Artemis is a new body suit for period pain – here's why it's named after a Greek goddess

There’s a long history in our society of period pain being played down, or just considered “normal”. But there’s plenty of evidence in the historical records that women have always experienced it.

Helen King, Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 ~6 min

Why we need the human touch in contact tracing for coronavirus

Humans can identify asymptomatic cases, build trust and assauge fears. Apps cannot.

Roderick Bailey, Research Fellow, Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford • conversation
May 19, 2020 ~7 min


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