Health

The making of an athlete with Biobots

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Text and images by Nicola Evans, audio report by Rachel Mundy

Walking unsuspectingly around Southbank Centre, I was pounced on by Josh Ferguson and Michael Quinn from The Sittingbourne Community College.

“Do you want to test your lung capacity?” asked Mike. I tried to shy away “Oh mine is rubbish”. But he insisted “Everyone says that but then it turns out to be really good”

The heart sparks

Author: 
Rachel Mundy

Many of us know that calcium is important for bones and teeth but calcium is also crucial for a healthy heart. It is calcium signalling within the heart muscle cells that determines normal heart contraction.

Forgetting to forget

In today’s society we are storing an ever increasing number of memories in the virtual world. ‘Forgetting to Forget’ will encourage discussion and open up the debate on the impact of technology on memory recall whilst exploring the possibility that memories are purposefully being forgotten.

Je t'aime, je t'aime + La Jetee

Je t'aime, je t'aime

The subjects of time, memory and loss are often the main focus of Resnais' work, and extremely prevalent in this brilliantly structured film. Playful and beautifully cinematic, it transcends the sci-fi genre to gain a deeper analysis of human existence.

Certificate PG

The Incredible Shrinking Man

A man is contaminated by a mysterious radioactive cloud that causes him to shrink.

Eating to extinction - should we call time on pie and mash?

Cod and chips, pie and mash, whitebait, tuna steak – is it time to take them off the menu, before these fish go extinct?