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Blue Monday’s not real, but the happiness industry can still get you down

Beyond the marketing spiel, a whole industry is designed to make us more positive and productive. Caroline Christie speaks to academic Will Davies about the implications of enforced enthusiasm

 
16/06/2017

Beyond the marketing spiel, a whole industry is designed to make us more positive and productive. Caroline Christie speaks to academic Will Davies about the implications of enforced enthusiasm

 

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Kat Arney - Herding Hemingway's Cats

Understanding how our genes work

16/06/2017

Understanding how our genes work

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What Blade Runner's Roy Batty teaches us about life, love, ethics and technology

Good morning. Your name is Roy. Roy Batty

16/06/2017

Good morning. Your name is Roy. Roy Batty

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Why is this Tory MP's tweet different from all other tweets?

16/06/2017

Mike Freer is Conservative MP for Golders Green, the heart of Britain's Jewish community. So on Sunday, naturally, he sent a tweet out to mark the start of Channukah.

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The country where eyesight is a luxury

In Malawi, poverty and scant resources mean thousands face blindness

16/06/2017

In Malawi, poverty and scant resources mean thousands face blindness

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Big data versus the denialists

US presidential hopefuls may be in denial over climate science, but the Research Data Alliance is working on new ways to improve our knowledge

16/06/2017

US presidential hopefuls may be in denial over climate science, but the Research Data Alliance is working on new ways to improve our knowledge

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Ever tried debating Deepak Chopra?

Trying to pin down the mystic maestro

16/06/2017

Trying to pin down the mystic maestro

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Royal Society Winton Prize shortlist celebrates science writing

Little Atoms partners with Royal Society on prestigious prize

16/06/2017

Little Atoms partners with Royal Society on prestigious prize

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How to draw a star

The woman behind astronaut Chris Hadfield’s new cartoon series “It’s Not Rocket Science” shares her inspiration from classic science animation

16/06/2017

The woman behind astronaut Chris Hadfield’s new cartoon series “It’s Not Rocket Science” shares her inspiration from classic science animation

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Artificial intelligence: all too human?

It's not the robots we have to worry about. It's ourselves

16/06/2017

It's not the robots we have to worry about. It's ourselves

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