How to cure a hangover: Science with Sam explains
4 June 2021
How to cure a hangover and the one guaranteed way not to get one, all explained in this week's Science with Sam
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Science with Sam: How to cure a hangover
1 June 2021
Hangovers are inconvenient and costly to society, but is there anything we can do about them? We look at the science of hangovers and how best to avoid one.
What is ASMR? Science with Sam explains
27 May 2021
Autonomous sensory meridian response or ASMR is a strange tingling feeling some people experience upon hearing others whisper or chew, but what exactly triggers it and why? Science with Sam explains
Did you know? Fewer than 100 people have a photographic memory
25 May 2021
True photographic memory is yet to be proved but some people have a very rare condition which allows them to recall past events in detail
Science with Sam: What is ASMR?
25 May 2021
ASMR videos give those watching a real and measurable elevation in mood. But what exactly is ASMR and what does it do to our brain? In this week’s Science with Sam we look at the science of ASMR.
Why can’t we stay awake indefinitely? Science with Sam explains
29 April 2021
Sleep is clearly extremely important, but what’s going on in our brains while we’re out of it? Why can’t we stay awake all the time? And how can we make sure we’re getting enough? Let Science with Sam explain
Science with Sam: Why can’t we stay awake indefinitely?
27 April 2021
We spend one-third of our lives asleep, but why is it so essential? In this episode, we explain the science of sleep and why we can’t stay awake indefinitely.
Advertise your charity in New Scientist for free with Signal Boost
13 May 2020
If you are a charity involved in science, technology, medicine or conservation, you could get a page in the New Scientist to advertise what you do, free of charge
Sir William Ramsay added a whole new group to the periodic table
2 October 2019
The Scottish chemist William Ramsay discovered helium, argon, xenon, krypton and neon in the space of a few years, adding a new group to the periodic table
James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life
11 July 2019
New Scientist interviewed James Lovelock to discuss Gaia’s Novacene and our new AI overlords, microwaving hamsters for science and why Elon Musk’s Mars mission is ‘crazy’
