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George Orwell - Left or Right?
Professor Tony Wright (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Political Science) comments on George Orwell's political allegiances: "He was a man of the left, but his most withering criticisms were of left wing intellectuals."
More Arctic ice melted this Summer than since records began
Professor Seymour Laxon (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Earth Sciences) comments on the rate of ice melt in the Arctic.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language & Literature) talks about Regeneration by Pat Barker, and looks at the use of real people in the book.
Neil Armstrong's legacy went to waste but a new space race is on the cards
Dr Kevin Fong (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) comments on the space shuttle programme, and Neil Armstrong's legacy.
Of course you haven't read Parade's End. But you should
Tom Stoppard has taken liberties with Parade's End. Let's hope he brings a neglected masterpiece out of obscurity, says Professor John Sutherland (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language & Literature).
How could cannabis alter the teenage brain?
Professor Val Curran (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) and Anne-Lise Goddings (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Child Health) comment on a study which suggests that heavy and prolonged cannabis smoking as a teenager results in a permanently lower IQ.
Robot puppetry makes 'alien art' at the Tate Tanks
Ruairi Glynn (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bartlett School of Architecture) talks about his unique piece of installation art at Tate Modern in London, which uses a technique he calls "mechanical puppetry".
Chinese parents defrauded by 'perfect' education
Professor Therese Hesketh (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Child Health) comments on the competitive and punitive nature of the Chinese educational environment, and how it can lead to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms.
Humans have inbuilt sense of fairness
"These findings show that humans, unlike even our closest relatives chimpanzees, reject an unfair offer of a primary reward like food or water," says Professor NickÌý Wright (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Neurology).
,Most common London surnames mapped
Dr James Cheshire (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) has mapped the 15 most common surnames in each area across Greater London.