Is Pain Really Painful? Let’s Ask Our Minds Understanding Pain Reprocessing Therapy and how our brain’s therapeutic capacity confronts conventional treatments. By Mimoun El Fantroussi. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Why We Need to Destigmatise Psychedelics to Reform Mental Health Systems With our current lack of understanding of psychopharmacological medications, ground-breaking therapies are long overdue. It is up to legislative frameworks to liberate psychedelics, amongst other classed substances, to reform mental health systems. By Anushka Barthwal. UCL Science Magazine • Beyond
The Nose Knows, But How? Our sense of smell is an important, yet underappreciated biological function. Understanding its evolutionary and psychological purpose could help us appreciate the wealth of information it provides. By Melike Temizturk. UCL Science Magazine • Chemistry
The Secret to a Longer Life Lies in Your Morning Coffee Studies have found a simple practice to increase the longevity of our lives that many of us are already using – a daily cup of coffee or two. By Julia Teichman. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Image from our previous pub quiz Pub quiz 2: Next Monday! Test your general knowledge! We're back again with another UCL Science Magazine pub quiz and mixer social. We sold out of tickets last time, so get your ticket soon to come along. Winning team receives a prize. Tickets are sold via the UCL Student's union website UCL Science Magazine
Big Data, Small Scale: Will Nanotechnology Shift the Computing Paradigm? Information overload? In the age of Big Data, researchers look to the nanoscale to handle it all. By Miranda Hitchens. UCL Science Magazine • Technology