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Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution. The ‘turnpike’ toll road system deserves far more credit for improving roads in 18th-century England and Wales. The Rokos School of ... The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities, with a rich history of radical thinking dati
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Robert Macfarlane to challenge humanity’s ‘superiority complex’ in BBC Reith Lectures
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (525+ words) Cambridge’s Professor of Literature and the Environmental Humanities, Robert Macfarlane, will contribute to BBC Radio 4’s highly prestigious series of public lectures in late 2026. He will argue for the urgent need to re-imagine humanity’s relationship with the living world, in…...
Road traffic is putting smaller hedgehog populations at risk of collapse
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) Road traffic kills almost a third of hedgehogs in some British populations each year, a new study shows, and could be putting smaller populations at risk of collapse and local extinction. A new study involving the University of Cambridge has…...
Helping us lead healthier lives on a healthier planet
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1832+ words) WHO? Dr Chris Macdonald, a multi-award-winning scientist, serial inventor and Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. WHAT? Using emerging technology for education and healthcare. He is best known for harnessing AI, VR and neuroscience to create a new…...
Monkeys learn to self-medicate with soil to help them digest junk food
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1152+ words) A macaque on the Rock of Gibraltar clutches a tube of crisps. Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers,…...
Speaker spotlight: Natalia Domagala
6+ mon, 18+ hour ago (217+ words) Our next speaker spotlight features Natalia Domagala, a Policy Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy. Drawing from insights from leading voices in AI and technology ethics, Natalia will examine the broader systems and power dynamics behind AI - from…...
Speaker spotlight: Hanna Foerster
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (870+ words) When did you first start thinking, and worrying, about AI? Does the black box nature of AI make things worse? Yes. In traditional software, a bug has a cause that you can trace. But an AI model can work in…...
Golden retriever and human behaviours are driven by same genes
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (819+ words) Researchers have discovered that genes underlying specific behavioural traits in golden retrievers - from trainability to fear of strangers - also shape human personality and mental health. The findings are really striking – they provide strong evidence that humans and golden retrievers have…...