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Robert Winston's Story of God Science and Religion 'Syked' About Science Guardian Student Media Awards 2005 Best Magazine Nominee I,Thes Imperialci Collegeence Science Magazine Issue 2 Summer 2005 , As science magazineience for Imperial College Science and ReligionI c Robert Winston’s Story of God ‘Syked’ about Science Issue 3 Winter 2005 Cover-Contents-Editorial-BackCover2.indd 1 25/11/05 3:08:57 am IssueI, s 3c Winterience 2005 Editor-in-chief From the Editor Mun Keat Looi Section Editors Imperial Features Letitia Hughes CIENCE, LIGHT of our lives, fire of our minds. Science seeks Helen Thomson to explain our existence and purpose, but in doing so strays into the territory of religion. So the conflict began. You know External Features the story: two households, both alike in dignity... Amber Bauer S Stella Papadopoulou Here at I, Science we see little difference between the frying pan and the fire. The row over Intelligent Design theory has reignited Interviews the debate on both sides of the Atlantic. Google, the new ultimate Chris Miles source of knowledge, finds an astonishing 118 million hits for the Lilian Anekwe term “science and religion”. Is there a place for science in religion, or religion in science? News and Events There is plenty of opinion at the Imperial College of Science, David Brill Technology and Medicine: the Rector, Sir Richard Sykes (p18), the Laura Middleton Chaplain Andrew Willson (p25), Professor Lord Robert Winston (p10) and the Reverend Sir John Polkinghorne (p12). Of course, we Opinion take the opportunity to wax lyrical ourselves (p25). Duncan McMillan Permit me my two cents worth. Professor Sir Richard Dawkins, Daniela de Angel one of the major voices in the debate, spoke at Imperial recently. Professor Dawkins once said that science is not a religion because Reviews Alex Antonov it “is free of the main vice of religion…faith”. But not everyone Helen Morant understands the many facets of science. Yet a good proportion of the public trust in the logic of scientific reasoning. “But science is Web Editor different!” I hear you cry. Everyone thinks they know what science Laura Goodall is. Everyone thinks they know what religion is too. Neither should be masquerading as the other. Science may not be a religion, but it is Graphics and Layout nevertheless something people believe in. Amber Bauer Alex Antonov Having stoked the fire, I leave you to discuss. Stella Papadopoulou Mun-Keat Looi Liv Hov-Clayton Meera Senthilingam P.S. Congratulations to I,Science writer Zoe Corbyn, named Laura Middleton runner-up in the Best Student Features Writer at the 2005 Guardian Nikki Manomaiudom Student Media Awards. This very magazine was nominated in the Elizabeth Connor Best Student Magazine category. Kudos to everyone involved. We Advertising Manager didn’t win, but there’s always next year. Viviane Li Contributors Kerri Smith I,Science is your student science Alex Johnson Dominique Driver magazine. We need your comments, João Medeiros suggestions and contributions. If you Becky Coe Michael Marshall like to write for I,Science please contact Jonathan Black us at [email protected] Francesca Young Katherine Nightingale Greg Foot Illustrations Katherine Antoniw FRONT COVER ART by Andrew Carnie I, Science is produced and published in association with Felix, the student Image: Disperse, 2002 newspaper of Imperial College © Andrew Carnie Felix Newspaper Courtesy of SciCult, London Beit Quad Prince Consort Road ‘Disperse’ was produced for London SW7 2BB ‘Hygiene – the art of public health’ at London School of Hygiene and Tel: 020 7594 8072 Tropical Medicine in London. It Email: [email protected] explores ideas around ‘removal’ and Registered newspaper thoughts about the departure of ISSN 1040-0711 the human body at death, looking at processes by which the body Copyright © Felix 2005 might be physically ‘dispersed’: be Printed by St Ives Roche Ltd., rendered back to atomic particles. Victoria Business Park, Roche, St. Austell, Cornwall PL26 8LX 2 I, science Winter 2005 Cover-Contents-Editorial-BackCover2.indd 2 25/11/05 8:17:06 am Issue 3 Winter 2005 I, science 22 10 24 Features Interviews 8 Use it or lose It 10 The Story of Bob Get out your GCSE French books ’cause Robert Winston on the science and religion debate. knowing a second language might keep you sane 12 Cousins under the skin in your old age. 13 Where are all the women? The Rev John Polkinghorne on the latest episode of Helena Cronin says women can’t do science. Family Guy. Or maybe science and religion. Helen Richens disagrees. 16 Moving in the right direction 14 A Christmas treat The Rector, Sir Richard Sykes, talks bacteria, The history of the Royal Institution Christmas science education and Intelligent Design. Lectures. 19 Popularising Palaeontology 15 SciArt Professor Richard Fortey on Trilobites, the Natural It’s science, but it’s also art. It’s messing with History Museum and Marilyn Monroe. our minds! 20 Surely you’re joking Mr Isham 18 Boy or Girl What exactly is theoretical physics? I can’t tell you, The ethical issues surrounding sex selection but Professor Chris Isham can. in the UK. 21 Nanotechnology Regulars Nanobots: tiny, little, wee things. Is the iPod Nano actually small enough to qualify for the 4-6 News and Events word ‘nano’? How about the iPod Wee? All the latest from Imperial and around the world. 22 Dancing to a different tune 25-27 Opinions It’s Einstein – expressed through dance! Everyone likes to wax lyrical, whatever that means. Whatever next? Darwin, the opera? 28-30 Reviews 24 I want my freedom! Books! Television! Exhibitions! Oh my! Smoking: the big public health issue. Tell me, if nicotine gum is so great, why aren’t we all 31 One more thing... chewing it? Psst. You’ll never guess what so-and-so said. Winter 2005 I, science 3 Cover-Contents-Editorial-BackCover2.indd 3 25/11/05 3:00:09 pm NEWS & EVENTS OPINION INTERVIEWS REVIEWS Imperial News Give the doc a bone Lack of sex can lead to extinction OCTOBER: Imperial’s Dr Edward Draper and colleagues have developed a new laser imaging technique which can more fully NOVEMBER: Asexual organisms can assess the strength of bones. It could help reproduce rapidly and initially prosper ahead detect the likelihood of future osteoporosis of their sexually active relatives. But new in young women. research suggests that these benefits may be Dr Draper said “Traditionally, the only way confined to the short term. to predict bone strength has been through X- The work was carried out on the P. marneffei rays, but these can only measure part of the fungus, which is dangerous to people with bone’s strength. Using this new technique weakened immune systems, such as AIDS we can get a more complete measurement, patients. The researchers found that although allowing us to predict better the risk of spores were able to travel far and wide, they fractures as a result of osteoporosis.” were unable to adapt to new environments. X-rays can be used to measure bone Without sex, there is no mixing of genes and mineral density, which only accounts for therefore no adaptation. part of the bone’s strength. The new Raman One of the authors, Dr Bill Hanage, spectroscopic technique allows scientists concluded: “While becoming asexual may to measure the collagen, which also affects provide short term advantages to a species, bone strength by eliminating the spectral in the long term they are likely to end up in components of overlying tissues. evolution’s ultimate dustbin : extinction.” Dr Draper hopes the technique will develop Readers should note that this work was into a national screening programme used Nick Veasey done on fungus, and humans should not be © by GPs. worried about facing extinction if they are “By identifying the risk of any problems currently experiencing a “dry spell”. developing early enough, this could not only Untitled make an enormous difference to the health How brainy is of individuals, but could help the NHS by negating the need for more extreme and your phone? costly interventions later”. Student binge drinking reaches new lows We want your SEPTEMBER: Your mobile phone could New TB test: one day have the memory size similar to a desktop computer thanks to a microchip that brain mimics the functioning of the brain. faster, cheaper Lead researcher Russell Cowburn, SEPTEMBER: Fed up of having a brain Professor of Nanotechnology at Imperial’s and easier you barely use? Want someone to benefit Department of Physics, explains: “The new from it after you die? video mobile phones are very popular, but NOVEMBER: A standard test for TB Dr. Kirstin Goldring of Imperial College they desperately need more memory so takes three to four weeks and costs £17-£23. has called for more people to donate their that people can take longer videos and store However, a new test has been developed brains to medical research, suggesting that: them. This technology has the potential to which takes just one week and costs only £1 “Your brain could play a vital role in helping transform mobiles into fully functioning to perform. develop better drug treatments or even video cameras, in addition to a range of other The new test, called MODS (Microscopic cures for diseases such as Parkinson’s and applications.” Observation Drug Susceptible Assay), does Alzheimer’s.” This new nanotech microchip enables large not require extensive training to perform amounts of data to be stored in small volumes and its speed and low cost mean it could be by using a complex interconnected network of massive benefit across the world. of nanowires, with computing functions and “TB is a major cause of mortality in the decisions performed at the nodes, in similar developing world, and eradicating it has been function to neurons and axons in the brain.
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