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Century Science

Exploring ideas in science & technology

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

PHILOSOPHY & MIND

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Why cryopreservation matters: A researcher's perspective

Putting cells on ice:
Science-facts not science-fiction

BIOMEDICINE

TECHNOLOGY

Exploring the blockchain

An overview of the developments and applications in blockchain technology over the past decade.

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

Solving the protein folding problem with artificial intelligence

An insight into AlphaFold and how DeepMind are advancing scientific discovery.

STATISTICS

Bayes' theorem: Making sense of COVID tests

Understanding the 18th century maths theorem that governs the reliability of (corona) virus testing.

ENVIRONMENT

Transforming finance for a greener future

An insight into green finance and its importance in preventing a climate catastrophe.

BOOKS

Book recommendations III

A pick of our recent favourites, with a few reasons why you might like them.

NEUROSCIENCE

Techniques that transformed science: Optogenetics

How a new optical tool revolutionised our ability to modify and study single cells within the brain.

DATA SCIENCE

How DNA could solve the world's data storage problem

Data overload is a uniquely 21st century problem. Could the answer be as old as life itself?

CELL BIOLOGY

The Human Cell Atlas: A map of 37 trillion cells

The ambitious new mission to map all our cells has the potential to transform human biology.

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

TED talk: How quantum biology might explain life's biggest questions

How does a robin know how to fly south? The answer may be weirder than you think.

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enzymes that could change human blood types

New research identifies enzymes with the capacity to convert blood into the much needed type O.

NEUROSCIENCE

Is the answer to the 'hard problem' beyond the reaches of neuroscience?

The gaps in our understanding of consciousness are shrinking. Could the 'hard problem' be too?

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence: The greatest threat to the future of humanity?

Is super-intelligent AI a serious danger or just a technologist's dystopian fantasy?

BOOKS

Book recommendations II

A selection of five more books that should be on your radar.

PODCAST

Podcast: Consciousness and the self

Recommended listening: Sam Harris and Anil Seth discuss the science and mysteries of consciousness

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