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 '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.
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 '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 …
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.
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
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.