Join the New Scientist for this day long exploration into your grey matter… The brain has long been a source of fascination. In 1819, the radical thinker and surgeon William Lawrence put it like this: “It is strongly suspected that a Newton or Shakespeare excels other mortals only… by having an extra inch of brain in the […]
Sophie Walsh goes back to her roots, exploring the UK’s top veterinary school as it opens its doors to the public.
A wax modelling workshop from anatomical sculptor Eleanor Crook.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
Get behind the scenes of the surgical world and try your hand at some surgical skills.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
We breathe new life into the wonderful Conway Hall library with this live performance of writings about the human body, written on and read from the human body. A large cast of actors, dancers, speakers, scribes, and models come together under the direction of Luke Dixon in a performance that is surprising, provocative and celebratory.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
A surgical demonstration presented within the original architecture of the old operating theatre of St. Thomas’s Hospital of 1822.
Eleanor Magson delves into the world of neuroanatomy in Henry Marsh’s fantastic new book.
Discover the anatomical beauty: Gross anatomy is a field that is still very much alive and kicking …
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]