
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. …
Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the …
Oct 22, 2015 · Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.
Rebecca Merkelbach | University of Cambridge
Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature.
Spiky monsters: new species of ‘super-armoured’ worm discovered
Jun 29, 2015 · A new species of ‘super-armoured’ worm, a bizarre, spike-covered creature which ate by filtering nutrients out of seawater with its feather-like front legs,
Articles about 'Natalie Lawrence' | University of Cambridge
Sep 7, 2015 · Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them.
Could this monster help you overcome anxiety?
PhD student Lucie Daniel-Watanabe has teamed up with award winning gaming company Ninja Theory to see whether gaming might help improve people’s mental health.
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy
Mar 12, 2018 · A new study published today suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and experience but also partly a result of our genes.
Unexpected experiences: life in the time of pandemic
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, …
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 …
Explore the scary stories of early cultures
Oct 31, 2012 · Narratives built around dreams and nightmares are woven into the early cultures of the British Isles with blood-curdling descriptions of scary beasts – fire-breathing dragons, …