our zero-waste future
Why designing things to breakdown is a good thing
2 May 2019
Extinction Rebellion shut down parts of London – and brought much-needed attention to climate change
If the job of the protester is to get an issue onto the public agenda, and to hopefully shift the general understanding of what is possible – and what is essential – then they have done their job.
27 April 2019
Elbow grease and tech: fighting the plastic crisis
A new old-fashioned solution to the plastic crisis
20 April 2019
Russia: Channel One
DOSE Podcast
The truth about animal grief
Why we need to change how we talk about how animals grieve
1 February 2019
BBC World Service: In The Studio, Jan 15 2019
The Haptic Baton
How do you play in an orchestra if you are visually impaired?
15 January 2019
Can captive animals ever truly return to the wild?
For some species, the road to release is a long one.
21 December 2018
The rise and rise of ketamine
Shaking off its reputation as a nasty club drug, K is being shown to have instant success treating depression
21 December 2018
The technology fighting poachers
Poachers and criminal networks continue to drive endangered species towards extinction – but with the help of groundbreaking tech, authorities are fighting back.
18 December 2018
The loudest voice in the animal kingdom
Uncovering the remarkable and mysterious audio world of dolphins and whales.
5 November 2018
DMT Is the Drug for Our Collective Crisis of Meaning
It’s increasingly popular and there’s a good reason why
30 October 2018
Did Neanderthals learn to make fire before us?
If you found yourself empty handed in a forest, out on the savannah, or up on a mountain, would you be able to start a fire just with the rocks, soil and wood around you?
21 September 2018
Festival No. 6: A Short History of LSD
How a pregnancy test caused a catastrophe for frogs
By the time we realised what was happening, it was too late.
23 August 2018
Saving Coral
The question is not if we can save the coral reefs, but if we choose to.
3 August 2018