Sophie Walsh goes back to her roots, exploring the UK’s top veterinary school as it opens its doors to the public.
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Do No Harm
Eleanor Magson delves into the world of neuroanatomy in Henry Marsh’s fantastic new book.
A dead science?
Discover the anatomical beauty: Gross anatomy is a field that is still very much alive and kicking …
Da Vinci: Science Communicator
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace 04 May 2012 to 07 October 2012 I’ve already waxed lyrical about how, despite his admittedly substantial contribution to art history, I think Leonardo da Vinci was primarily a scientist. After my visit this weekend to new exhibition ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist’, I’d like to add […]
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist
Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Friday, 04 May 2012 to Sunday, 07 October 2012 If you missed the recent Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery, fear not there’s a new one in town! And arguably it’s even better than the last. Leonardo da Vinci has long been recognised as one of […]
Museums at Night 2012: Lancing the Surgeons
Hunterian Museum The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London Friday 18 May, 6-9pm If you’ve not been to the Hunterian museum before (or just haven’t been in a while), this is a chance to see the spookiest setting around in an even spookier light at the Hunterian Museum Lates tomorrow […]
Morbid Anatomy
Hunterian Museum The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London Permanent exhibition Is the collection at the Hunterian Museum a Twenty-First Century freak show? Visitors meander around a darkened room filled with illuminated glass jars from floor to ceiling. Pointed fingers and gasps of surprise and shock punctuate the silence. Inside […]
Why da Vinci was a Scientist First
Four Reasons Why Leonardo da Vinci was a Scientist First and Artist Second National Gallery 9 November 2011 – 5 February 2012 Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan is the National Gallery’s latest blockbuster exhibition featuring the largest-ever collection of the surviving paintings and sketches of one of history’s most well known […]
Remote Control Brains
Mind control is an unsettling prospect. Its psychology is far less obfuscated than its biology, which is fantastic for advertising companies and frustrating for scientists. Brains contribute about 2% of our body weight and require 20% of its energy requirement. We recognise early that brains are the seat of our humanity, autonomy and ‘self’ and […]