Author: Isabel Fletcher

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One tipple too many? Can alcohol be good for our health?

13th June 201713th June 2017 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, brain, cancer, dependency, disease, health, heart disease, lifestyle, neuroscience, neurotransmitter, science, synapse, wine

Isabel Fletcher looks at the health benefits and destructive effects of alcohol.

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Being human – how evolution has driven our intelligence

2nd May 20174th May 2017 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments anthropology, biology, brain, chimpanzee, diet, earth, ecology, evolution, food, History, homo sapien, intelligence, mind, natural selection, neuron, primate, sexual selection, sociality, technology

Isabel Fletcher looks back through human evolutionary history at the brain.

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De-extinction – Resurrecting the world’s biodiversity

7th March 20177th March 2017 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments biotechnology, climate change, cloning, Conservation, CRISPR, dinosaurs, DNA, earth, economics, extinction, global change, Jurassic Park, KT extinction, molecular biology, orangutan, Sci-Fi, stem cell technology, wholly mammoth, world

Isabel Fletcher looks at the newest of conservation techniques, bringing back extinct species

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Waging a war against gluten

14th February 201715th February 2017 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments bacteria, biology, celiac, clean eating, diet, disease, eating, fad, food, gluten, gut, healthy, pathogen, science, social media

Isabel Fletcher addresses the gluten free fad.

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Embracing the rainbow in the animal kingdom

24th January 201725th January 2017 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments animals, behaviour, biology, bonobo, ecology, evolution, homosexual, macaque, monkey, sex

Isabel Fletcher explores the functions of homosexual behaviours in animals.

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Healthier humans in a low-carbon world

22nd November 201622nd November 2016 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments Biodiversity, carbon, climate, climate change, Conservation, dengue fever, diabetes, disease, emissions, flooding, global, green, health, healthy, heatwaves, malaria, malnutrition, mitigation, modern, NHS, obesity, pollution, storms, technology

Isabel Fletcher looks at the co-benefits cutting down global carbon emissions could have on public health.

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Exploring the science in Sci Fi

1st November 20161st November 2016 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, astronauts, biology, Chemistry, film, gene therapy, genetics, Mars, physics, Sci-Fi, science, space, technology, time, wormholes

Isabel Fletcher discusses five Sci Fi films and the science they seek to illustrate.

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It’s not all doom and gloom – Conservation success stories

23rd August 201623rd August 2016 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments animal, Biodiversity, biology, Conservation, eagle, earth, ecology, ecosystem, lynx, manatee, monkey, rhino, species

Isabel Fletcher takes a look at the more fruitful outcomes of animal conservation efforts.

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The Bright Screen Contagion

10th November 20153rd May 2016 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments

Isabel Fletcher discusses whether or not modern technology is our friend or foe.

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The Darwin Defect

27th October 20153rd May 2016 Isabel Fletcher 0 Comments

Isabel Fletcher shares with us the strengths and weaknesses of Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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