Plastics or Planet?
Plastic pollution - this is what a social media quarrel and the world environment day led me to write for my return to blogging. Read, react, share, comment!
Category: The Onset of Reason
Do or don’t: why taking pre- and probiotics deserves thinking twice?
Many bacteria live in our bodies in a peaceful and even beneficial manner. But is there any truth to trying to add extra of the good guys in a pill form? Here's some of the science on this...
The scientific discoveries of 2018 – Part 2, Helping planet Earth
The second part of the article originally written by me in Bulgarian and published in the Bulgarian E-zine Dnevnik.
Speak human to me, scientist!
Science can be difficult to understand. But if you are not in with the latest jargon, in can be practically incomprehensible. And here's why that's a bad thing...
The surprised scientist or how no-one really knows why the European Union regulates biotech crops the way it does
Scientists blame legislators for not taking their research at face value, legislators blame the politicians for not wanting to upset the public in election year, and the public blames everyone, because no one is paying attention to their real questions and concerns. In the end - everyone is unhappy and science suffers.
Building new smart cities or dressing up the old ones – do both with greenovation
What do we do today around the world to make our cities more energy sustainable? Read a summary in this blog post.
Science-based policy – not as straightforward as you might think
Everyone has views on how policies should be drafted. Policy-makers often find themselves between a rock and a hard place, not understanding the scientific evidence and not getting clear indications from the publics what is the desired way to go. And here's why...
Herbal supplements cross-reactivity and the pitfalls of self-medication
Medication can both cure and poison. Herbal supplements are no different and here's why...
Here’s to science – The Pint of Science festival is fun, educational and near you
Here's your start up guide to the Pint of Science festival!
After the apocalypse – Can we survive the era of the superbugs?
News reports from the past years keep warnign us about the rise of the antibiotic resistant bugs and the potential for a human apocalypse they bring on their microscopic methaphorical shoulders. Their artillery is not visible to the naked eye. Their whole armies aren’t, but can take over a human…