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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Kathryn Maxson Jones
In History of science
6 min read
Squid game 2: neuroscience in wartime context
In the second half of a two-part article, Kathryn Maxson Jones highlights further resources on the…
Kathryn Maxson Jones
In History of science
6 min read
Squid game 1: excitation in the archive
In the first half of a two-part article, Royal Society Lisa Jardine Grant recipient Kathryn Maxson…
Louisiane Ferlier
In History of science
5 min read
Book dust
Louisiane Ferlier looks at the three books donated to the Royal Society Library by mathematician…
Keith Moore
In History of science
5 min read
Ghostbusters!
A new collection in the archives of the Royal Society shows how the electrical engineer Alan…
Louisiane Ferlier
In History of science
3 min read
Not only Fellows
Louisiane Ferlier reports on the discoverability of non-Fellows in the Royal Society's Science in…
News and views blog posts
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Sarah Giles
In News and views
3 min read
A Land Use Framework for England
Royal Society response to Defra consultation on the new Land Use Framework for England
Simone Cuff
In News and views
4 min read
Against the current: Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin’s path to science
Simone Cuff shares Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin’s career story, including challenges and successes, for…
Kip Heath
In News and views
2 min read
Florence Seibert: From polio survivor to medical pioneer
For Disability History Month, Kip Heath delves into Florence Seibert’s lifelong fight against…
Kip Heath
In News and views
2 min read
Inventor and visionary: Thomas Edison’s legacy
Kip Heath explores Edison's legacy as part of Disability History Month.
Dr Elin McCormack
In News and views
2 min read
Data and Climate Science: lessons from a scientist in government
Dr Elin McCormack reflects on her experience of working in the Department for Business, Energy and…
Publishing blog posts
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Professor Robin Costello
In Publishing
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More than a token photo
When asked to name scientists, students mention the likes of Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and…
Rachel Gladman
In Publishing
5 min read
Celebrating the top-cited Royal Society journal articles
We are proud to present the top-cited articles from each of the Royal Society journals published…
Surayya Johar
In Publishing
1 min read
New AI policy to be launched on Biology Letters
As researchers navigate the use of AI tools in their work, we hope our policy helps in…
Anita Kristiansen
In Publishing
2 min read
Improving Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Combining MRI with Advanced Electrical Mapping
Researchers at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals have developed a new way…
Denis Newman-Griffis
In Publishing
6 min read
AI Thinking: a framework for rethinking artificial intelligence in practice
The author of a new article published in Royal Society Open Science, Dr Denis Newman-Griffis,…