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Date: 02 May 2017 - 14:28

Why do businesses cluster together?

What causes industries to cluster together in certain parts of a city, and is it a good thing? We asked Kat Hanna, Research Manager at the Centre for London.

Tags: Creative Economy, Technology, Universities and higher education

'[W]ild pansy could have potential uses in the treatments of cancer.' Image (c) kahvikisu, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 December 2016 - 09:45

Would Shakespeare's potions really work?

Shakespeare's plays are full of biochemical concoctions and cosmology, so how much of a scientist was he? We asked the British Council's former science adviser, Dr Tim Slingsby.

Tags: Science, Shakespeare, Arts, Literature, Theatre

'The motivation behind my work and the questions I'm asking are different from those of an illustrator.' Art

Date: 19 February 2016 - 15:59

Gemma Anderson: 'Take drawing seriously as mode of enquiry'

Does art simply represent the world 'as it is', or does it find other aspects in it, aspects that people wouldn't normally detect? Gemma Anderson, who creates art with scientists, answers.

Tags: Visual Arts, Science, Arts

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