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Nov 276 min read

Can AI Help Solve the Care Crisis?

In a logical world, longer life expectancy would be a reason to celebrate. Yet, the ageing population – marked by more retirees and...

Sep 237 min read

AlphaFold: The Breakthrough That Could Revolutionise Science

“To understand life, we need to understand proteins,” said New Scientist magazine in July 2022. And yet, if we’re being honest, the...

Sep 44 min read

Sit or Stand? The Desk Dilemma

Certain aspects of life become so ingrained in our daily routines that we hardly notice them. Not too long ago, this could easily have...

Sep 28, 20237 min read

Magic Mushrooms: A Mental Health Cure?

What do you think of when you hear the words “magic mushrooms”? It’s likely that you may be picturing long-haired hippies, experimental...

Jul 21, 20236 min read

The Exciting Potential of Sensory Substitution

From eyes that see over a million different colours to ears that detect a staggering range of frequencies, the human senses are...

Apr 17, 20235 min read

Bioprinting: An Organ Transplant Revolution?

As technologies go, printing can feel fairly mundane and uninspiring. Sure, some impressive things are being done with 3D printing but...

Feb 28, 20237 min read

The Death of Old Age

Here’s a cheery question: what medical condition claims more lives than any other? The answer might surprise you. It’s not cancer, heart...

Jan 16, 20236 min read

Does Science Have a Bias Problem?

How objective are you? Most of us like to think that we always make rational and fact-based decisions, but studies show that we are often...

Nov 24, 20226 min read

Dopamine: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Unhealthy

Do you often find yourself endlessly scrolling your social media feeds for no apparent reason? You may have asked yourself "Why am I...

Sep 29, 20225 min read

AI's Role in Organ Transplants

In medical emergencies, every moment counts. That’s why innovations that can shave even fractions of a second off the time it takes...

Jul 4, 20225 min read

Predicting Proteins with AI

Proteins probably don’t weigh too heavily on your mind day to day. It’s ironic, given every single cell in your brain, and the rest of...

May 24, 20225 min read

The Four-Day Work Week

Pre-pandemic, ideas to improve work-life balance were often abstractions floated by leaders, who could get away with paying them only...

May 24, 20224 min read

Reclaiming Val Kilmer's Voice

Going to the cinema in the late 20th century would have been a very different experience without the acting talent of Mr. Val Kilmer....

May 16, 20225 min read

Managing Dyslexia with AI

I utilise language in almost all aspects of my daily life. I rely heavily on my ability to read, understand and interpret, whether that...

May 9, 20224 min read

VR in the Military

When you think of virtual reality combat simulations, I expect you’ll picture video games. A fully immersive version of Call of Duty ,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 9, 20214 min read

Life-Saving Artificial Intelligence

When you hear the term “artificial intelligence”, what springs to mind first? For some, it will be the threat of a robot takeover, in...