All Arts articles – Page 16
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ReviewA lab of one’s own: science and suffrage in the first world war
Exploring the contributions and struggles of female scientists 100 years ago
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ReviewEnlightenment now: the case for reason, science, humanism and progress
Steven Pinker sets out to prove we’re living longer, healthier, safer, richer, freer, happier and more meaningful lives than ever before
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ReviewExhibition: Deconstructing patterns
This year’s exhibition at the Francis Crick Insitute mixes art and science
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ReviewThe dialogues: conversations about the nature of the universe
A graphic novel with a conversational review
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ReviewStrange chemistry: the stories your chemistry teacher wouldn’t tell you
Jamie Durrani reviews a book on chemistry you are unlikely to encounter in the classroom
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ReviewMaking the monster: the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
A book that delves into the backstory of a sci-fi horror classic
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ReviewThe element in the room: science-y stuff staring you in the face
The Festival of the Spoken Nerd goes from stage to page
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ResearchPicasso bronzes tracked back to Parisian foundry
Elemental analysis enabled researchers to delve into art history
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ReviewFestival of the spoken nerd: just for graphs
Yuandi Li reviews the science stand-up trio’s touring show. But was their performance off the charts?
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ResearchSniffing out museums' decaying plastic artefacts
Analysing volatile compounds may help museums protect old celluloid film and other polymer heritage items
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ReviewCaesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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ReviewTestosterone rex: unmaking the myths of our gendered minds
Katrina Krämer discovers the flawed science underpinning our attitudes to men and women
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OpinionHow to spot fake scientific instruments
Is this a 16th century astrolabe, or a modern-day forgery?
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NewsA picture speaks a thousand words in new scientific journal
Illustrations will explain the latest research in an accessible way
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ReviewVenom: killer and cure
Emma Stoye reviews a celebration of toxic critters large and small at London’s Natural History Museum
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ReviewYou must be very intelligent: the PhD delusion
Philippa Matthews reviews a semi-autobiographical account of a PhD student in the UK
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ReviewThe salt fix: why the experts got it all wrong and how eating more might save your life
A book with a controversial message. But Yuandi Li asks if it’s too good to be true
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ReviewMore molecules of murder
Aurora Walshe reviews a book that walks the line between morbid and fascinating
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ReviewThe secret science of superheroes
Aurora Walshe reviews a book that will make you laugh like an evil genius
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ReviewExhibition: codebreakers and groundbreakers
A chance to read Alan Turing’s school reports and see an Enigma machine borrowed from GCHQ