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| Issue 38

Blended senses: understanding synaesthesia

What would it be like if numbers and musical tones had colours? People with synaesthesia experience the world in this way – and scientists are trying to find out why.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
       

| Issue 31

The perfect meal

Psychology is teaching us how to make food sweeter without changing its ingredients.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, General science, Chemistry, Science and society
     

| Issue 17

The science of humour: Allan Reiss

Men and women react differently to humour. Allan Reiss tells Eleanor Hayes why this is news.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, General science
             

| Issue 15

Exploring out-of-body experiences: interview with Henrik Ehrsson

We’ve all sometimes felt ‘beside ourselves’, but have you ever felt that you were actually outside yourself – looking at yourself from outside your own body? Marta Paterlini talked to Henrik Ehrsson, a scientist studying this phenomenon.

Ages: 14-16;
Topics: Biology, General science, Health, Science and society
   

| Issue 13

Alan Leshner: at the interface of science and society

Dr Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Executive Publisher of the renowned Science magazine, tells Marlene Rau and Sonia Furtado about his varied career and shares his views on science education issues.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles