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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.
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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.”
Top 3 places to visit after a finals week crashout
Surprisingly, going outside is good for you!
A Silhouette and its Shadow
When we examine a moment in time, we can often characterise society by the distinctive silhouette of the people who occupied it.
Eating the Other – Medicine, Mortars, and Egyptian Mummies
mu·mi·a (also mum·mi·a) /ˈməmēə/ noun: A medicinal preparation of powdered human remains, widely prescribed in Europe from the 12th to the 18th century as a panacea for wounds, bruising, and various internal ailments.
What’s in a stereotype?
Are you a matcha/Heytea/Molly-tea-loving, Anki-addicted tutor? Do you like Pop Mart merchandise and studying at the gym? If you answered yes to any of these, my guess would be that you are a UNSW medicine student.
A Brief History (and review) of Medical Uniforms
A quick Google of “doctor” will give you the quintessential image of scrubs and a white lab coat, with a stethoscope. But how did we evolve into this ensemble? And how do these medical uniforms fare under scrutiny?
Lives I Saved This Week, and Other Reflections Upon Medicine
by Ara Downey The first life I saved this week was when I was taking a history from a patient when an alarm went off….