Hidden away in student bars and coffee shops are over-caffeinated graduate students, stuck in a culture that desperately needs repair and reconfiguration.
Getting the public to care about science takes a good story, and the breakthrough narrative always delivers. But not all science can or should be framed this way.
Some biologists studying photosynthesis are starting to think the weird world of quantum physics may be needed to understand how this crucial process works.
Where marketers once relied on sales, surveys and focus groups, consumer data can now be analysed through thousands of anonymised inputs. But the influence of data on marketing is still evolving.
The more data the better, right? As medical researchers and practitioners seize on the benefits of precision medicine, we risk drowning in our own data.
Science and art can work well together, especially through the actions of a talented artist like Lisa Roberts, who blends data with visual media to explore the living world.