On ice.

The protection of the Arctic is now enshrined in a series of international treaties: But action is still needed, and scientists should lead it.

Dreamers and dilettantes.

How many brilliant scientists are out there, whose ideas never gain traction because the technologies to test them aren't yet available?

LGBTIQ+N.

Can we prevent the future misuse of gene editing of the human population?

Once in a lifetime.

Do we paint too rosy a picture of life as an academic scientist when advising our students?

The interactomics of academia.

When scientists marry each other their chances of both finding satisfactory academic jobs diminishes. What can be done to help them fulfil their potential?

Trick or twit?

How can we turn the tide of willful ignorance about scientific issues in the age of social media?

Losing bigly.

What are the effects of the trend towards ever larger academic units and can we resist it.

Lazy hazy days.

Scientists have warned about the looming climate crisis for decades, but the world has been slow to act. Are we in danger of making a similar mistake, by neglecting the dangers of other climactic catastrophes?

Money, power, and mitochondria.

Can we devise ways for the ultra-rich to put their wealth to good use?

CACGAACTACCCTAA.

Will future archeaologists and anthropologists be able to make sense of what happened to our species in the 21st century?

The most unkindest cut.

When universities need to make staffing cuts to balance the books, do they always do so in the fairest and most rational manner?

Borrowed robes.

Should scientists indulge their fantasies by writing fiction?

Another message from Intergalactic Bacterial Command.

Do prokaryotes have anything to teach us about how to handle outbreaks of viral infection?

Freelancer.

What long-term changes can we expect, in how academic work is conducted and remunerated, in the post-pandemic world?

Fahrenheit 101.

Is there any convincing explanation for why mammals and birds maintain their body temperature close to 40°C?