Science
Nobel Season: A Summary of the Prizes for 2018
A quick tour of who’s who and what’s what in this year’s greatest scientific achievements
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Culture
Mrs Dalloway Brought to the Stage
This ambitious adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel aims high, but fails to capture the charm of the novel.
Science
Moths at Midnight
Recent research from the University of York gives an insight into the night-time pollination activities of moths. A pollination service that may be of great ecological importance, which has been overlooked, until now.
Music
Minimum to maximum, ambient to aggressive
Aggression has, for the most part, been a matter of force or damage. They yell, the guitars scream, the drums roar. All a product of man’s basest tendencies, a primitive release. Reining it back, Live 2002, is in many ways a controlled exploration of the impulses preceding the violence.
Science
ICESat-2, NASA’s new satellite to measure the melting of ice
On Saturday the 15th of September, NASA launched their newest laser, the ICESat-2, which stands for “Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite”. In orbit 500 km above our heads, the satellite’s main mission is to measure the alarming evolution of ice melting in the poles. Since 2009 and the
Games
Felix’s Gaming Section wants you!
Wanting your voice to be heard on all things game related? Up to date on gaming news? Want to write for Felix? Then read this article and see if you are up for the task!
Sport
F1 season review: post Japanese Grand Prix
Politics editor Divyen Vanniasegaram weighs in on the affairs of the 2018 F1 Championship.
Science
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Science on why we can’t stop eating
I lied to myself again: “I will just have one more,” as I engulfed the whole bag of crisps. Interestingly, this gluttonous behaviour can be explained by science, so we are not to be blamed entirely. In the brain, there are two main types of neurones that impact our appetite
Film & TV
BlacKkKlansman: A Klever koncious Komedy
Ah, the seventies — a vibrant era of yesteryear, whose key highlights include the heinous hairdos, sleaze-core fashion, disco music, and of course, the racial tension between white and black peoples of America. However, BlacKkKlansman is far from a period piece, as director Spike Lee embellishes what is essentially a buddy-cop
Books
A family against the Sicilian Mafia
Andrea Camilleri, author of the Inspector Montalbano series, writes about a family pit against the Sicilian Mafia of the early twentieth century in The Sacco Gang.
Science
2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine: the fight against cancer
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo’s research may save many lives
Food
2 Girls, 1 Dessert
Follow the Felix Food Editors, Eva and Julia, on another adventure! Join their quest for London’s most Instagrammable, but equally as enjoyable, dessert places.