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Welcome to Signal Boost, our weekly roundup of blog posts over the past week.
It’s the summer holiday season, but it’s not all rest and relaxation for scientists. Jon Butterworth shares some of his favourite physics-related photos.
The Royal Society is hosting an event in October to mark the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s death. The problem is, it involves an all-male panel. Victoria Johnson asks why it is still hard to invite women to talk about her legacy.
Yoshiki Sasai, the stem cell researcher at the centre of a high profile case of scientific fraud, died last week. Mo Costandi reflects on a recent meeting with him, and pays tribute to an outstanding scientist.
In 2011, a wolf with a GPS collar started an epic 2000 kilometre journey across Europe. Henry Nicholls talks to the biologist who has spent the last few years making advances with wolves.
It’s surprising what you can do with an obsolete digital camera. Grrlscientist highlights a beautiful time-lapse video of a year in the forest.
Yet another profile of a woman in science has failed the Finkbeiner test. Alice Bell asks why it is so hard for the media to get this right.
Robin Williams, who had suffered from depression for a long time, very sadly died this week. Dean Burnett responded to comments by some people that taking your own life because of such an illness is ‘selfish’, with a poignant reminder about what depression really is.
If you’re a fan of classic scientific illustrations, then Grrlscientist has some good news for you. The Royal Society has just launched a print on demand service for pictures from its library and archive.
One of the most intriguing - and surprising - relationships between science and politics is being explored in a Radio 4 play this month. Alice Bell talks to Adam Ganz, the playwright exploring the chemistry between Margaret Thatcher and Dorothy Hodgkin.
Maryam Mirzakhani has been announced as the first woman in history to win the Fields Medal prize in mathematics, along with three other winners. Alex Bellos has a run-down of the maths behind the medals.
Nanotechnology is showing promise as a new means of delivering and augmenting cancer therapies. David Cox takes a look at the latest developments in the area.
Auditory verbal hallucinations aren’t just restricted to those who suffer from psychoses. Ben Alderson-Day explains a new study that has been searching out people who hear voices but don’t have a psychiatric disorder.
“The frailties of science can be easy to overlook because it remains one of humankind’s greatest cultural and intellectual achievements”. Stephen Curry offers an excellent commentary on retractions, peer review and the state of scientific publishing.
A new study published recently explains how competition for ecological niches might impose a limit on the evolution of new species. Grrlscientist takes a look at the findings.
A-level results were announced in the UK on Thursday, and once again the papers were filled with pictures of young women jumping for joy. Dean Burnett offers some congratulations and commiserations.
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