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Roger Highfield: 80 per cent executive at the Science Museum Group / 20 per cent author, journalist and broadcaster. Views expressed here are 100 per cent his own.
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Here are a few of my latest articles. There are more in my archive.
14
Mar
The Art of Science
Festival of Tomorrow event
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07
Mar
Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work
Roger Highfield discusses his favourite objects from Stephen Hawking’s office, the subject of his new book: Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work.
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14
Feb
the amazon may be approaching a 2050 'tipping point'
A new warning about a large-scale collapse of the world’s greatest rainforest comes from a study published today, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
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31
Jan
Climate change wipes climate memory
The rapid melting of glaciers is wiping out valuable records of past climates, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
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26
Jan
dawn of a new era for synthetic life
A toolkit to reengineer life has been assembled by scientists in Cambridge, marking a new era of synthetic biology, reports Science Director Roger Highfield
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26
Jan
MIND OVER MATTER: THE NEUROSCIENTIST PROBING THE MIND-BODY LINK IN OUR GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE SURVEY
MIND OVER MATTER: THE NEUROSCIENTIST PROBING THE MIND-BODY LINK IN OUR GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE SURVEY
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18
Jan
sea level rise could cost Europe billions
Science Director, Roger Highfield, discusses a report published today on a detailed regional study that underlines the colossal cost of doing nothing to curb climate change.
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15
Jan
UNLOCK YOUR COGNITIVE POTENTIAL BY TAKING PART IN OUR STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR AND THE BRAIN
Roger Highfield invites you to take part in a major new study exploring the relationship between brain and body
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04
Jan
What awaits us in 2024?
Roger Highfield peeks into his crystal ball
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21
Dec
PIONEERING GENE EDITING TRIALS EXTENDED TO CHILDREN
After a landmark regulatory approval, gene editing is now being trialled with children, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
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