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Earlier in 2018 I decided that, after 5 years as director, I would step down following our opening in September 2018 and pass the @scigallerylon baton on for…
Whether it’s the physiological monthly cycle of a woman or a plant’s seasonal cycle, the external world influences biology This column has run weekly for more than two…
Many of the body’s cells regenerate – but not the brain’s, explains Daniel Glaser We are being treated to a spectacular display of autumn colour this year, but…
Learn how to cycle as a child and you’ll never forget how, as Daniel Glaser explains Summer is often the time we decide to get back on our…
Studying the brain in action is better than slicing it up if you want to understand how it works News that a man captured and killed the UK’s…
As with children, ethical input with robots needs to come before, not after, developing other skills, says Daniel Glaser Every week comes a new warning that robots are…
We identify with panto pigs because the wiring that connects our limbs to our spines is so similar Forget Strictly, this is the season of dancing animals. All things…
How do you find what you want in the dark if your bed is as messy as Tracey Emin’s? Tracey Emin has recreated her notorious 1998 artwork My Bed for a…
A cold sensation in the mouth can lead to pain in the head. Here’s why… A British bank holiday usually calls for a trip to the ice cream…
A bitesize explanation of how receptors in the brain lead to nicotine tolerance and then addiction Astudy has found that 43% of women who give up smoking during…
Because we adapt to long-term weather fluctuations, we might not be noticing climate change. Time to feel the heat… Does global warming keep you up at night, or…
When the Marina Bay Sands development was built on a massive reclaimed site in Singapore, the government required a massive cultural investment from the developers to offset the…
While in Melbourne I recorded a conversation (about art and science, natch) for the University of Melbourne’s Up Close podcast. It’s done in a professional quality sound studio…
Here’s a talk I did on Radio National in Australia about collisions between science and art. I delivered it while on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia as…
I found it odd that there had never been a scientist as a Man Booker judge. There have been many non-literary types amongst the judges: a former spy, a…
I’m doing a talk tomorrow at King’s as part of an initiative in which pupils are “discovering the attractions and potential of healthcare science”. I’ll be talking about…
For one reason and another I thought would gather together some of the talks and discussions I’ve done that are available online. There’s a very informal one I…
And again for one reason and another I thought I would pull together some of couple of the larger projects my team commissioned at Wellcome Trust over the…
Was invited to comment on the UCL V&A announcement for the olympic park at Stratford Waterfront by the Evening Standard, and here’s the letter they published yesterday: 5 December 2013 BEFORE…
In my new role as Director of Science Gallery London at King’s College London I often meet people at the site. The easiest place for this is at the…