What is a monster? - University of Cambridge
Sep 7, 2015 · Such public 'monsters' serve a similar role to gothic monsters, images that embody the cultural or psychological characteristics that we as a society find difficult to acknowledge. By excising …
Ancient Greek Heroes In ancient Greek culture, a hero was a person of great strength and courage who was admired for their noble qualities and celebrated in legends and stories. Heroes were often …
Articles about 'Cambrian explosion' | University of Cambridge
A 520 million-year-old fossilised nervous system – so well-preserved that individually fossilised nerves are visible – is the most complete and best example yet found, and could help unravel how the …
Unexpected experiences - University of Cambridge
What links two large furry Loch Ness Monsters, key-cards, and donning a gown to eat pot noodles? The answer is the unexpected creativity that blossomed in a time of coronavirus, says Catherine Arnold, …
Opinion: What Ancient Greece can teach us about toxic masculinity today
Feb 8, 2018 · News Opinion: What Ancient Greece can teach us about toxic masculinity today Tori McKee, a PhD scholar in Classical Studies, looks at ancient and modern ways of being a man When …
Articles about 'myth' | University of Cambridge
The Enawenê-nawê people of the Amazon rainforest make beautifully engineered fishing dams. Living alongside this indigenous community, Dr Chloe Nahum-Claudel observed how the act of trapping fish …
Articles about 'history of science' | University of Cambridge
Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them.
Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, study ...
Apr 13, 2018 · Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University of
The Pict warrior fighting her inner demons
How games developers, a Cambridge psychiatrist and people who live with hearing voices helped bring to life the psychoses experienced by Senua in the award-winning video game Hellblade.
Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic ...
Oct 22, 2015 · Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.