How Much of Human Nature is Truly Human?

Kyren Lavan ed. Summer Pan The question of nature vs nurture is one that has been discussed since humanity has recorded its first stories. In…

Sunscreen: Beyond the (Skin’s) Surface

Saif Alam ed. Asmara Downey We’re all familiar with sunscreen: that greasy substance we begrudgingly apply in summer because the sun will burn us alive…

Perfect Pitch or Perfect Practice

Perfect pitch has fascinated me ever since I first discovered it existed. About 0.01% of the population have it – about as rare as finding…

Winter Days

In the winter days the clouds paint the sky a melancholic shade of grey. The falling snow obscures all vision until you cannot even see two feet ahead.

Behind Those Who Sculpt the Jugular

You’ve probably seen their work in Jugular or on our Instagram, but have you ever wondered what goes on inside the minds of Jugular’s creatives? Is art something anyone can cultivate, or is it reserved for those with a seemingly God-given talent?

Heart Block

Mobitz Type 1 (Wenckebach) is a type of second-degree heart block. It occurs when the time taken for electrical signals to travel from the atria to the ventricles lengthens with each heartbeat, eventually skipping a beat entirely. 

The Colour of ‘A’ – the Science of Synesthesia

What if letters had colours and music had shapes? Discover the science behind synaesthesia and try an interactive at the end.

About Counting

Summer Pan ed. Kyren Lavan I’m not a numbers-person. My world revolves around words, phrases, punctuation – em-dashes, even. You can probably guess that maths…

What makes someone smart?

I think as medicine students, we hear a sentiment like this more often than not…

Medicine is NOT my entire personality

“I don’t want to just identify as a doctor, I want to identify as ME.”