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Jan 4, 20224 min read
Van Life: Why I Use Gas
When it comes to motorhomes, you typically have a few options of how to power equipment such as kettles, ovens and fridges. As standard,...
Nov 16, 20214 min read
Van Life: Lowdown on Lithium
For many, a holiday in a caravan or motorhome offers the opportunity to spend some quality time “off grid”. The chance to hitch up and...
Nov 13, 20214 min read
What is Cloud Seeding?
With temperatures continuing to rise around the world, it’s clear we’ll need to rely on something other than rain dances to fend off...
Nov 6, 20215 min read
TikTok Resumés
In my day job, I’ve been responsible for hundreds – if not thousands – of hires. I’ve read CV after CV, conducted interview after...
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Futuristic Farming
When I think of farming, I picture tractors, wellington boots, hay bales and an awful lot of hard work. A farm would be one of the last...
Oct 22, 20215 min read
The End of Paperchase?
In January 2021, the BBC reported that stationery chain Paperchase was on the brink of administration. It was sad news for anyone with a...
Oct 15, 20215 min read
Matchmaking with AI
In December 2020, the BBC published an article detailing how Japan’s government plans to fund artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes...
Oct 8, 20216 min read
Social Media Censorship
“Covfefe” will forever remain as Donald Trump’s best contribution on social media — the memes that followed were the gift that kept on...
Aug 6, 20216 min read
Growing Old in the Digital Age
Life expectancy in the UK has more than doubled over the course of two and a half centuries, from below 39 years in 1765 to 81.1 years in...
Aug 3, 20215 min read
The Future of Beauty Tech
I’m no make-up aficionado. I can’t tell powder from primer. But I can appreciate the tech trends that are transforming the beauty...
Jul 30, 20217 min read
What We Can Learn from 'A Life on Our Planet'
You’ll often hear about “must-watch” television: the latest water-cooler thriller from HBO or the long-awaited finale of insert generic...
Jul 23, 20217 min read
Reducing Hospital Admissions with AI
Towards the end of October 2020, Forbes published an article detailing a trial in which an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tool...
Jul 16, 20216 min read
The Science of Sad Songs
If you’ve ever felt a lump in your throat listening to a piece of music, you’re far from alone. It’s a strange phenomenon — that the soft...
Jul 9, 20216 min read
How Embracing Digital Could Save Charities
The past 16 months or so have been unlike any other in my lifetime. At times, it’s been all too easy to focus on how the pandemic and...
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Is VAR Ruining Football?
Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell lamented “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” in her hit single Big Yellow Taxi. She wasn’t...
Jun 11, 20215 min read
Tech You Wouldn't Expect
Innovation breeds innovation. There’s no two ways about it. When the first iPhone was announced, we were blown away by the existence of a...
Jun 4, 20216 min read
Could Green Prescriptions Leave You Blue?
In November 2020, The Times published an article exposing the downsides of so-called “green prescriptions”, whereby patients are advised...
May 28, 20216 min read
The Science of Prediction
Can you believe it’s been more than six months since that nail-biting US presidential election? For many of us “outsiders”, the choice...
Apr 2, 20217 min read
Burnout: An Occupational Hazard
In October 2020, the Harvard Business Review published an article entitled “What Health Care Can Teach Other Industries About Preventing...
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Waving Goodbye to Old-School Gestures
In October 2020, The Guardian published a tongue-in-cheek “Pass Notes” article about how young people no longer understand traditional...
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