A meeting of global science – the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2018

Posted on 14 August 2018 by Nicholas Clifton

“There is no national science, just as there is no national multiplication table; what is national is no longer science” – Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). Each year since 1951, Nobel Laureates and selected early-career researchers, put forward by their universities and accompanying letters of support; meet in the small German town of Lindau to exchange knowledge,
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Schizophrenia from abnormal memory genes

Posted on 17 February 2017 by Nicholas Clifton

For a disorder characterised by delusions, hallucinations and false beliefs, it may come as a surprise to know that schizophrenia is thought to originate from the abnormal processing of memories. In order for us to understand and respond appropriately to our surroundings, we continuously learn associations between the things we see, hear and feel, and
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