In ancient Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi (c. 18th century BCE) used the principle of lex talionis: “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”, for crimes. Punishments included physical mutilation (cutting off hands, breasts, tongues, or eyes) for offences like hitting a parent, stealing property, or switching a baby. There was death for crimes…

For our research, we decided to look into the Ethics of Medicine, as we believe it is a very relevant part of today’s society, especially as improvements in technology have allowed for huge advancements within medicine, making it important to keep ethics in mind, as new technology often brings forward more complex ethical dilemmas For…

Animal architecture represents a diverse and sophisticated set of behaviours through which organisms shape their environments to meet essential biological needs. Although the term “architecture” is often associated with human construction, many animal species construct structures that rival against human engineering  in complexity, efficiency, and ecological impact. These constructions—whether grown, woven, excavated, or collectively engineered—demonstrate how…

We learnt that engineering failures usually happen because a lot of small issues build up instead of one big mistake. When looking at the Tacoma Narrows bridge, we saw how something as normal as wind could cause a collapse just because it matched the bridge’s natural frequency. From Grenfell, we learnt how important proper materials…

Most people would think that sports are all just physical games where you must use your strength and strategies, but there is way more to sport than just that. And most of that is technology. Now you may think that it’s just because people want to modernize everything and add their own technologies to sports…

What is the aim of product design? To make customers buy and use the products you make. It is very easy to say but it is difficult to achieve just relying on design- this is why product design relies on psychology to help tailor a product to the consumer’s needs. Product design is crucial in…

On our journey of researching and preparing for the science behind reading presentation for the Academic Scholars programme, we learnt about a lot of things to do with the science, and specifically the neuroscience of reading. Emily and I were really interested in this topic, mainly because of the fact that throughout our whole lives,…

This article talks about the science behind food and why certain food work the way they do. Every time we bake, boil, season, or stir, we trigger reactions that change the structure, flavour, and appearance of our ingredients. Understanding these reactions helps us appreciate why certain techniques work so well and why cooking is, in…

Firstly, what is psychology and how does it relate to rowing? Psychology is how our brains think and how they make us make decisions. Some of the aspects in rowing includes: the motivation to succeed which is competitiveness and a drive to improve and better your strength as well as knowledge of the sport, also…