Star Cops: A sci-fi golden oldie
First let me say – no, it’s not as bad as its name suggests. In fact it’s nothing like its name suggest. The show itself jokes about how bad a name it is in its very first episode.
Issue 1569
21st Feb 2014
Discover Islam Week!
Free dinner? Free cake? Islam? If you found yourself saying yes to one or more of the aforementioned, then carry on reading!
Benefits Britain and the ethics of TV-making
Grace Rahman asks whether a live debate was necessary
Union submits portfolio of evidence to College’s Residential Experience Review
The Residential Experience review was announced by College at the start of the year. The aim of this review is to improve the residential experience students at Imperial have.
Turandot: finished but flawed
Puccini’s Turandot was “the end of the great tradition” of Italian opera. Ever popular, it is the grandest of them all, and yet it is deeply problematic. Set in a mythical China, at its simplest the tale concerns a Prince, Calaf, who wins the heart of the Princess of China, Turandot.
The pseudoscience shaking the Shroud
Alongside UFOs, homeopathy and all manners of conspiracy theories, the Shroud of Turin has long been known as a perennial source of pseudoscience.
The Blind Astronomer
Is science emotional? Clara Clark Nevola interviews theatre maker Tom Espiner about the play Going Dark to find out
Tea & Coffee Truths
A short story by Eoghan Totten
Student Volunteering Week is here!
Next week is Student Volunteering Week (SVW), a nationwide celebration of the power of student volunteering. Imperial College London is one of many universities celebrating SVW, with activities coordinated by students from Imperial Hub’s Local Action Committee in collaboration with the Union.
Singularity Sky
Tom Rivlin explores one of Charles Stross’ most popular novels.
Reconciling science with poetry
I am sat at a pew in Westminster Abbey, filled with a sense of awe and reverence. Unlike the elderly lady to my right, her hands clasped in silent petition, I am not here for prayer. I am, however, here on a pilgrimage of sorts in an attempt to understand the power and limits of science.
Not such Happy Days...
Disclaimer: do not book tickets for this as a February blues pick-me-up. The poster’s colourful, the title’s promising, but the only comedy you’ll get it the bleakest of tragicomedy.