Your Musical Brain: Nature, Nurture, and Noise

Your Musical Brain: Nature, Nurture, and Noise ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Do you know who said that? William Shakespeare. Of course. And do you know who couldn’t play a musical instrument to save his life? William Shakespeare. So what was he on about then? It doesn’t matter if you’re eight […]

Different brains: all about neurodiversity

Different Brains: All About Neurodiversity The amazing thing about brains is that they’re all different. Like fingerprints, no two brains are the same. But what exactly is neurodiversity? And is there such a thing as a ‘normal’ brain? Here we take a look at how different brains affect us differently – and some of the […]

Ancient Greece – Timeline

Timeline of ancient greece Neolithic (New Stone Age) c.7000 BCE Early settlers begin farming in Greece. 3200-2300 BCE Cycladic culture on the Aegean islands (east of mainland Greece). Stone figurines and vases – many of such precise dimensions it’s likely their design involved the use of a compass. 3000-1000 BCE Greek Bronze Age  3000-2000 BCE Early Bronze Age Metal […]