Ed Yong's 'Immense World' Wins the Royal Society Prize
'We could all use a little more empathy in the world,' the 2023 Royal Society Prize laureate Ed Yong says.
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'We could all use a little more empathy in the world,' the 2023 Royal Society Prize laureate Ed Yong says.
With a new five-year sponsorship from the Trivedi Family Foundation, the 35-year-old Royal Society Prize names its 2023 shortlistees.
Every April, autistic people and members of the autism community campaign to raise awareness, improve understanding and cultivate acceptance of autistic people in society. The initiative is known as Autism Acceptance Month and was founded by autistic disability rights activist Paula C Durbin-Westby in 2011. In honour of Autism Acceptance Month, here is a selection of ten engaging, insightful, and neuro-affirmative books about autism for young readers. Affirmative portrayals of autism in literature are essential for enhancing our collective understanding of the autistic experience. This belief ...
The paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Henry Gee wins the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize sponsored by Insight Investment.
Cheltenham Science Festival announces unique hybrid line-up for 2021 With 64 live events and more than 50 free online events, the line-up for the four-day hybrid Cheltenham Science Festival 2021 has been unveiled – with some big stars from the science world, including professor Brian Cox. Professor Brian Cox will be joining a diverse line-up at 2021’s hybrid Cheltenham Science Festival. The UK’s leading scientists, writers and activists are coming together for Cheltenham Science Festival, one of the first post-lockdown festivals of 2021. The hybrid festival will be taking place online ...