I completely sympathise about living at home - it wasn't possible for me to move out for a variety of reasons and my half sister (who lived in a different house) has recently told me how I didn't get the proper university experience because I never moved out. It was extremely hurtful to hear that from her. My other…

I'm a UK graduate and now a post-graduate student. Because I did an undergraduate masters my first degree was five years and I'm coming up to the end of the third year of my PhD. What I'm saying is: I know what it's like to be a student.

Yes it's a risk (albino animals have no pigmentation - so yes). But he seems to be coping with it very well. He probably has learned not to spend too much time basking.

*spoilers!*

I'm among those comparing it to Moon, I reckon. I was thinking it was going to be Inception-esque, but Moon is closer to the mark. Sad, clever sci-fi. I loved it, Emily Blunt's character was great, particularly just before she has her first cigarette. Reminded me of Sarah Connor mixed with a bit of Katniss Everdeen's…

Later, she gets a nice wedding and a lottery ticket

Ditto - I'd be very surprised if Heineken is a left wing beer in the UK for example, where European beers are not quite so chic

But the memory of the event that caused the pain is not particularly traumatic (nor the most painful thing I've ever felt). The memory of the chronic pain I've experienced is upsetting, but again not as traumatic as short, sharp bursts of pain that I've experienced. Memories of severe acute pain are not inhibiting…

I have several friends and colleagues working on research projects around pain, the perception of pain and how we rate pain. With most people's projects I can say "ooh I'd be interested in studying that in another life" but with pain projects - not on your nelly!

No, I agree with you. It's sad, but in an intellectual sense, not a personal sense for me. Then again, I work with animals and did clinical work for a time so I am quite desensitised to cute and fluffy things.

I'm not an expert in pandas but: They have an extremely short oestrus period and during that period (where the female is fertile) it's hit or miss if she'll even accept the male as pandas are highly territorial. In vitro fertilisation doesn't seem very successful (which is a bit odd but it's not like we know…

In panda terms it makes her mother of the year. Dumbass species.

In fairness, I was dragged to the movie, but I strongly urge everyone to go see it. It was AMAZING.

Ditto! For episodes that are supposed to be 'mini movies' they aren't nearly as thrilling as the series arc was in the first half of the last season.

Oooh no - chicken soup is the Heinz in a can variety. What you're talking about is a variety of a chicken broth, or possible chicken noodle soup :P

*not sure if serious or didn't get the joke.gif*

Here's hoping she does! Science is genuinely a source of great joy in my life :)

In your second paragraph you ask if a scientist should be held accountable for your actions. If you mean: should a scientist act with personal integrity and in accordance with the [necessarily fluid] ethics of a society, then yes - absolutely. And we do, asides from a few cases which are treated harshly when they come…

When I was a kid this show was on CBBC - one time my stepdad heard the theme tune and came running in, thinking I'd somehow got hold of Highlander. He watched one episode and then promptly got Highlander out and we watched that instead. The show was never quite the same after

What we need is non-biased science funded by the general public