Politics Our interaction with seagulls may be why they take our chips in the first place Seagulls hit the news last week when a study conducted by the University of Exeter found that staring at the birds made them less likely to… By Jason Murugesu
Science & Tech “Dogs have hijacked our evolutionary tendencies”: the science of finding things cute By Jason Murugesu
Politics Unconditional offers and two-year degrees? Our profit-driven university system is broken By Jason Murugesu
Welfare Those claiming the Universal Credit roll-out was well intentioned aren’t affected by it. My family was By Jason Murugesu
“This is not feelings camp”: my week at the Edinburgh Fringe with a university sketch show By the end of this story, one member of UCL Graters will end up in A&E, and it will… By Jason Murugesu
5 reasons why you should care about the lack of BME cyclists in London Only six per cent of Boris Bike users are black or come from ethnic minorities. By Jason Murugesu
The obsession with Oxbridge elitism gives other British universities a free pass Yes, Oxford needs to be more diverse. But so do many other prestigious universities in Britain. By Jason Murugesu
The weird science behind our earliest memories Which memories do we keep, and which are lost forever? The New Statesman team lend me a helping hand by sharing theirs. By Jason Murugesu
Born after your parents’ death: how technology is changing fertility rights The case of the Chinese baby Tiantian is not an isolated one. By Jason Murugesu
The science behind why we always pick the same meal deal “It’s lunch, not a hobby.” By Jason Murugesu
“We are NOT carrying out secret trials”: the Gateshead Council street light conspiracy theory Some believe the council is creating “a dystopian world” with 3D maps of homes, to instantly issue residents fines for using the wrong… By Jason Murugesu
How neuroscience is illuminating the importance of daydreaming What scientists know as mind-wandering tells us much about what it means to be human. By Jason Murugesu