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Life in the volcanic danger zone: how well can scientists predict eruptions?
Publication date: 30 September 2014
Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses the importance of predicting future volcano eruptions to save lives but says this "Holy Grail for volcanologists" is likely to remain some way off. Read: Guardian
The Cosmos - revealing some of the secrets of Jupiter
Publication date: 30 September 2014
Dr Geraint Jones (UCL MSSL) explains, in Welsh, how life on Earth is being protected by the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter. Watch: S4C Clic (for English language subtitles, select 'I' and 'Isdeitlau Saesneg')
60 years of CERN
Publication date: 29 September 2014
To celebrate 60 years of CERN, Professor Jonathan Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the impact of its work. Listen: BBC World Service ‘Science in Action’
How the world's first smartwatch was built
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) reflects on the rich history of time-pieces and the power of clocks and watches. Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 ‘A Point of View’
Calculating the distance to the Sun
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains how we calculate the distance to the sun. Listen: BBC World Service ‘More or Less’
Bubble plumes link oceans with the atmosphere
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) explains how bubble plumes link oceans with the atmosphere and what sparked her interest in the physics of animal senses. Listen: The Science Show
How 24 week-old babies are now able to survive
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Professor Neil Marlow (UCL Neonatology) discusses the EPICure study and how advances in neonatal care have improved the survival rates of extremely premature babies. Read: Telegraph
Collaborative research gets a health check
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Professor Buzz Baum (UCL/MRC Lab for Molecular Cell Biology) explains why the current system for recognising individuals' efforts and achievements in science is often not fair to people working in teams. Read: Lancet
Bitcoin breaking into mainstream with companies and consumers
Publication date: 29 September 2014
Lui Smyth (UCL Anthropology) says that in recent months
Bitcoin has begun to attract a more mainstream demographic. Read: South China
Morning Post, More: Bloomberg Businessweek
Downgrade ‘rosy’ wages forecast
Publication date: 29 September 2014
A paper co-written by Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) suggests that the Bank of England will have to revise down their “rosy” wage-growth forecast. Read: Independent
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