Tag: Science

To what extent can we regard nuclear fusion as the solution to the world’s energy crisis?

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Lochan (Year 9) Editor's note: Lochan, now in Year 10, wrote this essay during their time in Year 9. It was submitted into the annual Perse School Aristotelian Essay Prize. Nuclear fusion is a promising energy source with potential to provide unlimited, low-carbon, and clean energy, but significant challenges hinder its immediate viability as a … Continue reading To what extent can we regard nuclear fusion as the solution to the world’s energy crisis?

Dr. George Carruthers: Pioneer in Ultraviolet Astronomy

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Rucha (Year 8) Editor's note: Now in Year 9, Rucha wrote this carefully researched and well-written essay whilst still only in Year 8. Dr. George Robert Carruthers was a pioneering African American astrophysicist and inventor whose work in ultraviolet astronomy significantly advanced our understanding of space and Earth’s atmosphere. His innovations, including the first Moon-based … Continue reading Dr. George Carruthers: Pioneer in Ultraviolet Astronomy

If you had to undergo genetic testing, would you want AI to help analyse your results?

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Anaiya (Year 12) Editor's note: Year 12 student Anaiya entered this fascinating essay into the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual DNA Day Essay Competition. DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. This contest is open to … Continue reading If you had to undergo genetic testing, would you want AI to help analyse your results?

Dissociative Personality Disorder: A Study

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Julia F-R - Year 13 Student Editor's Note: Julia F-R in Year 13 has an interest in Psychology and in this well-researched article looks into Dissociative Personality Disorder. EB You might have come across the term ‘multiple personality disorder’ and, probably less likely, its more modern version: ‘dissociative personality disorder’ or DID for short. Admittedly, … Continue reading Dissociative Personality Disorder: A Study

The Current Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology

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Gopika N - Year 11 Student Editor's Note: Gopika N in Year 11 looks at the benefits and consequences of AI in medicine, specifying in Radiology. This essay is very informative and well researched, and considers all the possibilities that AI has to offer. EB This article explores the current applications of artificial intelligence in … Continue reading The Current Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology

Placebos and the placebo effect within medicine

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Lewis - Year 10 Student Editor's note: Interested in studying medicine, Lewis, now in Year 11, has researched and written about the well-known but perhaps less well understood placebo effect. CPD Overview of Placebos Placebos are a means of testing the effectiveness and the usefulness of a drug and / or ailment. The ‘placebo’ itself … Continue reading Placebos and the placebo effect within medicine

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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Mr Dodd - TGJ Staff Editor To rise to the challenges of the 21st century, we need to harness our full potential. That requires dismantling gender stereotypes. On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let’s pledge to end the gender imbalance in science.UN Secretary-General António Guterres Today, February 11th 2020, is the … Continue reading International Day of Women and Girls in Science

ISSET Space & STEM Summer School 2020

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Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor MISSION DISCOVERY @ KING'S COLLEGE LONDON  6th - 10TH JULY, 2020 ISSET’s Mission Discovery Summer School programme is a great opportunity for ordinary students to do something extraordinary. UK and international students from ages 14 - 18 (Year 9—13) get to work with NASA Astronauts, rocket scientists and NASA … Continue reading ISSET Space & STEM Summer School 2020