Cognitive bias: 20 reasons why you can’t trust your brain
Our decisions are not always our own thanks to different types of cognitive bias buried in our brains
Author: Charlie Evans
Getting to Grips with Geiger Counters
First developed at the turn of the 20th Century, Geiger Counters still work in much the same way. The Geiger Counter was invented by Hans Geiger and Ernest Rutherford in 1908 to detect alpha...
The science of anger.
How does this primal emotion override our normal thought processes? As far as we know, anger is one of the oldest and most primitive forms of emotion. It is believed to have been hard-wired...
Air fresheners: how the chemistry behind scented sprays work
These scented products are able to neutralise, mask or absorb bad odours
The chemistry behind snowflakes
How do these delicate frosty snowflakes form, and are they truly unique?
Defibrillators: how does restarting hearts work?
How defibrillators use electric shocks to bring struggling hearts back to life
