Culture
James Braid – Scotland’s master of mesmerism
Hypnotism, or mesmerism as it was once known, is a familiar and fascinating subject to us in the 21st century. Performers such as Derren Brown,...
Search for a director at major new tourist site
The hunt is on for someone to run a major new tourist attraction which will house The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Applications are being sought...
DNA is showing the bloodlines of clans and chiefs
The emergence of DNA profiling has had a huge impact upon fields as diverse as criminology, medicine and insurance, but it also has implications for...
The Scot who was a real-life Robinson Crusoe
The tale of Robinson Crusoe is a familiar one, but less well known is the story of a young Scottish girl who, 170 years ago,...
