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A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner
History & The Arts

A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner

...children. Shortly after, Mr Perry was taken very ill with the cholera morbus, as stated by Watkins, by whom his life was despaired of, and Dr Chauncey L Sheldon, of Warsaw, was sent for, who attended him through the day, and till nine o'clock at night, and left him apparently much better. Watkins attended him the remainder of the night, and Perry died the next day. [Nux...
Knickerbocker glory: Explore healthy eating
Education & Development

Knickerbocker glory: Explore healthy eating

...children eat a healthy diet and look after themselves. Some information you might like to use Ice cream may not contain any milk or cream! In an attempt to reduce fat, some ice creams can be high in artificial ingredients and sugar and have very little nutritional value. But children need some fat in their diet, and milk products also contain calcium which is great for...
Will Scottish politicians have a say over the Brexit Deal?
Society, Politics & Law

Will Scottish politicians have a say over the Brexit Deal?

...researcher, Catherine Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Kirsty Hughes, writer and commentator, explore how the individual nations of the United Kingdom may respond to Brexit. They reflect on the results of the referendum in which 62% of Scotish voters opted to remain in the European Union, and on the growing disparity between European politicians and voters across the...
PodMag October 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag October 2016

...2 History module on the birth of modern Britain, Helen Kaye talks about the new 3rd level Psychology module where students can undertake their own research, and Catriona Havard tells us about the exciting 3rd level interdisciplinary counselling and forensic psychology module first being presented in October 2017. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
Living on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Living on the Moon

...by key recent discoveries from cutting edge research on lunar samples. The video below is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2019 exhibit called Living on the Moon. References The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the World's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Watch our videos on the Moon...
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...centre of the human body and if a circle is described round a man lying with his face upwards and his feet are extended, it will touch his fingers and his toes. It is not only by a circle that the human body can thus be circumscribed, as may be seen by placing it within a square, for if we measure from the feet to the crown of the head and then across the arms fully...
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...research papers. “As a father, I had one thing to do and I failed,” he says, his voice faltering for the first time. “My son was dying in front of me and I couldn’t see it, despite my education, despite my devotion as a father… So you see this is coming from an incredible sense of guilt. I suppose what I’m trying to do is save my boy in retrospect. I stood...
Stories of Change Introduction
Nature & Environment

Stories of Change Introduction

...Research Council and we’ve got the goal of trying to loosen up public and political conversations about energy transitions. We asked the BBC’s Environment Analyst, Roger Harrabin, to go out to capture interviews with leading figures from research, business, politics, from a wide range of views, but we asked him to do something slightly different to his normal day job....