By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The American writer Jack London (1876-1916) packed much into his forty years on this planet: he famously became the first author to become a mil… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The influence of H. G. Wells (1866-1946) on science fiction goes without saying. Brian Aldiss, in Trillion Year Spree, call him the Shakespeare… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The lead single from her 2022 album Midnights, ‘Anti-Hero’ contains some of Taylor Swift’s darkest lyrics. They are also among… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) What connects the Police hit song ‘Every Breath You Take’ with the James Bond novel Goldfinger? And is the Police song a paean to de… Read More
Bowdon went top of the Vitality Women’s Premier Division while Isca & University of Exeter climbed off the bottom after their first ever win in the top flight. Katie Alexander and… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) The phrase ‘salt of the earth’ has entered common speech (and writing), and many people who use the phrase now may be unaware of its… Read More
Major fossil fuel firms have committed tens of millions in finance to UK universities since 2022, DeSmog can reveal.
Many of these commitments have been accepted by institutions th… Read More
Sed ut perspiciatis unde. Still in its early stages, one especially promising application of AI in health is its use with population health data sets to help address the growth of chron… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Where does the word ‘leviathan’ come from, and what animal does it refer to? The origins of the word are to be found in the Old Test… Read More
Magali Harvey, named World Rugby’s Women’s Player of the Year in 2014, is in line for her first cap in almost five years when fourth-ranked Canada takes on No. 1 England in… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘A Hymn to the Evening’ is a poem written by Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-84) in praise of the evening. Wheatley was the first African… Read More
Data is the inception of every single piece of information we receive today. The dependency on data is expected to increase in the future and therefore, the demand for data expertise will s… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’ is one of Kelly Clarkson’s greatest songs. It appeared on her second album, Breakaway, and Clarkson… Read More
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Visitor’ is a very short story by the American writer Lydia Davis (born 1947). The story is narrated by a parent expecting the… Read More