“I long for a time when the term ‘woman scientist’ is no longer necessary”- In Conversation With MRI Physicist, Dr. Iris Asllani
Dr. Iris Asllani has worked at the Clinical Imaging Science Centre (CISC) for the past 7 years, despite the pandemic having ‘distorted her sense of time’. With a background in…
You Can Quit Smoking, But Not Air Pollution
It’s a tough time to be someone who’s recently given up smoking. Despite feeling healthier and having the benefit of quitting before 22, I can’t help but feel defeated in…
Strychnine Is Good?
“Some folks like water, some folks like wine, but I like the taste of straight strychnine”. These are the opening lines to a song by 60s garage rock band, The…
Of Mountains And Men: The Current State Of Statehood In Papua New Guinea
Host to an estimated 840 living languages, Papua New Guinea (PNG), situated on the eastern side of the island of New Guinea within Oceania’s subregion of Melanesia, is known as…
Trump And Science – ‘2 Fascist, 2 Furious’
It has barely been a month and yet here we are. Trump is back in office for the second time and the scientific world has been plunged in chaos. While…
Were The Greeks All Pederasts?
Ancient Greece and its eminent persons have been associated with intelligence, artistic creativity, philosophical thought, and being foundational to Western civilisation for millennia. Though, in the last 50 years, there…
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…
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…
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…
Forging Tradition in 2024: Conversations with a Togishi
Connor Gray’s craftmanship transports customers back to ancient Japan, offering them the rare opportunity to handle historical weaponry, respectfully restored to its original beauty. However, the restoration process starts a…
Food Security and Rewilding
The media has loved pitting conservation and agriculture against each other, each side seemingly having conflicting interests and competition for land. The polarisation on topics surrounding nature and food often…
The Path to Curing HIV
Words by Science & Technology Editor, Madeleine Veasey I recently watched the series ‘It’s A Sin’ on Netflix, starring Olly Alexander of the band Years&Years. It follows a group of…
Neurofeedback : An underrated alternative to the medicative treatment of ADHD
“Up to 60% of adults who have childhood ADHD will continue to show symptoms into their adult life” ADHD coaching, 2022.
Is there sound in Space?
Most of us understand space to be a vacuum, an endless dark void that sound waves cannot pass through. In films like Interstellar, or Pixar’s ‘Light Year’ if that’s more…
Belongingness and Existential Mattering
Hanna Eldarwish – Psychology BSc - discusses the Junior Research project she conducted over the summer.
Wasps: The Bee’s Nefarious Cousin or a Trusty Gatekeeper?
words by Annabel Kartal-Allen, Staff Writer Most of us will have encountered many insects in our lives- that one mosquito that buzzes round your head for hours in the summer,…
My unorthodox gap year: getting cancer
words by Julia Reinstein, Staff Writer When I was in my first year of university, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Within the space of 3 hours, some…