- What is a monster? - University of Cambridge
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 By excising them, through fantasies of execution or simply professional exclusion, we rid ourselves of the undesirable attributes they are perceived to carry
- Monsters - University of Cambridge
Rebecca Merkelbach (Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse Celtic) discusses the monstrous heroes of Scandinavian mythology and literature
- Outlaws, trolls and beserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic . . .
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
- 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
- Spiky monsters: new species of ‘super-armoured’ worm discovered
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
Natalie Lawrence (Department of History and Philosophy of Science) discusses the history of monsters, and what they say about the people who invent them
- Mammals vs dinosaurs - University of Cambridge
In the Permian period, for example (roughly 298 to 252 million years ago), we have evidence of animals such as Gorgonopsids - large, carnivorous, four-legged monsters with long, sabre-like fangs, strong rear legs, and a vaulted palate that allowed them to breathe when they grabbed their prey The biggest was roughly the size of a large bear
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