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With no paper trail, can science determine age?
Attempts to assess age with X-ray scans of teeth or wrists are doomed to failure, according to researchers at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê.
The truth about 'Asian sex gangs'
Despite the conviction of nine Asian men for child exploitation in Rochdale and worrying signs in the statistics, according to Ella Cockbain and Helen Brayley (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Security and Crime Science),Ìýracial profiling won't help potential victims.
Spoon fed: how cutlery affects your food
Dr Zoe Laughlin and Professor Mark Miodownik, co-directors of the Institute of Making at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, have conducted a series of scientific experiments into the way spoons coated in different metals affect the tastes of food.
Hi-tech giants Google and AOL scramble to back fledgling entrepreneur
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê graduate Zain Jaffer has been given £1.2 million to develop his company Vungle, which makes video trailers for mobile phone apps.
Guardian book club
Professor John Mullan (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê English Language & Literature) talks about Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, and looks at examples of motivated narrative in the book.
In this PC world, it's all too easy for words to wound
The political correctness virus certainly has infested our world. For some it is simply a mechanism to ensure politeness and prevent manifestations of prejudice, says Professor Adrian Furnham (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Health Psychology).
Tummy troubles? It could be too much coffee, a slipped disc... or even diabetes
"Many of us think the cause of stomach pain, not illogically, originates from within the tummy," says Dr Anton Emmanuel (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Internal Medicine). "But there are many conditions that can lead to it."
Rebooted neurons halt brain degeneration in mice
Professor John Hardy (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Molecular Neuroscience) comments on a study which has rebooted brain cells in mice with dementia, reversing the process and preventing the cells from dying.
Study finds psychopaths have distinct brain structure
Professor Essi Viding (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology), said the study provided "weighty new evidence" about the importance of distinguishing psychopathic from non-psychopathic people.
Socialist Francois Hollande elected as French president
Nicolas Sarkozy lost partly due to his polarising personality and his unpopular policies, says Professor Philippe Marliere (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê French).