Voices
Dr Sean Semple, Associate Professor at University of Stirling, describes the effects of second-hand smoke and what some researchers are doing to reduce it.
How do you do you conduct a health check-up for an animal that is 80,000 kilograms bigger than your average pet? According to PhD candidate Vanessa Pirotta, the answer is drones.
Is love truly a drug? And are looks really that important? Science communicator Emer Maguire talks us through love's three stages.
Scottish author Nancy Campbell tells us about her approach to writing about the natural world, ahead of her appearance at the British Council Nature Writing Seminar in Munich.
This year's Venice Biennale architecture exhibition is titled 'Freespace'. We asked architecture and design journalist Debika Ray about public space and the British Pavilion.
Artist Anina Major talks about how she turned glass into teeth, built a floor-to-ceiling spine, and how she sources sustainable material.
Dr Anthony Galea, science lecturer and researcher at the University of Malta, tells us how scientists forecast ocean and sea movement, with some help from jellyfish and rubber ducks.
The author Jan Carson writes about the role of memory – and its loss – in her books and in her life.
How can a smartphone app improve city infrastructure by connecting the public and local government? We asked Diego Mendiburu, CEO of app development company Fáctico.
Kasia Piotrowska, winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award, has collected her favourite listening tasks, games and online resources.