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    Why Science Reporting Needs to Change
    Durham Scientist
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why Science Reporting Needs to Change

    The coronavirus pandemic has revealed serious issues with how the media reports science.
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    Bone marrow donation: the oldest form of regenerative medicine
    Durham Scientist
    • Jun 7, 2020
    • 7 min

    Bone marrow donation: the oldest form of regenerative medicine

    Authored by Lucy Smith and The Durham Bone Marrow Society Every 20 minutes someone in the UK is told they have blood cancer: according to...
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    STEM degrees: Perception vs Reality
    Durham Scientist
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 5 min

    STEM degrees: Perception vs Reality

    Authored by David Walker What studying a STEM subject at Durham is really like and how it’s different to what you probably think. Percept...
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    Why did the Boeing 737 Max crash twice?
    Durham Scientist
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 7 min

    Why did the Boeing 737 Max crash twice?

    Authored by David Walker A look into why the newest variant of the world’s best selling aircraft crashed twice and the Technological fail...
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    The Maths of Chip Shuffling
    Durham Scientist
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Maths of Chip Shuffling

    An insight into the maths behind chip shuffling, including shuffle functions and omega functions.
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    The face of the new £50 note
    Durham Scientist
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 6 min

    The face of the new £50 note

    A look at the four British scientists who are the frontrunners to become the face of the new £50 note. Who would you pick?
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