The Blind Astronomer
Is science emotional? Clara Clark Nevola interviews theatre maker Tom Espiner about the play Going Dark to find out
Issue 1569
21st Feb 2014
Singularity Sky
Tom Rivlin explores one of Charles Stross’ most popular novels.
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.
Chemistry & Materials Departments display year on year NSS participation increase
The Chemistry and Materials Departments have shown a marked improvement from the number of final year students who have completed the National Student Survey.
Tea & Coffee Truths
A short story by Eoghan Totten
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.
Communist Manifesto Turns 166
To celebrate the 166th anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto, I shall be writing a three part series on the Manifesto: on its theoretical contents, on its history and impact and on its flaws and its position in Marxist thought.
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.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2014 – It’s Time to Speak Out
Numbers. To the average Imperial student, they are part of everyday academia, to others they are enthralling and engaging, but for some of us they represent a punitive regime by which we live.
Ants in your pants? That’s crazy...
Christopher Yates reveals Texas’s invasive venom-proof ‘crazy ants’
Gaming in the Future
What are things that may affect future gamers?
Episode 2.2: Anna’s Friend
The DayZ standalone has been released, and given the amazing stories that occur in that game, I decided to make a kind of series out it! So here it goes: