The Brainrot of Snapchat Discovery
As of late, the term Brainrot is in the majority of student vocabulary. Awarded Oxford University’s word of the year for 2024. It is often associated with phrases like ‘Skibidi…
Screen Addiction Isn’t Just Detrimental To Generation Z and Above: It’s Time To Consider Everyone.
It’s quite clear that the severity and frequency of screen addiction cases has worsened significantly since the pandemic. Amongst the chattering of brain-rot, I’ve come to observe a growing consensus…
Knepp Estate: A Lesson on Nature’s Resistance
I didn’t expect the first week of graduate school to involve waking up in the early hours of the morning to the sound of torrential rain on the roof of…
Biology and Biases: How biology enables societal and systemic discrimination
Hierarchical segregation and discrimination are practices that have existed in some form for as long as formal societal structures have existed. However, the reasoning behind these practices have changed over…
Wild Isles Live: An Evening with Alastair Fothergill OBE
Last month, I was fortunate to attend Wild Isles Live, an interactive show encompassing the BBC’s landmark natural history series (produced by Silverback Films), staged as part of the 2024…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
For the final edition of The Badger, and as the academic year draws to a close, it feels fitting to conclude with a celebration, and given that I am an…
Sustainable Dining through 3D Food Printing
In an era plagued by concerns over food waste and environmental sustainability, 3D-printed food emerges as a beacon of hope for conscientious diners. While the concept of 3D-printed food has…
Who Owns Your Voice?
With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, we are posed with new challenges on how we can protect our identity. As examples of deepfakes are spread across the internet, concerns are raised…
Nature’s Blueprint: Biomimicry
Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane? Mia Sawyer, Staff Writer Nature has played just as big of a part in the development of flight as science has; with…
Neuralink Carries Out First Ever Human Clinical Trial Amid Raised Concerns Surrounding Potential Prior Protocol Violations.
In a 9 minutes long live-stream, Noland Arbaugh, the first recipient of the neural implant made by the Brain-Computer interface company Neuralink was seen playing chess online by being able…
AI’s Secret Strain on the Planet
AI’s speculated revolution is becoming actualised at a breakneck pace. Big tech companies and industry leaders consistently tout such benefits of AI integration; indeed, AI’s potential offerings have never been…
Worth the Hype(rloop)?
The hyperloop concept proposes a revolutionary mode of transportation which aims to mitigate the resistance that regular vehicles are (quite literally) held back by. For this to be possible, air…
Wild Adaptations
PLATYPUS Written by: Hoithem L., Staff Writer Platypuses are one of nature’s most interesting creations, and are well-known for possessing unique features and abilities (One of them NOT being a…
Clouded Choices: Navigating Nature’s Rights & Mining in Ecuador
Let me transport you to the Choco-Andean region of South America, specifically to the protected forest of Los Cedros. The region is a haven for a plethora of species; it…
World Water Day 2024
In a world brimming with technological marvels and advancements, it is easy to overlook the most essential element for life: water. On 22 March, the world pauses to reflect on…
Ice Spy: Drones in Antarctica
I spy with my little eye…nothing. No ice over miles and miles of ocean. Despite Antarctica being far away from those of us living in Sussex, climate change is an…
Shattering Silicon Ceilings
Celebrating Women in Tech for Women’s History Month Rana el Kaliouby Written by: Semhar (Semi) Tesfasgy, Editor in Chief Rana el Kaliouby is an incredible woman in tech who has…
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Psychologists categorise the human desire to seek further knowledge or eliminate uncertainty as epistemic curiosity, fuelling questions such as “Are we alone?“, “Is there life in the universe?” – two…
Clouded Choices: Navigating Nature’s Rights & Mining in Ecuador
Let me transport you to the Choco-Andean region of South America, specifically to the protected forest of Los Cedros. The region is a haven for a plethora of species, it…
2024, Get Lost in the World of Aurora
The wave-like greens weave and twist, with hints of pinks at their tips, dancing in the sky as an elegant and otherworldly celestial choreography. Sweeping and swaying, the lights then…