The Looking Glass

by Kai Gohil U6P   "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." The Good, The Bad and The Bystander: The Irony of Change Firstly, this essay would like to note that the proposed 'question' is a statement.  However, technicalities aside, to introduce this question, one must establish why change is necessary.  This essay's interpretation of human nature takes inspiration from Erving Goffman's Presentation of Self (Goffman,1959). Explaining that social situations influence and determine how one may portray oneself. Thus by following this same logic, it can be argued that an individual may portray a facade of thoughtfulness and commitment to their community - placing them in an (attempted) pitch-perfect portrayal. However, sadly enough (even with our own delusion) this is not the case - no one can truly be free from jealousy, greed or avarice.  As established, deception and lies reign through human nature, and thus there...

by Victor Culverwell U6P Cancer rates are rising. Currently, around 375,000 patients a year are diagnosed with cancer with half of these patients dying of their disease and by 2035 it is predicted to be 500,000 diagnoses a year.¹ Cambridge University in collaboration with Cancer Research and the NHS are set to build a new hospital to take a big step in the fight against cancer to combat the increasingly prevalent disease. They are looking to detect cancer in earlier stages, personalise treatment to be more specific to patients and most importantly save more lives.¹ The concept of a hospital having this big impact seems unprecedented and surely foreseeable however Professor Richard Gilbertson (Head of Oncology, University of Cambridge) says "I believe we have this at our fingertips: the capacity to extend life and eradicate cancer.”¹ But how will they achieve this medical miracle and what makes this hospital so special? Continue reading to find out… The hospital will be a seven-sto...

  "Climate Control in Cities: Tackling the Urban Heat Island Effect"   - Omar Mursalin 13G https://pixabay.com/photos/tianjin-sunset-city-aerial-view-2185510/   The Urban Heat Island effect is a micro-climatic phenomenon that involves the warming of urban areas mainly due to the large-scale modification of land use, which will affect more than ½ of the global population who live in urban areas (soon to be 70% by 2050 according to the UN) and creating a difference in the average temperature between urban and rural areas. The urban heat island effect is characterised by two types of heat islands: surface and atmosphere. Surface heat islands occur when man made surfaces such as roads and buildings absorb and retain more solar heat than natural landscapes, resulting in higher ground-level temperatures within cities. In contrast, atmospheric heat islands form when areas create their own microclimates, trapping warm air above the city due to limited evaporative cooling and the...